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DESTINATION UTTARAKHAND INVESTOR’S PARADISE GROWTH AGENDA POWERED BY DOUBLE-ENGINE GOVERNMENT • Acting upon the vision of PM Narendra Modi, CM Pushkar Singh Dhami led government, is surging ahead on all development parameters. The state government is committed to usher in industrial growth, with special focus on MSMEs

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SYSTEM FAILURE

THE BIG PICTURE

A CAN-D0 SPIRIT IN THE DECCAN

A STILLBORN MOVE

CRITICAL CLASH • Tamil Nadu governor R.N. Ravi isaccusedof a “constitutional misadventure” following his latest run-in with the DMK government of M.K. Stalin over tainted minister V. Senthil Balaji. In his less than two-year stint, the guv has never been out of the news (and mostly for the wrong reasons). The major flashpoints:

A Shot in the Arm

Mamata’s Best Foot Forward

THE FAULT LINES OF SAURASHTRA

SHOTGUN WEDDINGS

LETHAL REVELRY

TATTLE PATEL?

Pain Point

PHOTO OOPS!

Central Aim

Raising a Stink

THE BJP’S BIG PAWAR PUNCH • WITH AN EYE ON THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTION, THE SAFFRON PARTY SPLITS THE NCP TO STRENGTHEN THE RULING COALITION, REDUCE EKNATH SHINDE’S CLOUT AND WEAKEN OPPOSITION FORMATIONS AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL

MAHAGAME AT PLAY • Ajit Pawar’s faction gives the BJP more leverage to rule the state and damage the MVA, but they must be wary of the Maratha manoos

THE NEW EXODUS • WHY RECORD NUMBERS OF INDIAN STUDENTS ARE HEADING TO INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES

ISHA JAIN, 17, Delhi

ABROAD SPECTRUM • THE LURE OF AN INTERNATIONAL DEGREE, THE PREFERRED DESTINATIONS AND DISCIPLINES AND THE COST OF THAT ASPIRATION

SABHAYA KANWAR, 18 Gurugram

SAIBA BAJAJ 19, Delhi

APPLYING ABROAD A READY RECKONER

AKSHAT SETHI, 17, Delhi

PRATIBHA JAIN 27, Bengaluru

DEVANSHI SOOD, 18, Gurugram

BAGHEL BLOWS THE BUGLE • The Chhattisgarh chief minister works towards a second term by sinking differences and using a mix of farm sector initiatives, soft Hindutva, cow and caste politics to get the voters on his side

WOOING VOTERS THROUGH…

‘BJP has replaced gentle Ram with an aggressive version’ • Chhattisgarh CM BHUPESH BAGHEL clears the air on a host of issues—from his relationship with his cabinet colleague T.S. Singh Deo to the raids of Central agencies on the state’s officials and politicians—in an interview with Senior Associate Editor RAHUL NORONHA. Excerpts:

WHOSE GANDHI IS IT ANYWAY • A fight erupts over the control of two institutions representative of the Mahatma’s legacy—the Sabarmati Ashram and the Gujarat Vidyapith. Can the interested parties rise above petty politics and work towards preserving all that Bapu stood for?

THE RS 1,200 CRORE PLAN • Here’s what the ambitious Gandhi Ashram Memorial and Precinct Development Project entails:

KEY STICKING POINTS • The controversy at Gujarat Vidyapith

Dr B Ravi Pillai FROM A VILLAGE YOUTH TO A GLOBAL BILLIONAIRE • 70-year-old Dr. B. Ravi Pillai, Founder and Chairman of RP Group based in Dubai...