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Just as a new world order came up after WW2, a new geopolitical landscape is taking shape after Covid-19 pandemic, says Modi. The world has seen what India is capable of, adds Modi

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PM says peace returning to Manipur, urges people to build on it to find solution to problems

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said peace was returning to ethnic violence-hit Manipur and urged the people of the state to build on it to find a solution to the problems there.

 

In his Independence Day address, the prime minister said that for the past few days reports of peace have been coming from Manipur regularly and the Centre and the state government were making every effort to find a solution to the problems there.

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Like termites, corruption 'completely hollowed out' country's capabilities, will keep fighting it: Modi

Decrying corruption, nepotism and appeasement as the three evils that have harmed the country immensely, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said it is a collective responsibility to promote "suchita (probity), pardarshita (transparency), nishpakshta (impartiality)" to make India developed.

 

Addressing the 77th Independence Day celebrations from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Modi said that corruption has badly affected India's capabilities and the country has to resolve to not tolerate it in any form.

2:16 PM

For India to become 'vishwaguru', harmony, good education, healthcare, 24X7 electricity must: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday that if India has to become "vishwaguru", people will have to live in harmony and should be assured of good education, health facilities and uninterrupted power supply.

 

Speaking at his government's Independence Day event at Chhatrasal Stadium in north Delhi, he greeted the people of the national capital as well as the country on the occasion and paid tribute to freedom fighters, soldiers and achievers in different fields.

1:45 PM

PM Modi unfurled national flag at Red Fort for last time, next year it will be our turn: Lalu

Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad on Tuesday asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi got to unfurl the tricolour at the Red Fort in Delhi for the last time.

 

Prasad was talking to reporters after celebrating Independence Day at the residence of his wife Rabri Devi here, which was marked by the two former Bihar chief ministers unfurling the national flag.

 

I extend my greetings to the people of the country on the occasion and pay my tributes to great men like Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar whose contributions the nation can never forget," Prasad told reporters.

1:18 PM

Govt to soon launch scheme for those who want to own house in cities, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the government will soon launch a scheme to provide relief in interest of bank loans to those dreaming of their own house in cities.

 

Addressing the nation on the 77th Independence Day, Modi said his government will soon launch the scheme for middle-class families who live in cities but do not own a house.

 

The prime minister said that poor people living in cities without a house face difficulties.

1:10 PM

PM's I-Day Speech lays blueprint for India to become developed nation by 2047: Industry

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech outlined the notable achievements of his government in the last decade, which have laid the blueprint for India becoming a 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047, industry body CII said on Tuesday.

 

India is at a decisive turning point and has the strength to shape the new world order that was emerging in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic, Modi said on August 15 and assured the countrymen of a "New India" with a bright future in next five years.

 

CII is confident that the prime minister's vision of seeing India emerge as the third largest global economy will be easily fructified in the next five years, its Director General Chandrajit Banerjee stated.

12:35 PM

Nitish Kumar namesake tries to enter high-security area during CM's speech

In an incident of security lapse, a man, sharing the name with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, tried to enter a high-security area with a poster in his hand during the state-level Independence Day function at the historic Gandhi Maidan here.

 

The man, identified as 26-year-old Nitish Kumar, was demanding a government job on compassionate grounds as his father, a Bihar Military Police (BMP) personnel, had died on duty a few years ago.

 

Holding a poster detailing his demand, Kumar tried to enter a high-security area where his namesake CM was addressing a gathering after hoisting the national flag but was quickly overpowered by security personnel present there and removed from the venue.

12:15 PM

PM Modi has removed 'pest of corruption': Maharashtra CM Shinde

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has removed the "pest of corruption".

 

The CM hoisted the national flag at the state secretariat Mantralaya in Mumbai on the occasion of the Independence Day. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has removed the "pest of corruption".

 

The CM hoisted the national flag at the state secretariat Mantralaya in Mumbai on the occasion of the Independence Day.

11:43 AM

Massive explosion at gas station in Russia's Dagestan kills 27, injures more than 100

A massive explosion at a gas station in Russia's southern republic of Dagestan killed 27 people and injured more than 100, local officials said Tuesday.

 

Three of those killed were children, Dagestan's governor Sergei Melikov said.

 

The explosion took place Monday night on the outskirts of Makhachkala, the region's capital. A fire started at a car repair shop and spread to a nearby gas station, prompting a blast, Russia's state news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing the country's Emergency Ministry. The subsequent fire raged on the area of 600 square meters (yards), the report said.

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PM Modi calls for collective fight against corruption, nepotism, appeasement

Decrying corruption, nepotism and appeasement as the three evils that have harmed the country immensely, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said it is a collective responsibility to promote "suchita (probity), pardarshita (transparency), nishpakshta (objectivity)" to make India developed.

Addressing the 77th Independence Day celebrations from the ramparts of Red Fort, Modi said that corruption has badly affected India's capabilities and the country has to resolve to not tolerate it in any form.

"It is Modi's life-long commitment to keep fighting against corruption...My government weeded out 10 crore fake beneficiaries of welfare schemes, seizure of ill-gotten assets rose by 20 times," he said.

He also said that the politics of appeasement has inflicted the most harm on social justice.

Modi, addressing his 10th independence day speech, said that democracy has been affected by the ills of nepotism and alleged that dynastic parties work with the mantra of "party of the family, by the family and for the family".

9:19 AM

India showing way to fight climate change: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India has shown the way to the world to fight climate change.

India has launched "Life Mission" which aims to stop mindless consumption of resources and formed important international coalitions such as International Solar Alliance (ISA) and Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) and International Big Cat Alliance.

"The entire world is grappling with climate change. India has shown the way to combat it," Modi said in his address to the nation from the Red Fort on the 77th Independence Day.

9:18 AM

It should be our resolve that when tricolour is unfurled in 2047 it is of developed India: PM Modi

It should be our resolve that when tricolour is unfurled in 2047 it is of developed India: PM Modi as he concludes I-Day speech

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We all have big responsibility to give better, more prosperous nation to next generation: PM Modi

We all have big responsibility to give better, more prosperous nation to next generation, a nation that freedom fighters dreamt of: PM Modi

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I will give an account of country's achievements on next Aug 15 from Red Fort: PM Modi

I will give an account of country's achievements on next August 15 from Red Fort: PM Modi in his last I-Day speech ahead of 2024 polls

9:13 AM

Govt will take more steps to tackle inflation, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the government will be taking more measures to tackle inflation so as to minimise the burden of price rise on people.

In his address to the nation on the 77th Independence Day, Modi said the world is grappling with high inflation, and when India imports goods, it also imports inflation.

"The world is yet to fully recover from the impact of Covid pandemic. The war has created yet another problem. The world is grappling with the problem of inflation. Inflation has gripped the global economy," the prime minister said.

Further, he said when India import goods from other countries, "unfortunately" it also imports inflation.

Modi said the government has taken several steps to keep inflation under control, and some success has been achieved.

9:11 AM

People elected me to power in 2014 on my promises, blessed me in 2019 due to performance: PM Modi

People elected me to power in 2014 on my promises, blessed me in 2019 due to performance, next 5 years of unprecedented development: PM Modi

9:07 AM

Dynastic parties work with mantra of 'party of family, by family and for family': PM Modi

Democracy affected by ills of nepotism; dynastic parties work with mantra of 'party of family, by family and for family': PM Modi

9:06 AM

Politics of appeasement has inflicted most harm on social justice: PM Modi

Politics of appeasement has inflicted most harm on social justice; country has to resolve to not tolerate corruption in any form: PM Modi

9:04 AM

It is Modi's life-long commitment to keep fighting against corruption: PM Modi

Corruption has badly affected India's capability; it is Modi's life-long commitment to  keep fighting against corruption: PM Modi

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Collective responsibility to promote probity, transparency, objectivity to make India developed: PM

Collective responsibility to promote suchita (probity), pardarshita (transparency), nishpakshta (objectivity) to make India developed: PM

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PM Modi decries corruption, nepotism and appeasement as three sins, calls for getting rid of them

PM Modi decries corruption, nepotism and appeasement as three sins, calls for getting rid of them

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I am confident that in 2047 when India marks 100 years of its independence, it will be a developed nation: PM

I am confident that in 2047 when India marks 100 years of its independence, it will be a developed nation: PM Modi at Red Fort

8:55 AM

Govt working to increase number of 'Jan Aushadhi Kendra' from 10,000 to 25,000: PM Modi

The government is working to increase the number of 'Jan Aushadhi Kendras' from 10,000 to 25,000, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday.

Addressing the nation on the 77th Independence Day from the ramparts of the Red Fort, he said Jan Aushadhi Kendras have given new power to the people, especially the middle class.

"If someone is diagnosed with diabetes, then a monthly bill of Rs 3,000 gets accrued. Through Jan Aushadhi Kendras, the medicines that cost Rs 100, we are giving it at Rs 10 to Rs 15," he said.

Now the government has plans to increase the number of 'Jan Aushadhi Kendras' from 10,000 to 25,000, he said.

8:52 AM

Natural calamity created unimaginable crisis: PM Modi

Addressing countrymen from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 77th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed concern over the heavy rainfall that has wreaked havoc in many states.

"...This time, natural calamity has created unimaginable crises in several parts of the country. I express my sympathies to all families who faced this...." PM Modi said.

The prime minister assured that both the Centre and the state will help the affected families during times of crisis so they can start their life again. "I assure you about it".

Heavy rainfall has battered the states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, which saw deaths and destruction a day earlier.

8:51 AM

Corruption, nepotism, appeasement the biggest obstacles in country's development: PM Modi

Eradicating corruption from all walks of life is my commitment, says Modi. Nepotism and appeasement are the other two monsters we need to get rid of, Modi added.

We need to create a feeling of disgust towards corruption, Modi said.

8:47 AM

By 2047, on the eve of 100th Independence-day, India should become a developed country: PM Modi

There is no doubt that India will become a developed country by 2047, PM Modi. I base this claim on the capabilities of my young countrymen, Modi added.

8:43 AM

Take pledge to steer India on path of becoming developed nation: Kejriwal urges citizens

On Independence Day, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday asked the citizens of the country to take a pledge to steer India on the way to becoming a developed nation.

Extending his greetings on the country's 77th Independence Day, the AAP national convener shared a video on social media site X in which he talked about how education for every child and good treatment for everyone will ensure that the tricolour keeps flying high.

The video also featured Kejriwal's speech from last year's Independence Day celebration where he spoke about developed nations such as the US, Norway, and Sweden ensuring free education and good health facilities for their citizens.

8:41 AM

Villages on the borders of the country not the last but the first of the country: PM Modi

Villages situated in the border areas are often termed to be the 'last village' of the country, Modi said. He added that this terminology needs to be changed as these villages are the first ones of the country and not the last.

8:37 AM

Girls have greater participation in STEM research than boys: PM Modi

PM Modi said that people from other countries are amazed at the capabilities of Indian girls, women and their participation in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

8:35 AM

No region can be neglected, regional aspirations need to be taken care of: PM Modi

The country is like human body and just as an injury in one organ creates trouble for the whole body, unrest in any part of the country can not be ignored: PM Modi