On 71st Independence Day, PM Narendra Modi vows to create a 'New India' by 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for a "New India" that will be free of casteism, communalism, terrorism and corruption as he urged those wielding the gun in J&K to join the mainstream so that the Kashmir problem is solved through "embrace".
Aug 15, 2017, 15:05 PM IST
When a black kite landed below Red Fort podium during PM Modi's I-Day speech
PM Narendra Modi's address to the nation on 71st Independence Day was briefly interrupted when a black kite landed below the podium at the historic Red Fort on Tuesday.
Aug 15, 2017, 13:13 PM IST
President Kovind awards Vayu Sena Medal to 2 IAF pilots for gallantry
Two Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots – R Ahlawat and SS Rao – were awarded the Vayu Sena Medal for Gallantry from President Ram Nath Kovind on 71st Indian Independence Day.
Aug 15, 2017, 11:17 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi keeps his promise, delivers shortest Independence-Day speech
PM Narendra Modi's speech on Tuesday from the historic Red Fort on India's 71st Independence Day was his shortest so far in the last four years.
Aug 15, 2017, 10:53 AM IST
PM Modi hoists tricolour at Red Fort to mark 70th Independence Day - WATCH full speech
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday unfurled the national flag at the Red Fort to mark the 70th anniversary of India's Independence from the Colonial Rule.
Aug 15, 2017, 10:11 AM IST
Independence Day special: Innovative ways to celebrate your freedom!
On August 15 this year make sure that you do something different in order to make it a special one.
Aug 15, 2017, 09:44 AM IST
Independence Day 2017: 21 Delhi Police personnel awarded medals
Twenty-one Delhi Police personnel, including six female officers, have been awarded the President's police medals for exemplary services on the occasion of Independence Day.
Aug 15, 2017, 09:35 AM IST
On 70th Independence Day, PM Narendra Modi urges youths to create a 'New India'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday termed 2017 a special year and urged the youths to take the country ahead with determination to create a “New India”.
Aug 15, 2017, 09:19 AM IST
Those who plundered nation have lost sleep: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said those who have looted the nation and the poor are now not able to sleep peacefully.
Aug 15, 2017, 09:01 AM IST
Violence in the name of faith unacceptable: PM Narendra Modi to cow vigilantes
In an obvious attack on cow vigilantes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said violence in the name of one's values was unacceptable.
Aug 15, 2017, 08:57 AM IST
PM Modi hails Muslim women fighting 'Triple Talaq', says entire nation is with them
PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday praised women battling the system of Triple Talaq and said the entire country supports them.
Aug 15, 2017, 08:52 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi reaches out to Valley, says goli or gaali can't fix Kashmir issue
Stating that the country's security is his government's top priority, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that there will be zero tolerance towards terrorism emanating from across the borders.
Aug 15, 2017, 08:40 AM IST
Highlights of President Ram Nath Kovind's speech on eve of Independence Day
President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday addressed the nation on the eve of 70th Independence Day.
Aug 14, 2017, 19:59 PM IST
Our soldiers not just doing duty, but also displaying extra degree of selflessness: President
The government can make, implement and strengthen laws but it is everyone's duty to abide by them, the president said.
Aug 14, 2017, 19:12 PM IST
Pakistani textbooks preach 'traitorous' Hindus are to blame for bloodshed during Independence
This rationale is starkly different from what students across the border in India are taught
Aug 04, 2017, 09:34 AM IST
