Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his 13th consecutive Independence Day address from the Red Fort, outlined key initiatives aimed at achieving the goal of a developed India by 2047, with a focus on AI training for youth, defence modernisation, nuclear energy, the semiconductor sector and sports. Independence Day LIVE updates Mr. Modi said India must…
India’s constitutional values, democratic institutions have faced serious challenges: Kharge Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said India’s constitutional values, democratic institutions and social harmony have faced “serious challenges” over the last 10 years, as he called for full measure of equality and justice for the economically-weaker sections. In his message to people on India’s 80th Independence…
4 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Aug 15, 2026 06:01 AM IST President Droupadi Murmu on Friday approved 78 gallantry awards, including 13 awarded posthumously, for personnel from the Defence Forces and Central Armed Police Forces. The awards include nine Kirti Chakras, of which seven are posthumous; one Bar (conferred second time) to the Shaurya Chakra; and…
Students take part in a Tiranga Yatra in Kashi on Thursday Varanasi: A grand Tiranga Yatra was organised in the city on Thursday as part of the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign.The yatra began from the Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith campus and passed through Maldahiya and Lahurabir crossings before concluding at Dr Sampurnanand Sanskrit University.Led by…
