Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday called the state a prominent participant in the country’s unstoppable growth story and said it is taking concrete steps towards achieving its goals. In his address after hoisting the tricolour at Mantralaya, the state secretariat, on the occasion of the 79th Independence Day, Fadnavis paid tributes to…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the nation from the Red Fort on Independence Day, said the armed forces were given complete freedom during Operation Sindoor, with the choice of “time, location and date” left entirely to military commanders. “We gave free rein to our forces, we told them forces that time, location and…
New Delhi: In a stern warning to Pakistan from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India will not differentiate between terrorists and those supporting them and that Indian armed forces will decide on punishment in case of any future misadventure from the neighbouring nation. Hailing the armed forces…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India and its farmers have the sole right over the country’s share of Indus river waters and termed the Indus Water Treaty “unjust and one-sided”. It had caused enormous harm to agriculture in India, Modi said in his Independence Day address from the Red Fort. He…
New Delhi: India is working towards becoming self-reliant in the space sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday. “The nation is proud of our space sector. Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is back from the space station… In the days to come, he will return to India,” PM Modi said in his Independence Day address…
New Delhi: While the world worries about global warming, India has achieved its ambitious climate target of having 50 per cent of its cumulative installed electricity capacity from non-fossil-based sources five years ahead of schedule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday. Addressing the nation on the 79th Independence Day, he said, “When the world…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the 79th Independence Day with his signature flair, sporting a saffron turban for his 12th consecutive address to the nation from the historic ramparts of the Red Fort here. Modi paired his white kurta and churidar with a saffron bandhgala jacket and a tricolour stole. Modi’s Independence Day…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mookerjee in his 79th Independence Day speech from the ramparts of historic Red Fort. “Shyama Prasad Mookerjee was the first one to sacrifice his life for the country’s constitution,” Modi said in his speech. The government of India is celebrating…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday broke Indira Gandhi’s record by delivering 12 consecutive speeches from the ramparts of Red Fort to stand next only to Jawaharlal Nehru, who delivered 17 Independence Day addresses in a row. Indira Gandhi held the office between January 1966 and March 1977, and then between January 1980…
New Delhi: In a first, two Agniveers from the Indian Army have been conferred a prestigious military honour for their acts of gallantry, officials said on the eve of the 79th Independence Day. Agniveer Kulveer Singh of 7 Sikh Light Infantry and Agniveer Mood Muralinaik of 851 Light Regiment have been conferred the Sena Medal…
