Congress criticises Narendra Modi’s remarks on economy in I-Day speech, claims PM is ‘grandstanding’

The Opposition party asked how the Centre would invest Rs 100 lakh crore for infrastructure development.

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· Aug 15, 2019 · 03:34 pm

‘High jumps instead of incremental progress’: PM Modi unveils plan to speed up growth

The prime minister reiterated the goal of making India’s economy worth $5 trillion by 2024, and said Rs 100 lakh crore would be spent on modern infrastructure.

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· Aug 15, 2019 · 01:06 pm

Jammu and Kashmir, population explosion, $5-trillion economy: Key points in PM Modi’s I-Day speech

The prime minister announced the rollout of the Jal Jeevan Mission, which aims to make drinking water available to all households in the country.

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· Aug 15, 2019 · 12:28 pm

PM Modi calls for making India free from single-use plastic, asks for ‘first big step’ on October 2

In his Independence Day address, the prime minister urged authorities across the country to make arrangements for collecting plastic that citizens will pick up.

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· Aug 15, 2019 · 11:41 am

‘Every Indian can now say we are one nation, one Constitution,’ says PM Narendra Modi on J&K

During his Independence Day address, Modi said the special status given to the state under Article 370 had led to nepotism, corruption and dynasty rule.

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· Aug 15, 2019 · 10:27 am

J&K: Governor hoists tricolour in Srinagar on I-Day, says people’s identity will not be compromised

Satya Pal Malik said the change in the status of the state would open a new door for the development of the people.

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· Aug 15, 2019 · 08:23 am

I-Day speech: ‘First term was to fulfil needs, second one is about fulfilling dreams,’ says PM Modi

In his speech at the Red Fort, the prime minister said previous governments lacked the courage and resolve to decide on Jammu and Kashmir’s special status.

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· Aug 15, 2019 · 07:24 am

Independence Day 2019: DMRC issues an advisory; check which metro stations will be affected tomorrow

Four of Delhi Metro’s Violet Line stations will be affected, the advisory said.

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· Aug 14, 2019 · 10:40 am

Independence Day 2019: Delhi Traffic Police issues advisory; check routes to avoid on 15th August

Routes of buses terminating at Red Fort, Jama Masjid and Delhi main railway station will be curtailed or diverted.

Press Trust of India

· Aug 14, 2019 · 10:24 am

Full text: World now talks about India’s focus on reform, says PM Narendra Modi on Independence Day

This was the prime minister’s last Independence Day speech before next year’s General Elections.

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· Aug 15, 2018 · 09:20 pm

Scroll Quiz: How well do you know these novels centred around Indian independence?

Some of the best accounts of the time have been through fiction.

Harsimran Gill

· Aug 15, 2018 · 06:30 pm

Seventy-one years on, the Partition is inflicting fresh trauma – on those who document its horrors

Oral historians in the subcontinent are paying a steep price for recording personal histories of violence, death and grief.

Aanchal Malhotra

· Aug 15, 2018 · 11:30 am