- President Droupadi Murmu addresses the Nation on the eve of 76th Independence day; Says, the keyword for India today is compassion for the downtrodden, needy and those on the margins.
- In her first address to the nation, President Murmu says, during the last few years, unprecedented progress has been made in developing physical and digital infrastructure.
- She says I appeal to every citizen to know about their Fundamental Duties and follow them in letter and spirit so that our nation reaches new heights.
- The President says, India’s new-found confidence stems from the spirit of its youth, its farmers, and above all, its women.
- Economic success is leading to an ease in living too. Economic reforms are rightly accompanied by innovative welfare initiatives. A home of one’s own is no longer a dream for the poor, but a reality for more and more people, thanks to ‘PM Awas Yojana’.
- Commerce & Industry Ministry makes an outreach strategy for the promotion of agro export to accomplish the export target of over 23 billion US dollar for the current financial year. It says, under the plan 300 events will be organized for boosting exports.
- Nation to celebrate 76th Independence day tomorrow; Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hoist the National Flag and address the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort.
- Partition Horrors Remembrance Day observed today commemorating the sufferings during country’s Partition in 1947.
- Over one thousand Police personnel awarded Police Medals this year.
- Punjab and Delhi Police in a joint operation bust Pakistan-based ISI-backed terror module; arrest four terrorists.
- Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde allocates portfolios to his newly appointed ministers.
- The Chief Minister has kept General Administration, Urban Development, Social Justice and Special Assistance, Relief and Rehabilitation, Irrigation, Environment and Climate Change, Minority Affairs and Waqf portfolios with him.