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Independence Day 2020 live updates: President Ram Nath Kovind hosts 'At Home' reception
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort and exhorted citizens to move towards building an 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' on India's 74th Independence Day. The Prime Minister announced several important schemes during his address. Stay with TOI for live updates
21:08 (IST) Aug 15
Sonia Gandhi alleged that "the present government, it seems, is standing contrary to democratic system, constitutional values and established traditions. These are also testing times for Indian democracy". "Is there freedom in the country today to write, to speak, to ask questions, to disagree, to have views, to seek accountability?" she asked
19:49 (IST) Aug 15
19:45 (IST) Aug 15
Jaishankar thanks Israel, Russia, Bhutan, other countries for I-Day wishes
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar thanked the foreign ministers of Israel, Russia, Bhutan, the Maldives, Lithuania and Latvia on Saturday for their wishes on India's 74th Independence Day.
19:23 (IST) Aug 15
19:15 (IST) Aug 15
President Ram Nath Kovind hosts 'At Home' reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan
Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind hosts 'At Home' reception in the President House on the occasion of… https://t.co/AzMOVL3vqw
— ANI (@ANI) 159749700200017:34 (IST) Aug 15
The delimitation exercise is going on in Jammu and Kashmir under the chairmanship of a retired Supreme Court judge. As soon as the delimitation process is over, elections will be conducted, PM Modi said. The delimitation exercise will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the JK Reorganisation Act of 2019 that split the state into two union territories of Jammu and Kashmir with an assembly and Ladakh without an assembly. Delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir will be based on the Census of 2011 due to an amendment in the JK Reorganisation Act.
16:36 (IST) Aug 15
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled an ambitious National Digital Health Mission under which every Indian will get a health ID that will ease access to medical services. The health ID will contain information about medical data, prescriptions and diagnostic reports and summaries of previous discharge from hospitals for ailments. The Mission is expected to bring efficiency and transparency in healthcare services in the country.
16:34 (IST) Aug 15
"We have set up a committee to deliberate on the minimum age for marriage of our daughters. We will take appropriate decisions after the committee submits its report," PM Modi said in his Independence day speech. Discussing the role of women in the forces, the prime minister said India is among the countries of the world where women are involved in combat roles in the Navy and the Air Force.
16:11 (IST) Aug 15
From launching projects to conserve Gangetic dolphins and Asiatic lions to making Ladakh carbon neutral, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his government's plans in the kitty for the protection of the environment on Saturday.
16:00 (IST) Aug 15
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that the project to connect India's over six lakh villages with optical fibre network will be completed in the next 1,000 days. Besides, a high speed internet connectivity via submarine optical fibre cable will be extended to Lakshadweep in this period, he said. In the last five years, 1.5 lakh village panchayats have been connected with optical fibre cable, Modi said.
15:38 (IST) Aug 15
Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Radha Krishna Mathur hoisted the national flag at Polo Ground in Leh on Independence Day
15:35 (IST) Aug 15
PM Modi thanks Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his Independence Day wishes
14:56 (IST) Aug 15
Russia extends greetings to PM Modi, Jaishankar on India's 74th Independence Day
"Our sincere congratulations to the people of India, PM Narendra Modi, EAM S Jaishankar, colleagues at Ministry of External Affairs, Embassy of India in Russia and Consulate General of India, Vladivostok on IndependenceDay," Ministry of Foreign Affairs tweeted.
14:53 (IST) Aug 15
Low flag and kite sales on I-Day
Only 25% of usual #IndependenceDay sales have happened till now as compared to previous years. The cost price of ou… https://t.co/DxLIbyXrPF
— ANI (@ANI) 159748256400012:37 (IST) Aug 15
Flag hoisting events in Delhi
Union Ministers Dr Harsh Vardhan, Jitendra Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and Prakash Javadekar hoisted National Flags a… https://t.co/1CKyxj2Zxi
— ANI (@ANI) 159747316900011:43 (IST) Aug 15
11:31 (IST) Aug 15
Lok Sabha Speaker hoists national flag
Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla hoists the National Flag at his residence on #IndependenceDay, today. https://t.co/4J9KiCVIXJ
— ANI (@ANI) 159747070300011:06 (IST) Aug 15
Compliment PM for his passionate I-Day speech: VP Naidu
Close to 75 years of our freedom, PM has unveiled the contours of building Aatmanirbhar Bharat. I also compliment h… https://t.co/z1JTrAEljn
— ANI (@ANI) 1597468975000107 More Updates
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