Prime Minister Narendra Modi

"Very Kind Of Him": Justice Indu Malhotra On PM's Remark On Women Judges

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday August 15, 2018

The presence of three women judges in the Supreme Court -- a first since Independence -- found mention in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address from the ramparts of the Red Fort today. Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Indu Malhotra have responded with their thanks.

Signs, Silent Claps. Autistic, Differently-Abled Kids' Day At Red Fort

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 15, 2018

Several sign language instructors moved their hands up and down as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day address to the nation from the historic Red Fort progressed. Several students with disabilities cheered and smiled. All of them were excited.

"Impatient" To Move Ahead: PM Modi's Message From Red Fort Ahead of 2019

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday August 15, 2018

From the ramparts of historic Red Fort on India's 72nd Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today portrayed himself as an "impatient" agent of change and underscored his goals for the New India. With less than a year to go for the national elections, PM Modi also gave his government's report card.

PM Modi Announces Panchayat Polls In J&K In Independence Day Speech

India News | Written by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Wednesday August 15, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech today announced Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that people from the state were visiting him with requests to hold the polls. He announced that the elections will be conducted in the next few months.

On Independence Day, PM Highlights His Visions For A New And Better India

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 15, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi described India's progress under him and his vision for the country through poetry, saying "we are breaking chains" and are "determined to soar above the sky and build a new India".

Modicare Only For Underprivileged, Rest Opt Out: Yogi Adityanath's Appeal

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Wednesday August 15, 2018

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said about six crore people in Uttar Pradesh stand to benefit from the government's health insurance scheme, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Independence Day, but those who can afford it should voluntarily avoid straining the state's resources.

Economy Rises To Destination Of Multi-Trillion Dollar Investment: PM Modi

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 15, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said structural reforms of four years by his government have transformed the Indian economy from being among world's fragile five to an elephant that has started to run and made it a destination of multi-trillion dollar investment.

Nation Standing With All Its Might To Help Flood Victims: PM Modi

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 15, 2018

In the wake of severe floods in Kerala and other parts of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the entire country is standing with all its might to help people who have lost their kin and faced hardships due to the calamity.

Armed Forces To Have Permanent Commission For Women Officers: PM Modi

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday August 15, 2018

In his address to the nation on Independence Day today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that women officers in India's armed forces would now have the option to take up permanent commission through the Short Service Commission.

"Honest Taxpayers Will Earn Punya, They Are Driving Schemes For Poor": PM

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday August 15, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reached out to honest taxpayers saying it is their taxes that fund the government programmes for the poor and "these good deeds will earn them ''punya''.

Ayushman Bharat Scheme To Be Launched on September 25. 5 Things To Know

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Wednesday August 15, 2018

In Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that his government will launch the ambitious Ayushman Bharat healthcare scheme on September 25, 2018. Modi's Ayushman Bharat scheme, touted as the world's largest healthcare scheme, aims to provide a coverage of Rs five lakh per family annually. The target beneficiaries of the sch...

"Not A Single Word On Corruption": Congress After PM Modi's Speech

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 15, 2018

The Congress today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should have spoken "the truth" in the last Independence Day address of his term instead of making a "hollow" speech and urged him to accept party chief Rahul Gandhi's challenge of a debate on issues such as corruption, mob killings and Chinese incursions.

School Girl, Journalist Collapse During Independence Day Celebrations

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 15, 2018

A 13-year-old school girl, who had come to perform in the Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort, fell unconscious due to heat and dehydration, while an exhausted photojournalist collapsed when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was delivering his address at the venue today.

Monsoon Session Of Parliament Was Dedicated To Social Justice: PM Modi

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 15, 2018

With the BJP working to strengthen its appeal among Dalits and backward classes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today highlighted his government's efforts to protect their interests in the Parliament's Monsoon Session which, he asserted, was dedicated to social justice.

Plastic Bottles, Banana Peels Leave Red Fort Trashed On Independence Day

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 15, 2018

A number of plastic water bottles and banana peels lay scattered on the grounds of the Red Fort after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day address, despite the government's emphasis on the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.