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What is the 'Sudarshan Chakra Mission' that PM Modi announced in his I-Day speech?

India, Aug. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India will be launching the "Sudarshan Chakra Mission", aimed at enhancing the country's security over the next decade. According to Modi... Read More


Modi flags infiltration conspiracy, announces move to tackle it

India, Aug. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called infiltration "a well thought-out conspiracy" to change the country's demography as he announced a high-powered "demographic mission" to ... Read More


Will stand as a wall to protect farmers: Modi

India, Aug. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushed for greater self-reliance, local manufacturing of everything from fertilisers to EV batteries, and pledged to protect farmers amid trade tensions ... Read More


Nagaland governor La Ganesan, 80, dies at Chennai hospital

India, Aug. 15 -- Nagaland governor La Ganesan died at a private hospital in Chennai on Friday, a Raj Bhavan official said. He was 80. Ganesan was undergoing treatment in the ICU unit for the past fe... Read More


Modi launches rRs.r1L-cr scheme for private sector job seekers

India, Aug. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced the roll-out of a Rs.1 lakh-crore scheme for new job seekers in an Independence speech that focused squarely on the need for more sel... Read More


Israeli PM Netanyahu extends greetings on Independence Day 2025

Tel Aviv, Aug. 15 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday extended warm greetings to India on the occasion of its 79th Independence Day. In a series of posts on X shared on the Israeli... Read More


Made-in-India chips by end of 2025: PM

India, Aug. 15 -- New Delhi The first Made in India chips will be available in the market by year-end, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day speech on Friday, ruing the opportunity... Read More


PM Modi announces GST reforms to ease tax burden on small industries

Goa, Aug. 15 -- On Friday, the Finance Ministry proposed a simplified two-slab GST rate structure to the Group of Ministers (GoM), with special rates for select items. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in... Read More


Panel set up to curb infiltration, says PM

India, Aug. 15 -- India's demography is being changed as a part of a well thought-out conspiracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged on Friday as he announced a high-powered demographic mission to t... Read More


Omar Abdullah reacts to top court's 'unfortunate' Pahalgam comment: 'Statehood hope fading'

India, Aug. 15 -- Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday voiced concern over the region's statehood, saying that while hopes were high on Independence Day, the prospects now appear t... Read More