New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort in Delhi after hoisting the national flag, marking India's 79th Independence Day today, 15 August.

This was PM Narendra Modi's first Independence Day address after Operation Sindoor - India's precision strikes on terror camps in Pakistan in May this year, in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists, in Jammu and Kashmir on 22 April.

Narendra Modi made a number of big announcements in his speech, which lasted about 103 minutes, and is perhaps his longest-ever address from the Red Fort on Independence Day. Here are the top 5 announcements he made:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that t...