Narendra Modi

In the morning, PM Modi will inaugurate Amrita Hospital, thereafter, he will travel to Mohali to inaugurate Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre at Mullanpur, New Chandigarh, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar District in the afternoon.

The 75-episode mega show chronicles lesser-known tales about Indian history and is being telecast from August 14 on Doordarshan. The show illustrates the glorious history of India's freedom struggle from the 15th century onwards when Vasco-Da-Gama landed in India.

Veteran BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee was India's Prime Minister for a brief period in 1996, between 1998 and 1999, and then for a full term from 1999 to 2004.

The Rail Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a target last year of manufacturing 75 Vande Bharat trains to commemorate India's 75 years of independence. Keeping up with PM's vision, Vaishnaw said 75 Vande Bharat trains would be manufactured and rolled out across the country by August 15, 2023.

Women rights activists on Monday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the actual implementation of schemes for women on the ground, after he hailed 'nari shakti' in his Independence Day speech.

India is gradually rising in sporting prowess as it keeps increasing its medals tally in each multi-nation sporting event. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has credited the selection transparency for the same.

India on Monday celebrated the 76th Independence Day, during which Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid out his vision for the country for the next 25 years. Anganwadi workers, mortuary workers, street vendors and mudra scheme borrowers were among the special guests, along with NCC cadets dressed who were in traditional attire and seated in the geographical formation of the map of India. Let's take a look at some glimpses:

"After 75 years, we are finally hearing the sound we always wanted to hear. For the first time in 75 years, the tricolour received a ceremonial salute at the Red Fort from a made-in-India gun," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"Friends, we have achieved a great deal in the last 75 years, but today's self-obsessed government is bent on trivialising the great sacrifices of our freedom fighters and the glorious achievements of the country, which can never be accepted," Sonia Gandhi said in her Independence Day message.

"I want to openly tell the people of this country -- come, let's purify India's politics and its institutions. We have to ensure that the nation gets rid of the nepotistic mindset and take the country forward on the basis of merit," Prime Minister Narendra Modi told 130 crore Indians from the ramparts of the Red Fort in New Delhi on Independence Day.