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August 15, 2026 3:51 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for strengthening India’s defence capabilities and achieving self-reliance in defence technology, asserting that ‘Raksha Shakti’ would be a key pillar in the country’s journey towards becoming a V...
August 15, 2026 3:21 PM
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the occasion of the 80th Independence Day, describing it as an ambitious and comprehensi...
August 15, 2026 3:05 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a series of major initiatives and ambitious targets spanning artificial intelligence, education, sports, civil defence, semiconductor manufacturing, nuclear energy and women-led development in his In...
August 15, 2026 2:48 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day address from the Red Fort on Saturday, highlighted what he described as a significant transformation of India over the past 12 years, citing rapid expansion in manufacturing, digital infrastructur...
August 15, 2026 2:35 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day address from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Saturday, laid out an ambitious roadmap for building a Viksit Bharat by 2047, calling for a fundamental change in the country’s work culture, thinkin...
August 15, 2026 1:33 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for a faster pace of reforms, greater self-reliance and a renewed national effort to build a “Viksit Bharat” by 2047, unveiling a seven-point development framework centred on manufacturing, agricult...
August 15, 2026 1:12 PM
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Friday announced a series of customer-centric digital initiatives and special offers on the eve of India’s 80th Independence Day, aimed at expanding connectivity, enhancing digital services and making broadban...
August 15, 2026 1:02 PM
The Government has decided to remove the 12-minute advertisement duration cap for television channels, a move aimed at promoting fair competition in the broadcasting sector and improving ease of doing business. The cap was introduced in 2006 under t...
August 15, 2026 12:56 PM
The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, passed by both Houses of Parliament on August 13, seeks to bring greater stability, certainty and predictability to India’s major minerals sector and encourage investment in ...
August 15, 2026 12:52 PM
The Centre on Friday launched a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of food subsidies under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) in Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli, marking the first large-...
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