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PM Narendra Modi scraps Planning Commission, coins 'Make in India', 'Digital India' slogans

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoists the tricolour at the Red Fort on Independence Day. •PM salutes the security forces guarding the borders and appeals them to remain vigilant. •I am not ‘pradhan mantri’, I am ‘pradhan sevak’, says PM •The strength of the saviour is much more than the strength of the person who kills, says PM •PM Seeks cooperation from neighbouring and SAARC nations to jointly tackle poverty. •PM […]

Full text of President Pranab Mukherjee’s address to the nation on the eve of India’s 68th Independence Day

On the eve of 67thanniversary of our Independence, I extend warm greetings to you and to all Indians around the world. I convey my special greetings to members of our armed forces, paramilitary forces and internal security forces. I also congratulate all our sportspersons, who have participated and won laurels in the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games held at Glasgow. Friends: 1.Freedom is a celebration; independence is a challenge. In the 68thyear […]