Independence Day Speech  

In a first, the All India Radio (AIR), translated and broadcast Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech in 15 foreign languages.  The speech was also made available on its website in Japanese, German and Spanish.

The three wings of the Indian defence force – Army, Navy and Air Force – will have a head who will be called the chief of defence staff. An announcement in this regard was made by Prime Minister Modi on Independence Day.

PM Modi will be using August 15 to announce his government's showpiece programmes like Swachh Bharat, Ayushman Bharat and India's first human-crewed space mission, and to present a report card on its performance to highlight how the country has grown on his watch

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Abhiyan on 72nd Independence Day

PM Modi said, 'This Gaganyaan will be taken to space by an Indian, powered by the research efforts of the Indian scientists. When that happens, India will become the fourth nation in the world to have sent man to space.'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Red Fort on 72nd Independence Day spoke in Tamil, narrating the lines of Tamil poet Subramanya Bharathiyar, detailing his vision for the progress of this country.

India’s first all-woman SWAT team will be deployed at Red Fort when Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers his Independence Day speech