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Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks about manned space mission on Independence Day

 When PM Narendra Modi, on the occasion of 72nd Independence Day, met the children at Red Fort, their happiness knew no bounds. Watch the video here.
 

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

Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Red Fort on 72nd Independence Day spoke about doubling farmers' income by 2022. This is his second grand announcement in this speech. The first was about India's own manned space mission by 2022.

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.

"I am a proud Indian. I wanted people to know that in today’s date it is cool to be an Indian," says John Abraham 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, 'We are capable of strong decisions as, for us, the nation's welfare is of greatest priority.'  

We talk to Akshay Kumar about his plans for today, why Gold is so precious and what independent India means to him

Retired Colonel KD Shelly, para special forces, recalls the kind of struggles he went through while serving the nation, while highlighting a few moves that he regrets that the earlier government had made