President warns against forces of intolerance on I-Day eve in India
Aug 15, 2016, at 03:39 am
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS) Raising the issue of intolerance, President Pranab Mukherjee in his address to the nation on the eve of the 70th Independence Day, said attacks on the weaker sections of the society in India should be dealt with firmly.
PM Modi coins slogan of start-up India in I-day speech
Aug 15, 2015, at 02:45 pm
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IBNS) Delivering his Independence Day speech from the ramparts of Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said there should be encouragement to new start-up enterprises and India should stand up on its own.
We have accepted OROP, but talks still on: PM Modi
Aug 15, 2015, at 02:42 pm
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IBNS) Delivering his Independence Day speech from the ramparts of Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government in principle has accepted the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme for defence personnel, but the nitty-gritty are being worked out before its proper implementation even as his speech triggered anger among the protesting ex-servicemen.