By CNBC-TV18 Aug 15, 2019 7:14:22 AM IST (Updated)
India is celebrating its 73rd Independence Day and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation and deliver his sixth speech from the Red Fort today.
India is celebrating its 73rd Independence Day and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation and deliver his sixth speech from the Red Fort today.
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The Prime Minister took to the social media to wish the fellow Indians on the joyous occasion ahead of the celebrations.
सभी देशवासियों को #स्वतंत्रतादिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। जय हिंद!
Happy Independence Day to all my fellow Indians. Jai Hind!— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 15, 2019
Modi, who won this year's Lok Sabha elections in a landslide victory, was elected the Prime Minister for the second term. Since taking office for the second time, the Modi government has made many changes in the country, especially the historical abrogation of Section 370 and 35A, that provided special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Independence Day will be televised live from the Mughal-era fort by Doordarshan, once the festivities begin at 7.30 AM. Here's where you can watch it:
You can catch the Prime Minister Modi's speech on the CNBC-TV18 Live TV and CNBC-TV18.com. You can also watch it on our Facebook handle
You can also watch it on the following YouTube channels:
https://www.youtube.com/user/narendramodi
https://www.youtube.com/user/DoordarshanNational
https://www.youtube.com/user/PMOfficeIndia
https://www.youtube.com/user/BJP4India
You can also check the following Facebook handles to catch the speech live:
https://www.facebook.com/narendramodi
https://www.facebook.com/DoordarshanNational/
https://www.facebook.com/BJP4India/
https://www.facebook.com/PMOIndia/
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