Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the country on Friday to move towards more self-reliance, manufacture everything from fertilisers to jet engines and EV batteries, and vowed to protect farmers in the face of a trade conflict with Washington.

PM Modis 79th Independence Day speech will spotlight Operation Sindoor valor & hint at J&K statehood restoration.

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla meets Prime Minister Modi after returning from the ISS on the Axiom-4 mission, marking a significant moment for India's space programme.

It's a national day of celebration, but also a grim reminder of the tragedy of partition - the trauma of which still haunts India.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the nation will announce reforms in Goods and Services Tax in the coming months, a move that will significantly lower prices of everyday use items.

On India's 79th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled five transformative initiatives, including GST reforms, a made-in-India semiconductor chip, and a major employment scheme for youth.

The dispute between President Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi could have far-reaching consequences for the U.S-India relationship, analysts said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India's first domestically produced semiconductor chips will debut in the market by year's end. During his Independence Day address, Modi highlighted that six semiconductor units are operational and four additional units have been approved for development.

The last time India was seen as being among the finalists for a Tesla Gigafactory was in 2023, as Elon Musk teased that he was looking at a number of countries for the next site, including Canada. But 2023 was also a very different time for Tesla and for Elon Musk, no matter how close it seems.

Trade negotiations between India and the US have stalled, with significant implications for agricultural policies and tariffs on Indian goods.