Independence Day 2025 LIVE: PM Modi Hails Operation Sindoor, Announces Scheme For Youth, Vows GST Reforms In His I-Day Speech

PM Narendra Modi departs from Gyanpath after the Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort conclude, news agency ANI reported. 

"I would like to alert the nation about a concern, a challenge. Under a well-thought-out conspiracy, country's demography is being changed, seeds of a new crisis are being sown. Infiltrators are snatching away the livelihood of the youth of my country. Infiltrators are targeting the sisters and daughters of my country. This will not be tolerated. These infiltrators mislead innocent tribals and capture their land. The country will not tolerate this. When demographic change takes place in border areas, it causes a threat to national security...No country can hand it over to infiltrators...So, I would like to say that we have decided to start a 'High-Power Demography Mission'," PM Modi said from Red Fort.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced 'Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojana' in his speech from Red Fort. Under this scheme, a sum of Rs 15,000 will be given to those getting their job first time in private sector.

"This Diwali, I am going to make it a double Diwali for you... Over the past eight years, we have undertaken a major reform in GST... We are bringing next-generation GST reforms. This will reduce the tax burden across the country," PM Modi in his speech from Red Fort.

"We are now also heading towards 'Samudra Manthan'. Taking this forward, we want to work in Mission Mode to look for the oil and gas reserves in the sea. So, India is about to launch National Deep Water Exploration Mission," PM Modi in his I-Day speech.

"... Viksit Bharat ka aadhar bhi hai Aatmanirbhar Bharat... If someone becomes too dependent on others, the very question of freedom starts to fade... Aatmanirbhar is not limited merely to imports, exports, rupees, pounds, or dollars. Its meaning is far broader. Aatmanirbhar is directly connected to our strength," PM Modi pushes for Aatmanirbhar Bharat in his speech at Red Fort.

"...We are working on semiconductors in Mission Mode...By the end of this year, Made in India semiconductor chips, made by the people in India, will hit the market," PM Modi said from Red Fort.

Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, "Bharat ne yeh tay kar liya hai ki khoon aur paani ek saath nahi bahega..."

Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi from the ramparts of the Red Fort said that Independence Day is a festival celebrating the resolution of 140 crore nationals of India.

"My beloved citizens of India, this festival of independence is a festival of 140 crore resolutions.  It is a moment of collective achievements, filled with pride and joy. The nation is continuously strengthening the spirit of unity. Today, 140 crore citizens are immersed in the colours of the Tiranga..." he said.

PM Narendra Modi says, "...For 75 years, the Constitution of India has been showing us the path like a lighthouse..."

Two Mi-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force fly above the Red Fort and shower flower petals. One flies with the Tiranga, the other displays a banner of Operation Sindoor. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Rajghat and pays floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi ahead of his address to the nation from the Red Fort.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the national flag from the ramparts of the Red Fort.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hoists the National Flag at his residence in Delhi, on the 79th Independence Day. 

The Prime Minister wished every Indian Independence Day on Friday. He wrote on X, “May this day inspire us to keep working even harder to realise the dreams of our freedom fighters and build a Viksit Bharat. Jai Hind”

President Droupadi Murmu addressed the nation and remembered the sacrifices of freedom fighters, lauding India’s democratic ethos. “I believe Operation Sindoor will go down in history as an example in humanity’s fight against terrorism,” she said.