PM Modi spoke on an array of issues ranging from the recent tragic deaths of children in Gorakhpur hospital to the persisting Kashmir issue. 15 August 1947: When Nehru talked of tryst with destiny, Gandhi warned new ministersOn August 15, while Mahatma Gandhi observed 24-hour-fast, offered prayers, a cabinet of ministers was sworn in with Jawaharlal Nehru as the Prime Minister. Kamal Haasan reveals Mahanadi was inspired by a real-life conspiracy to kidnap his daughterKamal Haasan wrote the 1994 film after he discovered that the house help were plotting to kidnap his daughter. Happy Independence day India, tweets Pakistan legend Shahid AfridiEvery year, India and Pakistan celebrate their Independence Days within a gap of 24 hours of each other.

Source: India Today August 15, 2017 04:07 UTC