The Biggest Stories of August 15, 2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the 70th Independence Day pledged to build a new India by 2022; PM Modi in his Independence speech said that Rs 1.75 lakh crore have been deposited in banks post note-ban, NDTV checked the claim; As Doordarshan channel refuses to broadcast Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar's Independence Day speech, he tells NDTV the move is like the Emergency; Just days after Varnika Kundu was harassed, a minor girl is allegedly raped in Chandigarh; And a reality check finds rural health centres near Gorakhpur and found they are simply not equipped to fight encephalitis.
