Independence Day 2016: Top quotes from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech

Narendra Modi speech on Independence Day: PM Modi will unfurl the national flag at Red Fort and address the nation at around 8 am today. Follow for Live updates.

                                Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday morning addressed the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort to commemorate the 70th year of Independence. Prime Minister Modi hoisted the flag at the Red Fort post. Those present at the Red Fort included dignitaries from across the world, eminent professionals, and school students.

                               The Prime Minister’s speech usually begins a little post 8 am. As has been the tradition, Prime Minister Modi is expected to list out his government’s achievements over the last two years, as well as speak his mind on the road ahead.

                               Also present at the ceremony were the Prime Minister’s Cabinet as well as senior leaders of the Opposition. Prime Minister listed out the achievements of his government since last two years and also launched a scathing attack on Pakistan for supporting terrorism.

Here are the updates from his Independence Day speech Red Fort

*The way people of Balochistan, Gilgit and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir have thanked me, they have thanked the whole population of my country. I want to offer my gratitude to these people

*In Peshawar, when innocent children were killed in a terrorist attack, India’s parliament was crying. The whole nation was shedding tears for those kids

*Violence does not have any place in our country. In the name of Maoism at the forest areas and in the name of terrorism at the borders, violence is being carried out

*A nation which is divided because of reasons like caste and religion cannot achieve great things

*Great leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Ambedkar and saints like Ramanajunacharya have stressed on need for social unity

*We all will have to rise above the evils in our society. Only then we can make a robust and succesful India

*We don’t do anything in bits and pieces. We have an integrated approach to our work

*Guru Gobind Singh (10th Sikh Guru) used to say ‘the hand which never did any Sewa, how can i consider that hand pious?’ I want to congratulate our farmers for their hardwork

*Just three hours from Delhi, in Hathras, there is a village Narda Patela. It takes only three hours to reach there from Delhi but it took 70 years for electricity to reach that village

*After 70 years of Independence, the nation has changed. Now the people don’t get satisfied by a mere declaration of policy or plan. Now it expects to see the changes on grassroots.

*Today i am not only going to talk about policy but also about intention

*There are a lot of problems which our country faces but we also have 1.25 billion people to solve these problems

*Whether it is Panchayat or Parliament, whether it if Gram Pradhan or Prime Minister, everyone will have to fulfil their responsibilities to achieve the goal of ‘Surajya’

*India is a thousands-year-old civilization. From Bhim of Mahabharat to Bhim Rao (Ambedkar), our journey has been long.

On Sunday, Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the security situation in the country, particularly in Jammu and Kashmir, on the eve of Independence day.

Top brass of the security establishment briefed him on the prevailing situation in the country and the steps taken to foil any attempt by terrorists and other elements to disturb peace, official sources said. The national capital has seen an unprecendented level of security as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Monday address the country today from the ramparts of the Red Fort, where a galaxy of leaders, top civil, defence, police officials, school children and civilians will be present.

The situation in Jammu and Kashmir was also reviewed as there were intelligence inputs earlier that militants might try to attack security forces in the run up to the Independence Day in Jammu and Kashmir, sources told PTI.

Those who attended the meeting includes National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi, chiefs of intelligence agencies besides others.

On Sunday, the eve of Independence Day, President Pranab Mukherjee addressed the nation. He condemned the violent attacks on Dalits and minorities, saying these incidents should be dealt with ‘firmly’, calling the violence against weaker sections that militate against the national ethos as “aberrations”.

Jagan Got Arrested ,CBI Intarogated at Around 8 Hrs in CBI Office

Arrest of Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkataramana Rao in the Y.S.Jaganmohan Reddy's illegal assets case here on Thursday literally left his Cabinet colleagues nonplussed and five other Ministers named in the case jittery.

Though some of the Ministers named in the Jagan's assets case -- P. Sabitha Indra Reddy, Kanna Lakshminarayana, Ponnala Lakshmaiah and others had put up a brave front asserting that they did no wrong, none was sure what turn their future would take after Mopidevi's arrest.

Ministers Lakshminarayana and Lakshmaiah said they were ready to face CBI questioning in relation to the 26 GOs and reminded that they had never tried to get stay against CBI proceedings or Supreme Court notices as it would amount to accepting guilt.

Cabinet meets

After an emergency Cabinet meeting convened by Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy later in the day, several Ministers expressed solidarity with Mr. Mopidevi and said they were confident that he would come out clean after the investigation.

Sources said Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Raj Narasimha said it was becoming embarrassing as media was writing names of colleagues about their possible arrest. Another Minister D. Sridhar Babu lamented that CBI was questioning the Government decisions. Minister Danam Nagender said arrest of BC Minister had sent wrong signal. Ms. Sabitha Indra Reddy expressed anguish that media persons were waiting outside her house daily anticipating her arrest.

“Mopidevi had signed files related to VANPIC acting on the directions of our leader (YSR) then”, Ministers B. Satyanarayana, N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, V. Sunitha Lakshma Reddy, D. Sridhar Babu and K. Parthasarathi told mediapersons after the meeting.

“We all back Mopidevi and feel sad for him as he did not gain anything personally by signing the files,” they said.

Mr. Parthasarathi said Mopidevi had become a scapegoat when the benefits were being enjoyed by others.

Cadres angry

A senior Minister campaigning in Coastal districts said Mopidevi's arrest had pained them while the party workers and the grass root cadre were demoralised and anguished. “We don't find fault with the investigation agency. But it was an open secret that Mopidevi as the then Infrastructure and Ports Minister became a scapegoat for obeying the orders of YSR in good faith,” he said. 

CBI Asked Jagan to be present in CBI office by tomorrow morning.....

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Michael Jackson, `King of Pop,' dead at 50

LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop" who once moonwalked above the music world, died Thursday as he prepared for a comeback bid to vanquish nightmare years of sexual scandal and financial calamity. He was 50.

Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his rented home in Holmby Hills. Paramedics tried to resuscitate him at his home for nearly three-quarters of an hour, then rushed him to the hospital, where doctors continued to work on him.

"It is believed he suffered cardiac arrest in his home. However, the cause of his death is unknown until results of the autopsy are known," his brother Jermaine said. Police said they were investigating, standard procedure in high-profile cases.

Jackson's death brought a tragic end to a long, bizarre, sometimes farcical decline from his peak in the 1980s, when he was popular music's premier all-around performer, a uniter of black and white music who shattered the race barrier on MTV, dominated the charts and dazzled even more on stage.

His 1982 album "Thriller" — which included the blockbuster hits "Beat It," "Billie Jean" and "Thriller" — is the best-selling album of all time, with an estimated 50 million copies sold worldwide.

At the time of his death, Jackson was rehearsing hard for what was to be his greatest comeback: He was scheduled for an unprecedented 50 shows at a London arena, with the first set for July 13.

As word of his death spread, MTV switched its programming to play videos from Jackson's heyday. Radio stations began playing marathons of his hits. Hundreds of people gathered outside the hospital. In New York's Times Square, a low groan went up in the crowd when a screen flashed that Jackson had died, and people began relaying the news to friends by cell phone.

"No joke. King of Pop is no more. Wow," Michael Harris, 36, of New York City, read from a text message a friend had sent him. "It's like when Kennedy was assassinated. I will always remember being in Times Square when Michael Jackson died."

The public first knew him as a boy in the late 1960s, when he was the precocious, spinning lead singer of the Jackson 5, the singing group he formed with his four older brothers out of Gary, Ind. Among their No. 1 hits were "I Want You Back," "ABC" and "I'll Be There."

He was perhaps the most exciting performer of his generation, known for his backward-gliding moonwalk, his feverish, crotch-grabbing dance moves and his high-pitched singing, punctuated with squeals and titters. His single sequined glove, tight, military-style jacket and aviator sunglasses were trademarks, as was his ever-changing, surgically altered appearance.

"For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don't have the words," said Quincy Jones, who produced "Thriller." "He was the consummate entertainer and his contributions and legacy will be felt upon the world forever. I've lost my little brother today, and part of my soul has gone with him."

Jackson ranked alongside Elvis Presley and the Beatles as the biggest pop sensations of all time. He united two of music's biggest names when he was briefly married to Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie, and Jackson's death immediately evoked comparisons to that of Presley himself, who died at age 42 in 1977.

As years went by, Jackson became an increasingly freakish figure — a middle-aged man-child weirdly out of touch with grown-up life. His skin became lighter, his nose narrower, and he spoke in a breathy, girlish voice. He often wore a germ mask while traveling, kept a pet chimpanzee named Bubbles as one of his closest companions, and surrounded himself with children at his Neverland ranch, a storybook playland filled with toys, rides and animals. The tabloids dubbed him "Wacko Jacko."

"It seemed to me that his internal essence was at war with the norms of the world. It's as if he was trying to defy gravity," said Michael Levine, a Hollywood publicist who represented Jackson in the early 1990s. He called Jackson a "disciple of P.T. Barnum" and said the star appeared fragile at the time but was "much more cunning and shrewd about the industry than anyone knew."

Jackson caused a furor in 2002 when he playfully dangled his infant son, Prince Michael II, over a hotel balcony in Berlin while a throng of fans watched from below.

In 2005, he was cleared of charges he molested a 13-year-old cancer survivor at Neverland in 2003. He had been accused of plying the boy with alcohol and groping him, and of engaging in strange and inappropriate behavior with other children.

The case followed years of rumors about Jackson and young boys. In a TV documentary, he acknowledged sharing his bed with children, a practice he described as sweet and not at all sexual.

Despite the acquittal, the lurid allegations that came out in court took a fearsome toll on his career and image, and he fell into serious financial trouble.

Michael Joseph Jackson was born Aug. 29, 1958, in Gary. He was 4 years old when he began singing with his brothers — Marlon, Jermaine, Jackie and Tito — in the Jackson 5. After his early success with bubblegum soul, he struck out on his own, generating innovative, explosive, unstoppable music.

The album "Thriller" alone mixed the dark, serpentine bass and drums and synthesizer approach of "Billie Jean," the grinding Eddie Van Halen solo on "Beat It," and the hiccups and falsettos on "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'."

The peak may have come in 1983, when Motown celebrated its 25th anniversary with an all-star televised concert and Jackson moonwalked off with the show, joining his brothers for a medley of old hits and then leaving them behind with a pointing, crouching, high-kicking, splay-footed, crotch-grabbing run through "Billie Jean."

The audience stood and roared. Jackson raised his fist.

By then he had cemented his place in pop culture. He got the plum Scarecrow role in the 1978 movie musical "The Wiz," a pop-R&B version of "The Wizard of Oz," that starred Diana Ross as Dorothy.

During production of a 1984 Pepsi commercial, Jackson's scalp sustains burns when an explosion sets his hair on fire.

He had strong follow-up albums with 1987's "Bad" and 1991's "Dangerous," but his career began to collapse in 1993 after he was accused of molesting a boy who often stayed at his home. The singer denied any wrongdoing, reached a settlement with the boy's family, reported to be $20 million, and criminal charges were never filed.

Jackson's expressed anger over the allegations on the 1995 album "HIStory," which sold more than 2.4 million copies, but by then, the popularity of Jackson's music was clearly waning, even as public fascination with his increasingly erratic behavior was growing.

Jackson married Lisa Marie Presley in 1994, and they divorced in 1996. Later that year, Jackson married Deborah Rowe, a former nurse for his dermatologist. They had two children together: Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., known as Prince Michael, and Paris Michael Katherine Jackson. Rowe filed for divorce in 1999.

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Billboard magazine editorial director Bill Werde said Jackson's star power was unmatched. "The world just lost the biggest pop star in history, no matter how you cut it," Werde said. "He's literally the king of pop."

Jackson's 13 No. 1 one hits on the Billboard charts put him behind only Presley, the Beatles and Mariah Carey, Werde said.

"He was on the eve of potentially redeeming his career a little bit," he said. "People might have started to think of him again in a different light."

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