Independence Day 2025 LIVE updates: PM Modi announces employment scheme for those getting first job in private sector

INdependence daylight 2025 unrecorded updates: undercoat government minister Narendra Modi delivered his 12th sequentially address to the nation from the Red Fort on the 79th Independence Day. Operation Sindoor took centerstage in his speech as he hailed the armed forces for giving a befitting reply to the Pahalgam terror attack. He asserted that the forces were given full operational freedom after April 22 to decide the plan, timing and target of India's response, saying the forces “punished enemies beyond their imagination”.Ahead of his address at the Red Fort, PM Modi also extended wishes on Independence Day through a tweet, sharing a vision for ‘Viksit Bharat’. “Wishing everyone a very happy Independence Day. 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!” the Prime Minister wrote.Senior military officers who were involved in the planning and execution of the operation, India's military response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, were honoured on the eve of the 79th Independence Day.Nine pilots from the Indian Air Force (IAF) who were involved in the precision strikes on terror infrastructure and military installations in Pakistan were conferred the Vir Chakra. Four Indian Army personnel were also conferred the Vir Chakra for their roles in Operation Sindoor. IAF personnel who were manning the S-400 air defence systems during the May 7-10 military conflict were also conferred awards.Meanwhile, 23 personnel from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were awarded gallantry medals on the eve of the 79th Independence Day. Among them, Constables Saddam Hussain, Feda Hussain Dar and Sanjay Tiwari were decorated with the Shaurya Chakra, which is the third-highest peacetime defence gallantry medal in India.CRPF, which is the country's largest paramilitary force, received the highest gallantry awards among the Central Armed Police Forces.Preparations for the celebration of the 79th Independence Day in the national capital are in full swing. The Delhi Police have issued a traffic advisory that will be in place from 4 am to 10 am. Traffic on several key routes will be restricted or diverted on Friday.Several roads around Red Fort will be closed to general traffic today, inlcluding Netaji Subhash Marg from Delhi Gate to Chatta Rail, Lothian Road from GPO Delhi to Chatta Rail, and SP Mukherjee Marg from HC Sen Marg to Yamuna Bazar Chowk.