Independence Day coverage centered on PM Modi's Red Fort address, with editors across outlets leading with his 'Sapta Dhara' seven-point roadmap for Viksit Bharat by 2047. The speech included announcements of free AI training for one crore youth, free online coaching, and a warning against 'dimaagi Naxals'. The debut of 'Vande Mataram' at the ceremony drew attention, as did a protocol row after Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Kharge skipped the event for the second year. In the afternoon, the Bar Council of India apologized to NALSAR students after a controversial enrolment ban, following CJI rebuke. Other stories included a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia with tsunami alerts, and flash floods in Arunachal Pradesh killing four with five soldiers missing.