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1. India celebrates 75th Independence Day. PM sets a 100 per cent goal, calls for 'sabka prayas' this time around. 2. The New Education Policy is a means to fight poverty and to meet the needs of the 21st century, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says on Sunday. He says the new policy focuses on encouraging teaching in regional languages. 3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announces an ambitious Rs 100 lakh crore holistic infrastructure development programme 'Gatishakti', which is aimed at boosting employment opportunities and productivity of industries. 4. Despite all the efforts we were not able to save many lives says Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 5. Chief Justice of India NV Ramana criticises the functioning of parliament in strong terms today, focussing not on disruptions but the cutting of corners when it comes to debates on the laws. Comparing it with earlier times when both houses of parliament were 'full of lawyers', he asks the legal fraternity to also contribute their time towards public service. Calling the current situation 'a sorry state of affairs', he says there is 'No proper debate' in the house. 6. India's Covid chart continues to show improvement today, with the country recording 36,083 cases, a marginal drop from Saturday. About 493 deaths are recorded during the period, according to the Health Ministry. 7. Taliban captures Jalalabad, only Kabul left for them to conquer. Race is getting closer to complete Afghan takeover. 8. Rescue workers scrambles to find survivors after a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti early Saturday, killing at least 304 and toppling buildings in the disaster-plagued Caribbean nation still recovering from a devastating 2010 quake.