PM Modi announces free online coaching for competitive exams, AI training for 1 crore youth | India News

In India on August 16, 2026, politics around the 80th Independence Day centered on Prime Minister Modi's announcements and a row over Vande Mataram. Hindustan Times reported that Modi announced free online coaching for competitive exams and AI training for 1 crore youth. Congress said wrong policies had pushed youth onto a 'dark road'.

Amit Shah said Congress should apologise for insulting Vande Mataram on Independence Day, and Congress called the charge a 'political diversion'. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said he had not called opposition leaders 'dimagi Naxals' after Modi's Red Fort remark.