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Mega blood donation drive to celebrate PM Modi’s birthday
On the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday on September 17, Union health ministry will start a mega drive for voluntary blood donation, and hopes to match the tremendous response that it received last year during a day-long special Covid vaccination drive held on his birthday, according to people familiar with the matter. The voluntary blood donation drive will go on till October 1, which is the national voluntary blood donation day.

Efforts being made to break, but no power could finish India: PM Modi
Referring to the continued ancient flow of Indian consciousness, PM Narendra Modi said that India is not just a land mass but is an expression of civilisation, culture, harmony and possibilities. Modi said many other civilisations perished as they could not adapt to the changing times, but Indian civilisation has endured for thousands of years.