'Our country is working towards a deadline - 2047': PM Modi at Diwali Milan

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the country has fascinating achievements to share with the world and urged the media to spotlight on the global stage these successes, terming them as the 'India Story'.

Addressing a Diwali Milan for journalists at the BJP headquarters here, Modi said in the world of news, one thing is very important: the deadline as the entire life of a journalist revolves around deadlines - whether it is the time a newspaper goes to print or a story is broadcast, every deadline is set.

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"Today, our country is also working toward a deadline. That deadline is, the year 2047. The dream of making our country developed has been with us since independence. But now this dream has a set date, 2047. That means we must work together to make India a developed nation before we complete 100 years of independence," he said.

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