Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman collected maati in the 'Amrit Kalash' at Biraharekrushnapur, the birth place of freedom fighter Jayee Rajguru in Puri district under 'Meri Maati Mera Desh' campaign.
For the first time in more than 23 years, a Hindi film -- 'Uri: The Surgical Strike' -- was screened in Manipur on the occasion of Independence Day on Tuesday.
President Draupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee here at his memorial 'Sadaiv Atal' on his death anniversary on Wednesday.