The length of PM Modi's speech is also noteworthy as it comes just one year after he set a record for the longest Independence Day speech - at 103 minutes. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from Red Fort on Saturday as India marked the 80th Independence Day. However, the prime minister spoke for only 75 minutes, his shortest address in four years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort during the celebrations to mark the country's Independence Day in New Delhi. (AFP)While the address itself touched upon many subjects - including Artificial Intelligence, semiconductors, Naxalism, MSMEs, concert economy, higher studies and coaching classes, the overall length of the speech was shortest since 2023, when the prime minister spoke for 90 minutes. Follow live updates on Independence Day 2026 here.The length of his speech is also noteworthy this time as it comes just one year after he set a record for the longest Independence Day speech - at 103 minutes. Including today, PM Modi has delivered 13 Independence Day speeches from Red Fort since the NDA-led government came to power in 2014. Here's a breakdown of how long the PM spoke for on Independence Day over the years:2014: 65 minutes2015: 88 minutes2016: 96 minutes2017: 56 minutes2018: 83 minutes2019: 92 minutes2020: 90 minutes2021: 88 minutes2022: 74 minutes2023: 90 minutes2024: 98 minutes2025: 103 minutes2026: 75 minutesSome records for PM ModiBefore making a record for the longest Independence Day speech from Red Fort last year, PM Modi in 2015 broke the record of former Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and IK Gujral's Independence Day speeches from 1947, and 1997, respectively.While Nehru addressed the nation for 72 minutes after India received independence, Gujral spoke for 71 minutes in 1997. PM Modi, however, spoke for 88 minutes in 2015. Free online coaching, big Gen Z outreachFrom announcing free online coaching for students to issuing an appeal to them to help their family out with the Census process, PM Modi reached out to the Gen Z many times during his Independence Day speech this time. “Coaching classes burden the poor and the middle class. We will provide free online coaching for various exams. Every parent feels that if they do not send their child to a coaching class, they are not a prestigious family,” PM Modi said.The prime minister also announced that one crore youth will be trained in AI skills in the next one year.Also Read: Free coaching classes, AI training: PM Modi's big Gen Z outreach in I-Day speechHis youth outreach comes weeks after a big student-led protest against the NEET-UG paper leak. It was after this demonstration led by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and the students' repeated demands of exam reforms and accountability that Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as education minister. Follow the latest breaking news, major developments and agenda-setting stories from India and around the world with the newsdesk at Hindustan Times. Operating round the clock, the desk brings together experienced editors, reporters and correspondents to deliver fast, accurate and contextual reporting across subjects that influence public policy, governance, business, society and international affairs.