India, Aug. 16 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced free online coaching for competitive examinations to reduce the financial burden on poor and middle-class families, and said 10 million youth will be trained in artificial intelligence (AI) over the next year.

Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day, Modi said the government would create a network by bringing together digital public infrastructure, teachers and educators to provide free coaching to students preparing for various examinations. "The competition surrounding coaching classes has become a huge burden for middle-class families. Every parent feels that if they do not send their children to a coaching centre, they are somehow...