Indians from all wakes of life participated in the event and celebrated their enthusiasm. They said how the event makes them proud and helps them feel connected with their roots in India.
On the occasion of 78th Independence Day, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu hoisted the national flag at Shaheed Bhuvnesh Dogra Ground in Dehra, Kangra district on Thursday.
Congress on Thursday hit out at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government for making the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi "sit in the fifth row" at the Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort in the national capital.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said on Thursday that there is no room for political vendetta in the TDP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in the state. He added that his government will make all possible efforts to bring the past glory to the state.
On the occasion of Independence Day, PM Modi met the Indian contingent of the Paris Olympics at his residence 7, Lok Kalyan Marg in the national capital on Thursday.
On Independence Day, Governor Lt General Gurmeet Singh on Thursday hoisted the national flag at the Raj Bhavan, paid tribute to freedom fighters and congratulated people on the occasion.
Marking 78th Independence Day, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his family joined the patriotic wave by hoisting the National Flag at their residence 'Mannat'.
The languages the US envoys wished India were Hindi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Punjabi, Kashmiri, Dogri, Gujarati, Marathi, Konkani, Maithili, Assamese, Meitei, Bodo, Nepali, Santhali, Kannada, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Odia, and Urdu.
Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, on Thursday met with a group of citizens from Manipur who live in Delhi. He urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again to visit the violence-hit state.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], August 15: This Independence Day, Dr. Dinesh Shahra, the driving force behind India's Yellow Revolution, returned to his roots at St. Paul High School in Indore. The 78th Independence Day celebration became a memorable event as Dr. Shahra delivered a heart