Singers and performers entertained the crowd with patriotic and other songs to mark the occasion at the Attari-Wagah joint check post between India and Pakistan.
Palaniswami awarded the couple -- P. Shanmugavelu and his wife Senthamarai -- with Rs 2 lakh in cash and gold medals for their exemplary act of bravery in chasing away two robbers who had attacked them with machetes at their home.
In order to ensure a seamless travel across the metro network and other transport systems, in addition to retail shopping and purchases, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has come out with the NCMC programme. Modi had launched the card in March in Ahmedabad.
The Virat Kohl-led Indian cricket team shared a video message from the West Indies while other top sportspersons like MC Mary Kom, Sushil Kumar, Saina Nehwal also took to social media.
Modi said in the last 70 years, different governments at the Centre as well as the state level worked at their own level but the reality is nearly half of the households in the country do not have access to drinking water. He said people, especially women, have to walk miles to get drinking water.
White, green and blue raincoats dotted the historic Red Fort premises on Thursday after early-morning showers and subsequent drizzle as people gathered to hear the prime minister on Independence Day enjoyed the pleasant weather.
Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his affection towards the state, the Chief Minister said the state with the support of the Centre has succeeded in getting externally aided projects worth Rs 10,330 crore in the tourism development, agriculture, horticulture, water conservation and forestry sectors.
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"Since the metal pole, which was supposed to be used to hoist the tricolour, was lying on the terrace of the school, the two teenaged students went upstairs to bring it to the ground. But when they lifted the pole, it accidentally touched a live wire hanging over the terrace," he said.
The news was confirmed by the DMRC through its official Twitter handle. The Delhi Metro also said there is single line movement between Janakpuri West and Kirti Nagar.
The Ladakh MP also hoisted the Tricolour at the BJP office here and termed it Ladakh's "first Independence day".
Black flags were hoisted on roof tops and vehicles across the country to symbolise the protest.
MS Dhoni reached Ladakh on Wednesday where he received a warm reception from the Army personnel and interacted with them.
New-age Bollywood films such as "Uri" seem to thrive on a maxim Yami herself endorses: "Apne desh se behad mohabbat karo, jee tod mehnat karo and desh ka naam roshan karo (love your nation immensely, work hard and make your nation proud).
A number of children, who had come to the Red Fort to hear Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day address, stayed back to collect the plastic waste, cups and banana peels strewn around the venue after the event, setting an example for others to follow.
Extending her greetings on the 73rd Independence day, Gandhi in a statement said: "India has surged ahead exponentially in all arenas but at our core are the founding principles of 'truth, non-violence, compassion and unwavering patriotism'.
Hoisting the National Tricolour, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday hailed the abrogation of Article 370, which gave a special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday called for organising peaceful movements to preserve freedom and democratic rights, adding that secularism is what identifies and unites India as a nation.
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"On the occasion of 73rd Independence Day, IFFCO has further reduced the rates by Rs 50/bag of its all complex fertilisers for the benefit of farmers and reducing their input agriculture cost," the cooperative said in a statement.
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