73rd Independence Day Celebrations: PM Narendra Modi hoists tricolour at Red Fort

73rd IndiaIndependence Day celebrations: PM Narendra Modi delivers Independence Day speech from Red Fort. (Photo: AP)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses to the nation on the country's Independence Day from the ramparts of the historical Red Fort in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoists the national flag on 73rd Independence Day at the Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15. (Photo: AP)

73rd India Independence Day: PM Narendra Modi delivers Independence Day speech from Red Fort. (Photo: AP)

Home Minister Amit Shah hoists tricolour at his residence in Delhi. (Photo: ANI)

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Ahmed Patel, Dr Manmohan Singh and others greet interim party president Sonia Gandhi during Independence Day celebrations at party office. (Photo: ANI)

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy in Amaravati during 73rd IndiaIndependence Day celebrations. (Photo: ANI)

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Trivandrum during 73rd Independence Day celebration. (Photo: ANI)

73rd IndiaIndependence Day celebrations: AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi unfurls tricolour near Madina Chowk. (Photo: ANI)

Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel hoist the tricolour on the occasion of 73rd India Independence Day at OP Dorjila Post (altitude of 18,800 feet) in Sikkim. (Photo: ANI)

Sweets exchanged at India-Bangladesh border between Border Security Force(BSF) and Border Guards Bangladesh(BGB) on 73rd Independence Day. (Photo: ANI)

Ladakh: 73rd India Independence Day celebrations in Leh. (Photo: ANI)

People stand in front of illuminated Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus on the eve of Indian independence day in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. (Photo: AP )