New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over the 80th Independence Day celebrations at Delhi's Red Fort on August 15. The celebrations will mark 150 years of the enduring legacy of the National Song Vande Mataram, while highlighting the vitality, aspirations and significant role of India's youth in advancing the country's vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047.

Captain Sonia Singh Chauhan will assist PM Modi during the hoisting of the National Flag at the Red Fort. The flag-hoisting ceremony will coincide with a 21-gun salute fired by the ceremonial 1721 Field Battery. The battery will use indigenous 105mm Light Field Guns and will be led by Major Pawan Singh Shekhawat, with Naib Subedar (Assistant Instructor in Gunner...