New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- The nation will celebrate the 80th Independence Day tomorrow. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the celebrations from the iconic Red Fort in Delhi. Flower petals will be showered at the venue by two Mi-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force. The unfurling of the National Flag will be synchronised with the 21 Gun Salute. After the showering of flower petals, the Prime Minister will address the Nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort.

Akashvani correspondent reports that the grand event is set to commemorate 150 years of the enduring legacy of the National Song Vande Mataram and celebrate the energy, aspirations and pivotal contribution of Yuva Shakti in driving India's journey towards Viksit Bharat by 2047. For...