7.44 am: Modi says our frontline workers, scientists who were developing vaccines and India’s citizens who were working with a sense of se...

7.44 am: Modi says our frontline workers, scientists who were developing vaccines and India’s citizens who were working with a sense of service deserve our appreciation.
7.43 am: Modi says India did not need to rely on any other country for vaccine shots against the coronavirus. “I can proudly say the biggest coronavirus vaccination programme is in the country,” he says. “More than 54 crore people have been vaccinated.”
7.43 am: Addressing the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says this is a day to remember our great freedom fighters.
7.33 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoists the national flag at Red Fort.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoists the National Flag from the ramparts of Red Fort to celebrate the 75th Independence Day pic.twitter.com/0c3tZ6HQ3X
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2021
7.22 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat, reports ANI.
Delhi | PM Narendra Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on the 75th Independence Day
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2021
(Photo source: DD News) pic.twitter.com/n9sybFSV1f
7.21 am: Security has been tightened across the national Capital.
Delhi | Security tightened across the national capital on Independence Day
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2021
Visuals from Gazipur and Subroto Park pic.twitter.com/bLEgWLrznw
7.20 am: Watch Independence Day celebrations here
Watch LIVE 75th Independence Day celebrations#AzadiKaAmritMahotsav#75thIndependenceDay#IndependenceDay2021 #IndependenceDayWithDD https://t.co/LbIyEmo1Yb
— DD News (@DDNewslive) August 15, 2021
7:18 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wishes citizens on the occasion of...