India celebrates 72nd Independence Day today

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) As India celebrates its 72nd Independence Day on August 15, Indians across the world are all excited for the important day. Today’s events will start with Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisting the Tricolour, followed by his address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort in Delhi.

On the eve of the Independence Day, people on social media paid tributes to those who fought and made the supreme sacrifice to free the country from the British Raj. While others marking the occasion with patriotic songs and dance.