Since then, every year August 15th is celebrated as India's Independence Day. On this important day, people remember their ancestors who selflessly fought for the country's freedom and independence.

How August 15 was chosen as Independence Day of India? It was till June 30, 1948, that Lord Mountbatten had been given the mandate by the British Parliament to transfer the power to India.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Thursday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech and his "communal civic code" remark, saying it was an insult to Dalit icon BR ...