Modi hoists national flag at Red Fort
Tuesday - August 15, 2017 7:32 am ,
Category : INDIA
Modi hoists national flag at Red Fort
New Delhi Aug 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday unfurled the national flag at the Red Fort to mark India s Independence Day.
Modi who reached the 17th century monument to give his customary Independence Day speech was received by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre and Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra.
Later he received a Guard of Honour from a contingent of the Army Navy Air Force and Delhi Police.
The Prime Minister then unfurled the national flag amid a 21 gun salute.
--IANS
aks/mr
