Sat Aug 16 2014


Indian Navy sailors return after paying homage at the landmark India Gate war memorial on Independence Day in New Delhi, India. -AP Photo /Manish Swarup

Indian school children sit and make the formation of 68 to mark the 68th Independence Day at the Red Fort in New Delhi, India.- EPA/HARISH TYAGI

Indian students hold Indian tricolour flags during the cultural program within the celebration of the 68th Independence Day celebrations in Bangalore, India. - EPA/JAGADEESH NV

The National Emblem of India, The Four Lions of Sarnath, are seen during the celebration of the 68th Independence Day celebrations in Bangalore, India, 15 August 2014. EPA/JAGADEESH NV

A schoolgirl holds an umbrella in the rain and watches soldiers marching during a parade celebrating India's Independence Day in Gauhati, India. - AP Photo/Anupam Nath

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ( in red headgear) is addressing the nation after unfurling Indian flag during his first Independence Day speech from the Red Fort in New Delhi, India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted the national flag at the Red Fort to mark India's 68 th Independence Day and said new institution will be set up soon to replace the 64-year-old Planning Commission, of which he is chairman, since it had outlived its utility. -EPA/HARISH TYAGI

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (center back to camera) inspects a guard of honor before addressing the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort to celebrate Independence Day in New Delhi, India. Modi said Friday that India had been shamed by a spate of rapes and attacks against women, and called on parents in this deeply misogynistic country to treat their sons and daughters equally in his first speech marking the country's independence from colonial rule. - AP Photo/Manish Swarup

Indian security personnel march during Independence Day celebrations in Gauhati, India. -AP Photo/Anupam Nath

An Indian artist dressed as Hindu monkey God Hanuman waits to perform during independence Day celebrations at Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, India. - Photo by Mahesh Kumar A.

A school student dressed as "Mother India" holds an Indian flag during Independence Day celebrations in Gauhati, India. - AP Photo/Anupam Nath

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