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With the country geared up for the 77th Independence Day celebrations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the celebrations on Tuesday from the ramparts of the iconic Red Fort. 

One chair was conspicuously vacant at the event, the one reserved for Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. Congress is the largest opposition party in the Parliament.

As soon as the national flag was hoisted by the Prime Minister, flower petals were showered at the venue by two Advanced Light Helicopters Mark-III Dhruv of the Indian Air Force.

Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 77th Independence Day,  Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that there is a tremendous opportunity before the country due to the trinity of democracy, demography and diversity.

The water level of the Yamuna River in Delhi rose to an alarming 208.48 meters resulting in the flooding of nearby streets, public infrastructure

Delhi police said that Bhalswa Dairy murder accused Yakub and Naushad, who were out on parole, were at the final stage of attacking the Red Fort and carrying out five targeted killings

Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Mohammad Arif alias Ashfaq, prime accused in 2000 Red Fort terrorist attack, was awarded death penalty in 2005

Congress sought the resignation of the Punjab Transport Minister over a video of rioters storming the Red Fort on January 26, 2021.

Congress MLA Sukhpal Khaira took to Twitter to share a video of AAP minister Laljit Singh Bhullar seen with the late Khalistani sympathiser and actor Deep Sidhu at the time of violence at Red Fort on 26 January last year

IB has warned the Delhi Police of a possible terror attack by LeT, JeM and other radical Islamist groups ahead of India's 75th Independence Day on August 15th