I-Day Recap: PM Modi greets nation from the ramparts of Red Fort | PHOTOS

In his comprehensive 90-minute address, Prime Minister Modi also delineated numerous government initiatives undertaken over the past decade

The forgotten refugees who landed in Delhi after Partition

Buddhist refugees from Chittagong and Namdharis from Punjab have helped make Delhi diverse, but few know about them

I-Day traffic advisory: Delhi Police list out roads to avoid

As per the advisory, vehicular access around the Red Fort area, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the nation on August 15, will be restricted from 4 am to 10 am. Only authorized vehicles will be allowed during this time

When Connaught Place showrooms were set on fire

Connaught Place witnessed carnage in British-owned showrooms in 1942 before seeing similar havoc in 1984, during the anti-Sikh riots

Tale of two Delhi poets and the Pak national anthem

Poet Jagannath Azad, who wrote the first national anthem of Pakistan on Jinnah’s request, shifted to Delhi from Pakistan, while Hafiz Jalandhari, whose anthem was later adopted by Pakistan, moved to the new country from Delhi

Ahead of I-Day, Patang Bazaar decks up in Tricolour

Old Delhi's Patang Bazaar in Lal Kuan takes the colour of Indian flag as Independence Day approaches with a boom in business

Delhi Police issues traffic advisory ahead of Independence Day celebrations

As per the advisory, the area around Red Fort will experience road closures for the public from 4am to 11am on Sunday

Shaheedi Park: Displaying Indians’ mettle

India’s first-ever museum park, with statues built from waste metal, is a tribute to those who shaped the country