India celebrates 67th Independence Day

Advani's subtle dig at Modi? 'Not a day to criticise each other'
Narendra Modi's sharp attack on the PM and the UPA government in his Independence Day address has drawn not just criticism from rival Congress, but also rebuke from his own party's senior-most leader LK Advani.

10 things Narendra Modi attacked PM on in his I-Day speech
The Gujarat Chief Minister picked holes in Dr Manmohan Singh's words. Mr Modi threw down the gauntlet and took digs at the PM and the Congress party in his own inimical way.

Nitish Kumar's speech sets terms and conditions for 2014
The Bihar Chief Minister used his Independence Day speech in Patna to transmit a clear message to the Centre - he said his state needs "special status," a tag that would entitle it, on account of its history of debilitating under-development, to massive financial assistance and loans from Delhi.

At Bhuj college, Narendra Modi challenges, taunts Manmohan Singh
Speaking at a college in the Kutch desert an hour after the PM made his Independence Day address, Mr Modi took on Manmohan Singh directly, as he had promised yesterday.

PM warns narrow, sectarian ideologies will weaken democracy
In an apparent attack on BJP leader and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, PM warned that "narrow and sectarian ideologies" will "weaken" democracy and they should be prevented from growing.

In speech PM warns Pakistan, slams Narendra Modi
Manmohan Singh's last Independence Day speech from Red Fort before general elections was an appeal for a third straight term for the Congress-led UPA at the Centre.