Prime Minister Naredra Modi hoists the national flag at the Red Fort in India's capital city of Delhi. The flag hoisting is followed by a commemorative speech and the celebrations end with the recital of India's national anthem, the Jana Gana Mana.
NHK, the public broadcaster says that the defence ministry started deploying the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) system in Shimane, Hiroshima and Kochi in western Japan.