2014-08-14 Photo gallery

New Delhi: Security personnel stand guard at the historic Red Fort on the eve of Independence Day in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI Photo 

Mumbai : Actors Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt during the inauguration of the short film festival 'Shuruaat Ka Interval' in Mumbai on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Mumbai: Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra with World Champion Boxer MC Mary Kom during the promotion of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's forthcoming film Mary Kom, in Mumbai on Wednesday. PTI Photo 

Dasara elephants led by Arjuna (centre), Balarama, Varalakshmi, Mary and Abhimanyu during Gajapayana at Nagapura, near Girijana Ashrama School in Hunsur taluk on Thursday. DH Photo

New Delhi: A board is decorated with flowers in Tricolor at a pavement on the eve of Independence Day in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI Photo 

New Delhi : Students perform during Pakistan's Independence Day celebration at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI Photo

New Delhi: Former President APJ Abdul Kalam launches the Bank of Ideas & Innovations as Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari looks on in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI Photo

Mumbai: Producer Sanjay Leela Bhansali with World boxing champion, MC Mary Kom during the promotion of his forthcoming film Mary Kom, in Mumbai on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan walks the ramp during a promotional event for his upcoming film 'Happy New Year' in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. The film is scheduled for release Oct. 24. (AP Photo/

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone walks the ramp during a promotional event for her upcoming film 'Happy New Year' in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. The film is scheduled for release Oct. 24. (AP Photo

Indian sex workers distribute leaflets to commuters as they walk in a rally demanding social rights in Kolkata, India, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. Sex workers and their children participated in the rally on the eve of the country's Independence Day agai...

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee addressing the Nation on the eve of 68th Independence Day in New Delhi in Thursday. PTI Photo

Stamford Bridge: Chelsea Fan and Indian cricketer Virat Kohli on the pitch before a pre season friendly match between Chelsea and Real Sociedad at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Mumbai: Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Jacky Shroff, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood, Vivan Shah and producer-director Farah Khan, music director Vishal and Shekhar during the trailer launch of film 'Happy New Year', in ...

Bhubaneswar: School students paint their faces with tri-colours on the eve of Independence Day in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. PTI Photo

Arjun Atwal, of India, chips to the ninth green during the first round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. (AP Photo

Patiala : School children making a human chain that reads 'Vande Mataram' at a School in Patiala on the eve of Independence Day on Thursday. PTI Photo

Mandi: A flooded locality after heavy rains in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh on Thursday. PTI Photo