in 1942, Jana Gana Mana was played as Free-India Centre's National Anthem in presence of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in Germany by the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Hamburg.
The Independence Day celebrations at Madarsa Alia inside the Jama Masjid premises was organised by the Local Islamia Agency. UP Miniority Commission chairperson Ashfaq Saifi had hoisted the Tricolour.
A joint military exercise between India and the US began on Friday in Washington as part of the ongoing defence co-operation between the two nations. It is being conducted at the Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington.