It was home coming for 35 Indians released from a Pakistani jail as they crossed the Attari check post to celebrate the Independence Day on Friday.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday expressed confidence that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would unfurl the national flag from the ramparts of the Red Fort next year too.

Voicing dismay at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's omission of the 'cash-for-vote' scam in his Independence Day speech, senior BJP leader L K Advani said on Friday that the scandal "dented" people's faith in democracy.

Taking note of the challenges of rapid urbanization, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday listed urban renewal as one of seven priorities of the government.

Suspected ULFA militants exploded three bombs, targetting Independence Day parade grounds at lower Assam's Dhubri and Chirang district on Friday, injuring one person.