Le 15 août 1947 l'Inde est devenue un dominion (état autonome au sein de l'Empire britannique) dans le Commonwealth, sous la direction du premier ministre Jawaharlal Nehru. Des désaccords violents entre hindous et musulmans entraînent les Britanniques à diviser l'Inde, créant, là où se trouvaient des majorités musulmanes, le Pakistan oriental, futur Bangladesh, et le Pakistan occidental. L'Inde devient une république laïque, membre du Commonwealth, après la promulgation de sa constitution le 26 janvier 1950. Le Pakistan devient une république islamique.

India's Independence Day is celebrated on 15 August to commemorate its independence from British rule and its birth as a sovereign nation on that day in 1947. The day is a national holiday in India. All over the country, flag-hoisting ceremonies are conducted by the local administration in attendance. The main event takes place in New Delhi, where the Prime Minister hoists the national flag at the Red Fort and delivers a nationally televised speech from its ramparts.

Priyanka Chopra is bugged with the fake websites and imposters using her name in social networking sites. So, the actress has now decided to communicate with her fans directly through her official website where she plans to talk about her films, her work, interact with her fans and help them download her pictures.

Paan Singh Tomar is an upcoming Bollywood movie releasing on 27 August 2010. The is movie is based on the true story of a runner who turned into a rebel. It is directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and produced by UTV Motion Pictures. Irrfan Khan plays the title character.

Dabangg (English: Fearless) is an upcoming Hindi action film, directed by Abhinav Kashyap and produced by Arbaaz Khan, set to be released on 10 September 2010. It is the first film of newly launched Arbaaz Khan productions. The lead actors in the film include Arbaaz's elder brother, Salman Khan and Sonakshi Sinha, daughter of Shatrughan Sinha.