New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Friday hosted an 'At Home' event at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of 79th Independence Day.

The event was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers, tri-services chiefs and other foreign envoys.

Earlier in the day, President Droupadi Murmu paid tributes to the bravehearts at Delhi's national war memorial on Independence Day, honouring those who made the supreme sacrifice in the armed conflicts of Independent India.

The President was accompanied by Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Anil Chauhan, Chief of Air Staff Amar Preet Singh, Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi, and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh Tripathi, with all five of them marching to the memor...