A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Photo taken in July 2011 shows former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who was known as the country's "Missile Man" for his role in the country's missile and nuclear development programs. The Press Trust of India reported that he died on July 27, 2015, after collapsing during a lecture in Shillong, northeastern India. He was 83.

INDIA PARLIAMENT

A statue of Mahatma Gandhi overlooks the Indian Parliament house on the opening day of its monsoon session, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, July 21, 2015.

INDIA MONSOON AGRICULTURE

An Indian farmer prepares rice saplings for replanting in a paddy field during monsoon rains on the outskirts of Mumbai, Maharashtra state, India, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Monsoon rains are crucial for Indian agriculture, because nearly 60 percent of its farmland is rainfed.

INDIA PARLIAMENT DISRUPTION PROTEST

India's main opposition Congress party supporters wear masks of Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they protest against Modi led central government in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Indian opposition parties on Tuesday held protests on first day of the Monsoon session of the Parliament to demand resignation of two key ruling party leaders, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and the top elected leader of Rajasthan state Vasundhararaje Scindia, for allegedly helping a London-based former Indian cricket official Lalit Modi facing investigation for financial irregularities, among other issues of corruption. Placard on left reads, "I am Smriti Irani Modi's uneducated Education Minister".

INDIA POLITICS

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, arrives at an all parties meeting convened by the parliament's lower house speaker Sumitra Mahajan, in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2015. The meeting was convened ahead of the monsoon session that begins from July 21.

RATHA-YATRA

Indian Ratha Yatra festival took place in Prague, Czech Republic, July 19, 2015. Pictured parade in the city center.

INDIA MONSOON

An Indian traffic policeman, background in uniform, and commuters carry umbrellas as they cross a road during monsoon rains in Kolkata, India, Thursday, July 16, 2015. Heavy monsoon rains have caused water logging in many parts of the city resulting in traffic snarls and disrupting the life of daily commuters.

INDIA MONSOON AGRICULTURE

Indian farmers return after planting paddy saplings after monsoon rains at Sherpur village, north of Allahabad, India, Sunday, July 12, 2015. Monsoon rains are crucial for Indian agriculture, because nearly 60 percent of its farmland is rainfed.