INDIA PELE

Brazilian football legend Pele poses with a football during an interaction session with the students of NSHM Knowledge Campus in Kolkata, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2015. Pele is in Kolkata during a three-day visit and will also fly to the national capital New Delhi to attend the Subroto Cup 2015 football final match, according to local reports. 

INDIA AIR FORCE DAY

Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fires flares during a Vertical Charlie maneuver at the Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced Thursday that the IAF would have women fighter pilots, a proposal pending at the Indian Defense Ministry for approval.

INDIAN AIR FORCE DAY PARADE

Soldiers Indian Air Force Day parade, New Delhi, India - 08 Oct 2015 

INDIA HINDU FESTIVAL

An Indian woman carries a child dressed as Hindu god Krishna during Janmashtami festival celebrations in Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015.The festival marks the birth of Lord Krishna.

INDIA KUMBH MELA

Naga sadhus, or naked Hindu holy men take holy dip in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival, will cleanse them of their sins. According to Hindu mythology, the Kumbh Mela celebrates the victory of gods over demons in a furious battle over a nectar that would give them immortality.

INDIA KUMBH MELA

Indian devotees perform rituals as they take holy dips in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival will cleanse them of their sins. Wednesday marked the first day of bathing for those attending this year’s festival on the banks of the Godavari River in Maharashtra state.

SRI LANKA ELECTION

Supporters of Sri Lanka's ruling United National Party celebrate their party's election performance in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. Sri Lanka's prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe defeated the country's former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa in parliamentary elections, according to results released Tuesday, blocking a key step of his return to power bid seven months after he lost the presidency. Portrait of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is seen on right.

SRI LANKA ELECTION

A member of Sri Lanka's elite police force stands guard as polling officials bring sealed boxes of ballot papers outside a vote counting center in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. Sri Lankans voted in parliamentary elections Monday that will decide the political future of former strongman leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, seeking a comeback eight months after being unseated in a shocking election loss. 

INDIA INDEPENDENCE DAY

Indian fags are hoisted on the roofs of houses on 69th Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi, India, Friday, Aug. 15, 2015. Saturday’s speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the anniversary of the day India gained its freedom from British colonial rule in 1947. The occasion is normally used to layout the government's broad vision for the country.

INDIA INDEPENDENCE DAY

With the Jama Masjid in the background, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, addresses the nation on India's 69th Independence Day in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Modi's Independence Day speech mainly listed his government's poverty alleviation plans and achievements 15 months after taking office.

INDIA JEWELRY

Indian Tennis player Sania Mirza displays the creations of Moni Agarwal during a fashion show at the India International Jewelry Week in Mumbai, India, Monday, Aug. 3, 2015

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.