World Bank Development Committee meeting - Washington

World Bank Development Committee meeting - Washington

World Bank President Ajay Banga and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva participate in the Development Committee during IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington on October 16, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Bank Development Committee meeting - Washington

World Bank Development Committee meeting - Washington

World Bank President Ajay Banga and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva participate in the Development Committee during IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington on October 16, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

IMF/WB Annual Meetings - Washington

IMF/WB Annual Meetings - Washington

World Bank President Ajay Banga, Saudi Minister of Finance Abdullah Al-Jadaan and European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde participate in IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington on October 16, 2024. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

IMF/WB Annual Meetings - Washington

IMF/WB Annual Meetings - Washington

World Bank President Ajay Banga, Saudi Minister of Finance Abdullah Al-Jadaan and European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde participate in IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington on October 16, 2024. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

IMF/WB Annual Meetings - Washington

IMF/WB Annual Meetings - Washington

World Bank President Ajay Banga, Saudi Minister of Finance Abdullah Al-Jadaan and European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde participate in IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington on October 16, 2024. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

IMF/WB Annual Meetings - Washington

IMF/WB Annual Meetings - Washington

World Bank President Ajay Banga participates in IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington on October 16, 2024. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

IMF/WB Annual Meetings - Washington

IMF/WB Annual Meetings - Washington

Saudi Minister of Finance Abdullah Al-Jadaan and World Bank President Ajay Banga participate in IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington on October 16, 2024. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

IMF/WB Annual Meetings - Washington

IMF/WB Annual Meetings - Washington

Saudi Minister of Finance Abdullah Al-Jadaan and World Bank President Ajay Banga participate in IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington on October 16, 2024. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

IMF/WB Annual Meetings - Washington

IMF/WB Annual Meetings - Washington

Saudi Minister of Finance Abdullah Al-Jadaan and World Bank President Ajay Banga participate in IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington on October 16, 2024. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

IMF/World Bank Annual meetings - Washington

IMF/World Bank Annual meetings - Washington

World Bank President Ajay Banga participates in the The Future of Finance debates during the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington on October 14, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

IMF/World Bank Annual meetings - Washington

IMF/World Bank Annual meetings - Washington

World Bank President Ajay Banga participates in the The Future of Finance debates during the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington on October 14, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Global Gateway ForumBrussels

Global Gateway ForumBrussels

Ajaypal Singh "Ajay" Banga at the Global Gateway forum on European investment in Africa, pictured here with the European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jozef Sikela, in Brussels, Belgium, on October 9, 2025. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Global Gateway ForumBrussels

Global Gateway ForumBrussels

Ajaypal Singh "Ajay" Banga at the Global Gateway forum on European investment in Africa, pictured here with the European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jozef Sikela, in Brussels, Belgium, on October 9, 2025. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Para Athletics 2025 in New Delhi

World Para Athletics 2025 in New Delhi

Ajay Singh of India competes in Men's Long Jump T47 Final during the World Para Athletics 2025 at JLN Stadium in New Delhi, India on September 28, 2025. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sand Artist Creates Sand Art To Celebrate Prime Minister's 75th Birthday - India

Sand Artist Creates Sand Art To Celebrate Prime Minister's 75th Birthday - India

Sand Artist, Ajay Rawat creates a sand art of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to celebrate his 75th birthday, in the Desert of Pushkar also known as Thar Desert in Pushkar near Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on September 17, 2025. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Sand Artist Creates Sand Art To Celebrate Prime Minister's 75th Birthday - India

Sand Artist Creates Sand Art To Celebrate Prime Minister's 75th Birthday - India

Sand Artist, Ajay Rawat creates a sand art of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to celebrate his 75th birthday, in the Desert of Pushkar also known as Thar Desert in Pushkar near Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on September 17, 2025. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Sand Artist Creates Sand Art To Celebrate Prime Minister's 75th Birthday - India

Sand Artist Creates Sand Art To Celebrate Prime Minister's 75th Birthday - India

Sand Artist, Ajay Rawat creates a sand art of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to celebrate his 75th birthday, in the Desert of Pushkar also known as Thar Desert in Pushkar near Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on September 17, 2025. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Sand Artist Creates Sand Art To Celebrate Prime Minister's 75th Birthday - India

Sand Artist Creates Sand Art To Celebrate Prime Minister's 75th Birthday - India

Sand Artist, Ajay Rawat creates a sand art of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to celebrate his 75th birthday, in the Desert of Pushkar also known as Thar Desert in Pushkar near Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on September 17, 2025. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Sand Artist Creates Sand Art To Celebrate Prime Minister's 75th Birthday - India

Sand Artist Creates Sand Art To Celebrate Prime Minister's 75th Birthday - India

Sand Artist, Ajay Rawat creates a sand art of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to celebrate his 75th birthday, in the Desert of Pushkar also known as Thar Desert in Pushkar near Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on September 17, 2025. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

FFD4 Opening Session - Seville

FFD4 Opening Session - Seville

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga speaks during the opening session of the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville, Spain, June 30, 2025. The fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, focusing on global development financing issues, took place from Monday and will continue through Thursday, with participation from representatives of governments, international organizations, financial institutions, business communities, among others. Photo by Li Jing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

the President of the World Bank Group, Ajay Banga at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

Mattei Plan & Global Gateway - Joint Summit with Africa - Rome

Mattei Plan & Global Gateway - Joint Summit with Africa - Rome

Rome Villa Doria Pamphili Summit Mattei Plan for Africa the Global Gateway in the photo the President of the World Bank Group, Ajay Banga Rome, Italy on June 20, 2025. Photo by Stefano Carofei/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mattei Plan & Global Gateway - Joint Summit with Africa - Rome

Mattei Plan & Global Gateway - Joint Summit with Africa - Rome

Rome Villa Doria Pamphili Summit Mattei Plan for Africa the Global Gateway in the photo Giorgia Meloni Ursula von der Leyen the President of the World Bank Group, Ajay Banga Rome, Italy on June 20, 2025. Photo by Stefano Carofei/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

G7 Summit - Kananaskis

G7 Summit - Kananaskis

Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes World Bank President Ajay Banga to the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Photo by Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

G7 Summit - Kananaskis

G7 Summit - Kananaskis

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, front fifth from left, stands for the family photo with world leaders and invited guests during the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Pictured in the front row from left to right; German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and European Council President Antonio Costa. Pictured in the back row from left to right; U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, World Bank President Ajay Banga President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and NATO secretary

G7 Summit - Kananaskis

G7 Summit - Kananaskis

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, front fifth left, stands for the family photo with world leaders and invited guests during the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Pictured in the front row from left to right; German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and European Council President Antonio Costa. Pictured in the back row from left to right; U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, World Bank President Ajay Banga President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres and NATO secretary-gen

Eric Lombard at IMF/World Bank meeting - Washington

Eric Lombard at IMF/World Bank meeting - Washington

World Bank President Ajay Banga (L) and attends the Development Committee session during the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington on April 24, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Private Audiences - Vatican

Pope Francis Private Audiences - Vatican

Pope Francis receives in private audience Mr. Ajay Banga, President, World Bank Group in The Vatican, Rome, Italy on November 8, 2024. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Private Audiences - Vatican

Pope Francis Private Audiences - Vatican

Pope Francis receives in private audience Mr. Ajay Banga, President, World Bank Group in The Vatican, Rome, Italy on November 8, 2024. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Private Audiences - Vatican

Pope Francis Private Audiences - Vatican

Pope Francis receives in private audience Mr. Ajay Banga, President, World Bank Group in The Vatican, Rome, Italy on November 8, 2024. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Development Committee at IMF/WB Annual Meetings - Washington

Development Committee at IMF/WB Annual Meetings - Washington

World Bank President Ajay Banga is greeted by WTO Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the Development Committee plenary during the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington on October 25, 2024. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

IMFC at IMF/WB Annual Meetings - Washington

IMFC at IMF/WB Annual Meetings - Washington

World Bank President Ajay Banga is greeted by WTO Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the Development Committee plenary during the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington on October 25, 2024. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

G7 Summit - Day 2 - Italy

G7 Summit - Day 2 - Italy

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, talks with President of the World Bank Ajay Banga as they arrive to take part in a G7 Working Session with Pope Francis, Outreach Countries and International Countries during the G7 Summit in Savelletri Di Fasano, , Puglia, Italy on June 14, 2024. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

G7 Summit - Day 2 - Italy

G7 Summit - Day 2 - Italy

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomes Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank during the G7 Summit, in Borgo Egnazia (Brindisi), Italy, 14 June 2024. Photo by VANNICELLI/GRILLOTTI /IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

G7 Summit - Day 2 - Italy

G7 Summit - Day 2 - Italy

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, talks with President of the World Bank Ajay Banga as they arrive to take part in a G7 Working Session with Pope Francis, Outreach Countries and International Countries during the G7 Summit in Savelletri Di Fasano, Italy on Friday, June 14, 2024. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga at Elysee Palace - Paris

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga at Elysee Palace - Paris

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga at Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on April 30, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga at Elysee Palace - Paris

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga at Elysee Palace - Paris

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga at Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on April 30, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga at Elysee Palace - Paris

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga at Elysee Palace - Paris

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga at Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on April 30, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga at Elysee Palace - Paris

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga at Elysee Palace - Paris

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga at Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on April 30, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Joe Biden meets with Kishida Fumio - Washington

Joe Biden meets with Kishida Fumio - Washington

Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank, and Ritu Banga, arrive to attend a state dinner in honor of Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio hosted by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the White House in Washington on April 10, 2024. Photo by Ting Shen/ABACAPRESS.COM

Joe Biden meets with Kishida Fumio - Washington

Joe Biden meets with Kishida Fumio - Washington

Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank, and Ritu Banga, arrive to attend a state dinner in honor of Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio hosted by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the White House in Washington on April 10, 2024. Photo by Ting Shen/ABACAPRESS.COM

CHINA-BEIJING-LI QIANG-WORLD BANK-PRESIDENT-MEETING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-LI QIANG-WORLD BANK-PRESIDENT-MEETING (CN)

(240325) -- BEIJING, March 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with World Bank President Ajay Banga at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 25, 2024. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

CHINA-BEIJING-LI QIANG-WORLD BANK-PRESIDENT-MEETING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-LI QIANG-WORLD BANK-PRESIDENT-MEETING (CN)

(240325) -- BEIJING, March 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with World Bank President Ajay Banga at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 25, 2024. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

Cyber crimes in India rise sharply in 2022

STORY: Cyber crimes in India rise sharply in 2022 SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 7, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of people using mobile phone 3. various of mobile phone towers STORYLINE: India witnessed a sharp rise of over 24 percent in cyber crimes during 2022 compared to the previous year, and over 31 percent compared to 2020, data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) showed. During the year 2022, a maximum number of 15,297 cyber crimes were reported from the southern state of Telangana, followed by 12,556 crimes in the southern state of Karnataka, and 10,117 in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Quoting the NCRB data on Wednesday, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra said in parliament that the federal government had taken various initiatives to deal with all types of cyber crimes in the country in a coordinated and comprehensive manner. He said more than 320,000 SIM car

World Bank President Ajay Banga

World Bank President Ajay Banga

World Bank President Ajay Banga speaks at a symposium in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2024.

G7 to set up fund to strengthen supply chains

G7 to set up fund to strengthen supply chains

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki (L) and World Bank President Ajay Banga attend an event in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Oct. 11, 2023, where a Group of Seven initiative to set up a new fund to strengthen supply chains for carbon-free goods was announced.

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(231001) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Mohamad Algarni(C) of Qatar, silver medalist Ajay Kumar Saroj(L) of India and brnoze medalist Jinson Johnson of India attend the victory ceremony for for the Men's 1500m of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(231001) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Mohamad Algarni(C) of Qatar, silver medalist Ajay Kumar Saroj(L) of India and brnoze medalist Jinson Johnson of India react after the victory ceremony for for the Men's 1500m of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(231001) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mohamad Algarni(C) of Qatar, Ajay Kumar Saroj(L) of India and Jinson Johnson of India celebrate after the Men's 1500m Final of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(231001) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ajay Kumar Saroj(L) of India and Jinson Johnson of India celebrate after the Men's 1500m Final of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)