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Pongal Festival - Singapore

A craftsman demonstrates pottery making for Pongal Festival activities during a media preview of the Pongal Festival celebration held in Singapore's Indian Heritage Centre on Jan. 9, 2026. Pongal Festival is a tradition celebrated in south India. This year's festival is held from Jan. 14 to 17. Singapore's Indian Heritage Centre will be hosting a series of Pongal Festival activities on the two weekends on Jan 10, 11, 17 and 18. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Pongal Festival - Singapore

People paint on traditional clay pots used for Pongal Festival activities during a media preview of the Pongal Festival celebration held in Singapore's Indian Heritage Centre on Jan. 9, 2026. Pongal Festival is a tradition celebrated in south India. This year's festival is held from Jan. 14 to 17. Singapore's Indian Heritage Centre will be hosting a series of Pongal Festival activities on the two weekends on Jan 10, 11, 17 and 18. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Pongal Festival - Singapore

Performers dance during the media preview of the Pongal Festival celebration held in Singapore's Indian Heritage Centre on Jan. 9, 2026. Pongal Festival is a tradition celebrated in south India. This year's festival is held from Jan. 14 to 17. Singapore's Indian Heritage Centre will be hosting a series of Pongal Festival activities on the two weekends on Jan 10, 11, 17 and 18. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Pongal Festival - Singapore

A woman shows a traditional clay pot used for Pongal Festival activities during a media preview of the Pongal Festival celebration held in Singapore's Indian Heritage Centre on Jan. 9, 2026. Pongal Festival is a tradition celebrated in south India. This year's festival is held from Jan. 14 to 17. Singapore's Indian Heritage Centre will be hosting a series of Pongal Festival activities on the two weekends on Jan 10, 11, 17 and 18. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Mizuho Financial to buy Indian investment bank

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. President Masahiro Kihara (L) and Gaurav Deepak, CEO of Avendus Capital Private Ltd., shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025. The major Japanese financial group said it will buy the major Indian investment bank to strengthen operations in the South Asian country with high growth potential.

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RECAP: Hundreds Dead in Sri Lanka’s Worst Flooding in Decades

Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency after Cyclone Ditwah triggered catastrophic flooding across the country. At least 410 people have been killed and 366 remain missing. Floodwaters in Colombo peaked overnight, and while levels have begun to recede, large parts of the capital and surrounding areas remain buried in mud, with the full extent of the damage still unclear. More than 148,000 people have been evacuated to temporary shelters, and the military has deployed helicopters and boats for rescue operations and aid delivery. The disaster is Sri Lanka’s worst since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

During a brief power outage Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waits in the dark for the arrival of Prime Minister Mark Carney for a bilateral meeting during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. The power resumed before their meeting. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

Foreign Affairs Anita Anand shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi following a bilateral meeting during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand arrive for a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

Prime Minister Mark Carney takes part in a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves following a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Tom Pitfield, principal secretary, during a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. The power resumed before their meeting. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

During a brief power outage Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waits in the dark for the arrival of Prime Minister Mark Carney for a bilateral meeting during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. The power resumed before their meeting. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, waits for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to return to his seat after shaking hands with delegates during a bilateral meeting at the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a bilateral meeting at the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

Prime Minister Mark Carney, middle, introduces Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand during a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

Prime Minister Mark Carney, middle, introduces Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand during a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

Prime Minister Mark Carney, middle, introduces Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand during a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

Prime Minister Mark Carney takes part in a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

Prime Minister Mark Carney takes part in a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

Prime Minister Mark Carney takes part in a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

Prime Minister Mark Carney takes part in a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

Prime Minister Mark Carney takes part in a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes part in a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

Prime Minister Mark Carney takes part in a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

Prime Minister Mark Carney takes part in a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

Prime Minister Mark Carney takes part in a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

Prime Minister Mark Carney, second from right, shakes hands with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, right, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, second from left, shakes hands with Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand during a bilateral meeting with during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

Prime Minister Mark Carney, middle, introduces Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand during a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar welcome Prime Minister Mark Carney, front right, for a bilateral meeting during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Mira Nair - Doha

Director Mira Nair seen during the opening night gala screening of "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" at the 4th Doha Tribeca Film Festival in old Souk Waqif on November 17, 2012 in Doha, Qatar. - Mira Nair is an Indian-American film director and producer. Married to Mahmood Mamdani, she is the mother of Zohran Mamdani, recently elected mayor of New York, becoming the first Muslim and South Asian to hold this position. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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1st naval exercise by Philippines, India in South China Sea

The Indian Navy takes part in its first naval exercise with the Philippines, a two-day event that started the previous day, in the South China Sea, off the west coast of the Philippines, on Aug. 4, 2025.

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1st naval exercise by Philippines, India in South China Sea

Philippine Navy personnel salute an Indian Navy vessel in the South China Sea, off the west coast of the Philippines, on Aug. 4, 2025, during their first naval exercise with India, a two-day event that started the previous day.

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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

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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

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Air India Plane Crash In Ahmedabad

(250613) -- BEIJING, June 13, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers are pictured near the debris of an Air India plane at the crash site in Ahmedabad of India's Gujarat state, June 12, 2025. Aviation authorities have found one of the two black boxes of the Air India flight that crashed in the western Indian state of Gujarat, killing 241 on board, local newspaper Hindustan Times said. The London-bound flight crashed on Thursday afternoon shortly after takeoff from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, about 17 km south of Gandhinagar, the capital city of Gujarat. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air India Plane Crashes After Take Off - India

People and rescuers are seen at a site of a plane crash in Ahmedabad of India's Gujarat state, June 12, 2025. An Air India flight to London crashed Thursday shortly after takeoff from an airport in the western Indian state of Gujarat, officials said. Senior police officer confirms at least 110 dead in the crash, according to local media reports. The flight with 242 people, including 230 passengers and 12 crew members, onboard took off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, about 17 km south of Gandhinagar, the capital city of Gujarat. Reports said the passenger aircraft went down in the Meghani area of the city. Photo by UNI/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air India Plane Crashes After Take Off - India

People look at the debris of an Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad of India's Gujarat state, June 12, 2025. An Air India flight to London with 242 people on board, including two pilots and 10 cabin crew members, crashed Thursday shortly after takeoff from an airport in the western Indian state of Gujarat, officials said. Senior police officer confirms at least 110 dead in the crash, according to local media reports. The flight took off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, about 17 km south of Gandhinagar, the capital city of Gujarat. Photo by UNI/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air India Plane Crashes After Take Off - India

People and rescuers are seen at a site of a plane crash in Ahmedabad of India's Gujarat state, June 12, 2025. An Air India flight to London crashed Thursday shortly after takeoff from an airport in the western Indian state of Gujarat, officials said. Senior police officer confirms at least 110 dead in the crash, according to local media reports. The flight with 242 people, including 230 passengers and 12 crew members, onboard took off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, about 17 km south of Gandhinagar, the capital city of Gujarat. Reports said the passenger aircraft went down in the Meghani area of the city. Photo by UNI/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air India Plane Crashes After Take Off - India

People look at the debris of an Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad of India's Gujarat state, June 12, 2025. An Air India flight to London with 242 people on board, including two pilots and 10 cabin crew members, crashed Thursday shortly after takeoff from an airport in the western Indian state of Gujarat, officials said. Senior police officer confirms at least 110 dead in the crash, according to local media reports. The flight took off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, about 17 km south of Gandhinagar, the capital city of Gujarat. Photo by UNI/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air India Plane Crashes After Take Off - India

People look at the debris of an Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad of India's Gujarat state, June 12, 2025. An Air India flight to London with 242 people on board, including two pilots and 10 cabin crew members, crashed Thursday shortly after takeoff from an airport in the western Indian state of Gujarat, officials said. Senior police officer confirms at least 110 dead in the crash, according to local media reports. The flight took off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, about 17 km south of Gandhinagar, the capital city of Gujarat. Photo by UNI/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air India Plane Crashes After Take Off - India

People and rescuers are seen at a site of a plane crash in Ahmedabad of India's Gujarat state, June 12, 2025. An Air India flight to London crashed Thursday shortly after takeoff from an airport in the western Indian state of Gujarat, officials said. Senior police officer confirms at least 110 dead in the crash, according to local media reports. The flight with 242 people, including 230 passengers and 12 crew members, onboard took off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, about 17 km south of Gandhinagar, the capital city of Gujarat. Reports said the passenger aircraft went down in the Meghani area of the city. Photo by UNI/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air India Plane Crashes After Take Off - India

People look at the debris of an Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad of India's Gujarat state, June 12, 2025. An Air India flight to London with 242 people on board, including two pilots and 10 cabin crew members, crashed Thursday shortly after takeoff from an airport in the western Indian state of Gujarat, officials said. Senior police officer confirms at least 110 dead in the crash, according to local media reports. The flight took off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, about 17 km south of Gandhinagar, the capital city of Gujarat. Photo by UNI/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air India Plane Crashes After Take Off - India

People and rescuers are seen at a site of a plane crash in Ahmedabad of India's Gujarat state, June 12, 2025. An Air India flight to London crashed Thursday shortly after takeoff from an airport in the western Indian state of Gujarat, officials said. The flight with 242 people, including 230 passengers and 12 crew members, onboard took off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, about 17 km south of Gandhinagar, the capital city of Gujarat. Reports said the passenger aircraft went down in the Meghani area of the city. Photo by UNI/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air India Plane Crashes After Take Off - India

Smoke comes out from a site of a plane crash in Ahmedabad of India's Gujarat state, June 12, 2025. An Air India flight to London crashed Thursday shortly after takeoff from an airport in the western Indian state of Gujarat, officials said. The flight with 242 people, including 230 passengers and 12 crew members, onboard took off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, about 17 km south of Gandhinagar, the capital city of Gujarat. Reports said the passenger aircraft went down in the Meghani area of the city. Photo by UNI/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air India Plane Crashes After Take Off - India

This photo taken in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, shows a man watching the news of a plane crash in Ahmedabad of India's Gujarat state, June 12, 2025. An Air India flight to London crashed Thursday shortly after takeoff from an airport in the western Indian state of Gujarat, officials said. The flight with 242 people, including 230 passengers and 12 crew members, onboard took off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, about 17 km south of Gandhinagar, the capital city of Gujarat. Reports said the passenger aircraft went down in the Meghani area of the city. Photo by Xinhua/Javed Dar/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Maldives

INDIAN OCEAN, MALDIVES, SOUTH MALE ATOLL, DHIGUFINOLHU, ANANTARA RESORT DHIGU Photo by Michel Renaudeau/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Maldives

INDIAN OCEAN, MALDIVES, SOUTH MALE ATOLL, DHIGUFINOLHU, ANANTARA RESORT DHIGU Photo by Michel Renaudeau/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Killed in Poonch as India-Pakistan Tensions Flare

A paramilitary soldier patrols a street in Srinagar, India, on May 7, 2025. The Indian government says it has launched military strikes on nine locations inside Pakistan in retaliation for the April 22 attack in Pahalgam, a popular tourist destination in south Kashmir, which left 26 tourists dead. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Indian Missile Strike in Muridke, Pakistan

(250508) -- BEIJING, May 8, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People watch an unclaimed part of an aircraft at Wuyan village in Pulwama district, about 20 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, May 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)