India: Kargil Protesters Defy Severe Cold to Show Support for Islamic Leadership in Iran

Thousands gathered in the Kargil district of Ladakh on Friday, January 16, to demonstrate their support for the Islamic Republic of Iran and its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, following weeks of domestic unrest in Iran. Organized by the Imam Khomeini Memorial Trust (IKMT), the peaceful rally featured protesters carrying both Indian and Iranian flags while chanting slogans in support of the Iranian leadership. Participants issued a strong denunciation of foreign interference, citing 'anti-Islamic' policies by the U.S. and Israel aimed at destabilizing Iran. Kargil is renowned for its severe winter conditions. Footage captures protesters chanting amid falling snow.

Smog Covers City On Cold Winter Morning - India

Smog Covers City On Cold Winter Morning - India

A Layer of smog engulfs the city on a cold winter morning, in Ajmer, India on 19 December 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

Smog Covers City On Cold Winter Morning - India

Smog Covers City On Cold Winter Morning - India

A Layer of smog engulfs the city on a cold winter morning, in Ajmer, India on 19 December 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

Smog Covers City On Cold Winter Morning - India

Smog Covers City On Cold Winter Morning - India

A Layer of smog engulfs the city on a cold winter morning, in Ajmer, India on 19 December 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

Smog Covers City On Cold Winter Morning - India

Smog Covers City On Cold Winter Morning - India

A Layer of smog engulfs the city on a cold winter morning, in Ajmer, India on 19 December 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

Smog Covers City On Cold Winter Morning - India

Smog Covers City On Cold Winter Morning - India

A Layer of smog engulfs the city on a cold winter morning, in Ajmer, India on 19 December 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

Smog Covers City On Cold Winter Morning - India

Smog Covers City On Cold Winter Morning - India

A Layer of smog engulfs the city on a cold winter morning, in Ajmer, India on 19 December 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

Smog Covers City On Cold Winter Morning - India

Smog Covers City On Cold Winter Morning - India

A Layer of smog engulfs the city on a cold winter morning, in Ajmer, India on 19 December 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

Smog Covers City On Cold Winter Morning - India

Smog Covers City On Cold Winter Morning - India

A Layer of smog engulfs the city on a cold winter morning, in Ajmer, India on 19 December 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

October Full Harvest Moon In Srinagar - India

October Full Harvest Moon In Srinagar - India

October's Harvest Moon, the first supermoon of the year, rises over Srinagar. This full moon is known as the Hunter's Moon because October was traditionally the month when hunters were active in preparation for the long winter months. Photo by Danish Showkat/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

October Full Harvest Moon In Srinagar - India

October Full Harvest Moon In Srinagar - India

October's Harvest Moon, the first supermoon of the year, rises over Srinagar. This full moon is known as the Hunter's Moon because October was traditionally the month when hunters were active in preparation for the long winter months. Photo by Danish Showkat/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

October Full Harvest Moon In Srinagar - India

October Full Harvest Moon In Srinagar - India

October's Harvest Moon, the first supermoon of the year, rises over Srinagar. This full moon is known as the Hunter's Moon because October was traditionally the month when hunters were active in preparation for the long winter months. Photo by Danish Showkat/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

October Full Harvest Moon In Srinagar - India

October Full Harvest Moon In Srinagar - India

October's Harvest Moon, the first supermoon of the year, rises over Srinagar. This full moon is known as the Hunter's Moon because October was traditionally the month when hunters were active in preparation for the long winter months. Photo by Danish Showkat/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Holi Festival - Amritsar

Holi Festival - Amritsar

eople smeared with colored powder celebrate the Holi Festival in Amritsar district of India's northern Punjab state, March 13, 2025. Holi, the festival of colors, marks the end of winter and the onset of the spring season. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Holi Festival - Amritsar

Holi Festival - Amritsar

eople smeared with colored powder celebrate the Holi Festival in Amritsar district of India's northern Punjab state, March 13, 2025. Holi, the festival of colors, marks the end of winter and the onset of the spring season. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Holi Festival - Amritsar

Holi Festival - Amritsar

eople smeared with colored powder celebrate the Holi Festival in Amritsar district of India's northern Punjab state, March 13, 2025. Holi, the festival of colors, marks the end of winter and the onset of the spring season. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Uma Wang Front Row

PFW Uma Wang Front Row

India Mahdavi attending the Uma Wang Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at L’Observatoire de Paris in Paris, France on March 06, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Uma Wang Front Row

PFW Uma Wang Front Row

India Mahdavi attending the Uma Wang Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at L’Observatoire de Paris in Paris, France on March 06, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Uma Wang Front Row

PFW Uma Wang Front Row

India Mahdavi attending the Uma Wang Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at L’Observatoire de Paris in Paris, France on March 06, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Donald J. Trump with the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi

President Donald J. Trump with the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi

The White House two days after winter storm Harlow in Washington, DC on February 13, 2025.

Asian Winter Games - Ice Hockey

Asian Winter Games - Ice Hockey

Lotus Chamba (front) of India competes during the men's Ice Hockey placement 11-12 match between Singapore and India at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on February 10, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Sun Fei/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 - India

Hindu pilgrims carrying their belongings walk over floating pontoon bridges to go to Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, on a foggy winter evening to take part in the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 12, 2025. The millennia-old Kumbh Mela, a sacred show of religious piety and ritual bathing that opens January 13, is held at the site where the holy Ganges, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers meet. . Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Birds Play in The Water - India

Birds Play in The Water - India

Birds play in the water of a pot on a cold winter's morning in Ajmer, India, November 22, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Birds Play in The Water - India

Birds Play in The Water - India

Birds play in the water of a pot on a cold winter's morning in Ajmer, India, November 22, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Birds Play in The Water - India

Birds Play in The Water - India

Birds play in the water of a pot on a cold winter's morning in Ajmer, India, November 22, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Birds Play in The Water - India

Birds Play in The Water - India

Birds play in the water of a pot on a cold winter's morning in Ajmer, India, November 22, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Street Style

PFW - Street Style

Street style, India Weber arriving at Georges Hobeika Fall Winter 2024-2025 Haute Couture show, held at rue de l Universite, Paris, France, on June 24th, 2024. Photo by Marie-Paola Bertrand-Hillion/ABACAPRESS.COM

Holi celebrators in New Delhi gear up for festival

STORY: Holi celebrators in New Delhi gear up for festival SHOOTING TIME: March 21, 2024 DATELINE: March 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. shot of India gate 2. various of markets STORYLINE: Markets in New Delhi are bustled with Holi celebrators as the festival of colors is just around the corner. The ancient Indian festival marks the end of winter and the onset of the spring season, signifying the victory of good over evil. Millions of Indians, mostly Hindus, are expected to celebrate the Holi festival on March 25 across the South Asian country with religious fervor and gaiety. During the celebrations, participants will hold colored powder on plates and smear them on each other to express love and affection. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

Back To School In Kashmir - India

Back To School In Kashmir - India

Students read books on a classroom during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Back To School In Kashmir - India

Back To School In Kashmir - India

Students read books on a classroom during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Back To School In Kashmir - India

Back To School In Kashmir - India

Students read books on a classroom during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Back To School In Kashmir - India

Back To School In Kashmir - India

A student gesticulates during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Back To School In Kashmir - India

Back To School In Kashmir - India

A student walks towards their classrooms during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Back To School In Kashmir - India

Back To School In Kashmir - India

A student greet each other during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Back To School In Kashmir - India

Back To School In Kashmir - India

Students arrive the school during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Back To School In Kashmir - India

Back To School In Kashmir - India

Children arrive the school during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Back To School In Kashmir - India

Back To School In Kashmir - India

Students arrive the school during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Back To School In Kashmir - India

Back To School In Kashmir - India

Students arrive the school during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Back To School In Kashmir - India

Back To School In Kashmir - India

A child walks past written blackboard during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Back To School In Kashmir - India

Back To School In Kashmir - India

A teacher writes on a blackboard during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Back To School In Kashmir - India

Back To School In Kashmir - India

A child looks out from a rickshaw during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Stella McCartney Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 - Arrivals NB

PFW - Stella McCartney Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 - Arrivals NB

India Amarteifio attends the Stella McCartney Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 04, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Nasser Berzane/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Stella McCartney Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 - Arrivals NB

PFW - Stella McCartney Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 - Arrivals NB

India Amarteifio attends the Stella McCartney Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 04, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Nasser Berzane/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Leonard Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 - Arrivals

PFW - Leonard Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 - Arrivals

Street style, Kenza Sadoun el Glaoui and India Weber arriving at Leonard Fall-Winter 2024-2025 show, held at Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France, on March 1st, 2024. Photo by Marie-Paola Bertrand-Hillion/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Leonard Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 - Arrivals

PFW - Leonard Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 - Arrivals

Street style, India Weber arriving at Leonard Fall-Winter 2024-2025 show, held at Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France, on March 1st, 2024. Photo by Marie-Paola Bertrand-Hillion/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Leonard Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 - Arrivals

PFW - Leonard Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 - Arrivals

Street style, India Weber arriving at Leonard Fall-Winter 2024-2025 show, held at Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France, on March 1st, 2024. Photo by Marie-Paola Bertrand-Hillion/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Leonard Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 - Arrivals

PFW - Leonard Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 - Arrivals

Street style, India Weber arriving at Leonard Fall-Winter 2024-2025 show, held at Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France, on March 1st, 2024. Photo by Marie-Paola Bertrand-Hillion/ABACAPRESS.COM

INDIA-ASSAM-MORIGAON-BHOGALI BIHU-BUFFALO FIGHT

INDIA-ASSAM-MORIGAON-BHOGALI BIHU-BUFFALO FIGHT

(240116) -- MORIGAON, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People watch a buffalo fight during Bhogali Bihu, a festival marking the end of the winter harvesting season, at Ahatguri village of Morigaon district, Assam state, India, Jan. 16, 2024. (Str/Xinhua)

INDIA-ASSAM-MORIGAON-BHOGALI BIHU-BUFFALO FIGHT

INDIA-ASSAM-MORIGAON-BHOGALI BIHU-BUFFALO FIGHT

(240116) -- MORIGAON, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People watch a buffalo fight during Bhogali Bihu, a festival marking the end of the winter harvesting season, at Ahatguri village of Morigaon district, Assam state, India, Jan. 16, 2024. (Str/Xinhua)

INDIA-ASSAM-MORIGAON-BHOGALI BIHU-BUFFALO FIGHT

INDIA-ASSAM-MORIGAON-BHOGALI BIHU-BUFFALO FIGHT

(240116) -- MORIGAON, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People watch a buffalo fight during Bhogali Bihu, a festival marking the end of the winter harvesting season, at Ahatguri village of Morigaon district, Assam state, India, Jan. 16, 2024. (Str/Xinhua)