it was the start of the bjp�*s climb to power under its leader, narendra modi.xt few months, and mr modi chose to inaugurate the new temple in ayodhya now, even though it's not even fully finished. yogita limaye, the bbc�*s south asia correspondent, spoke to me from lucknow on the way back from watching the ceremony at ayodhya. the event that has taken place, no major opposition political parties attended it. even a lot of hindu religious leaders did not attend it. and when we were out there, in addition to obviously banners and posters of the temple, you know, literally you couldn't go about a few metres without seeing a banner or a poster with the prime minister's face on it. there were banners and posters about the different welfare programmes that the prime minister has started, which we also saw along the way. so there was definitely a sense of political colour in that event. it is something the government will deny. they will say this is a religious ceremony, this was something that millions of hindus have wanted and that's what we've done, that's what we

it was the start of the bjp's climb to power under its leader, narendra modi.xt few months, and mr modi chose to inaugurate the new temple in ayodhya now, even though it's not even fully finished. yogita limaye, the bbc�*s south asia correspondent, spoke to me from lucknow on the way back from watching the ceremony at ayodhya. the event that has taken place, no major opposition political parties attended it. even a lot of hindu religious leaders did not attend it. and when we were out there, in addition to obviously banners and posters of the temple, you know, literally you couldn't go about a few metres without seeing a banner or a poster with the prime minister's face on it. there were banners and posters about the different welfare programmes that the prime minister has started, which we also saw along the way. so there was definitely a sense of political colour in that event. it is something the government will deny. they will say this is a religious ceremony, this was something that millions of hindus have wanted and that's what we've done, that's what we

it was the start of the bjp's climb to power under its leader, narendra modi. few months, and mr modi chose to inaugurate the new temple in ayodhya now, even though it's not even fully finished. yogita limaye, the bbc�*s south asia correspondent, spoke to me from lucknow on the way back from watching the ceremony at ayodhya. the event that has taken place, no major opposition political parties attended it. even a lot of hindu religious leaders did not attend it. and when we were out there, in addition to obviously banners and posters of the temple, you know, literally you couldn't go about a few metres without seeing a banner or a poster with the prime minister's face on it. this there were banners and posters about the different welfare welfare programmes that the prime minister has started, which we also saw along the way. so there was definitely a sense of political colour in that event. it is something the government will deny. they will say this is a religious ceremony, this was something that millions of hindus have wanted and that's what we've done, that

the eighties, the beginning of the nineties, this is the time of consolidation of supporters of the bjpainst the backdrop of the indian political instability of that period, one of the understandable slogans, markers of political identification, let's restore, let's restore the temple in ayothi, on the site of the babur mosque, for hindus on... what the bjp was able to offer itself to these new voters is a key success factor, but it is, of course, quite possible to compare the situation in india with the situation in many countries, for example in turkey, for example, because we will see not only the strengthening of such a right... right, appealing to the traditions of the party, but also the collapse of the conventional left flank . if we are talking about india, then this is a disappearance, a practical disappearance from big politics of the communists, which 25 years ago were the third force, a constant crisis within the indian national congress, that is, the problem is not even that the bjp has become stronger, the problem is that v the last ones. on the streets of dally one is str

means the accusation bjp rejects upright saying india is democracy and shrined in equality for all. early 90s the government of india launched a madrasa scheme to ensure every child receives education for other subjects besides islamic studies. thousands of teachers were appointed for those subjects receiving a mega 3. indian rupees a month payment on roles. ever since the emergence of ruling bjp, critics have accused the ruling party of systematic repression against the largest minority group. observers say such issues pave the way for prime minister modi's ruling bjp to retain power for a third consecutive term as the general election is due in may 2024. the decision to cut funding for madrasas or muslim school. has triggered widespread condemnation in the muslim community. the teachers community say it will be shocking for them if they removed from their jobs. they've also urged the modi administration to reverse its decision and pay the teachers long over due back wages. munorzaman press tv new delhi and what we come to the end of this bulletin. thank you for being with us. i'll

the accusation bjp rejects upright, saying india is democracy shrined in equality for all. in early 90s the government of india launched a madrasa scheme to ensure every child receives education for other subjects besides his. studies, thousands of teachers were appointed for those subjects receiving meger 300 indian rupees a month payment on roles. ever since the emergence of ruling bjp, critics have accused the ruling party of systematic repression against the largest minority group. observers say such issues pay the way for prime minister modi's ruling bjp to retain power for a third consecutive term as the general election is due in may 2024. "the decision to cut funding for madrasas or muslim schools has triggered widespread condemnation in the muslim community. the teachers community say it will be..." shocking for them if they're removed from their jobs. they also urged the modi administration to reverse its decision and pay the teachers long overdue back wages. zaman press tv, new delhi. and with that we come to the end of this bulletin. thank you for being with us,

end of the eighties, the beginning of the nineties is a time of consolidation of supporters of the bjp, which is striving for power against the backdrop of the indian political instability of that period, one of the understandable slogans, markers of political identification, let's restore, let's restore the temple in ayothi, on the site of the babur mosque. for hindu nationalists it is a symbol of victory. moreover , the many-year completion of a huge political journey, and of course, a reference to future elections, we are in force, we have pushed through our program, and it will be so in the future. in the second half of the 20th century, india was perceived as a very progressive country. why is there now such a tilt towards traditionalism of nationalism? in... the fifties and eighties , there was an illusion that india was more secular and more left-wing, this illusion existed due to the fact that the absolute majority of the population did not participate in any politics, there was no point in putting a ballot in the ballot box once every 5 years didn’t understand, and everything

ever since the emergence of ruling bjp, critics have accused the ruling party of systematic repressiongas has left 125 more gazans dead in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death tool in gaza to close to 24,000. gaza's health ministry says around 60,600 people have also been wounded in 100 days of israeli bombings and ground invasion. iranian president raise says israel's normalization of ties with some arab countries in the region will not bring about security for the regime. addressing an international conference on gaza and tehron rice he said that the israeli regime should end its occupation of palestine and be held accountable for its crimes.

the accusation bjp rejects upright saying india is democracy and shrined in equality for all.rmalization of ties with some arab countries in the region will not bring about security for the regime. addressing an international conference on gaza in tehran. r said that the israely regime should end its occupation of palestine and be held accountable for its crimes.

ever since the emergence of ruling bjp. critics have accused the ruling party of systematic repression against the largest minority group. observers say such issues pay the way for prime minister modi's ruling bjp to retain power for a third. consecutive term as the general election is due in may 2024. the decision to cut funding for madrasas or muslim schools has triggered widespread condemnation in the muslim community. the teachers community say it will be shocking for them if they removed from their jobs. they've also urged the modi administration to reverse its decision and pay the teachers long overdue back wages. new delhi, let's wrap for now with sticker on, i'll be back on the top of the news and reef, see you in a bit! press tv's news and brief iranian president ibrahim rice says israel's normalization of ties with some arab countries in the region will not bring about security for the regime, addressing an international conference on gaza and tehran, right? said that the israeli regime should end its occupation o

government of persecuting and dating muslims through all possible means, the accusation bjp rejects upright, saying india is democracy and shined in equality for all. in early 90s, the government of india launched a madrassa scheme to ensure every child receives education for other subjects besides islamic studies. thousands of teachers were appointed for those subjects receiving meger 300 indian rupees a month payment on roles. ever since the emergence of ruling bjp critics. have accused the ruling party of systematic repression against the largest minority group. observers say such issues pay the way for prime minister modi's ruling bjp to retain power for a third consecutive term as the general election is due in may 2024. the decision to cut funding for madrasas or muslim schools has triggered widespread condemnation in the muslim community. the teachers community. say it will be shocking for them if they're removed from their jobs. they've also urged the modi administration to reverse its decision and pay the teachers long overdue back wages. munorzaman press tv, new delhi. and

ever since the emergence of ruling bjp critic. have accused the ruling party of systematic repressionommunity. the teachers community say it will be shocking for them if they're removed from their jobs. they've also urged the modi administration to reverse its decision and pay the teachers long overdue back wages. new delhi and that does with this additional world news, thanks so much for being with us, i'll be back with a recap of the top stories at the top of the hour, see you then. کلاس دوم اون روز رفته بودیم مسجدمونم خواهرم خودم رفته بودیم مسجدوندن به خاطر همین شکسته چار تا ترکیشم مامانم یه مامانم و خواهرم یه... israel has carried out new attacks and gaza, they include an artillery strike on the city of rafa killing 12 palestinians, separate attack on area near gaza's old city took the lives of 20 other people, the total death goal from israel's more than three months of unslot tops 23,800. mal's representative in lebanon says israel has failed to achieve any of its objectives in gaza despite the regime's genocidal war. osama hamdan said that israel has failed to rate the determin

group observers say such issues pave the way for prime minister modi's ruling bjp to retain power for the teachers long overdue back wages. zamon press tv, new delhi. and with that we come to an end for this additional world news. thanks for being with us, you can find on more on our website.presstivv.ir. at the top the hour, i'll be back with a recap of the top stories. see you then. to occupy palestine, to expell palestinians from their homes and to kill them at will. they needed excuse, so they called the land their own homeland overnight, aasuring in a dark chapter in the history of the world. but shall the owners of the land return home? the sun shown to announce the beginning of new day. it was the 13th day of the war on the gazas rip. look at the missile. what did we do to deserve being hit by this? the army bombed the children on the beach and destroyed our houses. they killed children, men, women, and old men. i have other place to go, so now my children and i are homeless. it is the israeli's habit from ages, they say that children fire rockets. israel has carried out new at

ever since the emergence of ruling bjp critics have accused. the ruling party of systematic repressionecutive term. as the general election is due in may 2024. the decision to cut funding for madrasas or muslim schools has triggered widespread condemnation in the muslim community. the teachers community say it will be shocking for them if they're removed from their jobs. they've also urged the modi administration to reverse its decision and pay the teachers long overdue back wages. zaman press tv, new delhi. and with that we come to the end of this bulletin. thank you for being with us, i'll be back with a recap of the top stories on press tv in around four minutes time. take care for now. keeping you up to date with world news every half hour on press tv. new zembry for this hour, israel has carried out new attacks on gaza. they include an artillery strike on the city of rafa killing. 12 palestinians a separate attack on an area near gaza's old city took the lives of 20 other people. the total death told from israel's more than three months of enslot tops 23,800. the hamas representat

do you think that has been properly acknowledged by the prime ministers and other in the bjp?ay that india was a secular country. i don't understand. i said it is a secular country, ..so please correct this. india is a secular country. india is home to the second largest muslim population in the world. india is home to more than 20 million christians, and india is also home to six different other faiths. so india is the most vibrant, you know, democratic society. so, i mean, and you not only go by the constitution, just come and see here, interact with the people... but to address what i asked you, to address what i asked you, it is a secular country. i was asking you, do you think the pain and the memories of what happened 30 years ago have been properly acknowledged by the bjp today? well, you see, that's your interpretation — the pain. i mean, there was a mosque which was built by a moghul invader. and later on, we know that for the last 200 years, hindus have been protesting and they say, look, this is very important site for us, it's like what is vatican to the catholics,

opinions of fellow party members, and what they were building fashion in recent decades within the bjphe right-wing movement. the imodi party has never been able to achieve all-indian power over all regions; now, in general, there is no such situation. although hindus make up eight. hindutva, privileges for hindus over others, the party strongly disagrees with this. but look at the russian prime minister. russia is a very diverse country, but it has a common cultural, historical and linguistic identity. russia, which president putin constantly talks about, is precisely holding all together: different ethnic groups, different religions, they all make up russia. this is unity - this is the main content of hindutva. and if someone interprets it differently, claiming that it presupposes national-religious exclusivity, then they either do not understand or are deliberately distorting it for alien western interests. frame. read the mantra, say the mantra! the right mantra, read at the right time, brought victory to rama over the evil demon named tadaka. i wish i could always know the right m

when actually many political parties and even the opposition parties have been accusing the ruling bjp of politicizing religion, it's it's it's it's a certain thing because elections are all is revolving around very, very delicate things here in this part world, religion is actually a very easy tool and many political parties, especially the ruling dispensation is using mostly for election times and this event was specifically waited, it was it was being held so that it will be launched before the next phase of election or the general election 2024 will take place, so there you go, many people from all works of life and sending invitations everyone, including the bollywood stars, the politicians, the artists and many from other parts applying, it is, of course, it's a new new thing right now for this part of the world where hindus rever lord rama as as their mightiest diety, and this was one of the main election manifesto of the ruling party when they started their campaigning in 2014 the certain issues were the most burning. issues where they contested the election about first was abo

at a local bjp office, preparations are on for the inauguration.inister of a secular country to be the main figure at a major hindu religious event? translation: it's 100% right. this must happen. the culture of the majority community in a country dominates the nation. this does not mean we do not respect minorities. if the prime minister is cindy y should he not that the biggest centre of the hindu faith. the opening of the temple is being seen as the start of prime minister modi's re—election bid, and it's expected to give him another resounding victory. one that could further polarize the nation. yogita limaye, bbc news, ayodhya. plenty more on that story and much more on the website. hello there. storm isha's likely to cause significant damage and disruption in parts of the uk as we push into monday morning. met office amber warnings are in force for severe gales with damaging gusts and heavy rain. this heavy rain combined with snow melt, because of milder temperatures across northern areas, is likely to lead to localised flooding. the centre o

at a local bjp office, preparations are on for the inauguration.e for the prime minister of a secular country to be the main figure at a major hindu religious event? translation: it's 100% right. this must happen. the culture of the majority community in the country dominates the nation. this does not mean we do not respect minorities. if the prime minister is hindu, why should he not visit the biggest centre of the hindu faith? the opening of the temple is being seen as the start of prime minister modi's re—election bid — and it's expected to give him another resounding victory. one that could further polarise the nation. yogita limaye, bbc news, ayodhya. hello there. storm isha will cause significant damage and disruption in parts of the uk, as we push into monday morning. met office amber warnings are in force for severe gales with damaging gusts and heavy rain. this heavy rain combined with snow melt, because of milder temperatures across northern areas, is likely to lead to localised flooding. the centre passing to the north of scotland, wides

at a local bjp office, preparations are on for the inauguration.rime minister of a secular country to be the main figure at a major hindu religious event? translation: it's 100% right. the culture of the majority community in a country dominates the nation. this does not mean we do not respect minorities. the opening of the temple is being seen as the start of prime minister modi's re—election bid, and it's expected to give him another resounding victory. one that could further polarize the nation. yogita limaye, bbc news, ayodhya. south korea says exports of kimchi — a staple korean food — has recorded an all—time high last year. shipments of the spicy fermented cabbage exceeded 114,000 tonnes last year. an official cited the growing popularity of south korean culture around the world as the main reason behind the surge. that's all the time we have on newsday, stay with bbc news. hello there. storm isha will cause significant damage and disruption in parts of the uk, as we push into monday morning. met office amber warnings are in force for severe

. 0n the prime minister and the bjp. 0n the other side, why a watershed moment?ry, this temple will be seen as a symbol of injustice because there was a mosque there, a 16th century mosque raised down by the hindu fundamentalist in 1982 which set a deep scar on muslim society and they feel let down by institutions and what they are worried about is this temple is only the beginning and what will happen to them in years to come? . ~' ,, nilanjan mukhopadhyay, a journalist and author the demolition, the verdict and the temple joins us now. thank you. we heard from my colleague about why this is important to the nation. but around president modi's visit and inauguration, what is the reaction amongst opposition parties and the muslim community? the amongst opposition parties and the muslim community?— amongst opposition parties and the muslim community? the prime minister was the central — muslim community? the prime minister was the central figure _ muslim community? the prime minister was the central figure in _ muslim community? the prime minister was the central

at a local bjp office, preparations are on for the inauguration.ister of a secular country to be the main figure at a major hindu religious event? translation: it's 10096 right. the culture of the majority community in a country dominates the nation. this does not mean we do not respect minorities. the opening of the temple is being seen as the start of prime minister modi's re—election bid, and it's expected to give him another resounding victory. one that could further polarise the nation. yogita limaye, bbc news, ayodhya. o nto onto the movie industry. all eyes will be on los angeles tomorrow morning for an announcement that will reverberate in film circles around the world. the oscars nominations will be revealed in an early morning press c0 nfe re nce . what names will be on that coveted list? what films will be recognised? the bbc�*s tom brook has been trying to find out. several films are expected to get multiple nominations, among them christopher nolan's oppenheimer. highest grossing film of last year barbie, the much respected epic... fil

at a local bjp office, preparations are on for the inauguration.t? translation: it's 100% right. the culture of the majority community in a country dominates the nation. this does not mean we do not respect minorities. the opening of the temple is being seen as the start of prime minister modi's re—election bid, and its expected to give him another resounding victory. one that could further polarize the nation. yogita limaye, bbc news, ayodhya. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. storm isha is likely to cause significant damage and disruption to parts of the uk as we push into monday morning. met office amber warnings remain in force for severe gales with these damaging gusts of wind and heavy rain. this heavy rain combined with snow melt, because of milder temperatures across northern areas, likely to lead to localised flooding. the centre of storm isha passing just to the north of scotland, widespread severe gales on its southern flank pretty much covering most of the uk. these are the sorts of wind gusts we can expect, even inland up to

the bjp is to be in a much better position and a fragmented opposition.we go, one of the most iconic partnerships and the world of sports is coming to an end. tiger woods has parted ways with nike, he announced the move in a social media post. he had been a brand rep since 1996, that's when as a 20—year—old, he signed a five year, $40 million contract. it was the beginning of one of the most lucrative endorsement deals in all sports history. nike also confirmed that the ending of the partnership with its own social media post. it shows tiger woods flashing his trademark fist pump. that is it. pete piece of land covers 35 hectares and we are proposing to build over 400 floodplains on it. the water levels are seeping up. 0nto this land, which would be a disaster to build on. i which would be a disaster to build on. ~' ., which would be a disaster to build on. ~ ., ., ~ build on. i think would make the flooding _ build on. i think would make the flooding issue _ build on. i think would make the flooding issue worse - the flooding issue worse because they are

education and health care by the government hasn't really kept pace. 0n the whole, though, the incumbent bjpon than a fragmented opposition. steve a nd steve and rt marion taiwan and bringing the latest on the taiwan election, but for now thanks for watching asian business report, i would be back shortly. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk at home with the rileys. i've just told you. i've just told you so. you don't mess with my tray. a new scheme is providing tonight's meal. the nursery sent bags of food home with the children on a friday. so then we can make up a meal with the kids and they'll help prepare the food. it gets us all together as a family cooking. the local authority is advising participants to use an artificial intelligence app. paul enters the ingredients to receive a recipe suggestion. the scheme uses ingredients from this warehouse in newcastle. we've got a huge variety of food from ambient, chilled and frozen foods. we never know what we're going to get. much of it would go to landfill sites, so by us rescuing it we can then sort it out and redist

the temple has fulfilled a decade long pledge of the ruling bjp to build this largest hindu temple in the city of ayodhya, which was once a flash point of deadly communal clashes between muslims and hindus. many muslims, however say this day refreshes the memories of the violent past when the members of the... family were lost forever due to rightts, for unemployed graduate nikil who drives an autoricha to make spate, it's a usual day. he says politicians have mostly used religion as a political tool to garna votes. it's nothing more than politics and many people don't care about such things anymore. we have unemployment crisis in the country and this is only distracting people from actual issues. the country is facing, most of the muslim accepted the court decision, but it would have been better if they constructed the temple and the mosk at the same time, which they allotted the land for. the temple is ready, but mosque is nowhere. while unvealing the temple, prime minister modi said the god has returned after years of patience and sacrifice, and it huge chance hailing the hindu god

this month, the temple is the main poll playings of 2024 general election by the right-wing ruling bjp party of a prime minister narendra modi. however, many muslims fear temples inauguration could spark violence once again as the issue has a history of communal tensions in india. as india gears up for the opening ceremony of a controversial temple in the northern state of uttar pradesh. many muslim residents fear the event could spark violence and potentially escalate into roids. the city of ayodhya, once a flash point of deadly communal clashes, is believed by hindus to be the birthplace of their diety rama. hundreds of thousands of muslims live in the closed vicinity of the newly built temple. many residents have decided to send their families away before thousands of piligrams from across india converge for the temple opening on january. for decades the city was a part of uttar pradesh faizabad district which was renamed in 2018 to ayodhya a move critics describe as attempt to alter or erase the muslim history and culture, while the government claims the temple will boost the local

the temple has fulfilled a decade long pledge of the ruling bjp to build this largest hindu temple in. the city of ayodhya, which was once a flash point of deadly communal clashes between muslims and hindus. many muslims, however, say this day refreshes the memories of the violent past when the members of the family were lost forever due to royets. for unemployed graduate nikil who drives an autoricha to make smeet, it's a usual day, he says politicians have mostly used religion as a political tool to garna votes. "it's nothing more than politics and many people don't care about such things anymore. we have unemployment crisis in the country and this is only distracting people from actual issues the country is facing. most of the muslim accepted the court decision, but it would have been better if they constructed the temple and the mosk at the same time, which they allotted the land for. the temple is ready. but mosk is nowhere, while unvealing the temple, prime minister modi said the god has returned after years of patience and sacrifice, emid huge chance hailing the hindu god ram.

the temple has fulfilled a decade long pledge of the ruling bjp to build this largest hindu temple in the city of ayodhya, which was once a flash point of deadly communal clashes between muslims and hindus. many muslims, however say this day, refreshes the memories of the violent past when the members of the family were lost forever due to rights. for unemployed graduate nikil who drives an autoriksha to make smeet, it's a usual day. he says politicians have mostly used religion as a political tool to garna votes. it's nothing more than politics and many people don't care about such things anymore. we have unemployment crisis in the country. and this is only distracting people from actual issues the country is facing most of the muslim accepted the court decision but it would have been better if they constructed the temple and the mosk at the same time which they allotted the land for the temple is ready but mosque is nowhere. while unvealing the temple prime minister modi said the god has returned after years of patience and sacrifice and huge chance hailing the hindu god ram. the ev

the temple is the main poll planks of the 2024 general election by the white wing ruling bjp party of prime minister narendra modi. however, many muslims fear the temple's inauguration could spark violence again as the issue has a history of communal tensions in india. monrad zaman reports from. delhi, as india gears up for the opening ceremony of a controversial temple in the northern state of uttar pradesh, many muslim residents fear the event could spark violence and potentially escalate into roits. the city of ayodhya, once a flash point of deadly communal clashes, is believed by hindus to be the birthplace of their diety rama. hundreds of thousands of muslims live in the... vicinity of the newly built temple, many residents have decided to send their families away before thousands of piligrims from across india converge for the temple opening on january 22. for decades the city was a part of uttar pradesh faizabad district which was renamed in 2018 to ayodhya. a more critics describe as attempt to alter or erase the muslim history and culture, while the government claims the temp

the temple has fulfilled a decade long pledge of the ruling bjp to build this largest hindu temple in this... city of ayodhya, which was once a flash point of deadly communal clashes between muslims and hindus. many muslims, however, say this day refreshes the memories of the violent past when the members of the family were lost forever due to rights. for unemployed graduate nikil who drives an autorisha to make smeet, it's a usual day, he says politicians have mostly used religion as a political tool to garn of votes. "it's nothing more than politics and many people don't care about such things anymore. we have unemployment crisis in the country and this is only distracting people from actual issues the country is facing. most of the muslim accepted the court decision, but it would have been better if they constructed the temple and the mosk at the same time which they allotted the land for. the temple is ready but..." mosk is nowhere, while unvealing the temple, prime minister modi said the god has returned after years of patience and sacrifice, amed huge chance hailing the hindu go

the temple has fulfilled a decade long pledge of the ruling bjp to build this largest hindu temple in the city of ayodhya, which was once a flash point of deadly communal clashes between muslims and hindus. many muslims, however say this day refreshes the memories of the violent past when the members of the family were lost forever. for unemployed graduate nikil who drives an autorixia to make smeet, it's a usual day, he says politicians have mostly used religion as a political tool to garna votes. it's nothing more than politics and many people don't care about such things anymore. we have unemployment crisis in the country and this is only distracting people from actual issues the country is facing. most of the muslim accepted the court decision, but it would have been better if they constructed the temple and the mosk at the same time, which they allotted the land for. the temple is ready, but mosk is nowhere. while unvealing the temple, prime minister modi said the god has returned after years of patience and sacrifice and huge chance hailing the hindu god ram. the event was showc

their homes weeks ago fairing. violence: the temple has fulfilled a decade long pledge of the ruling bjp to build this largest hindu temple in the city of ayodhya, which was once a flash point of deadly communal clashes between muslims and hindus. many muslims, however say this day refreshes the memories of the violent past when the members of the family were lost forever due to roys. for unemployed graduate. to make smeet, it's a usual day, he says politicians have mostly used religion as a political tool to garna votes. it's nothing more than politics and many people don't care about such things anymore. we have unemployment crisis in the country and this is only distracting people from actual issues the country is facing. most of the muslim accepted. the court decision, but it would have been better if they constructed the temple and the mosk at the same time which they allotted the landfall. the temple is ready, but mosque is nowhere. while unvealing the temple, prime minister modi said the god has returned after years of patience and sacrifice, emid huge chance hailing the hindu god

the temple has fulfilled a decade long pledge of the ruling bjp to build this largest hindu temple in the city of ayodhya, which was once a flash point. of deadly communal clashes between muslims and hindus. many muslims, however say this day refreshes the memories of the violent past when the members of the family were lost forever due to rights. for unemployed graduate nikil who drives an autoricha to make smeet. it's a usual day. he says politicians have mostly used religion as a political tool to gana votes. it's nothing more than politics and many people don't care about such things anymore, we have unemployment crisis in the country and this is only distracting people from actual issues the country is facing most of the muslim accepted the court decision but it would have been better if they constructed the temple and the mosk at the same time which they allotted the land for the temple is ready but mosque is nowhere. while unvealing the temple, prime minister modi said the god has returned after years of patience and sacrifice and made huge chance hailing the hindu god ram. the

since the emergence of the ruling bjp in 2014, it has always been promoting a hindu supremacy where many experts have, many observers and critics have blamed the party of missing that secular fabric of the country which india is known across the globe as the secular, world's largest secular democracy. well that part of the element is missing and many have described that india is turning towards a theocratic superimacist hindu nation where it's always hindu first. at least eight people have been killed and tens more have gone missing after a landslide in a remote mountainness area in southwest china earlier today. the disaster affected two villages in yunan province bearing several homes. officials have evacuated hundreds of idents and rescue efforts are underway to find the victims. the cause of the landslide is unclear, though it took place during winter snowfall in the area. china has been struck with a string of similar natural disasters due to heavy downpours over the past months that have left dozens of people dead. and now to the united states where florida governor ron de santos h

the temple has fulfilled a decade long pledge of the ruling bjp to build. this largest hindu temple in the city of ayodhya, which was once a flash point of deadly communal clashes between muslims and hindus. many muslims, however, say this day refreshes the memories of the violent past when the members of the family were lost forever due to royets. for unemployed graduate nikil who drives an autorixia to make smeet, it's a usual day. he says politicians have mostly used religion as a political. tool to garna votes. it's nothing more than politics and many people don't care about such things anymore. we have unemployment crisis in the country. and this is only distracting people from actual issues the country is facing most of the muslim accepted the court decision but it would have been better if they constructed the temple and the mosk at the same time which they allotted the land for. the temple is ready but mosque is nowhere. while unvealing the temple prime minister modi said the god has returned after years of patience and sacrifice. admit huge chance hailing the hindu god ram. th

the temple has fulfilled a decade long pledge of the ruling. with bjp to build this largest hindu temple in the city of ayodhya, which was once a flash point of deadly communal clashes between muslims and hindus. many muslims, however say this day refreshes the memories of the violent past when the members of the family were lost forever due to rights. for unemployed graduate nikil who drives an autorisha to make smeet, it's a usual day, he says politicians have most. use religion as a political tool to garna votes. it's nothing more than politics and many people don't care about such things anymore. we have unemployment crisis in the country and this is only distracting people from actual issues the country is facing. most of the muslim accepted the court decision, but it would have been better if they constructed the temple and the mosk at the same time. which they allotted the land for, the temple is ready, but mosque is nowhere. while unvealing the temple, prime minister modi said the god has returned after years of patience and sacrifice, and huge chance healing the hindu god ram. t

their homes weeks ago fearing violence. the temple has fulfilled a decade long pledge of the ruling bjp to build this largest hindu temple in the city of ayodhya, which was once a flash point of deadly communal clashes between muslims and hindus. many muslims, however say this day refreshes the memories. the violent past when the members of the family were lost forever due to rights. for unemployed graduate nickel who drives an autoricha to make smeet, it's a usual day, he says politicians have mostly used religion as a political tool to garna votes. it's nothing more than politics and many people don't care about such things anymore. we have unemployment crisis in the country and this is only. distracting people from actual issues the country is facing most of the muslim accepted the court decision but it would have been better if they constructed the temple and the mosk at the same time which they allotted the land for the temple is ready but mosque is nowhere. while unvealing the temple prime minister modi said that god has returned after years of patience and sacrifice and it huge c

and kuldeep shekhawat, president of overseas friends of bjp — the bjp is india's ruling party.you heard a british sikh who is campaigning for an independent state says he fears for his life, should he? ha. independent state says he fears for his life, should he?— his life, should he? no. well, i can clearly say — his life, should he? no. well, i can clearly say that _ his life, should he? no. well, i can clearly say that this _ his life, should he? no. well, i can clearly say that this is _ his life, should he? no. well, i can clearly say that this is just - his life, should he? no. well, i can clearly say that this is just a - clearly say that this is just a statement created by the media. ida. statement created by the media. no, it is not created by the media, that was him talking to ourjournalist. you showed an indian hit—list. who created it? why. you you showed an indian hit-list. who created it? why.— created it? why. you can tell us that india's _ created it? why. you can tell us that india's national _ created it? why. you can tell us| that india's national investigatio

at a local bjp office, preparations are on for the inauguration.the majority community in the country dominates the nation. this does not mean we do not respect minorities. if the prime minister is hindu, why should he not visit the biggest centre of the hindu faith? the opening of the temple is being seen as the start of prime minister modi's re—election bid — and it's expected to give him another resounding victory. one that could further polarise the nation. yogita limaye, bbc news, ayodhya. lets just get a quick reminder of our main story, storm isha, which is heading to the uk. we've seen gusts of 90 mph in snowdonia, and there are weather warnings right across the uk. this porthleven harbour in cornwall, and having all sorts of warnings about power cuts, but on coastal areas we have warnings that huge waves may affect the area, there is a risk of debris being blown inland. there are pictures here of the hebrides. i think it is snowing there right now. there have been all sorts of problems with flights, lots of cancellations from belfast, and

citizenship in india who have come as refugees, but muslims were excluded since the emergence of the ruling bjp in 2014, it has always been promoted. a hindu supremacy where many experts have, many observers and critics have blamed the party of missing that secular fabric of the country which india is known across the globe as the secular. world's largest secular democracy, but the element is missing and many have described that india is turning towards a theocratic supremacist hindu nation where it's always hindu first, and with that it brings us to the end of this world news bulletin right here, press tv. thank you so much for staying with us. when the palestinians were dealing with israeli atrocities, arab betrayal, and several other issues. iran's islamic revolution in 1979, was inspirational for the palestinian resistance factions. to pursue their cause in a different way, but besides iran's unwavering support for the palestinians, efforts by legendary man has gone down in the history of the resistance movement. general qassum sulaimoni. news in brief in press tv: israel is pushing its gen

this was one of the election promises of prime minister modi and the governing hindu nationalists, the bjpshed moment? forthe other side, why is this a watershed moment? for the muslims who live in the city of ayodhya and the rest of the city of ayodhya and the rest of the country, this temple will be seen as a symbol of injustice because there was a mask, mosque, 16th century, that was raced down by the hindu nationalist, and they feel they have been let down by institutions in the country and what they are worried about, this temple is the beginning and what will happen to them in the years to come. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the nhs has launched a new campaign to encourage more people in england to get their children vaccinated against measles. cases are on the rise and new figures show more than 3 million children under the age of 16 have not received their jabs. vaccine take up is especially bad in parts of london, the west midlands and the north west of england. some of the uk's biggest airports are likely to mi

it was the start of the bjp's climb to power under its leader, narendra modi.tching the ceremony at ayodhya. the event that has taken place, no major opposition political parties attended it. even a lot of hindu religious leaders did not attend it. and when we were out there, in addition to obviously banners and posters of the temple, you know, literally you couldn't go about a few metres without seeing a banner or a poster with the prime minister's face on it. there were banners and posters about the different welfare programmes that the prime minister has started, which we also saw along the way. so there was definitely a sense of political colour in that event. it is something the government will deny. they will say this is a religious ceremony, this was something that millions of hindus have wanted and that's what we've done, that's what we fulfilled, but certainly, widely being seen as the start of his campaign for the election. and why should some people boycott it? why should some hindu leaders not be there? the temple actually hasn't been fully complete

india is due for general elections, and many believe that the ruling bjp party, which has always identifiedthey really wanted to do, they will go back to the voters asking for votes as they fulfill the promise. many hindu seers also have boycotted the ceremony, along with india's main opposition party's top leadership, which did not participate in this function, which was broadcast live all through the country. there have been screens which have been set up for people to see it out here on the streets. there are cars, vehicles, with digital screens highlighting the whole event. many indian states have asked schools to be closed. the government offices also have a holiday and it's quite an atmosphere of pomp and show for the ruling government and a lot of dignitaries, bollywood stars and celebrities, cricketers who have arrived here to witness this mega event. nathan shrivastava, bbc news, ayodhya. and we'll hear more — from both sides of the argument — that's coming up in abut 20 minutes. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the

india is due for general elections, and many believe that the ruling bjp party, which has always identifiedto, something which they really wanted to do, they will go back to the voters asking for votes as they fulfill the promise. many hindu seers also have boycotted the ceremony, along with india's main opposition party's top leadership, which did not participate in this function, which was broadcast live all through the country. there have been screens which have been set up for people to see it out here on the streets. there are cars, vehicles, with digital screens highlighting the whole event. many indian states have asked schools to be closed today. the government offices also have a holiday and it's quite an atmosphere of pomp and show for the ruling government and a lot of dignitaries, bollywood stars and celebrities, cricketers who have arrived here to witness this mega event. nitin shrivastava, bbc news, ayodhya. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news... the nhs has launched a new campaign to encourage more people in engla

the gujarat government is run by the bjp party, which is which also runs the federal government.minister in the state of gujarat in 2002 when that violence occurred and was accused of not doing enough to protect the lives of muslim victims. and ms bano, when she filed the petition against this release, that she felt completely numbed, that she lost all her faith in a sense ofjustice, that it had shocked the conscience of the nation. and now we've got the supreme court saying that the order which released these men, that order was illegal, that the men have to surrender to jail within two weeks. the reason the supreme court has said one of the reasons anyway, you know, it is a pretty long order, but one of the top lines is that the gujarat government was not a competent authority to actually order this release because the men were tried and convicted in the state of maharashtra. there are other details coming out as we receive the copy of the judgement, but the top line is that the men will have to surrender in jail within the next two weeks. the atomic bomb drama oppenheimer was

the gujarat government is run by the bjp party, which is which also runs the federal government. in the state of gujarat in 2002 when that violence occurred and was accused of not doing enough to protect the lives of muslim victims. and ms bano, when she filed the petition against this release, that she felt completely numbed, that she lost all her faith in a sense ofjustice, that it had shocked the conscience of the nation. and now we�*ve got the supreme court saying that the order which released these men, that order was illegal, that the men have to surrender to jail within two weeks. the reason the supreme court has said one of the reasons anyway, you know, it is a pretty long order. but one of the top lines is that the gujarat government was not a competent authority to actually order this release because the men were tried and convicted in the state of maharashtra. there are other details coming out as we receive the copy of the judgment, but the top line is that the men will have to surrender injail within the next two weeks. let s get some of the day s other news now. the

india is due for general elections, and many believe that the ruling bjp party, which has always identifiedeally wanted to do, they will go back to the voters asking for votes as they fulfill the promise. many hindu seers also have boycotted the ceremony, along with india's main opposition party's top leadership, which did not participate in this function, which was broadcast live all through the country. there have been screens which have been set up for people to see it out here on the streets. there are cars, vehicles, with digital screens highlighting the whole event. many indian states have asked schools to be closed today. the government offices also have a holiday and it's quite an atmosphere of pomp and show for the ruling government and a lot of dignitaries, bollywood stars and celebrities, cricketers who have arrived here to witness this mega event. nitin shrivastava, bbc news, ayodhya. more than 90 weather—related deaths have been recorded across the us — after the country was pummelled by ferocious winter storms, for the past week. this footage is from grand haven in michigan —

live now to narendra taneja — former national spokesman for mr modi's bjp party.me minister is being accused of politicising the opening of this temple in an election year, in a country where 80% of the population is hindu. how do you respond to that basic charge? this is nothing to do with the election, the temple has been under construction for the past three and a half years, ever since the supreme court of india gave their verdict, and since then, the site was handed over to a trust and they have been constructing it. so it has nothing to do in politics, but of course we are a democracy, a vibrant democracy, some people call it a noisy democracy, so there are leaders in that position, they are always looking wherever they can for issues. as for the people of india, it is all about hinduism, it is about their religion and it is about, for instance, theirfaith. we are not talking about a old temple. it is not what the vatican is —— this is what the vatican is to the catholics, it is not a small temple. temple was there earlier. we all know the history. you templ

well, many would say that actually, prime minister narendra modi's party, the bjp, its support for thisone that didn't have too much electoral success just a few decades ago to one that has been seeing as virtually undefeatable now. the inauguration of the temple will be central to the upcoming election. many are expecting that it's the issue that will win prime ministers narendra modi a third time in power. he talked today of a new era. what did he mean by that?— did he mean by that? well, so he, durin: did he mean by that? well, so he, during that — did he mean by that? well, so he, during that speech _ did he mean by that? well, so he, during that speech he _ did he mean by that? well, so he, during that speech he tried - did he mean by that? well, so he, during that speech he tried to - during that speech he tried to say that this is notjust a date on a calendar, it is a historic new era beginning. and this sort of harks back to what millions of hindus believe. millions of hindus believe at the site at which the temple was inaugurated today, that more than 500 years ago a muslim rul