this is g w news live from berlin tensions flare in india to whether to make history by ensuring its sacred hindu temple tradition has barred down for centuries protests and passions break out in the backlash from conservative hindu. also coming up a real accident on a bridge in denmark children six passengers who were to say the carriages were hit by a truck trailer that is falling off a freight train during strong winds. and a tiny survivor in the ruins of a collapsed apartment building and brush on rescuers pull

a baby boy to safety after he spent more than a day trapped and some piro temperatures. i've seen with so much going to thank you for joining us clashes have erupted in southern india after two women to find a centuries old taboo and entered one of hindu isms holiest shrines they were acting on a ruling by india supreme court last year that found women should have access to the site of the move pits traditionalists against women's rights activists and it's fear of more trouble could flare. under the cover of darkness escorted by police two indian women wearing black enter the shabby mala temple they offer prayers and quickly depart it was more an act of defiance than devotion the women were claiming the right to enter given to them by india's supreme court but so far

blocked by protesting hindu traditional lists. of women and shapley malad today isn't a story when for us it's a victory of the movement for quality and women's power because after the verdict of the supreme court some people were still opposing the entry of women today that protest has failed because the women have entered the temple. pushup remodeler temple is visited by some fifty million devoted each year but it bans women aged ten to fifteen conservative hindus believe women of menstruating age would defile the temple which is devoted to a god believed to be celibate india's prime minister narendra modi has sided with traditionalist who are against the supreme court ruling heart of his mother. india is of the view that everyone should get their girardi's in the stomach was a man there are some temples in india which have their own traditions that men

should not enter a temple and men do not go there in this remodeler a woman judge in the supreme court has made certain observations. the issue has sparked an outcry in india on tuesday over five million women formed a human chain across the state of kerala making a stand against gender discrimination. you don't mind what we want do what. we want that white man did it this is. what they face fierce opposition from traditional lists women among them protests are expected to continue as both sides voice their outrage let's bring in our correspondent image such as well she is following the story for us in delhi high nima should tell us more about the reactions to these two women entering the temple today about some of the women entering the temple has brought in some very

strong reactions protests are already breaking out of cross the state of kevin love which is where the temple is located of a statewide strike has been called by the time we commit and these fought us have already led to clashes because the range of more these ruling party the partridge on the party called for protests against women entering the shine and clashes broke out between the beach at the end communist party a friend which actually supports the villains and to the police had to try to break up these clashes by firing tear gas so definitely a very strong reaction against the women coming in there's no signs of celebration because the such a strong backlash nimish up until today some hindu deva tease that actually blocked women from entering at all so how did the two women today manage to get in. well over the last two months of the men have been trying to enter the temple in broad daylight in full reject there which also allowed to walk tees off the temple

to block them even before the start of the three odd trek up to the temple the only way that these two men were able to breach that wall of the water use is because of the start of that trek in the dead of the night at midnight and the reach that them pull at about three forty five pm the end to adjust all in black with the team of police protecting them rushton off with their prayers and rushed out was definitely a step is the secret of the mission and the kill the fear for their safety and not again not a sign of celebration nimish explain to us why this issue of women of menstruating age entering a temple is so controversial while the shopping mall of temple is devoted to the lot by up on lot i up us followers believe that this was celibate this is why women between the ages of ten and fifteen which is women of menstruating age are considered impure one of the strong reactions that the entry of these two women has brought is that there was the brava shut down for

purification so even despite the supreme court although they want to use feel very strongly they have violated this order by blocking these women despite protests they can do despite a vest they continue to block women and they have even challenged the supreme court order later the smudges the supreme court will be hearing this challenge. are indeed his nimish objects while of following the story for us from delhi nima should go to speak to you let's catch up now on some other stories making news around the world chinese president xi jinping says it is inevitable that the self healing island of taiwan will be reunited with china she delivered a speech marking forty years since the start of improving ties and called for a peaceful reunification but he warned beijing reserve the right to use force if necessary. japan's emperor akihito has extended new year's greetings for the last time before he after case the eighty five year old appeared before tens of thousands of well wishers at the imperial palace in tokyo

a quito has occupied the chrysanthemum throne and thousand nine hundred eighty nine he's planning to advocate in april which would make him the first emperor to do so in more than two hundred years. parts of finland have experienced the strongest winds ever reported in the country a powerful winter storm swept through from the north authorities the first people to stay indoors tens of thousands of people have been without power cell phone service and transport have also been disrupted six people have been killed and sixteen injured in a train accident on a bridge between two danish islands authorities say a passenger train hit a truck trailer that had fallen off a freight train there were strong winds in the area at the time the accidental occurred early in the morning on the western side of the bridge it looked like a strong storm had loosened up cargo being transported on a train belonging to the german rail operator deutsche of bonn debris was then ripped loose and smashed into the oncoming passenger train the police weren't able

to give any further details at a press conference they held later because to force high force them the most important thing for us was to help the passengers and crew on board we asked everyone who was on board the train to contact their next of kin their concern that . if someone doesn't have a cell phone they should ask to use someone else's b.b.q. if men leave in the meantime cell phone footage taken on board shows some of the damage the police have now confirmed six dead and sixteen injured at the time of the crash the bridge had been closed to car and truck traffic because of the strong winds it's there for unclear why the freight train from deutsche upon was allowed on to the crossing considering it was also hauling trucks semi trailers. russia is in mourning for at least twenty one people reported killed after their apartment building collapsed on new year's eve authorities suspect the building came down because of a gas explosion in the city of magnitogorsk in the ural mountains hopes of finding

survivors in subzero temperatures are fading but rescuers spirits were lifted when they pulled a baby boy alive from the wreckage. it felt like nothing short of a miracle as a baby boy was pulled from the rubble alive thirty five hours after the collapse. oh. rescuers say he survived temperatures of minus eighteen degrees celsius because he was wrapped up warmly in a cradle. the boy was flown to a children's hospital in moscow his condition a serious but stable everywhere a moment of hope. today's search crews recovered many dead bodies from the rubble. more than twenty people are still missing. the chelyabinsk

region has announced a day of mourning. chris many have come to the scene to express their grief openly. my colleague from work died here she was only young she's gone. you told me route so many of us have lost loved ones we must be strong people to. rescue work at the scene continues but given the freezing temperatures and russia's year old mountains region hopes of fading to find those missing still life. brazil's new president jar bolsa naro has taken office in asperse public speech at the helm of latin america's biggest nation the former army captain declared a crusade against crime corruption and left wing ideology many brazilians see him as a kind of messiah and a supporters hope he can revive the economy and bring safety to the streets but

others worry that his hardline policies could lead to an erosion of fundamental rights was personnel's new far right president now officially in office. is vowing big changes in ways that have already polarized the country. see that caitiff said i expect that he'll make brazil better and safer. than so maybe i'm black and gay person ourselves were useless he does not represent me it isn't. tens of thousands cheered balsa naro in the capital brasilia but was. after being sworn in he set the tone for his term as president i near to zero who will do that today is the day our people will begin to free themselves from socialism was seated in the us by them to free themselves

from false values from overreach by the state and from political correctness it's a core have. both in our eyes cap and it is mostly white and male with only two women seven of its twenty two members are ex-military their agenda is staunchly conservative the foreign minister wants to break with alleged cultural marxism many back the incoming finance ministers pray for the market stance and his promises to privatized many industries foreign companies operating in brazil have also voiced support for his plans. but paulson are also has his critics and amongst the toughest of them is left wing congressman john willis he's openly gay and says he's receiving more and more death threats. i think it was a ball he ever said and will really do is hunt minorities i consider him a political fraudster and a threat to the world with me. on twitter or has already announced plans to

liberalize gun laws part of efforts he's making to show his supporters he won't delay implementing his campaign pledges. we will make sure that proper citizens have the right to own weapons and to defend their property for the fields of. our is the face of brazil's political shift to the right many a painting their hopes on him while others fear he threatens democracy. the president of world football's governing body is considering expanding the twenty twenty two world cup to forty eight teens at a sports conference in dubai gianni and fenty no announced he's commissioned a study into the feasibility of such a tournament he stated that official follows through with the idea neighboring gulf states could help qatar in hosting some of the matches face already voted to increase the size of the twenty twenty six world cup from thirty two to forty eight teams but the expansion may know him sooner than expected. the january transfer

window was open and one bundesliga club has already cashed in ursa dorchen have sold american winner christian who was sick to english club shall see the twenty year old will move to london for a fee of sixty four million euros making him the third most expensive bundesliga transfer in history occulus they came through the ranks at dortmund having joined their youth team and the two thousand and fifteen he will remain at the club for the rest of the season before joining shell seats in g. you're watching news still to come china hopes to make the long road to market a little shorter but who benefits from it down to and grow into sugar. ten to soon we'll have that story for you and all of your business headlines coming up in one minute stay with us.

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