this is the w's line from barely two women in a sacred hindu temple a make history tradition has bought women for centuries their attendance today from to clashes and protests from conservative hindu groups also on the program. a train crash on a bridge in denmark killed six passengers of sorts he said carriages were called the fell from a freight train a storm force winds batson the region. on twenty eighteen was one of the tough issues about going to mexico's committee will twenty nine to be any easier to look

at what's ahead for the german chancellor. i'm fogel welcome to the program we start in southern india where two women have defied a centuries old to boo and entered one of hindu isms holy shrines and spoke violent clashes that were acting on a supreme court decision from last year that ordered the lifting of the ban on women of menstruating age that move has pretty traditionalists against women's rights activists. 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. that actually have 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 harvard is mother. india is of the view that everyone should get their gear rights 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 shot 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 to do what. we've done that is why i can't get 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 get more from the deal news an image that jives well in delhi welcome i'm tell us more about reactions to today's events well unfortunately for the reactions to these them and making history have largely been negative temple authorities actually shut down the temple for over an hour for purification rituals

protests broke out across the state of the law even leading to clashes now in the range of more these years on the party the ruling party in the country actually called for protests and ended up kalash in with the dueling party in the states the communist party leading to police deploying tear gas and water cannons a temple authorities as well as about theirs on the party have called for a strike for the next two days to protest women entering this temple. so this is not the first time these women have a tried to get into this temple how do they get around the people who've been trying to keep them. well the supreme court ruling came all the way back in september for the last couple of months the men have been making attempts to end of the temple but this has been in broad daylight and in full only this also had to walk off the lord in the temple to block because of them and three kilometers before the temple does it's

a three hour trek that leads up to demba more sperm and we're not able to get close even these two women however left for the trick in the dead of the night at midnight reach at about three forty five am betting black rushton offered pres very quickly with the support of the small group of policemen products of their dental but there were not enough to stop these women from making history even though they had to do with so secrets of. the world one does just look at the political situation that is this about religion or about politics and perilous state well while this is a religious issue that is definitely for a good overtones prime minister noda and more these parties of the party has been speaking out against the supreme court ruling from the time it came and the communist party in in far in the state right now is very supportive of the supreme court ruled in not of course the voters have not only been exerting physical force which actually has led to arrests but they have not backed down they have even

appreciated this decision in the supreme court the supreme court would be heard in the challenge to its own would act later on this month and so far from the sun that in some of these party has come out in support of many hindu traditional issues but has called for equality and issues when it comes to islam and other religions for this girl india despite it did this clearly politics involved in this religious issue as well good talking to thanks for joining us now just well in delhi. a six people have been killed and sixteen injured in a train accident on a bridge between two danish islands well sources say carriages were hit by cargo that fell from a freight train a storm force winds battered the region. 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. 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 the biggest was high frustum the most important thing for us is to help the passengers and crew on board we ask everyone who was on board the train to contact their next of kin. or if someone doesn't have a cell phone so they should ask to use someone else's if you can if i obviously needed 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 therefore unclear why the freight train from deutsche upon was allowed on to the crossing considering it was also hauling trucks semi trailers a cycle of some of the other stories making news around without power cell phone service and tons boards have also been disrupted with orses of people to stay. chinese president xi jinping has declared the taiwan

a must and will be reunited with china during a speech marking forty years since the start of improving ties with the break was self-governing island as injury call for peaceful reunification with wall that beijing reserved the rights to use force. in pounds and practice jeter has extended that new year's greetings for the last time before he abdicates eighty five year old appeared in front of tens of thousands of well wishers at the imperial palace in tokyo a hater historian proceeds ninety nine planning to advocate april the first ever to do so from two hundred. a russia is in mourning for twenty one people killed after their apartment building collapsed on new year's eve of thought is suspect the building in the city of magnitogorsk in the euro mountains was brought down by a gas explosion twenty people still missing and hopes of finding survivors in subzero temperatures are fading but rescuers spirits were lifted when they pulled

a baby boy alive from the ruins. i think. it felt like nothing short of america as a baby boy was pulled from the rubble a life thirty five hours after the collapse. i pressed him to say he survived temperatures of minus eighteen degree celcius because he was wrapped up warmly in a cradle amazingly the rest of his family survived the collapse unscathed. the boy was flown to a children's hospital in moscow his condition is serious but stable a rare moment of hope given that search crews have mostly recovered dead bodies 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 done. and here she was only young and she's gone.

you're right so many of us have lost loved ones we must be strong people. rescuers have been working around the clock but given the freezing temperatures in russia's euro mountainous region hopes are fading to find those missing still alive. turkey eighteen was one of the toughest years of anger the medical's low political career it took the german chancellor months to form a new government she faced stiff opposition from populace at home and abroad and after taking a blow in the polls she was forced to step down as chair of her conservative party so will twenty nineteen be any easier is a look ahead for the german leader. so far i'm going to america as gradual exit from politics appears to be going to plan but remaining chance low over the coming year won't be that easy with a whole list of potential pitfalls. in an eclipse come callandar machall

got the successor party leader she wanted a k.-k. as she is known is a much needed ally who will help keep merkel's in the party critics at bay. but the political comeback of merkel's former rival free to fish mats has loosened her hold on the party that aimed to join the magical cabinet has been rebuffed for now but many back his claim to power a direct threat to america. europe's crunch time elections in may could also be a turning point for the stability of germany's government. if angela merkel's coalition partner the social democrats take yet another beating at the polls they may see no other way forward than withdrawing from the government that would most likely end up going to americans time as chancellor.

those polls are expected to see a further rise of the populist right across europe an angle americal is set to feel those effects back home. here in germany the f.t. publicly closed ranks with the rightwing extremist during street protests in the eastern city of kenneth's last summer united by a determination to end the magical era the populist movement in germany make gain new momentum. with three eastern states going to the polls this coming all to the a if d. will have to prove whether it can become the strongest political force in any of these states. if the far right are targeted for germany manages to replicate its general election results from twenty seventeen it could become the strongest political force in saxony a defeat for the c.d.u.

and yet more state elections would also be seen as a rebuke for chancellor merkel's leadership. all of those factors will also play a role in the half time assessment of the coalition partner of angela merkel's government the social democrats wrote an exit clause into their coalition deal if they trigger that anger merkel could crash out of her last term in office. other presidents have felt world football's governing body is considering expanding the twenty twenty two world cup to forty eight teams at a sports conference in dubai john infantino announced his commission the feasibility study into the proposal if a follow through then he says a neighboring gulf states could help some of the much as fever has already voted to increase twenty twenty six torment from thirty two to forty eight teams that expansion i know comes in with expected. the

january transfer window is open on one but as they get club has already cashed in dortmund have sold american wing christian put a niche to english club chelsea the twenty year old who moved to london from fee of sixty four million euros make him the so close to expensive to make a transfer in history usage came through the ranks at dortmund having joe negron team in twenty fifty can remain at the club for the rest of the season before joining chelsea in chief. and his reminder about top story at this hour india's in violent clashes after two women defied an ancient temple and entered one of hindus and polish shrines to pray for centuries local traditions bad women have menstrual entrance entering the temple in kerala state. that's it you're up to date them all at the top of the hour on course around the clock on the website that state of utah called for the day.

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