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as narendra — is language for activists. is narendra modi is language for activists. s—zs narendra modi critics say the current tv landscape gives him a distinct advantage as big money appears to have squeezed out many independent voices. singapore is swearing in a new promise to today are only the fourth time in its 59 year history. lawrence wong will replace his mentor, who has stepped down after 20 years in office. lawrence wong is an economist by training. live now to singapore. monica miller, tell us about this historic day. tell us about this historic da . , , ., tell us about this historic da. , , ., . tell us about this historic da. , day. this is a historic day in singapore- _ day. this is a historic day in singapore. politically - singapore. politically speaking. what the financial and economic people will be looking at is if there will be any major changes in the space. we are looking at a lot of continuity. lawrence wong is an economist, as you mention, by education. he is the current finance minister here but what he needs to do is he has big shoes to fill from the prime mi

prime minister narendra modi has filed his nomination papers to contest elections.y is steeped in religious significance for the country's hindu majority. he has used a mix of religious sentiment and economic measures to boost his appeal among voters. he has contested the constituency over the past two elections and one comfortably. bloomberg originals has been looking into modi's rise to the top of indian politics. take a look at a preview from that report. >> who is narendra modi, it depends on who you ask. >> india's prime minister makes the impossible possible. >> he is very possible of completing industry. >> he has completely seduced the hindi, hindu belts. >> some view him as the most effective prime minister in the history of india. he is passionately worshiped by millions and he is one of the world's most popular leaders with approval rating surpassing 70%. >> democracy delivers an democracy in powers. >> on the other hand, critics see him as an arctic traffic national is to moderna -- undermines democratic laws. >> the idea that indian -- india is a democr

as we know, prime minister narendra modi is looking to get a third consecutive term in office.is mounting and opposition and what they have done is they have banded together with several other parties together with several other parties to try and counter narendra modi's continuing and enduring popularity. remember, this last phase has come at a time in which the country is experiencing an enormous heatwave. there are parts of the country that even hit almost 50 celsius. and so we saw actually that both political parties were delivering the same message, which is to encourage people to go out and cast a ballot despite the extreme heat. as a precaution we saw there at polling booths there were water stations set up, they were offering cold drinks and often misting fans for those standing in line as they were to cast their ballot. just how many people are going to brave the heat to go and vote for something that was concerning even the election commission of india that went to great pains to make sure that people understood there were precautions being taken at polling stations a

the six—week long campaign began in april with prime minister, narendra modi's ruling bjp party, lookingcies across eight states and federal territories are eligible to vote in the sixth phase. the results are expected onjune 4th. our south asia correspondent samira hussainjoins me now from delhi. it is really scorching hot as we heard from pakistan. those same temperatures are scorching parts of india, one part of the country hit nearly 50 celsius. there are heat warnings happening all across the country and it is under these extreme heat temperatures that you are seeing this voting that is taking place. it is this heat that actually has all political parties united on one thing, trying to encourage people to come out to vote despite the extreme temperatures. and they've made a lot of precautions at polling booths, they have created misting stations, they are passing out water and cold drinks as people stand in line to go and cast a ballot. this is the sixth phase and voting, talk us through how it all works. —— in voting. the element because this is such a mammoth endeavour to get almo

recently, prime minister narendra modi stirred up controversy when he criticised an opposition leaderay hindu festival — but, forfishermen, they are far more concerned with how they will make a living dwindle. men sing and chant an intricate dance. keeping to a beat. pulling in their catch. the setting is serene, but the work is gruelling. for most of these men, fishing is all they know. all you feel here are calluses. his entire hand is very, very rough. translation: we hardly meet our daily needs - from thisjob. there is not much profit. we do not know any other work. the earnings are not consistent. we may have to use the money we make from one day to meet our needs for a week sometimes. all that effort for not a lot of reward. it's becoming harder and harder to make a living, leaving these men worried about their future. these men are wrapping up their nets for the day. they were out fishing from 5:30 this morning, and they caught about $35 worth of fish — and that's really not a lot when you consider that they have to divide it amongst eight different people. these men have no op

here is a preview. >> who is narendra modi?nds on who you ask. >> india's prime minister makes the impossible possible. >> he is very conscious of his image in history. >> he has completely seduced the hindi hindu belt. >> some view him as the most effective prime minister in the history of india. he is passionately worshiped by millions. and hailed as one of the world's most popular leaders, with approval ratings surpassing 70%. >> democracy delivers. and democracy empowers. >> on the other hand, critics see him as an autocratic hindu nationalist who marginalizes minorities and undermines democratic norms. >> the idea that india is a democracy, , this is a lie. haidi: for more on why narendra modi is highly popular as well as deeply polarizing, you can read today's big take and watch the bloomberg originals documentary. our podcast also launches today. new episodes will be dropping every wednesday and you can track the latest developments on the bloomberg terminal as well as on tv. time to check stocks to watch. we are continu

we will leave you with pictures from india where the prime minister, narendra modi, is campaigning as democratic exercise ever. the population is around a billion in india, adults are eligible to vote and you can see the huge crowds there. there has been a lot of interest and turnout narendra modi is expected to be successful in maintaining his position as india's litre for the third time. whether that is depressing turnouts in some parts has been a question, but a massive turnout support therefor of the ruling bjp and we will be keeping you across those extraordinary elections in india in the coming days and weeks. the weather this afternoon is looking a bit half—and—half, really. warm sun transport scotland and eastern england, reaching 25 in parts of east anglia. a different story further west with cloud and rain. forsome, temperatures story further west with cloud and rain. for some, temperatures really struggle, we might only see highs of 13 degrees underneath this carol of cloud. we are also looking at some persistent rain getting in across parts of south—west england, wales and

break we have all the business news and we will also be in india, amazing pictures today here with narendrafourth stage of their general election. those are just some of the pictures coming out of india in the last couple of hours. we will talk to our correspondent on the ground in delhi. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. the weather this afternoon is looking, well, a bit half and half, really. warm sunshine for east scotland and parts of eastern england. the day's top temperatures could reach 25 into parts of east anglia. different story further west with cloud and rain. and for some, temperatures really struggle — might only see highs of 13 degrees underneath this curl of cloud associated with low pressure to the south west. and it's notjust cloud. we're looking at some persistent rain getting in across parts of south—west england, wales and northern ireland. 20 to 30 millimetres. could see double that over the high ground. so we may well see one or two areas of localised flooding and it's a particularly slow moving band of rain. so chances are, if you have the rain already it's

prime minister narendra modi's government has spent over $700 million on print and television ads in eight years in office. this woman tracks the media closely. a large section of media has business interest. it is difficult to have a news channel that questions the government, the very government they are working with, they are in business with. the opposition says the media is no longer asking tough questions to the government. however a government advisor told us it was not the journalist's job. all this newfangled notion of holding power to account, interrogating power, speaking truth to power, that is language for activists. as modi seeks a third mandate critics say the current television land state gives them a distinct advantage as big money appears to have squeezed out many independent voices. before we go, dating app bumble has apologised news for the british economy before we go. the taylor swift tour will bow boost spending in the uk by £1 million this year. this comes as fans spend on tickets, travel and outfits to see the pop sensation. that is it for this edition of bus

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this is where prime minister narendra modi inaugurated a hindu temple at the start of this year, calling arunoday mukharji reports. ayod hya ayodhya — where the devout to send to me the divine. believed to be the birthplace of the hindu god ron, it's also where faith, business and politics converge. earlierthis faith, business and politics converge. earlier this year, the bjp delivered on its neck is bold promise by building a ram temple here worth $200 million. the temple replaced a 16th—century mosque torn down ijy 16th—century mosque torn down by hindu mobs in 1992, sparking riots in which nearly 2000 people died. the temple, hailed ijy people died. the temple, hailed by prime minister modi is a political and economic milestone. ayodhya has always been this old, dusty town in northern india — but by building this temple, the bjp wants to pitch this town as a pilgrimage site on the level of mecca. less than two km away, this restaurant is seeing a spike in visitors. translation: , ,, ., translation: business has gone u . translation: business has gone u- 8-10 translation: business has

we also have the latest from india — these the pictures of narendra modi in varanasi.. the us secretary of state, antony blinken has warned that an all—out israeli attack on rafah — would provoke "anarchy" without eliminating hamas. fresh fighting has broken out in the north of the gaza strip injabalia. meanwhile, sombre ceremonies are being held in israel, to mark memorial day — which honours israelis killed in the country's wars. from jerusalem, paul adams reports. the war returns to the north. there's panic in jabalia. they've been told to leave, but is there anywhere safe? "we don't know where to go," she says. "we've been forced from one place to another. "i saw a tank and a bulldozer, they're over there." months after israeli forces last fought through these streets, they're back. israel says it's trying to stop hamas reorganising. after seven months of war, the group is still unpredictable. a few miles away, a new crossing point for aid heading into the north, israel under enormous international pressure to prevent starvation. a convoy carrying flour went in yes

prime minister narendra modi is seeking a third straight term in a contest that pits his bjp againstliance of more than two dozen opposition parties led by the congress party. voting is also taking place in srinagar, the main city in indian—administered kashmir, for the first time, since mr modi imposed direct rule on the region in 2019. our correspondent in delhi, samira hussain, explained exactly where the votes are taking place, and the key issues in each region. we're looking at about ten different states that are currently voting. some, as you rightly pointed out, in the south. and then of course there's the territory ofjammu and kashmir that are also voting. and by the time this fourth phase is over, about 70% of the entire country will have finally voted. and we've been looking at the issues right across the country. and according to recent polling and interviews that we've done, on the minds of voters in terms of the most pressing issues, bar none, it has to be the economy. and most importantly is unemployment, that there is a real struggle with unemployment, particularly amo

indian prime minister narendra modi passed away sadly.president described our country as a cause of regret and deep impression and wrote on his personal page that ayatollah raisi's role in strengthening bilateral relations between india and iran will always be remembered. india stands by the government of iran in this tragedy. foreign minister of india also on his personal page. referring to numerous meetings with ayatollah raisi and his iranian counterpart amir abdullahian , he deeply regretted the occurrence of this incident. the national security adviser of the government of india, the chairman of the national security council of nepal and the foreign minister of this country, together with various indian personalities , expressed their sympathy and condolences in phone calls with the ambassador of our country. declaring yourself with the government of the nation of iran. mr. raisi aj whom we call rahmatullah علیہ. mr. raisi was a great supporter for muslims, especially the oppressed in palestine. he responded to israel with courage an

narendra modi posting on social media, deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic demise of the presidentaaron for his contribution to strengthening the india iran bilateral relationship will always be remember to my heartfelt condolences to his family and the people of iran. india stands with iran in this time of sorrow. richard, as you were bringing up the example of history, in boris yeltsin, certainly, there was an operator at the time that was taking advantage of that particular context, who is now the leader of russia, vladimir putin. and as you were mentioning the possibility, of the hard right military, are there certain actors that could take advantage, if you will of the certain instability, and do have the ears of certain people who could actually make that happen? who might we watch, should that be the case? >> quite a few, and that reaction from narendra modi, much more effusive and emotional than i would expect. i think we will hear president biden going that far, or most european leaders going that far but that is quite interesting, it is a symbol from india that they want

that reaction from narendra modi, much more effusive and emotional than i expected. we will hear president biden going that far, or most european leaders going that far. that is quite interesting. it is a symbol from india that they want to reach out, they want to get engaged in the same way -- i think probably the most effusive praise will come from vladimir putin, because iran, under raisi has been shoring up the russian military campaign against ukraine. iran has been providing a great number of drones, that russia has been using very effectively in its attacks along the front line. also, sometimes, you can see those attacks on cities in ukraine, including odessa and even kyiv. in terms of other players who might emerge, and where is that power struggle going to be? the other name, well, to names, that were always talked about in private, one being raisi, and now, no longer in consideration because of his helicopter crash, which, my understanding was foul weather, not foul play, but, the other was the son of the supreme leader, mojtaba kemeny. he is the son of the

this is where prime minister narendra modi inaugurated a hindu temple at the start of this year, callingt descend to meet the divine. believed to be the birthplace of hindu god ram, it is also where faith, politics and business converge. earlier this year, the bjp delivered on its decades—old promise, by building a ram temple here worth $200 million. the temple replaced a16th—century mosque torn down by hindu mops in 1992, sparking riots in which nearly 2,000 people died. the temple, hailed by prime minister modi as a political milestone. eye yesterday yoda has always been this old, dusty town in northern india but the ruling bharatiya janata party wants to rebuild this on similar lines to the vatican and mecca. this 80—year—old restaurant has seen a spike in visitors. translation: business has gone up translation: business has gone up eight to ten times since the temple was built. we have had to expand our restaurant to cater to the rising number of visitors we�*re sealing of late. the modi government is spending over $165 million to develop projects at hindu pilgrimage sites. the many

you have narendra modi, the prime minister of india, with a statement his condolences for the death of iran's president ebrahim raisi. >> and then india's rival pakistan, its prime minister declaring a day of mourning in pakistan for the death of ebrahim raisi. >> and one of the reasons i want to highlight that not only are iran, india, and pakistan rivals who have fought border conflicts in the past that are both in agreement that this is a tragedy. the death of the iranian president. but in just january of this year iran and pakistan were engaged in cross-border bombing incidents. and there was great anger in pakistan after iranian, after the bronny and military launched a strike into pakistani territory, i think this underscores the fact that despite complicated border issues in this very complicated part of the world that these neighbors were able to overcome from this. and now pakistan calling for a day of mourning, of flying flags at half-mast after this unexpected, deadly helicopter crash, becky while ebrahim raisi isn't the most powerful man in the country. that of course is th

experts give the greatest chance to the pharatiya janata party , led by prime minister narendra modi,ng around the country, opening social and industrial facilities. communicates and prays with the people. of course, someone can call me a fool or crazy, but i am convinced that the almighty sent me to earth for some purpose. when will this goal be achieved, god will complete my work. i am completely devoted to the supreme. for huge india, with a population of one and a half billion, and this is every sixth inhabitant of the planet, with its diversity of communities, ethnic groups and religious groups, leadership has always been important, a politician who can... lay out a development program and can play a unifying role for a huge diverse electorate. widespread support for the ruling party is based largely on personal popularity on rendremod, who is positioned as a man of the people. he grew up in a poor family that belongs to one of the lower castes. moody wants india to become a permanent member of the un security council and will insist on holding the 2036 summer olympics. he intend

experts give the greatest chance to the pharatiya janata party, led by prime minister narendra modi.actively travels around the country, opens social and industrial facilities, communicates and prays with the people. unifying role for a huge diverse electorate, broad support the ruling party is based largely on personal popularity on randremod, who is positioned as a man of the people. he grew up in a poor family that belongs to one of the lower castes. modi wants india to become a permanent member of the un security council and will insist on holding the 2036 summer olympics. he intends to land an indian astronaut on the moon and promised to transform the country. into a developed nation by 2047, the centenary of independence, the prime minister is opposed by the country's main opposition force, the indian national congress - the party that brought an end to nearly two centuries of british colonial rule that ruled india for most of its independent history. the largest election campaign in history ends on june 1, the results are promised to be announced on june 4 and fashion, of cour

travelled to some of these madrasas in varanasi which is also the constituency of prime minister narendraure is cast in shadow for nearly two million children studying in madrasas. the government has cut funding for their teacher salaries and cuts mean the teachers might lose theirjobs. madrassas have often been the only source of education for millions of muslim children coming from poor and marginalised backgrounds. but in many towns and villages like this one, free education in madrasas has also helped poor children from other communities. these madrassas have filled the void. in a country where public schools are short on both resources and tutors and private schools expensive for many. i spoke to the families in the neighborhood. they were anxious. translation: i can't send my daughter to | government high school. it's very far away. we're poor, have meagre incomes. we can't afford private schools. the teachers taught maths, science and english under a government programme aimed to bring madrassa students at par with modern education. the federal government has now ended this two dec

the prime minister of india, narendra modi says he is extremely distressed by the blaze.ure in the sinaloa drug cartel to the united states in one of the highest profile extraditions in recent years. nestor isidro perez salas — known as el nini — was head of security for the sons of the imprisoned drug lord joaquin "el chapo" guzman. he faces charges linked to drug and weapons smuggling in the us. our latin america regional editor mimi swaby gave me the details. nestor isidro perez salas, also known as el nini, nestor isidro perez salas, also known as el mini, is viewed as one of the top assassins in mixed opals cartel. —— mexico cartel. this is seen as one of the highest extradition cases in years and this is because el nini in years and this is because el mini is viewed as one of the most ruthless figures in the mexican drug trade with the us justice department saying he is one of the lead assassins in the cartel who is responsible for the murder, torture and killing of rivals and witnesses who threatened the cartel�*s drug trafficking operations. el nini was accused of

the prime minister of india, narendra modi says he is "extremely distressed" by the blaze.es across south africa are holding their final rallies before wednesday's elections. it's 30 years since the african national congress won the country's first democratic elections following the release of nelson mandela and the end of apartheid. now polls suggest that for the first time, the party may fail to get an overall majority. our deputy africa editor anne soy was at the anc�*s event in johannesburg on saturday. it's a show of political might, who can pull the largest crowds. optics matter here. as campaigns come to a close in south africa, supporters have been bussed in from different parts of the country. we're looking forward to vote anc and we're going to win this battle. my parents used to live in a cell, so they got a house to move out. and i'm one of the student leadership, so anc made something for me. these people have already made up their minds. the call today for them to come out to vote. i say the battlej is not yet over. mr ramaphosa leads an administration that ha

the prime minister of the country, narendra modi, announced this, but he did not clarified who exactly will represent his country. well, he emphasized that, then mr. modi's quote. india will participate in all important summits that advance the global peace, security and development agenda and support the voice of the so-called global. south, and india is the only country of the global south that has confirmed participation in this conference, the leaders of brazil and par have previously announced that they will not go to the summit. china also made it clear that it does not support the holding of the summit in switzerland, since russia was not invited to it, but the question is whether or not beijing will send a representative. it is not yet known, and if he does send, who, because, for example, experts say, if he sends a special envoy. in the eurasian affairs of lihui, then it will be nothing, well, if lihui will come just as he has already gone twice on his tours and will go back, if he will at least send the minister of foreign affairs wang yi, then this may already be a signal th

and polls predict another win for narendra modi's hindu nationalist bjp and its allies.llen down the world press freedom index to 159 out of the 180 countries ranked. journalists critical of central and state governments face physical threats, online harassment and legal charges. for example, last year, the homes and offices of senior staff at the newsclick website were raided. the editor in chief remains in custody, accused of publishing chinese propaganda. and some argue that what's happened to press freedom in india is part of a global trend. the job of a journalist is to present the facts, to present the news. but if you're presented the facts that you don't like, often, you go after the messenger. and that's exactly what we're seeing with the rise of populism, with the rise of nationalism, is a commensurate decline in the press freedom environment worldwide. if the health of democracies impacts press freedom, so too does the absence of democracy elsewhere. from dictatorships and theocracies to militaryjuntas and communist one—party states, according to the economist

under prime minister narendra modi's ten—year rule in india, he and his ruling party, the bjp, have beenecially muslims. at a political rally last week, mr modi said the country's main —— it has many of india's minority groups worried about their future. 0ur south asia correspondent samira hussain is in kerala. well, look, the prime minister received quite a bit of backlash from opposition parties and from the muslim community, saying that those comments were the equivalent of hate speech, and it gives you an example of some of the divisive language that is being used here. but it's not everywhere, as i found out on one particular street corner here in kerala, that rhetoric is not being used. we were driving around the city and we stopped when we saw this hindu temple. it struck us. why did it strike us? take a look. what'sjust beside it? a mosque. and actually, evening prayers are taking place right now. but it doesn't stop just there. take a walk with me. you can still see the mosque and the temple behind me. but if you look overjust this way, you see that there's actually a church her

indian prime minister narendra modi called the fire and deaths "heart—rending" in a post on social media. gitanas nauseda has been re—elected as the president of lithuania. with most ballots counted, he leads his opponent, the prime minister ingrida simonyte, with 78% of the vote. both candidates said that defence spending must rise after russia's invasion of ukraine. the parents of the pga tour golfer grayson murray, who died on saturday, say he took his own life. the death of 30—year—old murray was announced one day after the golfer withdrew from a competition in fort worth, texas, citing illness. in a statement his family urged people to honour the golfer�*s memory by being kind to others. there have been many tributes, for one of hollywood's most successful songwriters, richard m sherman, who's died at the age of 95. he wrote more than 150 songs with his brother robert, for classic films like thejungle book, chitty chitty bang bang, and mary poppins. victoria bourne reports. # it's... supercalifragilisticexpialidoci ous. generations of families will be familiar with the work of richa

there has been a lot of expectation that narendra modi will win again, a historic third term.sing voting and does it vary again by region? if that is depressing voting and does it vary again by region?— that is depressing voting and does it vary again by region? if you look at voter turnout _ it vary again by region? if you look at voter turnout as _ it vary again by region? if you look at voter turnout as per _ it vary again by region? if you look at voter turnout as per the - it vary again by region? if you look| at voter turnout as per the election commission of india, you see that actually in the last three phases, voter turnout has been around 65%. that is marginally less than what we saw in the previous general election. and when you factor in the population increases, you see that voter turnout is a little bit less. that's one thing that a lot of people are looking at in terms of voter turnout and the excitement thatis voter turnout and the excitement that is around the selection that many people have been saying there is just not as much zest for the selection that you

the six—week long campaign began in april with prime minister, narendra modi's ruling bjp party, lookingthan 111 million people in 58 constituencies across eight states and federal territories are eligible to vote in the sixth phase. the results are expected onjune 4th. now it's time for a look at today's sport with paul scott. good afternoon. speculation about the future of manchester united manager erik ten hag is continuing, just hours ahead of his team's fa cup final against manchester city, with club legend peter schmeichel telling the bbc he would be "very surprised" if ten hag remains in charge, regardless of the outcome of today's match. united are refusing to comment, but in an interview with dutch media, ten hag says he's been given assurances that the club's rebuild under new co—owner sirjim ratcliffe will continue with him in charge. schmeichel wants the club to show more patience with their managers. without saying that i want erik ten hag to lose hisjob, i'd be very surprised if he is a manager next year, to be honest because the way they have been going about the first cou

the prime minister of india, narendra modi says he is "extremely distressed" by the blaze.d labour have been setting out their positions on the economy, in the first weekend of campaigning forjuly�*s election. in a newspaper article the chancellor has hinted at tax breaks for high earners — while labour's shadow chancellor said she has no plans to raise the tax burden on working people. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. day three of the election campaign and the labour leader is hoping for a path to victory. going door—to—door in the west midlands this morning, sir keir starmer said he wanted 16 and i7—year—olds to be able to vote and asked people to trust labour with the economy. stability now is change. it is strange to say that in 2024 but a stable economy has to be the first step for an incoming labour government and that is what we will make an absolute priority if we are privileged enough to come in to serve. visiting a supermarket in london, the woman who is pitching to be in charge of the public finances, rachel reeves, promised she would never play

whatever anyone thinks of him, he adapts and changes to whoever he is talking to, he get somewhere with narendrame minister of hungary as he did last week in europe. he gets on with trump, apparently —— viktor orban. he gets on with putin, i think that is because these two countries share a massive border. historically, they have had enormous influence on each other, so they have to have a relationship. at the moment, china's economy is nine times i believe the size of russia's economy, this is not an equal relationship. china has a bigger picture to look at, it has biggerfish to fry a bigger picture to look at, it has bigger fish to fry and it has two main some relationship with russia. and as by doing that —— and the way to do that is to up the trade, which is a big opportunity at the moment. i guess it is who needs who more, why does president xi jinping need vladimir putin on side and does he need him onside? it is vladimir putin on side and does he need him onside?— need him onside? it is what he doesnt need him onside? it is what he doesn't need. _ need him onside? it is what he doesn't ne

they are likely to be seized upon by prime minister narendra modi as proof that his economic plans — — are working. that's despite concerns about food price inflation, growing wealth inequality and high youth unemployment. let's just show you the details. india's economy is expected to have grown at an annual rate of 6.7% betweenjanuary and march — that's according to economists polled by reuters. that would represent a slowdown from the rate of more than 8% seen at the end of last year. despite that, according to some estimates, it still puts india on track to overtake japan next year — and become the world's fourth largest economy in 2025 — according to some estimates. and its forecast to then go on to overtake germany and it's forecast to then go on to overtake germany to become the third largest — after the us and china — possibly by 2027. will that happen? let's find out what we will see today. let's go to mumbai and speak to our india business correspondent, archana shukla. hello to you. that expectation of 6.7, does that sound about right? of 6.7, does that sound about riuht?

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this is extremely important a signal from the indian prime minister narendra modi, quoting the indianr now. india. will participate in all important summits that advance the agenda of global peace, security and development, yes it is currently the only major country from the so -called greater south to confirm its participation in the peace summit, well let's hope that the rest will also mature, india's participation is extremely important, india, in addition to being an extremely powerful player in the south, yes, it is also a certain donor to russia. russian federation, if we speak about the purchase of energy resources, in particular the same oil, that is, india together with china took, so to speak, at reduced, significantly reduced prices, russian energy resources, yes, well, now we will talk about relations between the people's republic of china and taiwan, yin hkhvat with us in touch with a taiwanese journalist, so it happened. a new president of taiwan has been inaugurated and we congratulate taiwan on this very important story, well but at the same time we understand that the

now, that accusation was of a heavenly denied by the government of, the indian prime minister narendraed canada of anti—indian activity and of harbouring extremists and that then lead to a diplomatic spat between the two countries where they each expeued the two countries where they each expelled diplomats from each other�*s embassies. now we'll have to see what police say, as they say, we're waiting for that news conference about an hour from waiting for that news conference about an hourfrom now. we'll see what more information they give us about these three men that were arrested earlier today and whether they mentioned any link between those men between the indian authorities of course.- those men between the indian authorities of course. rescue efforts are continuing in brazil as the south of the country grapples with days of heavy rains that have killed at least 31 people. 60 people are still missing, and thousands more have been forced to leave their homes in rio grande do sul since the storms began on saturday. the extreme weather has been caused by a rare combination of hotter

prime minister narendra modi voted early on tuesday.ked by security personnel and cheered by supporters. the world's most populous nation began voting on april the 19th a seven—phase election in which nearly one billion people are eligible to vote. the world is most populous nation began voting on april the 19th. 1 billion people are eligible to vote. personal information about serving members of the uk armed forces has been accessed from a system used by the ministry of defence. government officials told the bbc that china was most likely responsible. chinese foreign ministry spokesman, linjian, dismissed the accusation. translation: the remarks of the uk politicians are absurd. _ china firmly opposes and fights all forms of cyber attacks. we also firmly reject using the cyber security issue politically to smear and vilify other countries. with me is our security correspondent gordon corera. this is a really significant data breach. ~ . . , this is a really significant data breach. ~ . ., , ., , , this is a really significant data brea

india's promise of narendra modi as election moved to his home state.11 states and territories voting today part of the third round of polling in india's marathon election will run through june 1 with a count expected on june 4. global hospitality group minor hotels is set to intensify its presence in india. it's targeting 50 new openings within the banks decade. the company says it plans to focus its strategy on the upscale in luxury hotel sentiment joining us exclusively, the ceo. give us a sense of what potential quantifies for us when it comes to the indian market? >> i think the indian market has become very strong over the years, especially we see the high in segments that have really taken off. we see it outside india because today we don't have a luxury that is in existence at the moment. we are hoping to open our first in august this year. but i think the indian travelers outside of india have been very strong for us, therefore we see a huge potential with the indian markets both inbound in the coming years. haslinda: quantify that for us in te

under prime minister narendra modi's 10 year rule in india, he and his ruling party, the bjp have beenunities, especially muslims. at a political rally last week, mr modi said the country's main opposition party would redistribute people's wealth and property to muslims, if elected. it has many of india's minority groups worried about their future. 0ur south asia correspondent, samira hussain is in kerala. the prime minister received quite a bit of backlash from opposition parties and from the muslim community saying those comments were the equivalent of hate speech. it gives you an idea of some of the divisive language that is being used here. but it's not everywhere as i found out on one particular st corner in kerala, that rhetoric is not being used. we corner in kerala, that rhetoric is not being used.— corner in kerala, that rhetoric is not being used. we were driving around the _ not being used. we were driving around the city _ not being used. we were driving around the city and _ not being used. we were driving around the city and we - not being used. we were driving around the

india's prime minister narendra modi says he is deeply shocked and saddened by raisi's tragic demise. and that quote, his contribution to strengthening the india, iran bilateral relationship will always be remembered. this statement from the president venezuela, quote, deeply saddened to have to say goodbye to an exemplary person. he said, nicolas maduro calling raisi the defender of the sovereignty of his people there's this from shake muhammad bin zayed al-nahyan, who is the president of the united arab emirates, quote, i extend my deepest condolences to the iranian government and people over the passing of president ebrahim raisi, foreign minister has saying amir abdullah jan, those accompanying them following a tragic accident, we pray that god grants them eternal rest and we extend our heartfelt sympathies to their families. the uae stands in solidarity with iran at this difficult time. >> we will be back with the latest on our breaking news story, the death of the uranium president and the foreign minister of the country in an helicopter crash. >> we'll go to detroit, michigan w

prime minister narendra modi... for long, ndtv was widely considered a lone independent voice.ani. it would not be the channel that it was. journalist nidhi razdan became part of a mass exodus of star anchors as things began changing at the channel. if you look at the channel today, it is far more sympathetic to the government, far more hostile to the opposition. there was a series of documentaries months after the takeover. it was like an advertorial for the achievements of the modi government. the adani group denied these allegations, saying ndtv operates with editorial freedom, impartiality and the highest ethical standards. india has hundreds of tv news channels. the opposition runs many regional ones, but at the national level most are owned or controlled by ruling politicians or select business barons. a pre—election analysis of prime time coverage, and some of these channels have startling findings. half of them had anti—opposition themes. over a quarter praised the prime minister. and just 1% spoke of substantive issues like jobs and education. this perceived bias has a

. —— narendra modi. india has fallen down the press freedom index. example, last year the homes and offices of reporters at a news website was raided, accused of chinese propaganda. some argue that what has happened in india is representative of a wider global trend. ., , ., ., ., , representative of a wider global trend. .,, ., ., ., , , trend. the “0b of the “ournalist is to present _ trend. the job of the “ournalist is to present the h trend. the job of the “ournalist is to present the news _ trend. the job of the journalist is to present the news on - trend. the job of the journalist is to present the news on the - trend. the job of the journalist is | to present the news on the facts, but if you are presenting newsy do not like, you often go after the messenger, that is what we are seeing with the rise of populism, nationalism, commencement decline in —— a decline in freedom of press worldwide. -- a decline in freedom of press worldwide-— -- a decline in freedom of press worldwide. ., , , . ., ., _ worldwide. the absence of democracy elsewhere a

travelled to some of these madrasas in varanasi, which is also the constituency of prime minister narendra for their teacher salaries and cuts mean the teachers might lose theirjobs. madrassas have often been the only source of education for millions of muslim children coming from poor and marginalised backgrounds. but in many towns and villages like this one, free education in madrasas has also helped poor children from other communities. these madrassas have filled the void. in a country where public schools are short on both resources and tutors and private schools expensive for many. i spoke to the families in the neighborhood. they were anxious. translation: | can't send my - daughter to government high school. it's very far away. we're poor, have meagre incomes. we can't afford private schools. the teachers taught maths, science and english under a government programme aimed to bring madrassa students at par with modern education. the federal government has now ended this two decade old scheme. salaries stopped much earlier. science teacher arjun sharma didn't get a regular pay for o