archana, thank you.thank you. we will take you _ countries now. archana, thank you. we will take you to _ countries now. archana, thank you. we will take you to the _ countries now. archana, thank you. we will take you to the latest - we will take you to the latest pictures from the us. we have been closely following not only the un general said they but also president zelensky�*s visit to the us. he is really trying to garner more support and military aid from the americans. we have these pictures here as he arrives in the us congress to face what it is fair to say will be some republican scepticism on providing more aid to ukraine. this is his second visit since the war started but he is really saying he needs more military aid from the us to bolster the counteroffensive taking place in ukraine at the moment. we will bring you more from washington very shortly. the uk�*s prime and has defended changes to some of his key environment policies, including delaying the ban on the sale of new petrol and dies

archana shukla in mumbai, thank _ be suspended. archana shukla in mumbai, thank you _ be suspended. macron. they are in paris, posing for pictures. we are aware that king charles and camilla will be going to a sports centre in the saint—denis region of paris and meeting young athletes. hello. after the torrential rain some parts of the uk saw yesterday, the sunshine today is certainly welcome, but we won't be completely without rain. there'll be a scattering of showers continue to develop through the afternoon. the odd heavy and thundery one. and more persistent rain from this cloud here, which is in across parts of northwest scotland. yesterday's rain, though, is clearing and you can see that gap in between. but it's these scattered whiter clouds that gather towards wales and the south west, which will develop more widely through the southern half of england and wales and could become thundery during the second half of the day. still gaps between — some will stay sunny. not a bad day, though, for far north of england, south and east scotland and the south of northern ireland, where

archana shukla, bbc news, rishikesh, uttarakhand. bbc news but let us bring you up—to—date on other news. china's currency — the renminbi — has fallen to its lowest level in 16 years, after the country's exports fell for a fourth consecutive month in august. recent economic data from the world's second—largest economy shows its stuggling to bounce back from a recent slump, with youth unemployment rising and its property sector struggling. china's exports have fallen in recent months, mainly due to lack of global demand because of rising inflation. and ford has agreed to pay eight thousand of its us workers an additional $a.33 an hour, as part of contract agreement reached in 2019. workers from united auto workers union had planned to strike on the 1ath of september if an agreement had not been reached. the new deal means the eight thousand workers will now earn at least 2a dollars per hour. a strike planned to start at two major lng — or natural gas — facilities in australia has been delayed as talks between chevron and unions contin

archana shukla, bbc news, rishikesh, uttarakhand. those are your top business stories this hour.escuing the three amigos sanctuary is the place to go. you're live with bbc news. leading names from computer science and national securty will advise the uk government on artificial intelligence as part of an ai taskforce. turing prize laureate yoshua bengio and gchq director anne keast—butler willjoin its newly—created external advisory board. the prime minister announced in april that the government would invest £100 million in a task force on al as part of a drive to make the uk a world leader in the rapidly growing field. live now to montreal in canada — and turing prize winner and member of the uk government's ai task force, professor yoshua bengio. thank you for being here on bbc news with us. as you approach this let me ask you to approach this from the perspective of this new technology providing huge potential opportunities or potential catastrophe?— opportunities or potential catastrohe? ., , , , catastrophe? both really because in order to catastrophe? both really because i

archana shukla reports on what this means for the industry.ely to defer restrictions for much longer, but also in the interim people get a close watch on where these laptop pcs and it hardware �*s are being imported in. it will be a relief for apple, samsung, dell, and hp which sell these products in the indian market, $8,000,000,000, and it will give them time to prepare for these important curbs kick in. some reports say it could, however the government hasn't given a indicative plan on that. august government had input curbs. most of the laptops and sold in india are imported. still not robust, and traders say there is a lack of local supply chain for confidence that are needed like chipsets, motherboards, and even batteries in certain cases. although india has been aiming to go grow as an electronics manufacturing hub, to be an alternative for china for global companies that want to diversify, it has seen success in smartphone or manufacturing, apple and samsung and the likes are expended, but the incentives came for it hardware manufactur

archana shukla reports., especially that of vegetables moderated last month after government desperate efforts of subsidising vegetables like onions and tomatoes and banning exports of staples like wheat and rice. and that helped the counter to come down in august. but rural inflation was still on the higher side compared urban. it's a continuing trend. also reflected from lower spending and global markets. now, the expectation is that by next month fresh vegetable harvest will bring down prices. but the over all outlook for food prices which accounts for nearly half of the overall inflation basket remains on edge. it depends largely on monsoons which have been skewed and most agricultural regions affecting prices and yields. this coupled with rising oil prices could add to the worries of the government ahead of the state elections later this year in national polls in 202a. high inflation eating into discretionary spending is also making manufacturers a bit cautious ahead of the festive season in asia's thir

archana shukla, bbc news, rishikesh, uttarakhand.rents admit they use some kind of tracker to check in on their children, to see where they are — whether they're home safely or if they're somewhere they shouldn't be. one of the most popular apps — life360 — already has 50 million users, and says one in nine america families use it to co—ordinate their daily activities. chris hulls is co—founder and chief executive officer of life360. good to have you on the programme. iam good to have you on the programme. i am familiar with your app, programme. i am familiar with yourapp, my programme. i am familiar with your app, my american friend who has kids in california told me this is the want to use. so i am aware of it. you started this when you were 23 or something?— this when you were 23 or something? this when you were 23 or somethin: ? ~ ., something? something like that. the initial idea _ something? something like that. the initial idea for _ something? something like that. the initial idea for the _ something? something like that. th

archana shukla reports. the engines, the cheers and if the adrenaline rush.of it, week. purely to understand the joy of it. peeple _ week. purely to understand the joy of it, people enjoy - week. purely to understand the joy of it, people enjoy it. - joy of it, people enjoy it. watching it here in india, this is a _ watching it here in india, this is a dream _ watching it here in india, this is a dream come true for us and iam— is a dream come true for us and i am absolutely thrilled. the timin: i am absolutely thrilled. the timing for — i am absolutely thrilled. the timing for india _ i am absolutely thrilled. tie: timing for india hosting its first ever motor gp racing is significant. it is the worlds largest two wheeler market that is in a strong demand for premium and high—end motorcycles. it is also giving manufacturers a good run in the market. the motorcycle sold in partnership with local areas has been popular among young writers in india. there are not targeting those who can afford to pay more for a top and bicycle. to pay more for a top and bi cle.

here's archana shukla in dehli. and food security were some of the key areas in bilateral talks. india and saudi arabia have also been in discussions on using local currencies in place of us dollars to settle their trade. the two leaders also discussed expediting the free trade deal with the gulf council, which saudi arabia is a member. india has been very keen to seal this, considering the arab region is india's biggest trading bloc and the golf accounts for 80% of that trade. the golfers also seen a channel to expand in your�*s to europe. india— saudi talks are crucial, coming just two days after the international rail corridor was announced on the sidelines of the g20 summit. the new shipping and railway corridor which will connect south asia to the middle east will benefit india and many view this as a counter to china's ambitious belt and road initiative. indian prime minister narendra modi has been quite focused on ceiling bilateral deals, in addition to positioning india is a global supplier and also assert h

our correspondent archana shukla gave us this update from mumbai. apologies, we don't have that.ut we can return to what the canadian prime minister has been saying in the past have an hour. let's have a listen in. $5 the past have an hour. let's have a listen in. �* , ., listen in. as i said on monday, there are _ listen in. as i said on monday, there are credible _ listen in. as i said on monday, there are credible reasons - listen in. as i said on monday, there are credible reasons to l there are credible reasons to believe — there are credible reasons to believe that agents of the government of india were involved in the killing _ government of india were involved in the killing of eight canadian on canadian — the killing of eight canadian on canadian soil. that is something of the utmost— canadian soil. that is something of the utmost and foundational importance in a country of rule of law, _ importance in a country of rule of law, in— importance in a country of rule of law, in a — importance in a country of rule of law, in a world where international rules— law, in a world

archana shukla reports from greater noida in uttar pradesh. the roar of the engines. the cheers. this week. aha, thrills to india this week. lot of people here don't understand it technically but purely to understand the joy of it, people are attending it. growing up, we never thought we would _ growing up, we never thought we would see — growing up, we never thought we would see it here in india and this_ would see it here in india and this is— would see it here in india and this is like _ would see it here in india and this is like a dream come true for us — this is like a dream come true for us. absolutely thrilled. the — for us. absolutely thrilled. the timing for india hosting its first ever motogp racing event is significant. it is when the country, the world's largest tubular market, is seeing a strong demand for premium and high—end motorcycles and is also giving manufacturers hopes of a good run in the market. like kt kim, whose motorcycles sold in partnership with local companies, having popularamong companies, having popular among young companies, having popularamong y

the bbc�*s archana shukla has india's response from mumbai.ed normal functioning and council in canada has disrupted normalfunctioning and is council in canada has disrupted normal functioning and is the reason for temporary suspension of these services in canada. they however say travel to india will not be effect for those with valid visas and travel documents. remember, this comes a day after india issued an advisory urging its citizens in canada to exercise utmost caution from what it called politically condone hate crimes. tensions have flared this week when canada alleged indian involvement in the killing of a canadian sikh separatist leader injune. they strongly denied allegations, calling it absurd and since in escalated quickly with both countries expelling a diplomat each over the case. for its part, the is canadian high commission in delhi said they have also received threats on social media and as a result, it will temporarily adjust its staff presence in india. at this point it is important to note six separatist movements have lo

here's archana shukla in delhi.some of the key areas of bilateral talks. some of the key areas of bilateraltalks. india some of the key areas of bilateral talks. india and saudi arabia in fact have also begun discussions on using local currencies in place of us dollars to settle their trade. the two also discussed expediting the free trade deal with gulf war council of which saudi arabia is a member. they have been very keen to seal this during the arab region is india's biggest trading block and golf account for 80% of the trade. golf is also seen as a channel to expand india's trade to europe. india saudi talks are crucial coming just two days after the multinational rail and ports corridor was announced on the sidelines of the 620 announced on the sidelines of the g20 summit. the new shipping and rail corridor which will connect south asia to middle east will benefit india and many view this as a counter to china's ambitious belt and road initiative. in his term, prime minister modi has been quite focused on seal

reporter archana hysni has a look back at her life and legacy. the myth that women can't play in the big leagues is perhaps pierced once and for all . long before she became a united states senator in 1992, dianne feinstein was a political pioneer in her home state of california. in 1969, feinstein was elected to san francisco's board of supervisors. a year later, she began her first term as the board's first female president. but it wasn't triumph that catapulted her into the spotlight. it was tragedy. both mayor mosconi and supervisor harvey milk have been shot and killed. in 1978, san francisco mayor george moscone and supervisor harvey milk were murdered by a former colleague and friend of feinstein. it was their deaths, she said, that would ultimately shape her political philosophy. feinstein became the first female mayor of san francisco, serving two terms in. eventually, it led her to washington, d.c, where she would become the longest tenured woman in the us senate. born dianne emil jewish roots, feinstein was the eldest of three girls bo