express anger against the city and by rewarding bjp.itician even lead crowds and chance to shoot the traitors. two men shot firearms at protest sites. an activist t testified -- an activist asked what the bjp politician wasn't cited for inciting violence.e. delhlhi police rejected his application, calling it a threat to law & order. now he is going to court. if you can't u use a slogan f f the r right under f free speechy can a politicician? >> hate helps them radicalilize people. unemployment is at an all-time high. the bjp has a huge number of people that don't have jobs. how do you channel all the a anr inside these people? you give them something to hate . for the bjp, that is muslims. correspondent: protesters are unfazed. theieir motto has become flowew, not bulllls. musicians, sports and actors across the country have been pouring into perform for the protesters. >> it is sort of like the end game. if we don't fight rightt now, if we don't voice our opinions right now, there is no way ahead of it. if you are against wet is going

modi canthat narendra carry through the bjp i think has proven to be wrong. often fought on local issues. havedelhi, the results somewhat more symbolic significance than some of the other states. a fair sense, it is assessment to say that state elections are decided on different issues the national elections. and it is the case that the modi magic could not carry the bjp through indifferent eventually elections. paul: considering the campaign , health,e incumbents water, power, very bread-and-butter issues. any conclusions nationwide? ronojoy: that is interesting question. conductede surveys before the election show that, for instance, on the controversial new citizenship votersmost 60% of l.a. said they were actually in favor of citizenship law. the same voters, when asked about their choice of the daily chief minister, they said they would for -- they would prefer the other candidate to the bjp candidate. pragmatic being quite , voting for the party or candidate that seems better poised to deliver for the next five years. most voters have given their prefer

but a bruising loss for the bjp and prime minister modi, who hoped they be celebrating today.er news: the usjustice department has intervened to override its own prosecutors and seek a lower prison sentence for donald trump's former adviser roger stone. the intervention came just hours after the president complained on twitter that stone's recommened sentence of seven—to—nine years was a miscarriage ofjustice. all four prosecutors on the case have since resigned. stone is convicted of lying to congress and witness tampering. part of the amazon rainforest has started to emit more carbon dioxide than it absorbs, according to research seen by the bbc. scientists from brazil's space research institute say part of the south—east, which is about a fifth of the total area, appears to be no longer able to store carbon dioxide. defence lawyers for harvey weinstein have rested their case in his rape trial without calling the former film producer to give evidence. the lead defence lawyer is due to present her closing argument on thursday, followed by the lead prosecutor. the jurors heard

overcoming the popularity of the bjp party for the second time in the assembly elections.eats many saw these is simply elections as a referendum on the governments's citizenship amendment act, which offers amnesty to illegal immigrants from some ighboring countries but not afghanistan. victory for the common m's partyot will have r five years running delhi. but a bruising loss for thejp the prime minister,beho hoped to elebrating today. bbc news, delhi. ♪ ros: we are here in the bbc news room lead story is that the calling the coronavirus a very grave threat. more than 1000 people have now been killed by it. some of the main stories from world service. poce in northern ireland investigating a murder of a journalist, and they have arrested four men detained under the terrorism act. she was 29 whedeshe was shot while observing riots last year. the new ira group has -- responsibility. it is suggested part of the amazonfo raist is emitting more carbon dioxide than before scientists from the research institutes a part of the total area, appears to be no longer able to store co2

all smiles but this is deeply embarrassing for mr modi, whose hindu nationalist bjp party has been blamedprime minister modi made no mention of the violence as the pair agreed a defence deal. at a solo press conference later in the day, president trump said he didn't raise the riots with his counterpart. he did talk about religious freedom and i will say the prime minister was incredible on what he told me. he wants people to have religious freedom, and very strongly, and he said, "in india, they have worked very hard to have great and open religious freedom." but a cloud still hangs over this visit. despite calling for calm, the government has been accused of not doing enough to quell the violence, which looks set to continue. speaking at the news conference, president trump also said he welcomed the rape conviction yesterday of the hollywood film mogul, harvey weinstein. i think that, from the standpoint of women, it was a great thing, it was a great victory and sends a very strong message — a very, very strong message. the former egyptian president, hosni mubarak, has died, at the age

india has seen mass protests since the hindu nationalist bjp government passed a new citizenship law,uslim. the african union says it plans to send 3000 troops to the sahel, where international and regional forces are struggling to contain islamist militants. the deployment will last for six months. bbc afrique. president putin has denied the common rumour in russia that he has a body double, insisting that he rejected a secret plan to use one. he said the idea was mooted at the begining of his presidency at the height of russia's war against separatists in chechnya. the suggestion was that an impersonator be used to visit russian troops there. let us bring you up—to—date. the international monetary fund says it it likely to downgrade its forecast for global growth — due to the ongoing impact of the coronavirus. the news sparked fresh falls in the price of shares and commodities around the world. samira hussainjoins us from new york. 0nce once again, coronavirus during damage to the markets. yes, us financial markets have just closed and we are seeing the industrial average followed b

many of pointing the blame on the prime minister's nationalist bjp policy for growing anti muslim sentiments in the country. there is an atmosphere of fear not only in this neighborhood but in the whole of daily. and i am on the delhi govovernment a and the central government to ensure and that was sort of. all when i. walk the streets of delhi may havee comomes for now. nationwide's tenensions between india's two maiain religiousus groups a bubbling. malaysia could be heading for snap elections after the shock resignation of the prime minister on monday parliament will vote on his replacement on mamarch second but if they fail to agreeee on the canandidates d election it will be cold classroom yet has the story. the political crisis in malaysia deepens aftfter the country's king was unable to find a candidate with a clear mamajority after meeting with lawmakers. the government was up ended on monday after prime minister my head tear muhammad and now it's his shockck resignatation. inin the intramuscular is still acting as pm but now the vote for his replacement will be held by the lower hou

hours after the party won the delhi regional election with a big majority, defeating india's ruling bjpot been identified yet. the transitional government in sudan has agreed to hand over ousted president omar al—bashir to the international criminal court. bashir is wanted for crimes against humanity and genocide in the darfur region of the country. the conflict there began in 2003, when rebels took up arms against al bashir‘s government. he responded by arming local militias, who burnt villages and killed thousands. the un estimates that 300,000 died and millions were displaced. the bbc‘s mohanad hashim is one of the first journalists to travel freely in the region for ten years. he sent this report from the refugee camp of kalma in western darfur. this is kalma refugee camp, home to nearly 200,000 arteries. after 20 years of conflict, the cam has become a city and 2 million people across the region have been displaced stop you we are one of the first international journalists to travel freely here ina journalists to travel freely here in a decade. are well‘s attention may have shifted

ran andu-nationalist bjp aggressive campaign but has for 40to win delhi years.bal news 24 hours a day on air and at quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. this is bloomberg. taylor: i want to bring you some breaking news. province has reported 1600 new coronavirus cases on february 11. now it is reporting an additional 94. 33,000 366.sing to the total china death toll rising to at least 1110. we will bring these numbers to you as they develop. i want to turn our attention back to the u.s. presidential race where we are awaiting the results of the new hampshire primary. the latest has vermont senator bernie with a 10 point lead over his closest rival, vice president joe biden. david, what is the tone on the ground? polls if you look at the for new hampshire, bernie sanders has a lead, maybe as much as seven or eight points. you have to be careful in new hampshire, there can be late, breaking developments. then you have amy klobuchar around 11 points. we know that joe biden just left the state. i have to s

his hindu nationalist bjp party is being accused of stoking these religious tensions, something it deniesquestions for president trump. i will say that the prime minister was incredible on what he said, he wa nts was incredible on what he said, he wants people to have religious freedom. he says in india, they have worked very hard to have open religious freedom. if you look back what's going on relative to other places, they have really worked hard on religious freedom. i asked that question in front of a very large group of people today. he talked about it for a long time. on the visit more broadly, both men are talking a good game. ours is a friendship that is people—driven and people centric. our nations are cooperating extensively." maybe, but they haven't found a way to resolve trade tensions over tariffs. there is a three—billion—dollar military agreement, as well as deals on telecoms and energy. on the new trade deal, president trump says maybe this year, though based on past predictions, i'd take that with a pinch of salt. truth is we have no idea on that. here's one indian foreig

per citizenship amendment act group, which was led by a member of the agenda party, the bjp, which iso party, a beach member incited violence as evidence saying the protesters should go back. from sunday night until yesterday evening, the violence continues. [indiscernible] most of these are working-class muslim areas. large mobs have been reported. using tear bombs. all of this happening in the presence of police. there been several videos showing the police are standing while this kind of violence is mob. meted out by the i met several people who were injured. apart from petrol bombs and guns and torches, acid was used on several people. which is why a lot of people have lost their eyes or have damaged places. each time somebody tried to stop the mob from attack, the police did not t help them. instead, they stood as bystanders. joinedhe police also [indiscernible] this has been the situation the last three days. 34 people have been killed. the bodies are still at the hospital. lack of government support, lack of administrative support is led to no treatment for people who have been

all smiles but this is deeply embarrassing for mr modi, whose hindu nationalist bjp party has been blamedmedia, prime minister modi made no mention of the violence as the pair agreed a defence deal. at a solo press conference later in the day, president trump said he didn't raise the riots with his counterpart. he did talk about religious freedom and i will say the prime minister was incredible on what he told me. he wants people to have religious freedom, and very strongly, and he said, "in india, they have worked very hard to have great and open religious freedom." but a cloud still hangs over this visit. despite calling for calm, the government has been accused of not doing enough to quell the violence, which looks set to continue. the political establishment in westminster repeatedly failed to deal with allegations of child sexual abuse, covering up claims and protecting high—profile mps, including sir cyril smith and sir peter morrison. those are among the findings of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse. let's speak to our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. what else

improvingyears, like government schools and setting up neighborhood clinics and providing -- in contrast, the bjpbased devotedhip law and it much of its campaign to demonize in the demonstrators. we can see rofrom the outcome that that backfired on them. >> u.s. president donald trump announced yesterday he will visit india this month. what is he hoping to get from that visit? ruth: as we know, president trump is all about trade. there is an expectation that two countries will overcome their differences and work out a deal to reduce india's trade surplus with the u.s. this will follow his phase one trade pact with china that was done in december. a partial treaty with india could help trump get another cy victory in this all important election year for donald trump. >> politicians who want to unseat donald trump are having their next big test. bernie sanders leading in the new hampshire primary. we are joined from new york. so, it looks like it has been another very good night for bernie sanders and pete buttigieg. some extent the strength of bernie sanders should be no surprise. he is from neigh