would i say that the congress party is spreading horrible rumours about me and other women members of them responsible. i would hold congress handle responsible if it were to do it directly. that's all i'm saying. clearly so much more that we can talk about, but we actually have to go and look at some other voices across the country. here in the central indian state of madhya pradesh, caste politics still remains the major deciding factor. those from the socially and economically marginalised castes constitute half of the state's population. they play a significant role in deciding the election results. the bjp has been trying to entice them by giving them more representation in the cabinet. the congress is also trying to play the same political card by demanding caste based census to determine which caste is occupying positions in the government, jobs and businesses. the fate of the candidates and the parties depends on the social makeup of population in every individual seat. there are 29 seats, out of which 28 are with the ruling bjp here. other issues like unemployment, poverty, i

would i say that the congress party is spreading horrible rumours about me and other women members ofsponsible. i would hold congress handle responsible if it were to do it directly. that's all i'm saying. clearly, so much more that we can talk about, but we, actually, have to go and look at some other voices across the country. here in the central indian state of madhya pradesh, caste politics still remains the major deciding factor. those from the socially and economically marginalised castes, such as the 0bcs, constitute half of the state's population. they play a significant role in deciding the election results. the bjp has been trying to entice the 0bcs by giving them more representation in the cabinet. the congress is also trying to play the same political card by demanding caste—based census to determine which classes occupying cream positions in the government, jobs and businesses. the fate of the candidates and the parties depends on the social make—up of population in every individual seat. there are 29 seats, out of which 28 are with the ruling bjp. here, other issues like

since india's independence, the congress party dominated the country's political landscape — from 400e 1980s, they were down to 52 in the 2019 elections. to counter the bjp�*s rising popularity, injuly last year, opposition parties joined hands to form a united front. translation: if this alliance wins, our country will win. _ but in less than a year, there are cracks in the alliance. key partners have left joining the bjp, and others are bickering over seats. we're not worried about these differences. i'm not worried. these are differences. we have to recognise they are differences. but a divided house isn't going to win. we're not a house divided. we are a house with multiple voices. but multiple voices of dissent as well. not necessarily dissent! divergent points of view. these differences, though, are casting a doubt in voters. the most raw, yet nuanced political conversations in india often happen at these kind of tea stalls. it's the best way to get a pulse of what people are thinking. translation: since i became eligible to vote, i have only _ voted for the congress. but last t

the congress party calling this tax terrorism by the ruling pgp saying that authorities have reopeneds tax reopened eight years of the pa rty�*s tax returns deliberately ahead of elections. the congress party saying they will fight this legally but also taking on the fight outside the courts as well. on sunday, the congress along with other opposition parties won a rally in delhi... the congress party complains that the tax agencies have already frozen $16 million of their funds saying all of this is making it hard for the party to spend on campaigning ahead of elections. several leaders find themselves being investigated in corruption cases. including the sitting chief minister of delhi. 0pposition parties say all these cases are politically motivated. despite their allegations, the congress party has failed to get any relief from the courts or even a tax tribunal, a fact that the pgp is using to ravish all these allegations. the pgp added that the party should fulfil its tax obligations rather than play politics ahead of elections. we were promised self driving cars, but the dream o

.- to the congress party.ition says l to the congress party. "mr. modi. the opposition says they are up against a lot more. multiple raids cover several arrests, and over 140 opposition mps suspended in the last session of parliament. all being seen as an act of intimidation. rahul gandhi's show of strength is an attempt to reclaim a space for the opposition. but can the crowds turnit opposition. but can the crowds turn it into votes, and can rahul convert the roadshow into his victory lap? former us president donald trump has clinched more projected wins in the race to secure the republican presidential nomination. his projected victories in contests in idaho, missouri and michigan give him more delegates, and deal another blow to nikki haley who is mr trump's only remaining challenger in the race for the republican ticket. the biggest day for the two of them this week will be on super tuesday, when 15 states and one territory will vote. but with ms haley disantly trailing mr trump, he is already setting his

since india's independence, the congress party dominated the country's political landscape from 400 seatso 52 in the 2019 elections. to counter the bjp's rising popularity. injuly last year, opposition parties joined hands to form a united front. if this alliance wins, our country will win. but in less than a year, there are cracks in the alliance. key partners have left joining the bjp and others are bickering over seats. you're not worried about these differences? i'm not worried. these are differences. we have to recognise they are differences. but a divided house isn't going to be house divided. we are a house with multiple voices, but multiple voices of dissent as well. not necessarily dissent, divergent points of view. these differences, though, are casting a doubt in voters. the most raw, yet nuanced political conversations in india often happen at these kind of tea stalls. it's the best way to get a pulse of what people are thinking. since i became eligible to vote, i have only voted for the congress. but last time we voted for the bjp. i asked them, the bjp has one face, narendra

in a shock defeat, the congress party lost to the bjp over here.way from the noise of the campaign trail i meet 65—year—old shabir khan in the village ofjudge kapoor in a meeting. for generations, his family has voted for the congress. but even staunch loyalists like shabir feel the party is not doing enough. translation: nothing will change i if they don't raise our issues. i rahul gandhi needs to roar like other politicians. he's a good man, but that's not enough. if he speaks with more conviction, it will be good for him, for the party and for us. since india's independence, the congress party dominated the country's political landscape. from 400 seats in parliament in the 1980s, they were down to 52 in the 2019 elections. to counter the bjp's rising popularity, injuly last year, opposition partiesjoined hands to form a united front. if this alliance wins, our country will win. but in less than a year, there are cracks in the alliance. key partners have left, joining the bjp, and others are bickering over seats. you're not worried about these di

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also, we should be called the last party congress. he nominated a successor, was going to retire, but the central committee overturned it. so we've seen that the party secretary general is not all powerful. he's the weekend now. he had a stroke of 2019 a serious illness again this year. and the what i call the party way, ministry republic security, the secretary that wants to retain their power. and if they lose him, they may not. and the so called government way which is has lost power since i went to thomas taken over, wants to use this opportunity and their vehicle would, would have been bob on to a younger man who was why do we by the light? and i think the public security could not know which direction he was going, so they use this evidence against him. you know, it hangs on the funds on too long. i was elected with over 98 percent of the vote at the, the national assembly. i mean, how awkward is this? how much of an embarrassment might this be for the communist party when they play the place so much faith in this individual livi

the congress party says its bank accounts have been frozen and they have been asked to pay more thanlegedly violating tax rules. but the government denies any political motive behind this action, saying the law will take its own course. india's elections are due to start on 19th april and will be held in several phases. the campaign is going across the country for this mammoth exercise, but what the opposition is saying is that there is no level playing field. for example, they accuse the election commission of being biased towards the governing bjp and they said that investigating agencies are being used to cripple them, to stifle dissent, to prevent them from campaigning. however, the governing bjp denies these charges and the mammoth exercise of india's general election, in which prime minister mahendra modi is seeking a third straight term, is starting on 19th april. 30 years after it first hit our screens, gladiators is still proving to be a hit with tv audiences. an average of eight million viewers tuned in to the reboot of the 1990s show over the last 11 weeks. our culture rep

nato or the european union will be sent to ukraine for war, and this matter was discussed in congress party of european socialists stated in rome and said: we do not want a war between russia and nato. the german chancellor said nato will do everything it can to prevent war. russia also warned nato that any support for ukraine would lead to military conflict. before this meeting, the president of the united states once again lost his way to his speech in the company of soldiers. according to sky news, he had to ask while his microphone was on: where should i go? last week, trump imitated biden's movements when he lost his way out of the speech venue he doubted his mind. donald trump won the internal elections of the republican party in the three states of missouri, idaho and michigan . the day before the decisive march 5th election for trump. the day after tomorrow, 15 american states are going to hold internal party elections for republicans and democrats at the same time. so far, trump has won seven states in the primary elections of the republican party to determine the party's candidate

mahat magandi, one of the leaders of the liberation movement and leaders of the indian national congress partyit. about 100 more people left the city of ahmedabad, when they reached the village of dandi on the shores of the arabian sea they began to evaporate the salt, there were already more than 100 thousand people. gandhi was arrested, peaceful demonstrators were shot with machine guns and severely beaten, but the action still spread throughout the country. indians refused to buy not only salt, but all foreign goods. carry out propaganda for indian independence, officially recognize the national congress and release all those arrested. in memory of the mudflow campaign , a national memorial was opened in danda. on march 12 , 1947, us president harry truman spoke in congress formulated a strategic doctrine that went down in history. like the truman doctrine. if a year earlier in fulton , winston churchel called for a cold war, now truman translated this policy into practical terms. formally. quote: to support free peoples in their struggle against armed minorities or against enslavement carr

will only have to wait until the summer, when these candidates will be officially approved at party congresseswell, let’s start with what both joe biden and donald trump have been doing for several months now: fighting not within their parties, but directly against each other. america a replay awaits, a rematch of the 2020 presidential race . only both candidates are now older, especially biden, who will turn 82 in november. much will depend on whether republicans can mobilize their electorate, especially in swing states. as for the democrats, the most loyal, let's say, supporters of the democratic party will come. skeptics, from my point of view, will ignore the elections, so here, probably, if we speak from the point of view of political strategists, it is the people who have more room for maneuver republicans. the more of their people they bring to the sites. the greater the chance of winning. the american press notes that this is the first time in 112 years that a former president is challenging the current one. then, however, neither one nor the other won, but now there are only two candi

of delegates remain to wait for the summer, when these candidacies are officially approved at party congressest with what both joe biden and donald trump have been doing for several years now. months of fighting not within their own parties, but directly against each other. america is waiting for a repeat, a rematch of the 2020 presidential race of the year. the only thing is that both candidates are older now, especially biden. he will turn 82 in november. much will depend on whether republicans can mobilize their electorate, especially in swing states. as for the democrats, the same. the most devoted, let's say, supporters of the democratic party will come, skeptics from my point of view will ignore the elections, so here, probably, if we speak from the point of view of political strategists, the republicans have more room for maneuver, the more of their own people they have will be brought to the polling stations, the greater the chance of winning. remember, we voted for zhirinovsky and the ldpr, i will raise russia from its knees, i will defend the russians, great people, great russia, don

by mahat magandi, one of the leaders. liberation movement and leaders of the indian national congress partythis was part of the satiograha campaign of civil disobedience, which excluded violence. this was gandhi's philosophy. that day, he and about 100 other people left the city of ahmedabad. and when we reached the village of dandi on the shores of the arabian sea they began to evaporate the salt, there were already more than 100,000 people. gandhi was arrested, peaceful demonstrators were shot with machine guns and severely beaten. but the action is still the same. enough for the whole country. indians refused to buy not only salt, but all foreign goods. british courts boycotted educational institutions, government agencies and banks. the authorities had to abolish the salt monopoly, allow propaganda for indian independence, officially recognize the national congress and release all those arrested. in memory of the salt campaign in dundee national memorial unveiled. march 12 , 1947 us president. truman spoke in congress and formulated a strategic doctrine that went down in history as the

power in 2014, it was on the backdrop of the issue of development, where he said the incumbent congress partytroversial issues with regard to corruption. but after that, there is also the idea of how we project the hindu identity is one and with india having the majority of people as hindu, a lot of people look at prime minister modi as somebody who is a politician not shy to wear his hindu identity and will do benefit for hindu voters as well. so that is something which leads to him becoming more popular. find something which leads to him becoming more popular. and there has been some confusion _ becoming more popular. and there has been some confusion because - becoming more popular. and there has been some confusion because one - been some confusion because one election commission resigned in the past few days and two have been appointed, so they now have three commissioners. quite an important changejust before the commissioners. quite an important change just before the announcement, what does it mean?— what does it mean? right, so the resignation _ what does it mean? right, so the resign

criticism from opposition l triggered criticism from opposition parties, like the main opposition congress partyould be some transparency, and if we allow these independent institutions to be decimated, democracy would be taken over by dictatorship. the hindu nationalist party denied these nationalist party denied these nationalist accusations, saying they had given lots of money and power to the electoral commission to conduct a free and fair poll. the biggest night in the entertainment calendar is here — the oscars. our culture editor, katie razzall, has the latest from hollywood. a last chance to rehearse, a few final adjustments for the day that hollywood prepares for all year. this red carpet will soon be full of the a—list, stars vying for the highest accolade the movie business has to offer. and the sense here in hollywood is that this year belongs to director christopher nolan. his 0ppenheimer biopic looks set to win best picture, best director, best actor for cillian murphy, and best supporting actor for robert downeer. can you explain quantum mechanics to me? but not best supporting ac

this story we heard exclusively from the spokes person of south africa's ruling african national congress party, lendy, been gu, matsuri saves the opposition, is essentially attempting to seize power in the country. and it is citizens and suffer. and we don't know what the suppose will be or has been from the us. but we do know that there and we are going to, and we always expected that there would be an attempt at regime change the democratic a lot and said the police come and put it to positions that they stand for would drive very well with those in the global notes that do not want to see how about the new quality eradicated across the world. and particularly in the countries of the south, including south africa. if you look at it as an example, if you look at the level of the property and inequality in the western cape, the only problem is governed by the d. when a d a say, where they come and pick up and well. but go and have a look. they have a look at, they lashed conditions under which the minority needs and going to look at the state of townships, even in cape town, it's out areas, of

and earlier in the day, the main opposition congress party alleged that its accounts had been frozen,ount to pay for tv commercials or newspaper advertisement or even to pay for transport. sometimes they hire helicopters to travel around the country. so there are many opposition parties. they are saying that the government is using investigative agencies like the enforcement directorate and the cbi to stifle dissent, to to reduce the opportunities of the opposition leader so that they cannot campaign. however, the bjp and prime minister narendra modi, they strongly deny these charges. to haiti now. the head of the united nations children's agency, unicef, says it is unable to get enough aid into the country and that "many, many people" are suffering serious hunger and malnutrition. our correspondent will grant is one of the only international journalists in haiti and sent this report. to describe some of the living conditions in port—au—prince as precarious is an understatement. but sarah mullins, a particularly tough the 20—year—old student and her family had to flee their home becau

for example, the main opposition congress party says that election commission is an independent body. then democracy would be taken over by dictatorship. 0n the other hand, the governing bjp, the hindu nationalist bjp, denies these accusations. they say they have given a lot of powers and money to the election commission to conduct a free and fair poll and they dismiss their government. the opposition�*s criticism. tonight is the biggest night in the entertainment calendar — the oscars. final preparations are taking place ahead of the stars hitting the red carpet later. christopher nolan�*s 0ppenheimer, which has 13 nominations, is expected to sweep up many of the top awards. then there�*s barbie — last year�*s biggest hit at the box office, which has eight nods. our culture editor, katie razzall, has the latest from hollywood. a last chance to rehearse, a few final adjustments for the day that hollywood prepares for all year. this red carpet will soon be full of the a—list, stars vying for the highest accolade the movie business has to offer. and the sense here in hollywood is that t

the congress party says its bank accounts have been frozen and they have been asked to pay more thane government denies any political motive behind this action, saying the law will take its own course. india's elections are due to start on 19 april, and will be held in several phases. the campaign is going across the country for this mammoth exercise, but what the opposition is saying is that there is no level playing field. for example, they accuse the election commission of being biased towards the governing bjp and they said that investigating agencies are being used to cripple them, to stifle dissent, to prevent them from campaigning. however, the governing bjp denies these charges and the mammoth exercise of india's general election, in which prime minister mahendra modi is seeking a third straight term, is starting on 19 april. romania and bulgaria have become the newest members of the europe's schengen area of free movement — but only for air and sea crossings. land border controls will remain in place because of austria's opposition to the eastern european nations becoming fu

and earlier in the day, the main opposition congress party alleged that its accounts had been frozen,cannot take out any money from their account to pay for tv commercials or newspaper advertisement or even to pay for transport. sometimes they hire helicopters to travel around the country. so there are many opposition parties. they are saying that the government is using investigative agencies like the enforcement directorate and the cbi to stifle dissent, to to reduce the opportunities of the opposition leader so that they cannot campaign. however, the bjp and prime minister narendra modi, they strongly deny these charges. let's bring some news from haiti now, because reports are emerging that gang leader ti greg has been killed in the capital's petion—ville neighbourhood. he had escaped prison in a jail break earlier this month. at the moment these are reports coming from the reuters news agency that the bbc has not been able to independently confirm so far. meanwhile, the head of the united nations children's agency, unicef, says it is unable to get enough aid into haiti and that "

but is congress parties allegations that tax authorities have frozen some of their bank accounts in a manner that will make it challenging to effectively campaign in the upcoming elections? and we encourage fair, transparent, and timely legal processes for each of these issues on the 21st of march, the head of the government of denny, that is r n g g was he was arrested in an alleged because cam, after which we saw a lot of and actually a lot of criticism from the opposition. now last week on friday, we sold that a top diploma from germany, made a comment about how a tron standard legal system is needed. and the i was angry the very next day on saturday. the top part of the amount of germany was a month to end, while the us been blowing anything. we encourage fair, transparent, and timely legal process for chief minister country. while we saw us made comments on the lines of washington monitoring, this situation was needing the never off for anybody to monitor the situation in jesse's that we have a perfectly well equipped judicial system. and we will take care off of what's happening

it has been a difficult road for the main opposition party, the congress party.really tried to make inroads in different parts of the country but they have really been, they have not been able to gain that much traction. part of it has to do with the prime minister's political party which really has a strong hold on the country and in terms of disseminating information. but the other problem, of course, is the disorganisation within this particular opposition party. that said, if you look at the country, although i mentioned that the prime minister really pretty much dominates the north part of the country, if you look at the south, there is a lot of regional parties that actually are able to sort of keep the bjp at bay. so what we are going to see in these upcoming elections is certainly a push by the government to try and make inroads into the southern part of the country. it's really going to be an interesting election to watch. look, we are talking about the world's most populous country. clearly evidenced by the number of people around me now. and i think th