by the head of his cremation in new delhi he was the first prime minister from the hindu nationalist be j.p. . was considered a consensus builder and successfully lead a coalition with multiple smaller policies to try to improve relations with pakistan but at the same time asserted india's nuclear power status by ordering tests when correspondent who's in new delhi andrew thomas and andrew said this is a huge figure in india's modern history. state funeral is underway right now it's. the straits of. where there are hundreds of thousands of people. well went through security to get close to where that procession would pass and right now the reeds are being laid on the coffin we've had an arranger mody the current prime minister larry for his coffin manmohan singh has just laid one down from that cove in the president here so how many karzai afghan afghanistan's long term president is also laying flowers on the coffin there so soon the coffin will be taken to its final cremation spot and this prime minister will be laid to rest but as you say a major figure in indian politics he was th

bars pay he was among india's most popular politicians and a founding leader of the governing hindu nationalist party he served three times as foreign minister. here's a look back at a man who oversaw india's growth into a regional powerhouse. he was a poet journalist and a moderate face of hindu nationalism to some former indian prime minister x. how bihari vachss pai is an icon to others a contradiction as a founding father of the ruling bharatiya janata party that paey was a key figure in india's growth as both a nuclear and economic power he was a risk taker and peace maker. in one thousand nine hundred ninety eight he carried out a series of underground nuclear tests alarming pakistan and the international community islam a band responded in kind sparking a nuclear arms race between the two neighbors. but one year later a grand diplomatic gesture that paey rode on the first bus was service from delhi to lahore where he attended a summit with pakistan's president in an effort to mend ties that parties also credited with india's global economic boom which was fueled by his support for the i.

including her booker prize money to charity roy is a respected commentator one who draws the irish hindu nationalists although her admirers fear for her safety she refuses. to be seen as a martyr. but people. and i mean i'm always invited of course to present myself as this low voice who's taken on so many people and i'm so alone and i'm so brave but that's not true you know i don't know any in fact who has more arms around them than myself in this country yet roy has only written two novels twenty years after her first in twenty seventeen she published the ministry of art most happiness a journey through modern india spanning decades critical and provocative it's no easy read. i didn't want to write oh no we didn't civilized nor were the idea of what people think a normal should be you know not to write something smooth then easily digestible like baby food. one of her central concerns is the conflict between india and pakistan over kashmir the author and activist calls it a war of religion the hindu state of india she says is repressing its northern most state because its majority is muslim. she de

country that is known as the world's largest democracy prime minister narendra modi is an avowed hindu nationalist but talks about modernizing the country and women's empowerment all just lip service says roy and not just from him protests over rape cases only started after women from upper classes became the victims the problem is india's caste system which no one is interested in dismantling. rapists normalised thing within the class hierarchy is it's so normal for upperclassmen to just believe they own the bodies of no really you know when that huge protest happened but active part of me was a little bit wary of. is there a hierarchy of rape victims and do some rapes count as every not. growing has also criticised the man with a beard as the father of india mahatma gandhi or comments accusing him of discrimination because he accepted the caste system prompted outrage she was called hysterical loud and shrill terms often used to describe women who speak uncomfortable truths she says but she can live with that. or does it hurt me i mean you know what would really hurt me is if they said they love

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it's much more sort of out there focused in terms of his hindu nationalist views vijay was seen as as much more moderate than that and your same time there are quite a few people who are pointing out that he was also responsible in some ways for some of the polarization that we've seen now we have a one question about the funeral itself body was publicly cremated now many of our viewers might not be familiar with this aspect of of indian public funerals can you tell us more briefly about this. yeah i mean this is a pretty standard procedure in indian funerals and involves place case it's a public one it's a state funeral so there was a procession that took place over three hours where they got to the final location where they were performing the last rites which is the cremation by the by the young men are over. for us today from delhi the passing of a great statesman for their country thanks very much all sheesh. we have a look now at some of the other stories making the news this hour barcelona is marking the first anniversary of terrorist attacks that left sixteen people dead and m

he was seen by many as the moderate face of the hindu nationalist party, the bjp. that's all.ards say the number of a level students receiving a and a* has risen slightly on last year.

he's been cremated in new delhi he was the first prime minister from the hindu nationalists b.g.p. launched by was considered a consensus builder and successfully lead a coalition with multiple smaller parties to try to improve relations with pakistan but at the same time asserted india's nuclear power status by ordering tests and china for senior officials including a provincial deputy governor have been dismissed over a defective vaccines program one hundred eighty eight thousand children in shandong province are being given the injections which contained what the government called substandard medicine adrian brown has more from beijing. of the four officials who've been dismissed one is the deputy head of the organization responsible for regulating the drug industry here in china as well as the deputy governor of jilin province these dismissals were confirmed in a report in the people's daily overnight the people's daily is the newspaper of record here in china it said that the state council which is a body headed by president xi jinping had met to discuss the case and this was

he was seen by many as the moderate face of the hindu nationalist party, the bjp. that's all.tay with bbc world news. our top uk story: exam boards say the number of a level students receiving a and a* has risen slightly on last year. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. malaysia's prime minister heads to china to renegotiate negotiations from his previous prime minister, possibly worth billions of dollars. the movie crazy rich asians shows us lifestyles of the ultra rich. we will find out how some asian billionaires spend their money. hello, asia. good morning, everyone. it will be a crazy show right here on asia business report, i'm rico hizon. we start with mahathir mohamad and malaysia's 93—year—old prime minister has been busy renegotiating deals that were done by predecessor nadja razak, now facing corruption charges. he's heading to china where he is expected to do just that —— najib razak. they were a series of investments in asia as part of the one world one doubt that —— one belt, one road project. iasked a nalyst belt, one road project. iaske

has died he was a hindu nationalist who stoke fears of nuclear war with pakistan although he later began peace talks with the. unusually for many indian politicians he was never caught up in the fray of corruption scandals in the years the current leader to render modi said it was a personal loss. she residents in the afghan capital kabul have been holding funeral services for the victims of a suicide bombing which killed thirty four people islamic state is claiming responsibility for that attack on an educational center just hours after the. bombing gunman besieged the compound belonging to the afghan intelligence services also called. thousands of people taking to the streets of nicaragua's capital managua to demand the release of protesters arrested since anti-government rallies began in april a number of high profile activists have been taken into custody the unrest was sparked by government plans to cut pensions. its two malaysian our two women accused of assassinating the a strange half brother of north korea's leader will face murder charges a malaysian judge has ruled that there

mourning period he was among india's most popular politicians and a founding leader of the ruling hindu nationalist party he served three terms as prime minister. while people in barcelona are marking the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks that left sixteen people dead and more than one hundred injured families survivors and officials taking part in a memorial service in the catalonian capital where an attacker used a van to plow into crowds on. the city's most popular story spain's king the country's prime minister and the couple on leader all attending the event but separatist organizations are staging their own ceremonies and all of the victims to avoid being next to the king. events of late summer are still intensely painful for victims loved ones. it was very hard especially at first to not think if they had just spent another minute at lunch or if we had been standing two feet over from where he was or if their plans had been different or they had all gone to the beach instead of walking on the streets. but i also know that it's. like this like that. and there is never going to be an

vajpayee by the head of his cremation in new delhi he was the first prime minister from the hindu nationalist b j p by was considered a consensus builder and successfully lead a coalition with multiple smaller parties to try to improve relations with pakistan but at the same time asserted india's nuclear power status ordering tests iran can has more.

bihari vajpayee by the head of his creation in new delhi he was the first prime minister from the hindu nationalist b j p by was considered a consensus builder and successfully lead a coalition with multiple smaller parties to try to improve relations with pakistan but at the same time asserted india's nuclear power status ordering tests iran can has more. he was elected prime minister not once not twice but three times at all the hari vegemite ruled india first for thirteen days in one thousand nine hundred six but was unable to form a majority and then resigned he was prime minister for thirteen months in one thousand nine hundred broader coalition partner with troops he was once again forced to resign he completed a full term of almost six years from nine hundred ninety nine i. am the international stage he's perhaps best known for testing nuclear weapons on nine hundred ninety eight and intensifying an arms race with a neighbor pakistan at the time the tests were a source of great pride for him and celebrated nationwide today and trip skinflint if i was in india conduct a three underground nucl

india's hindu nationalist b j p party in power both national and state level says the only way to address it is to find those they call infiltrators and strip them of citizenship they cannot or did the demography or the politburo for some movie in fact right just as some in this country should do lead for. the politics of india no demography of india no. you have. in some predominantly muslim villages a majority of people are not on the list most of this crisis meeting in langley a part of an extended family of forty just four of them are on the list people here think the number left off the n.r.c. list has been kept the liberally high for political reasons they say the announcement of the could be as many as four million infiltrators in assam state is meant to send a signal nationally. prime minister narendra modi's government is facing reelection next year highlighting action against illegal immigration it will probably win the votes. are those missing from the list and there are many who are hindu as well as muslims can appeal few yet suggesting the porting those made stateless just a

mr vajpayee was one of the founding members of the hindu nationalist bjp, which currently governs indiaessed shame and sorrow in response to a damning report into the sexual abuse of children by priests in pennsylvania. a grand jury found more than 300 priests in the state had abused minors in the past 70 years. the pope said he wanted to root out the ‘tragic horror‘ of priests abusing children. these post bags contain eight years' worth of mail which israel had been blocking from being delivered to the west bank. the ten tonnes of letters and parcels had been building up in jordan since 2010. israel has released the mail under a one—time agreement. palestinian postal staff injericho say the mail is likely to take a fortnight to sort and deliver. the italian government has begun an investigation into the private operator of the motorway bridge that collapsed in genoa on tuesday, killing at least 38 people. another 20 are still missing. people living near the bridge have been moved from their homes because of safety fears and have been told their homes may be demolished. 0ur science edit

india's hindu nationalist b j p party in power at both national and state level says the only way to address it is to find those they call infiltrators and strip them of citizenship they cannot order the demography or the politburo for some movie in fact right just as some in this country should do lead for. the politics of india no demography of india no. you have. in some predominantly muslim villages a majority of people are not on the list most of this crisis meeting in langley are a part of an extended family of fourteen just four of them are on the list people here think the number left off the n.r.c. list has been kept the liberally high for political reasons they say the announcement of the could be as many as four million infiltrators in assam state is meant to send a signal nationally. prime minister narendra modi's government is facing reelection next year highlighting action against illegal immigration will probably win them votes. those missing from the list and there are many who are hindu as well as muslims can appeal few yet suggesting the porting those made stateless

he was seen by many as the moderate face of the hindu nationalist party, the bjp. that's all.tay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. a tiny proportion of muslim women in britain wear the burqa or niqab, forms of dress which keep the face partially or fully covered. nonetheless, those women find themselves at the heart of the sometimes bitter argument about religion, values and tolerance in western society. my guest today is a muslim scholar and imam taj hargey, who has long stirred controversy among fellow muslims by condemning the burqa and demanding a new form of islam, progressive, enlightened and gender—equal. will his ideas ever gain traction in the muslim community? taj hargey, welcome to hardtalk. pleasure to be here. let's start with some definitions. you spent much of you life in south africa, you have founded two mosques, one in cape town, south africa and one in oxford in the uk. you are a student of islam. but how would you describe yourself? i would say i'm an enlightened, progressive, liberal mus

bihari vajpayee who has been cremated in new delhi he was the first prime minister from the hindu nationalist d.g.p. by he was considered a consensus builder and successfully lead a coalition with multiple smaller parties the un has invited yemen's warring factions to attend talks in geneva on september the sixth the officially recognized the any government has been fighting who the rebels for more than three years tens of thousands of people have been killed in the three year conflict those were the headlines we're back with more use in half an hour stay with us here on al-jazeera is that story is next. as protests in nicaragua against the president continue and the number of those killed rises. someone says i'm. going to have to question the reality that usually gets. sent here america's take is from a vice president al jazeera. young. but mama deal. media and you. is going to. come. and it's clear. they are not some exhibit in a living museum so why the people living in indigenous communities treated like that. and part two of our indigenous news series we ask is there an ethical way to re

mr vajpayee was one of the founding members of the hindu nationalist bjp, which currently governs indiae and sorrow in response to a damning report into the sexual abuse of children by priests in pennsylvania. a grand jury found more than 300 priests in the state had abused minors in the past 70 years. the pope said he wanted to root out the tragic horror of priests abusing children. hundreds of google employees have written to the company to protest plans to launch a censored search engine in china. they said the project raised urgent moral and ethical questions. google quit the country eight years ago in protest at the country's censorship laws but reports claim it had been secretively working on a new chinese search service, which would block certain websites and search terms like human rights and religion. the italian government has begun an investigation into the private operator of the motorway bridge that collapsed in genoa on tuesday, killing at least 38 people. another 20 are still missing. people living near the bridge have been moved from their homes because of safety fears a

india's hindu nationalist b j p party in power both national and state level says the only way to address it is to find those they call infiltrators and strip them of citizenship they cannot or did the demography or the politburo for some movie in fact right just as some in this country should do lead for us or to the politics of india demography of india no. you have. in some predominantly muslim villages a majority of people are not on the list most of this crisis meeting in langley a part of an extended family of forty just four of them are on the list people here think the number left off the n.r.c. list has been kept the liberally high for political reasons they say the announcement of the could be as many as four million infiltrators in assam state is meant to send a signal nationally. prime minister narendra modi's government is facing reelection next year highlighting action against illegal immigration it will probably win the votes. those missing from the list and there are many who are hindu as well as muslims can appeal few yet suggesting the porting those made status just a se

mr vajpayee was one of the founding members of the hindu nationalist bjp, which currently governs indiased shame and sorrow in response to a damning report into the sexual abuse of children by priests in pennsylvania. a grand jury found more than 300 priests in the state had abused minors in the past 70 years. the pope said he wanted to root out the tragic horror of priests abusing children. the italian government has begun an investigation into the private operator of the motorway bridge that collapsed in genoa on tuesday, killing at least 38 people. another 20 are still missing. people living near the bridge have been moved from their homes because of safety fears and have been told their homes may be demolished. our science editor, david shukman, has been investigating what could have caused the bridge to go. battered by the weather and patched up over the years, this is the bridge pictured before the collapse. it was in a forlorn and worrying state, and then disaster struck. the tangle of wreckage where there should be the clues that investigators will need as they ask if the struct

atal bihari vajpayee who's been cremated in new delhi he was the first prime minister from the hindu nationalist b.h.p. b j p excuse me. he was considered a consensus builder and successfully lead a coalition with multiple smaller parties and the thomas has more from new delhi. india's current prime minister was among the last to life laos next to one of its most respected then came the last post the new delhi's. memory place. was gently taken from escaping and laid on its pile. to the crack a ceremonial gun fire. the fire was lit earlier budget price body had been taken on a perception through the streets of new delhi he didn't really be devoted to that he to be the right man for everyone. and he wants everything but everybody i twenty five roads in the center of the council with close to allow the crowds to gather thousands of people have come through here on their way to reach the funeral rites and this is just one of many ways among the official mourners is a delegation from the incoming government. imran khan about to be sworn in as pakistan's new prime minister also sends a message of good

weapons ballot was also one of the most popular leaders of prime minister narendra modi's ruling hindu nationalists are a tia janata party. and us sing a wreath of franklin has died of pancreatic cancer at the age of seventy six the undisputed queen of soul was known for classic rhythm and blues tracks like think i say a little prayer and has signature song respect franklin won eighteen grammys during her career and was the first female artist to be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame as the top stories want to one east starts now. on the streets of greece anti immigrant violence is on the rise there or you have to go from other potential and this and that group of course is all from pluses and and increasingly migrant farm workers of victims a vicious beatings. is helping the pakistani community to find a voice the stories we don't often hear told by the people who live them undocumented and under attack this is zero on al-jazeera the largest multi-sport event on the continent and the second largest in the world the asian games will host thousands of after competing across a mix of tradit

also one of the most popular leaders of the prime minister and that in the morning is ruling hindu nationaliststhe party. now they scour the bottom of the main river running through bangkok looking for valuables lost or thrown into the water but now the livelihoods of thailand's so-called indiana jones divers are in danger scott hardly has more from bangkok. for nearly fifty of his seventy years come king has been a treasure hunter since he was a boy he's lived on the child prior river and spent a great deal of time in its murky water using his homemade equipment to dive for underwater treasure with bangkok skyline looming in the distance he heads up river like he has thousands of times before but it mitts he still gets excited before each dive when i might not have been doing this for a long time and i don't think i will quit i will continue to dive until i die i am always away as of the danger because down in the river i wrecked and then dress things that might be carried by the care and then hits me. he and the other divers go as deep as twenty metres but with near zero visibility they feel

atal bihari vajpayee has been cremated in new delhi it was the first prime minister for the hindu nationalist party b j p paes regarded as having been a consensus builder and he successfully lead a coalition with multiple smaller parties under thomas reports from new delhi. india's current prime minister was among the last to life laos next to one of its most respected. then came the last post. a new delhi. old memory place i'll tell biharis but surprise balti was gently taken from its coffin and laid on its pile. for the crowd to sort of the new gunfire. the pile was lit earlier budget place body had been taken on a perception through the streets of new delhi he didn't really be devoted to that he didn't want the man everyone. and he wanted everything but everybody. twenty five roads in the center of the council with close to allow the crowds to gather thousands of people have come through here on their way to reach the funeral rites and this is just one of many ways among the official more this is a delegation from the incoming government of pakistan imran khan about to be sworn in as pakis

stories making the news at this hour the former indian prime minister of a has died he was a hindu nationalist who was accused of stoking fears of nuclear war with pakistan although he later began peace talks with his lama bob unusually for many indian politicians he was never caught up in the fray of corruption scandals india's current leader for modi said it was a personal loss. she residents in the afghan capital kabul have held funeral services for the victims of a suicide bombing that killed thirty four people islamic state is claiming responsibility for the attack on an educational center just hours after the bombing gunmen besieged compound belonging to the afghan intelligence services for us also in kabul. u.s. president trump has revoked the security clearance for former cia director john brennan the unprecedented move means that brennan outspoken critic no longer has access to sensitive information white house spokeswoman sarah sanders made the announcement citing brennan's quote erratic conduct and behavior it's to italy now rescue teams in the italian city of genoa are still workin

india's hindu nationalist b j p party in power at both national and state level says the only way to address it is to find those they call infiltrators and strip them of citizenship they cannot order the demography or the politburo for some movie in fact right just as some in this country should do lead for. the politics of india no demography of india no. you have. in some predominantly muslim villages a majority of people are not on the list most of this crisis meeting in langley a part of an extended family of fourteen just four of them are on the list people here think the number left off the n.r.c. list has been kept the liberally high for political reasons they say the announcement of the could be as many as four million infiltrators in assam state is meant to send a signal nationally. prime minister narendra modi's government is facing reelection next year highlighting action against illegal immigration it will probably win them votes. those missing from the list and there are many who are hindu as well as muslims can appeal few yet suggesting the porting those made stateless

in the capital new delhi died on thursday he was the first a prime minister from the hindu nationalist. considered a consensus builder and successfully lead a coalition with multiple smaller parties to try to improve relations with at the same time asserted india's. news coming into us from costa rica where there has been an earthquake it measured a six point two and hit close to the border with panama no word on damage or casualties yet but we will bring you more information on that as it becomes available to was still ahead on the news out. and it's time for sports now here's peter thank you very much we're just hours away from the start of the asian games in indonesia millions of eyes will be on the capital city of jakarta for saturday's opening ceremony we musicians and four thousand dances will greet the competitors the numbers really are staggering the asian games are actually the world's second largest sporting event after the olympics with fourteen thousand athletes taking part from forty five asian countries those athletes will take part in four hundred sixty two middle events

who's been cremated in new delhi he was the first prime minister from the hindu nationalists b j p party was remembered as a consummate diplomat who successfully lead a coalition with multiple smaller parties and their thomas reports from new delhi. india's current prime minister was among the last to lay flowers next to one of its most respected. then came the last post. the new delhi. memory place biharis batch prize was gently taken from its coughing and laid on its pile. for the crack a ceremonial gunfire. the pio was lit earlier budget price body had been taken on a perception through the streets of new delhi he didn't really be devoted to that he'd be the right man for everyone. and he wanted everything but everybody. twenty five roads in the center of the council with close to allow the crowds to gather thousands of people have come through here on their way to reach the funeral rites and this is just one of many ways among the official mourners is a delegation from the incoming government to stop imran khan about to be sworn in as pakistan's new prime minister also sends a messag

cattle for allegedly storing grief so there are critics here who say that under the current hindu nationalist government in india because you know has really become a polarizing and we're just divisions of whitening so so there are critics say it was saying that the government is simply not doing enough to rein in these groups and to protect minorities ok what's talk about what's that's missing services pearlie being used to circulate these rumors so often was what's being. being single is potentially dangerous in this environment. when you know india remains what's largest market there are an estimated two hundred million users in the country it's the single largest internet base. for people here so this is what's absolutely is an incredible reach in india and you know because it's a personal best service that many people who say people are more inclined to believe information that they receive through whatsapp because it's often coming via family and by a friends and there is a third aspect to it you know i mean the see the technology that whatsapp employs is also making the situation more

india's hindu nationalist b j p party in power both national and state level says the only way to address it is to find those they call infiltrators and strip them of citizenship they cannot order the demography or the politburo for some movie in fact right just as some in this country should do lead for most. of the politics of india demography different oh no. you have. in some predominantly muslim villages a majority of people are not on the list most of this crisis meeting in langley a part of an extended family of fourteen just four of them are on the list people here think the number left off the n.r.c. list has been kept the liberally high for political reasons they say the announcement of the could be as many as four million infiltrators in assam state is meant to send a signal nationally. prime minister narendra modi's government is facing reelection next year highlighting action against illegal immigration it will probably win the votes. are those missing from the list and there are many who are hindu as well as muslims can appeal few yet suggesting the porting those made statel

nationalists clashed with leftwing demonstrators you know the rest was triggered by a man being stabbed to death. for centuries the caste system in nepal has discriminated against members of the lowest hinduaste known as the dalai it's their access to jobs and education is limited and they're often treated as inferior by members of other castes but now and n.g.o.s hoping to improve the fate of one group of women by teaching them to farm as the w.'s kilian should so reports from nepal it's hoped this will lead to a bigger social change. it's tommy has never had it easy she lives in a tiny corrugated iron hut with her husband and son near katmandu every now and then she works as a day laborer at construction sites or in the fields earning the equivalent of three or four year olds. but she sees no need to complain and says she's happy the only thing that really bothers her is discrimination. and it's has its roots and yet it hasn't dally to woman i face many problems living here i'm a day laborer when i work for someone in an upper cost house they usually don't give me food and i have to go to a cafe at the café they also need to eat my meal outside and rinse off my dishes myself. delegates