the bjp party led by hindu nationalists narendra modi is tipped as the favourite to replace the governing congress party there's also a new contender in the race the atp is hoping to make an impact on voters who are disillusioned with the established parties and or inability to deal with rampant corruption the trousers old traditional indian saris. wednesday was a seamstress monday color of their employees. the thirty three year old dreamed of joining india's growing little crossed into gaza led to staunton business. she says it's getting harder and harder to make the payments when the bible. whichever party wins control. you could do something to improve things for the core of people in our country people like us can hardly afford the basics but first something has to be done against corruption there was nothing will change. what was it again i fighting corruption is the central claim to be on the phone to his name means copy of the colon. estimated twelve million members. many of them to get involved as volunteers. his message using one of a member of the country's most famous political

constituents in the southern state of town until results are due on the sixteenth the opposition hindu nationalist bjp is widely tipped to take power reason fifteen minute stay with us. he says. welcome to the interview i'm concerned yet. there was this morning when us and allies in europe the middle east who will read one of washington's asia payments announced in twenty eleven the policy was suppose to prioritize asia which has halt the world's population has him and is on course to account for hall of the planet's economic health but the arab spring the israeli palestinian deadlock and the ukraine crisis seem to have taken priority instead. and this january in his state of the union speech. the us president and leaf recently alluded to the acer paper one soon and as rebalancing. now three years off to the signature foreign policy initiative was announced obama makes his first state visit to japan. he's also visiting south korea malaysia and philippines. talk about this trip i'm joined by yuki to see me. senior associate of the east asia program at dustin's them center in washington dc. the contents

of the bout which will take five weeks to complete an opinion poll suggests the win for the hindu nationalist bjp over the governing congress party the bjp is believed to have them and write messages use any act of going to rot when he's popular thanks to the state's strong economy with india's overrule the commie flagging and is seen as a trump card in this election but his congress opponents accuse him of being a religious fanatic in two thousand q he was blamed for not doing enough to prevent an outbreak of violence against muslims and glycerin an owner still seems to linger even though twelve years that pass ceasefire and the year rates to these buildings. there in the heart of oman got the capital of good cheer up state. seventy people were killed here simply because they were muslim. telling someone dares to return to the site where his son and two brothers were murdered in the killings occurred in their own home yet in the ppi died at the hungry you only get it that we lost everything. call me anything when i come back here after so many years. she lit a candle. they destroyed our lives ye

the hindu nationalist bjp and candidate modi is seen by krit a ices as muslim. it's watched from neighboring pakistan where most the population is muslim. our correspondent reports. >> this is a region which still lives with a legacy of trauma from the devastating earthquake 2005 which killed many thousands of people. but the capital is back in business. life has returned to narrow alley way of the main market. for shopkeepers here, the possibility of being able to trade more with fellow people is important. >> translator: if there's more peace and trade back and forth, goods will be cheaper, and we will be able to develop. nowhere more than here are they asking whether the bjp victory in india led by modi could reduce the chances of peace. >> i am not satisfied. >> views at the campus and university seems to be less about modi and more about the people wanting voices heard determining their future and about the credibility. >> translator: these are state kind of elections which are against the wishes. they're not going to have affect on the people. situation re

. >>> the governing congress party facing a tough challenge from the hindu nationalist bjp. >>> the dukess of cambridge have arrived in new zealand. their baby prince george is traveling with them. this will echo the tour by the prince and princess of wales when william was nine months old. we are reporting now in new zealand. >> reporter: the weather wasn't at all what people wanted, low cloud and driving rain. the flight brought them on the final leg. george, eight and a half months old now, a reassuring tweet from his mother before mother for his first high profile outing. a blustery first encounter with new zealand at the start of a three week visit to new zealand and australia. how did he cope with the flight like any 8-month-old probably. looked composed at end of it if rather disinterested at the line of people there to welcome his mother and dad. george was taken supposedly to rest. for the look of him, that may not have fit in with the plans for his day as william and katherine headed for the official welcome to new zealand. the ceremony began with aggression and spear waving. b

the governing congress party faces a strong challenge from the opposition hindu nationalist bjp whoser narendra modi is current favorite to become india's next prime minister. on wednesday he voted in his home state. votes will be counted on the 16th of may. our correspondent is in the capital of gujurat. >> reporter: here in ahmedabad at the college, there's a polling station right behind me. it's seen quite a bit of activity through the day. quieted down quite a bit now because we have close to the end of voting. just a couple hours left. also incredibly hot here. temperatures of up to 43 degrees celsius. a lot of the voters actually arrived earlier in the day as did mr. modi. it is mr. modi's home state. it's where he's from. where he's contesting one of two partme parliamentary seats. it's also where he's really admired because of his administrative skills. mr. modi is also a controversial politician because his record is marred somewhat by religious riots that took place in the state in the year 2002 under his watch. about 1,000 people were killed, most of them muslims. although

alongside his italian born not that funny at the big challenge comes from hindu nationalists narendra modi the main opposition bjp candidate but trying to step into any of the unbearable than twelve million potential but said the key thing here is the anti corruption conti doubt causing sketch every battle is hoping success of the national state will follow with local election triumph in delhi announced yet. nationwide more than eight hundred and fifty million people are registered to vote for the next coming weeks. tens of thousands of security testing them and opened the scoring. that being deployed in the capital for today's comments. all votes will be counted on date the sixteenth. anyone else can risk a magellan has been made if at dusk as chairman of the ruling national defense commission. his reaction came as no surprise as timothy and be counted dead with no one else about that. his appointment was backed by the country's hero of the stamp parliament the supreme people's assembly kidman has recently tightened his grip on power busty i get to the cpu going to execute its goth weekend the oppenheimer and go

bjp, thethe nationalist hindu party. have -- her side, you is interesting thing is who the front-runner. india has had the same crime minister as an incumbent for 10 years. party has really dominated indian politics since they became independent in 1947. the bjp is coming in with a lot of support. keep in mind that the pulls are often wrong in india. polls are often wrong in india. one of the reason why business like seven and one of the reason s we have seen the rupee coming on is because they think he will win this election. >> thank you so much ryan chilcote with the latest on the elections. us get more on a take of what is happening from a business point of view. an onlineined from a i travel agency. how should you see these elections and what would be the best possible outcome? >> i would want them to come in. from a governance point of view, he is the best guy around. >> simple as that? indiaave done business in and it is difficult. -- governance is a problem. time is of the essence. it is not of the essence to the

the bjp posse led by hindu nationalists narendra modi is ten as the favourite to replace the incumbent congress party. many indians want an end to the economic mismanagement and widespread corruption in the country aaron takes jobs cut the story is two to the witness stand for the first time during his trial in south africa. yes teachers accused of murdering his girlfriend the best team in camp last year historians tend to exercise his right to speak on camera. i wrote down a number of times something that he began by addressing the family of resisting. on top of the zones. so these little moments that hasn't been in moments since. seas two to detail the influence of up to me. oh wait a bit more lenient his people both to go to his people up rifle the controllers that she would spit the chief of love make sure that it was the prosecution is skeptical about the passion of events if convicted. the stories could spend many years behind boss. well today is counted in the rwandan capital k town to mark the twentieth anniversary of the genocide in the country. sorrow but also helped build th

the other party with national ambitions is the priority bjp, hindu nationalist, headed by a ranker roadie, the chief minister of one of india's most dynamic state. bodie is a guy with a lot of package. good package has done a very good job in developing the home state of gujarat. he is a decisive guy. the bad packages is also an autocratic guy. he comes out of the partisan line part of the bjp and most importantly, he was chief minister at the time of ethnic riots in gujarat 12 years ago, which left over a thousand people dead here at the own the court case that was ever brought him on those charges was dismissed for insufficient evidence to convict. moe dee is the darling of the business community now, which mostly tells you a lot about how far congress has fallen. there is a third possible outcome, which is actually in my judgment more likely. the third possible outcome is there might be a rickety coalition of regional parties. india has a number of parties represented in only one or at the most two states. which basically run on local issues and if the bjp doesn't get enough seats to p

bjp, a the leader of the hindu nationalist party. he served as the chief minister where one of india's worst anti-muslim riots occurred in 2002 that left at least 1000 people dead. after the bloodshed, the u.s. state department revoked his visa saying it could not grant a visa to any foreign government official who -- "was responsible for or directly carried out, at any time, ridiculously severe violations of religious freedoms." narendra modi has never apologized or explained his actions at the time of the riots. his main challenger to become prime minister is rule gandhi of the ruling congress party. gandhi is heir to the nehru gandhi dynasty that has governed india for much of its post-independence history. several smaller regional parties and the new anticorruption common man party are also in the running. if no single party wins a clear majority, the smaller parties could play a crucial role in forming a coalition government. today we spend the hour with one of india's most famous authors and one of its fiercest critics, arundha

bjp. there is a high muslim population. they don't want to vote for a hindu nationalist. >> the next -- am a next, protesters took to the streets of sÃo paulo in protest against the upcoming world cup. the protests ended in clashes with police and over 50 people arrested. the world cup is set to open in less than two months but the sÃo paulo stadium is still unfinished. >> it is not a street party, nor late carnaval celebrations. resilience were protesting the upcoming world cup -- brazilians were protesting the upcoming world cup. >> listed in that will host the first match isn't ready yet -- the stadium that will host the first match isn't ready yet. we are going through a water crisis. there is the danger that the water supply won't be good to ring the world cup -- won't be good during the world cup. >> from 1000 -- some 1000 residents marched down the main bullard. the protests started off peacefully, but different -- the main boulevard. the protests started off peacefully but beerupted in -- they called on the government to defend the massive state spending for this event while public services in the country are often subs

the other party with national intions is the policy bjp, doing nationalist -- hindu nationalist headedby the chief minister of one of india's most dynamic state. is a guy with a lot of baggage. a very good job and developing his home state. he is also an autocratic type. he comes out of the hottest -- hardest line part. ministerrtantly, chief at the time of ethnic riots 12 aars ago, which left over thousand people dead. brought court case against him on the charges was the mist for insufficient evidence to convict. there is a third possible outcome that is actually in my judgment more likely. the third possible outcome is there might be a rickety coalition of regional parties. which basically run on local issues. does not get enough seats to put together the winning coalition, then you could get a conglomerate of the regional parties, possibly with congress support. to look for as we get the election results on the which will be on may 16. say, and these comments presupposed there will be a government led of some sort area that is not a law, and i will talk about the different possibil

bjp, the, the opposition party is a hindu nationalist party. he is charismatic, but he is also considered divisive. he is campaigning on a pro-business platform. chief minister in gujarat, he attracted the likes of ford motor company, for example. he wants a minimum government, maximum governance. that is his platform. we will see whether he is able to amass a coalition. polls so far put him ahead in the standings, but at this stage, he may fall short of a majority. >> thank you very much indeed. let's turn now to some of the other stories we're following for you today. china's biggest microblogging service has valued itself at a fraction of rival twitter as it prepares for a share cell. aboutis hoping to raise $380 million, according to a filing in new york. oftter has a market value $24 billion. the australian gas lobby is calling on the government to ay, some cooks earning more than $300,000. some welders, more than $400,000. 50% wages have risen nearly over the last six years. workers groups say pay has not kept pace with revenue growth in

hindu nationalist rather than somebody who can appeal to all. indians are at a loss right now. they have to choose between a party that is corrupt, the congress, a party that is associated with violence, bjp, and a party that is trying to cater to their demands but is not strong enough, aam admi. there are a lot of smaller, regional parties as well. their role in making the coalition cannot be underestimated. let's see what is going to happen. >> thank you so much for your analysis. >> it is now 30 days since malaysia airlines flight 370 disappeared, exactly the length of time that the plane's black boxes are supposed to emit the pings used to locate them. >> signals have been detected in the indian ocean, described as the most promising lead so far. it could take days to confirm whether the underwater sounds are actually from the black boxes. >> the biggest industrial trade fair in the world is underway in the german city of hanover. more than 5000 companies are showcasing their newest machines. >> chancellor merkel was in town for the fair. she undermined -- underlined germany's strong relationship with the netherlands. >> time for a check on the markets. it was a down day across the wo