indian prime minister narendra modi is facing allegations of corruption over a deal for french fighter jets is being accused of awarding part of the contract to a prominent businessman who's considered close to him former french president francois says new delhi had influence the choice of a local partner and as a butler reports from paris. two years ago a handshake between the french and indian defense ministers sealed a billion dollar fighter jet deal endure agreed to buy thirty six raffle jets from french plane maker down south the partnership with indian company reliance the choice of reliance a private business with no aviation experience prompted india's opposition to accuse prime minister narendra modi of favoring the company boss barney over the state run alternative one. now comments by former french president francois hollande that france had no say in the last hours indian partner have reignited the debate along told french news website media part we did not have a say in it it was the indian government to propose this company and who negotiated with ambani we did not have a

in assam and nationally is the hindu nationalist but a tier janata party b j p prime minister narendra modi has been accused of stirring up ethnic and religious divisions to shore up his political base next year he and his party face an election some c.d.'s sound system shit list as a way of reminding him to use right across india but the government is on their side a little longer ease minorities this country has seen a very peculiar politics of appeasement and anything which garners the road from the minority community needs to appease them at the cost of national interest. and certainty in a sound is causing tension security forces are on high alert although those missing from the n.r.c. list can appeal many fear they don't have the documents to prove they are indian and will end up stateless the future is one they fear tell me what you think about the list talk to al-jazeera travel to assam to hear from some of those missing from the list and challenge. those behind the exercise on why it is so necessary. in the remote village of wang yeah well over half the people are muslim and many p

india's prime minister, narendra modi, has launched what's iran's president, hassan rouhani has accusedde that left 25 dead. and iran's revolutionary guards are vowing to take "deadly and unforgettable" vengeance against the attackers. saturday's violence left 12 revolutionary guards dead. it was one of the worst attacks ever against the elite force. president rouhani spoke as he left tehran for new york to attend the un general assembly. he says he's ready to confront the united states and its gulf arab allies. translation: to the victims fell as innocent markers. undoubtedly the islamic republic of iran does not overlook this crime. it's weird as which group the attackers belonged to and to where they are linked. -- it's clear to us. the small countries in this region are backed by america and the us is provoking them and giving them the necessary capabilities to commit this crime is. a ban on wearing the burka is to be introduced in a region of switzerland after people there voted overwhelmingly to prohibit all face—covering garments in public spaces. sixty seven percent of voters in

ever since narendra modi's government came into power all decisions are being taken against the well being of workers in this country workers have become hopelessly quadratic non-unionized laborers are so frustrated that i can't even describe it i've become very difficult for them to even feed themselves or you know not like oh god what. the farmers want debt relief along with a raise in the state guaranteed minimum price for their produce the harvest is too small to earn a living during droughts and when it rains overproduction weighs on prices that's why they're now calling for a minimum price which is fifty percent higher than production costs but that would raise food prices when the government wants to keep them down. japan is a highly industrialized country facing big challenges probably greatest one how to deal with an ageing population but at the same time the workforce strength now the health care sector where the problem is particularly pressing is now increasingly relying on robotic help which can even come as a battery operated at least. the keynoter retirement and nursin

india's prime minister narendra modi has launched an ambitious new health care plan dubbed modi care it will see half a billion people get access to health services they currently can't afford critics say the scheme has been rushed out too quickly for political gains and tiger woods has won the p.g.a. tour championship is first title and is the victory at east lake in atlanta is the eighty of p.g.a. a title of his career woods won the championship by two strokes speaking of the when he said he couldn't believe what i was with the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after inside story station times of watching. testing democracy in the maldives what will a second term for president abdullah i mean span for the opposition which complains of being gagged and does it strengthen china's influence in the indian ocean islands this isn't sad story. welcome to the program of a doubt that hamid they are scattered across the indian ocean more than a thousand coral islands they are demolished loved by tourists from all over the world for de beaches blue lagoon central pickel reefs ab

and his prime minister narendra modi has launched his ambitious new health care plan a scheme designed to offer free health insurance to the country's poorest citizens dubbed logie care or half a billion people get access to health services they currently can't afford but critics say the scheme has been rushed out too quickly for political gain and it lacks adequate funds to keep it going. and many got given a very. if we combine the population of america canada and mexico even more than that number of people benefit from a scheme. to be a shonen from the university of westminster says care is nothing more than a p.r. stunt for the prime minister the reality of the government for the last four years has not invest in public sector in terms of hold for four more the to come up with a scheme that looks ambitious and out of your in a people said it's an ambitious plan this is a strategy he all would want to want to portray himself as a strong leader with ambitious plans if they feel somehow that he's not that for someone else is at fault for the whole idea behind this campaign is to give

secretaries of state and defense and indian prime minister narendra modi. italian prosecutors have placed twenty people under investigation in connection with the bridge collapse that killed dozens in general last month the group includes top managers at the company that operates the bridge and suspects could face charges of manslaughter for failing to comply with safety regulations now the president a bombshell that has sent the u.s. president reeling in an anonymous opinion piece in the new york times a senior white house official detail details how aides are working to frustrate parts of president donald trump's agenda from inside his administration and response trump has lashed out at the newspaper and the author who he described as gutless for hiding their identity i am part of the resistance inside the trumpet ministration the headline proclaims i work for the president but like minded colleagues and i have vowed to thwart parts of his agenda. the new york times describes the author as a senior official in the government his claims of spock's control

by the indian prime minister narendra modi has launched a new health insurance scheme the promises pre coverage for half a billion of the country's poorest citizens the launch of the so-called more program comes ahead of national elections next year critics have questioned how the government will fund the one point six billion dollars. serious voters have rejected two proposals aimed at protecting farmers and promoting ethical and sustainable food voters appear to be put off by concerns about the cost and governmental position to the so-called fair food initiative the government argued the proposal could limit choice raise prices and endanger trade agreements. britain's opposition labor party has kicked off its annual conference with calls for a second brags that referendum set to dominate the gathering party leader jeremy corbyn is now signaling that he'd back another vote if that's what the rank and file decide that could raise of pressure on prime minister to resign mayor whose own blueprint on leaving the e.u. has reached an all. the pressure is growing on labour's leadership even

indian prime minister narendra modi has launched a new health insurance scheme that promises free coverage for half a billion of the country's poorest citizens the launch of the so-called more dickhead program comes ahead of national elections next year critics have questioned how the government will fund the one point six billion dollars scheme. and a stray and filmmaker who was jailed in cambodia on espionage charges has arrived back in sydney sixty nine year old james ricketts son was granted a royal pardon last week and deported after his release from jail now can body has come under international fire for an increasingly authoritarian stance on free speech and the media the money to group human rights watch slammed the filmmakers trial as a ludicrous charade. at the end of a nightmare. james ricketson expressed his relief upon arrival in sydney. there's a lot of things. necessary for my family to get to some of his birthday right now that supported me enormously that i get things without the help of that to go to hear. the astray and filmmaker was facing six years in prison on espiona

it started economically, and clearly narendra modi has been a big driver of that.about the social element of it. this, i would say, has been completely at odds with where india is from a technology perspective. you know, it it is at the forefront of technology, the penetration of mobile phones in india is much higher than many other countries. this is a colonial sort of law going back to the 1860s, put in by the british. in a way it is great to see the country liberalising, and almost modernising, catching up the rest of the world, in many ways. well, yes, but do you think we will see same—sex marriage legalised in india in our lifetimes? i suspect we will, but it is not immediately around the corner. the indian government has not passed official comment on this ruling yet. let's move on. let's talk about british airways. we have been asking people to get in touch with us about what they think about this data theft and whether or not they feel comfortable about putting their personal financial data online. whether or not people are co mforta ble online. whether or

indian prime minister narendra modi has launched a new health insurance scheme the promise is free coverage for half a billion of the country's poorest citizens the launch of the so-called more de camp program comes ahead of national elections next year critics have questioned how the government will fund the one point six billion dollars scheme now even as the syrian government to pass to take the last major rebel stronghold of there are signs the country's civil war could be entering its final stages the war has driven hundreds of thousands of syrians to seek refuge in neighboring lebanon often for years now beirut wants them to return home to areas that have been deemed safe for one returning syrian family the last five years have been a struggle on both sides of the border. the small village of beit din near the lebanese border is home to mechanic mohamed al buckeye he returned to just a month ago he was forced to leave in two thousand and thirteen when fighting broke out between the syrian army and the opposition. but when we left because of the armed groups my wife my children and i w

the mass currency conversion decreed and they surprised a prize announcement by prime minister narendra modi in late two thousand and sixteen mr modi's monetization plan or demo as it came to be called abolish large rupee notes in an attempt to stem the problem of so-called black money that is neither deposited in banks or subject to taxation the decree set off a near panic in some areas as indians stood in long lines across the country to beat the fifty day deadline to exchange bills which in theory would become worthless for new currency but now the reserve bank of india says that after the demo ninety nine percent of those cancelled large bills ultimately went back into financial circulation mr modi's opponents quickly proclaimed the demo a frustrating failure however the indian central bank also found that in the make of the demo indians opened millions of new bank accounts the number of indian tax returns filed also increased by roughly twenty five percent and dancing another stated policy goal and for more on the north american free trade agreement and the particular impact related to

welcome the government of indian prime minister narendra modi is having trouble procuring three dozen new fighter jets opening a rift with france and a window for a u.s. plane maker boeing that is to push for changes in indian procurement policies french president manuma crone angered indian officials when he suggested that official pressure had been used to coerce french just made jet maker just saw into doing business with troubled tycoon bonnie the charge set off a predictable political storm in india given the important role of corruption as a political cultural used by president modi is party the b j p against the congress party and through the president of boeing in india who has called for india to weaken its procurement policies that require inclusion of in country companies as partners the so-called offset program critics have suggested the offset program can create corrupt arrangements such as the one alleged by president mccrone. and sticking with india jet airways of india is writing currents of increasing financial turbulence this week that. harry are owned and founded in

support yemen's government in its civil war with the who's the rebels and india's prime minister narendra modi has launched his ambitious new health care plan a scheme designed to offer free health insurance to the country's poorest dubbed modi care the program will see half a billion people get access to health services modi's rejected criticism scheme has been rushed out too quickly for political gain and might not have the adequate funds to keep it going coming up next talk to al jazeera with indonesian former strongman tony so hot oh i'll have more news for you after that in twenty five minutes time see you later. political dynasty is being revived in indonesia twenty years after the fall of the president named as one of the most corrupt and brutal leaders in recent history. the youngest son to this meeting a new political party to run and elections next year. are still. the time to give him his proper name is aiming to reinstate the policies on his father and. i could jacket. up stuff awesome in seoul this week on talk to al-jazeera we're following. the regions in indonesia and it's here

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has denied india's prime minister narendra modi has launched his ambitious new health care plan a schemedesigned to offer free health insurance to the country's poorest people it's dubbed modi care and will see i half a billion people get access to health services they currently cannot afford the critics say the plan has been rushed out too quickly for political gain and it lacks enough funds to support it tiger woods has won the p.g.a. tour championship his first title in five years the victory at east lake in atlanta is the eightieth p.g.a. title of his career woods won the championship by two strokes has been plagued by back industries that led to several operations those are the headlines europe today we're back in half an hour right now it's counting the cost. al jazeera where ever you. hello i'm adrian finnigan this is counting the cost on al-jazeera a weekly look at the world of business and economics this week tariffs of products the biggest trading giants on the planet just escalated the trade war. also this week india's rupee it's not the worst performing currency in asia we'll

modicare, after india's prime minister narendra modi, is considered to be the?project and comes just ahead of the country's general elections next year. ?the bbc‘s devina gupta reports. nearly 1.6 million people die every year because of lack of access to affordable health care in india. the ayushman bharat national health protection mission is meant to plug this gap with an annual health insurance of $7,100, but unlike most of the global public health schemes that cover all the citizens, india's policy will only cover advanced medical treatment costs like surgery and cancer care for 500 million of the country's poorest. while the government claims the scheme will make 265,000 beds available, for poor in government and private hospitals in the country, the question is if that is enough. what it's doing is carefully setting up infrastructure that will allow us to work towards, which is the aspiration of the scheme, to get to universal health care, which is our ambition and which is something that we need to do. in india, on average, only one doctor is present for

or now to india where prime minister narendra modi has launched his ambitious new health care plan a scheme designed to offer free health insurance to the country's poorest mody care or see half a billion people get access to health services they currently counts afford but critics say the scheme has been rushed out too quickly for political gain and also lacks adequate funds to support it. if we combine the population of america canada and mexico even more than the number of people benefit from a scheme. shonen from the university of westminster says modi care is nothing more than a p.r. stunt for the prime minister the reality of the government for the last four years has not invest in public sector in terms of hold before you come up with a scheme that looks ambitious and out of your in a people said it's an ambitious plan this is a strategy he all would want to want to portray himself as a strong leader with ambitious plans if they feel somehow that he's not that for someone else is at fault for the whole idea behind this campaign is to give the impression that he is again back c

the scheme, known as modicare — after prime minister narendra modi — is considered to be the world'sare project and comes just ahead of the country's general elections next year. but are india's hospitals ready for this? devina gupta finds out. justi—month—old, karishma is already a celebrity in india. born in this northern village she is called the long life blessing baby. her mother became the first beneficiary of the new national healthcare insurance scheme in india known as modicare when the government covered the cost of delivering the baby at a state hospital. translation: when my first child was born i had to have a caesarean. we spent almost $2000. this time, before the child was born, ifilled in a form for the insurance scheme and we did not have to pay the hospitalfor the same procedure. nearly 1.6 million people die every year in india because of a lack of access to affordable healthcare. so this policy is meant to plug the gap with an annual health—insurance worth $7,100. but unlike other universal health insurance schemes which cover everyone, modicare only provides ensu

india's prime minister, narendra modi, is due to launch what's been billed as the world's biggest universalf india's population, the entitlement to free health insurance — supported by a network of 150,000 health and wellness centres. but critics say the government has failed to prepare the necessary infrastructure to effectively implement the scheme. the venezuelan authorities have welcomed a chinese hospital ship, which will be docked for the next week treating local patients. the defence minister, thanked china for the gesture of friendship and said that both countries would benefit. venezuelan‘s have been struggling to access food and medical care in the current ecnomic crisis. richard forrest has more. some welcome help from a powerfulfriend. the chinese hospital ship, the peace arc, docked in venezuelan‘s port of guaria. for caracas, this is a chance to say to the world, we do not stand alone. translation: starting now, they will be here this whole week, attending to and receiving patients of all nationalities. i've spoken to the state governor and there are people who are interested.

the scheme, known as modicare after prime minister narendra modi, is considered to be the world's largestl elections next year. but are india's hospitals ready for this? devina gupta finds out. just1—month—old, karishma is already a celebrity in india. born in this northern village, she is called the long life blessing baby. her mother became the first beneficiary of the new national healthcare insurance scheme in india, known as modicare, when the government covered the cost of delivering the baby at a state hospital. translation: when my first child was born i had go to hospital for a caesarean operation. we spent almost $2000 there. this time, before the child was born, ifilled in a form for the insurance scheme and we don't have to pay the hospitalfor the same procedure. nearly 1.6 million people die every year in india because of a lack of access to affordable healthcare. so this policy is meant to plug the gap with an annual health—insurance worth $7,100. but unlike other universal health insurance schemes which cover everyone, modicare only provides insurance cover for advanced tre

secretaries of states and defense and indian prime minister narendra modi italian prosecutors have placed twenty people under investigation in connection with the bridge collapse that killed dozens in genoa last month the group includes top managers at the company that operates the bridge the suspects could face charges of manslaughter for failing to comply with safety regulations. spanish authorities say rescuers have found five dead migrants and fifty three survivors in a boat that partially sank in waters off the eastern mediterranean officials say another one hundred eighty people mainly african men were rescued on thursday from boats attempting the crossing to europe from africa. protesters have marched in yemen demanding justice for the dozens of people people many of them children killed in last month's airstrike on a school bus it comes as the un said it was confident delayed peace talks between yemen's government and who the rebels would start on friday. that now the u.s. is poised to move ahead with another round of tariffs on chinese imports is anything left that's right you ca

ina's prime minister narendra modi helped sweep and clean up trash at a new delhi school.nd in nigeria volunteers picked up plastics at a beach in lagos which were packed and shipped to recycling companie >> sreenivasan: join us tomorrow for updates on the deadly weather here and in asia as rescue workers in the philippines continue to try to reach remote areas. anard in china, prions are underway as the typhoon approaches. that's all for this ition of "pbs newshour weekend." i'm hari sreenivasan. thanks for watching. have a good ght. cay ptioning sponsoredet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: d irene schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. the cheryl and philip milstein family. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundation. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of ameca-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional suppo has been provided by: and by the corporation for publ

prime minister narendra modi wants to put an end to what he has called "financial untouchability, " especially the weekend, india post started operating financial services across the country. for more on the story, we're joined now by bbc business reporter sameer hashmi in mumbai. this is an important way to include people who up until now have been excluded from the ways we might take for granted. that's right, then. the idea of the scheme is to reach out to more people across the country. there is still a huge section of society that doesn't have access to basic financial services. that's why what the government hopes is through the postal service which has a far wider reach they will be able to reach out to those people in villages and towns who don't have bank accounts or bank services. how will they do it? they hope to equip the postman with smartphones and ta blets the postman with smartphones and tablets who will provide these basic services to people in these towns and villages who don't have access to proper banks. it is a huge indian postal service and if you look at it they have abo

india's prime minister narendra modi has launched his new health care plan it's designed to offer free insurance to the country's poorest people it's been dubbed modi care and will see half a billion people get access to health services they currently can't afford the critics say the scheme has been rushed out for political gain and the money isn't there to support it. america is going to very young if we combine the population of america canada and mexico even more than that number of people will benefit from a scheme. in tanzania mass burials have been held for some of those who died when a ferry capsized in like victoria two hundred twenty four people down drowned in sunday's acts and forty one survived the initial investigation show the ferry which was designed to carry a hundred people had triple that number of passengers a campaign is underway for cameroon's presidential election in two weeks' time president paul bia who's been in power since one thousand nine hundred eighty two is looking for re-election again despite protests mohamed vall has the story. supporters of the main o

india's prime inister, narendra modi, has launched what's been described as the world's biggest universalion people, nearly half of india's population, free health insurance. but critics say the government has failed to prepare the necessary infrastructure to implement the billion—pound programme. devina gupta reports. nearly 1.6 million people die every year because of lack of access to affordable health care in india. the ayushman bharat national health protection mission is meant to plug this gap with an annual health insurance of $7,100, but unlike most of the global public health schemes that cover all the citizens, india's policy will only cover advanced medical treatment costs like surgery and cancer care for 500 million of the country's poorest. while the government claims the scheme will make 265,000 beds available for poor in government and private hospitals in the country, the question is if that is enough. what it's doing is carefully setting up infrastructure that will allow us to work towards, which is the aspiration of the scheme, to get to universal health care, which is o

india's prime minister, narendra modi, has launched what's been described as the world's largest free—care system. five hundred million people, nearly half the country's population, are to get health insurance for the first time, covering treatment for serious illness. but critics say the scheme, known as modicare, isn't properly funded, and has been rushed through, in time for elections next year. with rising levels of mental health problems among university students, there's increasing pressure on the government and vice chancellors, to make the issue a priority. in the future, higher and further education institutions will be rated, on the services they provide. as the new academic year begins, chi chi izundu, you have to be organised. it is not enough to have a degree any more... high amount of debt... the competing pressures of student life. fitting in and trying to be social... social media is always a pressure... if you don't get enough grades... i would be constantly exhausted, suffering from headaches, panic attacks and mild psychosis. looking back at my grades, from first do

india's prime minister, narendra modi, has launched what's been described as the world's biggest universal's population, the entitlement to free health insurance. mr modi handed out medical cards at the launch, calling it a historic day for india. but critics say the government has failed to prepare the necessary infrastructure to effectively implement the billion—pound programme. brits who sold up in the uk and moved to cyprus say they re facing financial ruin after the village they bought properties in started to crack up, destroying their homes. jeremy stern visited properties that are split apart in the middle, and spoke to home owners who were forced to move out. peter and his wife kate sold their home in berkshire in the 1990s and moved here, a village in cyprus. the quake started about three years ago and have got larger and larger and as you have seen, they have now split the housing two. with their home condemned, they are now renting. we have lost really everything. and we we re we have lost really everything. and we were not going to get any help at all. this is a very strange t

india's prime minister narendra modi has launched his ambitious new health care plan a scheme designed to offer free health insurance to the country's poorest citizens dubbed modi cad the program will see half a billion people get access to health services but he's rejected criticism that the scheme has been rushed out too quickly for political gain. the order i marry god is going to vary. if we combine the population of america canada and mexico even more than the number of people who benefit from the scheme. here the u.k.'s opposition labor party is under pressure to back new vote on campaign as for what they're calling a people's vote have been much in liverpool where the party is holding its annual conference this week labor leader jeremy corbyn says he'll support a vote on the final deal that's what the party decides. yemenis in the government hellcity of aid and have been protesting against the saudi amorality presence in the country demonstrators say the coalition has become an occupying force saudi arabia in the u.a.e. intervened in two thousand and fifteen to support yemen's g

private business with no aviation experience prompted india's opposition to accuse prime minister narendra modi of favoring the company and boss and in one barney over the state run alternative one must now comments by former french president francois hollande that france had no say in the last hours indian partner have reignited the debate for you all along told french news website media part we did not have a say in it it was the indian government to propose this company and that so who negotiated with ambani we did not have a choice we took the partner that was given to us the reporters who worked on an investigation into the raw deal also questioned on the overreliance is funding of a film by his polonaise unique guy at the time. we spoke to all and twice on the phone and his comments were very clear and very precise he said the financing of julie guy is filmed by ambani had nothing to do with the raphael contract because he said indian or thorazine oppose reliance on them he was adamant on this and no doubt he didn't really. the impact this would have in india and you know money for so lon

there says there's a high risk of landslides and water borne disease and india's prime minister narendra modi has launched his ambitious new health care plan it's a scheme designed to offer free health insurance to the country's poorest citizens dubbed mo d. k. it will see half a billion people get access to health services they're currently can't afford the critics say the scheme has been rushed out too quickly for political gain and lacks adequate funds to support it. and many god given a very. if we combine the population of america canada and mexico even more than that number of people benefit from a man barrett scheme. for dubious anomalies in the university of westminster he says modi care is a public stand by the government. the reality of the government for the last four years has not invest in public sector in terms of held for modi to come up with a scheme that looks ambitious and out of your in a people said it's an ambitious plan this is a strategy he all would want to want to portray himself as a strong leader with ambitious plans and if they feel somehow that he's not at fault s

india's prime minister narendra modi's launched his ambitious new health care plan a scheme designed to offer free health insurance to the country's poorest citizens mody cadel see half a billion people get access to health services they can't currently afford. but critics say the scheme has been rushed out too quickly for political gain and lacks adequate funds to support it the thoughts now of the man who is the head of politics and international relations at the university of westminster he's actually calling modi care a publicist stand. it is i don't think it's simply about who will pay for it or how will they pay for it the reality is the government for the last four years has not invest in public sector in terms of held so for the to come up with a scheme that looks ambitious and out of your in a people said it's an ambitious plan this is a strategy he all would want to want to portray himself as a strong leader with ambitious plans and if they fail somehow it's he's not at fault someone else is at fault so the whole idea behind this campaign is to give the impression that he i