begin in india where people are at the polls today to elect a new parliament and prime minister narendra modi from the ruling in the nationalist b j p in seeking a second term his main challenger the opposition congress party ruffled on the election is the world's biggest with nine hundred million voters eligible to vote they have to elect five hundred forty three m.p.'s to the lower house of parliament . has been spread out across the country in seven phases today at the polls across twenty states and territories off the country this includes parts of west bengal a state which sense a third highest number of m.p.'s to parliament he today election will be a number of fun. aged eighteen to nineteen. traveled for me to one of them using his talents to get his singing the vote. for. a rap song with a. twenty year old mom who's a freeze on. frankie would be voting in india's general election for the first time . and he wants others to do things his song. press the button. to cast the ballot and twice. in these polarized times it's easy to get manipulated there are lots of fake. truths and hard. b

started in india nine hundred million people are eligible to cast their vote with prime minister narendra modi and this hindu nationalist party could as favorites mr modi was swept into power in twenty fourteen on promises of more jobs and a stronger economy but his first period in office has had its shares of blemish g.d.p. growth in india has been strong indeed in twenty eight hundred india's gross domestic product grew by seven point three per cent making india the fastest growing economy in the world but it is not enough creating jobs and employment currently stands at seven point one percent the highest level in years but providing jobs is of the utmost importance in india as the population is growing and it's growing fast there are currently around one point four billion people living on the subcontinent and that number is growing by fifteen million every year the prime minister and remote attempts to prop up the economy have been hampered by what many call are too self inflicted problems. chaos of banks across india as almost all paper money is rendered wes less two years ago prime mini

for many in india the elections are of referendum on this man prime minister narendra modi. modi came to power in two thousand and fourteen after a landslide victory but this time around things might not be as clear cut. although polls suggest the fiercely nationalist modi will hold on to the premiership the main opposition party led by rahul gandhi is in the ascendancy. after a disastrous general election result five years ago gandhi's congress party was jubilant recently after winning back three key states from n.t.s.b. j p n regional elections. and they have promised to prioritise the single biggest issue for voters the lack of jobs there schmidt in this country in every state young people are searching for jobs wherever you go and ask a young person what they're doing they reply i'm not doing anything that they look at the question he got there. it's a giant challenge while the indian economy has gathered strength under modi and has struggled to generate enough jobs especially for the country's young people. more than half of indians are aged twenty five or under and some

people in india start casting their vote will they provide a second term to the prime minister narendra modi and his ambitious economic agenda also on the program the world bank says we all need to stop depending less on fossil fuels so why is it lending money to the world's biggest oil refinery in construction. good to have you with us. the biggest election is in history has started in india nine hundred million people are eligible to cast our vote with prime minister narendra modi and his international list party put favorites he was swept into power in twenty fourteen on promises of more jobs and a stronger economy but his time in office has had its shares of. g.d.p. growth has indeed been strong in india and twenty eight thousand the country's gross domestic product. seven point three per cent making india the fastest growing economy in the world however it is not creating enough jobs unemployment currently stands at seven point one percent the highest level in years providing jobs is the utmost importance in india as the population is growing fast it's nearly one point four billion and

can narendra modi return to power.test of democracy on this planet. colossal, colourful and often unpredictable. around 900 million people are heading to the polls, that's triple the population of the united states, or the whole of europe put together. it's an election so big it has to be organised in seven phases over five weeks across 29 states. every number to do with this is vast — a million polling stations, 10 million election staff, half a million police and security, 1,700 registered political parties, 8,000 candidates, 15 million first—time voters. and the logistical challenges are just as massive. every form of transport is used to carry electronic voting machines to the most inaccessible regions. in 2014, there were polling stations 15,000 feet above sea—level in the himalayas and one for a solitary hermit deep in thejungles of western india. for all the complexity though, there is also a simplicity. it is a westminster—style first—past—the—post system — get one more vote than your opponent and you win the s

narendra modi made some extraordinary promises in order to get elected in 2015.many, many of those. the congress party that used to dominate indian politics is still struggling to get back on its feet. and because modi appeals to the nationalist sentiment in india, the hindu nationalist sentiment in india so effectively and is a very good campaigner, he has to be the favourite to remain as prime minister. but whether he will be able to repeat his success of 2015 when he managed to get a majority of his party, the bjp, in the lower house, albeit a narrow one, is unlikely. the chances are he will stay as prime minister, but, as you say, in some form of coalition. steve, would the sun ever put modi or the steve, would the sun ever put modi orthe indian steve, would the sun ever put modi or the indian election on its front page, do you think? in this country we are page, do you think? in this country we a re interested page, do you think? in this country we are interested in the us elections, we give them huge levels of coverage. but other countries? the ft has only

narendra modi is hoping to be re elected as prime minister and the country's economy has proved to beaign. live now to mumbai and our correspondent sameer hashmi. economic prosperity was the ticket last time, well it work second time around? well, it's interesting that around? well, it's interesting that a lot of promises and arranger modi made when he contested for the first time, a lot of people are talking about that and engaging it. if you look at the last five years, it has been a mixed bag. the economy has grown at 7% or more, quite impressive on paper. on the ground, there is a jobs crisis and despite india growing at a rapid rate, unemployment rate has been at a 45 year high. more than 50% of indian population depends on farming but they have been facing a lot of problems and the government has been trying to provide them subsidies and other measures that really hasn't helped bring down the problem is that the agriculture sector is facing. these other two big talking economic points. mr modi is saying —— narendra modi is saying that the cot —— economy is growing at a rapid pac

underway nine hundred million indians are eligible to vote over the next month prime minister narendra modi and his hindu nationalist b j p a favorites modi was swept into office in two thousand and fourteen on promises of more jobs and a stronger economy and last year gross domestic product did grow by seven point three percent making india the fastest growing economy in the world but it's not creating enough jobs unemployment stands at over seven percent as you can see providing jobs is key as the population booms there are one and a half billion indians and that number is growing by fifteen million every year and the prime minister has run into some self-inflicted problems along the way. chaos of banks across india as almost all paper money is rendered worthless two years ago prime minister narendra modi stripped five hundred one thousand reaping notes of their value leaving millions of indians without their savings it was meant to tackle money laundering but lives and businesses were disrupted this textile factory in tamil nadu had to close for nearly three weeks its c.e.o. is still ang

she faces a tough challenge from prime minister narendra modi's hindu nationalist be party but she's ready for it this election is unlike any election we that's an independent india it is it an election for the idea of india we are fighting to remove more the we are fighting just to save the very idea of india i'm going to win one hundred percent it's a question of how large my victory margin will be temperatures already soared to more than thirty five degrees but there's no way. who is going to get a d. in time. so there are more and more female candidates hoping to change india's political landscape but what do young women think about their representation in parliament we hit the streets of delhi to find out i wouldn't like you work for a woman just because she's a woman i fear that if there are murder number of women in the parliament then. in the me members it would be dominating as such and the only issue is equal equal then i think any issue would be so i remember in the so site india of it women have be long oppressed i think it's really important that women all step up and co

long general elections voters are going to the polls to elect a new parliament and prime minister narendra modi from the ruling hindu nationalist b j p is seeking a second his main challenger is leader of the opposition congress party. the election is the world's biggest with nine hundred million voters in total eligible to vote they have to elect five hundred forty three representatives to the know house of parliament called the locus of india is one of the biggest markets for social media companies like facebook and whatsapp these platforms have become an additional campaigning ground the correspondent just fall to the state of karnataka to meet a candidate hoping social media can be his trump card to a seat in parliament. oh but if you're going to fight me this has to be just we suited for that student of the south indian city of bengal who never a lawyer and an aspiring member of parliament for joining us here but out of order but there are people at twenty eight he is the youngest candidate from the ruling the g.o.p. to contest these elections. as temperatures soared above to five degrees

and can he make it second time lucky indian prime minister narendra modi along with millions of indians in the third phase of the country's mammoth election. i'm british manager welcome to day. it's good to have you with us the philippines is reeling from two earthquakes that have struck the island nation in two days at least sixteen people have been killed but the death toll could rise as authorities dig through rubble to reach survivors the first earthquake with a back to two of six point one was centered on a town around one hundred kilometers northwest of manila the second earthquake to hit on tuesday was centered on the island of summer in the east it had a magnitude of six point three the philippines sits on the so-called pacific ring of fire which stretches from japan through southeast asia and across the pacific. the first quite shook manila on monday afternoon turning this guy scraper into a waterfall as water cascaded from the rooftop swimming pool. many of the casualties have been recorded in the city of karachi where a four story commercial building collapsed. rescue teams w

sugar is a tough business india is one of the largest sugar produces in the world prime minister narendra modi got many votes among rural communities in his twenty fourteen election but now his countryside supporters a bitterly disappointed they're fed up with waiting for the better life he promised them. this government into power hoping they'd bring us good days and help us double our incomes don't let us just have what we used to get. sugarcane needs a lot of water but there's been little rain that's beyond the government's control but it kept sugar prices to fight inflation a move which also reduced incomes sugar farmers aren't alone in their despair tens of millions of people in india depend on agriculture for their survival subsistence level and usually with high debt the government knows how important rural vote soft just in time for the elections is veiled a financial aid packet for farmers. and as this legend is taking place a multi-stage is you're going to find more on that on our website v.w. dot com slash business before we go here's a quick look at global markets i'm first called

five years ago narendra modi won a landslide victory, didn't he.ell‘s fastest growing economies, in fa ct, well‘s fastest growing economies, in fact, the world's fastest—growing major economy. do you think narendra modi can pull it off again and repeat his success things not as clear—cut this time around? repeat his success things not as clear-cut this time around? -- world's. based on what i read, i do not have any proprietary knowledge. based on what i read and based on the comments we have been receiving, it seems that it will be much harder this time, because the economy hasn't been performing that well. unemployment seems to be relatively high and there have been a few other things where people are saying did you really deliver on what you promised? with you really deliver on what you promised ? with india you really deliver on what you promised? with india being very diverse, where you have the conflict between religions, mr modi, being a hindu and eating a hindi party, and he also being challenged by the congress party, led by a successor of

general election the prime minister narendra modi voted in his home state. somebody is aiming for a second term in office the election is seen as a referendum on his five year rule. from the northeastern state of. these are just a few of the tens of millions of people voting in several parts of india on tuesday including prime minister narendra modi in this third phase of india's seven phase election. though it may be the last time almost four million people can cast their vote that's because their names don't appear on the national register of citizens it's a list created to distinguish between indian citizens and illegal migrants from other countries how much of the focus has been on. been in this region for centuries they and their families but in recent decades illegal migrants have also come from bangladesh now the government is cracking down the rights groups say issues such as documents and missing papers qualifying a large number of actual citizens they accuse the government of targeting bengalis in order to get votes from local groups but those same

for many in india the elections are of referendum on this man prime minister narendra modi. modi came to power in two thousand and fourteen after a landslide victory but this time around things might not be as clear cut. although polls suggest the fiercely nationalist modi will hold on to the premiership the main opposition party led by rahul gandhi is in the ascendancy. after a disastrous general election result five years ago gandhi's congress party was jubilant recently after winning back three key states from b j p in regional elections. and they have promised to prioritise the single biggest issue for voters the lack of jobs there schmidt in this country in every state young people are searching for jobs wherever you go and ask a young person what they're doing they reply i'm not doing anything that they look at the question he got there. it's a giant challenge while the indian economy has gathered strength under modi and has struggled to generate enough jobs especially for the country's young people. more than half of indians are aged twenty five or under and some twelv

narendra modi is seeking a second term.14 in his last election, he promised he would create lots of , and help the farm sector others, but his track record has not been impressive. judge him oning to a lot of these issues, and there is a lot at stake for him. to issues oftched national security. to of these issues are going be very important. all of these issues are going to be on the mind of people when they go in 14 days. overall, markets are not that bothered, not too concerned by political risk. vrishti: right. investors do not seem too concerned. stocks are at a high. there is the best-performing currency. yields. term,i getting a second he will get it with a reduced majority. thank you, in new delhi. stayve also got, as we with indy, a former reserve bank governor, saying the rival parties need to offer a clear agenda. one of the most pressing challenges is unemployment. >> it all boils down to how you can create employment. biggereeds a much construction sector, for example, when you compare them to china, one of the

in india, we want a prime minister like narendra modi. >> we want jobs.s.ore musus also be done to address llutution. >>>> more than half of indiansne age 25 or under and some 12 million into the workforce in each year. the prime minister's plans for job growth have failed to materialize. it is an issue his challenger has vowed to prioritize. his congress party managed to win back three key states in regional elections. the recent spike in tensions between india and pakistan and kashmir, however, has put another issue on the agenda -- national security. that may well play into the hands of narendra modi and his hindu n nationalists. the prime minister has styled himself as the watchman, protecting his country by being strong on defense, tough on terror, but much will depend on his party's performance in several key states. it is the first day of elections in india where 900 million people may be voting for a new government. i am right now at a polling booth in north india. you can see polling booth officials helping voters find their names in the electoral

some blame prime minister narendra modi for the country's divisions.p party swept to power 2014 and adslide victory. this election is seen as a referendum on his time in office. his supporters say he has been a strong man who has protected india's interests at home and abroad. others say the better days he promised never arrived. every shack in this will cut a slum tells the -- kolkata slum tells the story of struggle. rashida lives in this one room with six members of her family. she works as ake p because she cannot find another job. t in the lve years, unemploymentse in india has to the highest in nearly half a century. shewant decent jobs," tells me. "during the election politicians promised to help the poor, but afterwards nobody bothed to check on us." even so, thiadcountry has nced under prime minister modi. it is the world's fastest-growing major economy, said to overtake the u.k. but india is characterized by deep divides.elections are the one time the country's powerless can send a message to those in power. are they happy with the way things

india's prime minister narendra modi promised to clean it when he was elected. spit wherever they want and throw garbage in the river. i don't think river pollution will ever be tackled properly. government efforts to clean the river are visible all along this stretch of the river but clearly more needs to be done. the story is the same as everywhere. dozens of polluted sewage drains coming out of the city of millions and merging into the river. of course bringing along idols of hindu gods, goddesses, liquor bottles, plastic bottles and whatnot. by the time it reaches west bengal which borders bangladesh, huge deposits of silt and waste have entered the river. we met a family who recently lost a member due to contaminated river water. translation: my daughter—in—law was on medication for two years but lost the battle. there was a high amount of arsenic in the river and ground water and the damage to her skin and body was immense. there is no denying cleaning up this river is a monumental task. as india heads into another election this issue will continue to domi

aged twenty five or under and some twelve million enter the workforce each year prime minister narendra modi's plans for job growth have failed to materialise. it's an issue his main challenger raul gandhi has vowed to prioritise his congress party managed to win back three key states from modi's b j p in regional elections. the recent spike in tensions between india and pakistan in kashmir however has put another issue on the agenda national security and that may well play into the hands of now render modi and its hindu nationalists the prime minister has styled himself as the watchman protecting his country by being strong on defense tough on terror but much will depend on his party's performance in several key states such as here in qatar pradesh is the first day of gender elections in india hundred million people very be voting in a new government and i am right now at a polling booth in the city of noid in north india behind me you can see it all in with officials who are helping what does find their names in the electoral rolls now just to give you an idea of the scale of this election i

over the next six weeks nine hundred million voters will decide the fate of narendra modi's. india's prime minister is the clear frontrunner for a second term in office. in a ballot contested by thousands of parties and candidates. well i'm proud to have the right to vote. i want my country to move forward and i won more progress. in our country we need a prime minister like mode. but mode hehe could face a backlash of issues such as unemployment. and rural poverty. send them and w we hope that the next g government will reduce unemplployment and work towards improving security. also road should be made already should be reduced corruption is also a major problem. subject a little the biggest issue for the year if is employment. can be no big issues in this subset of our job go at that. in a country as vast as india it's not unusual for local issues to dominate election campaigning in each of the five hundred and forty three different constituencies. voting is split up into seven phases with each region casting ballots on a separate day to ease the burden on security forces.

some blame indian prime minister narendra modi for the country's divisions.r in 2014 in a landslide victory. this election's being seen as a referendum on his time in office. his supporters say he's been a strong man who's protected india's interests at home and abroad. others say the better days he promised never arrived. in the last five years, unemployment‘s risen to its highest for nearly half a century. even so, this country's advanced under prime minister modi. it's the world's fastest growing major economy, set to overtake the uk. but india is characterised by deep divides. elections are the one time the country's powerless can send a message to those in power, are they happy with the way things are going or will they vote for change? rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, kolkata. astronomers have taken the first ever picture of a supermassive black hole at the heart of a distant galaxy called m87. the black hole is 500—million trillion—kilometres away and was photographed by a network of eight telescopes across the world. our science correspondent, pallab gh

queues were seen outside many polling booths it's being seen as a referendum on prime minister narendra modi. the u.k. prime minister has defended extending grex it until october thirty first while holding negotiations with the opposition labor party theresa may tell the u.k. parliament that securing an orderly exit from the e.u. required compromise and a member of our own party asked as she resigned this is the headline stay with us next one on one ace takes us to asia's largest meth producer. record breaking amounts of methamphetamines are being seized across asia. massive calls of pills and crystal meth are flooding the region. some of it reaching as far north as japan and as far south as a stray aliya in new zealand. where does it all come from me and maher the biggest meth producer in the world. little. old world has lost the war against drugs. one on one east travels to the borderlands of me and mark to investigate what's driving asians mess through and why authorities are powerless to stop it. this is the so-called golden trying a border region known for its beauty and the tories for

prime minister narendra modi is seeking a second term but faces putting the finishing touches on their later this week. the biggest election in india's history with 900 million people eligible to vote. prime minister narendra modi is seeking a second term but faces opposition from rahul gandhi, the head of the congress party, who has aimed his campaign at the government's record on the economy. matthew amroliwala has the latest from delhi. there is a famous saying here that the indian government is like a piece of flatbread, it needs to be flipped on the griddle, or it will burn. so will it flip this time? well, a year ago, it would have seemed ridiculous to even post the question. modi looked invincible. but the state elections at the end of 2018 were a major setback, the economy is slowing, unemployment is growing, make india clean india, i'll double your wages and create 10 millionjobs india, well, those promises have not quite been delivered. so it gives rahul gandhi and the opposition a chance. so what will decide this election? who will decide the election? will it be urban voter

while polling is under way in the fast phase of india's general elections prime minister narendra modi seeking a second time voting us. study of a seven days to allow india's nine hundred million registered voters to cost their ballots the final results as expected are in the in late may well al jazeera as it is about prom joins us now live from noida and it was a protest this tell us a little more about where you are and talk us through some of the main issues for voters that. the solstice i am in noida and the indian state of oaxaca they are here because it is not just the most populous state two hundred million people live in your position because if it was a country it would be the seventh biggest in the world and it sends an eight hundred number of m.p.'s eighty out of five hundred forty three and he's in parliament not far from here come from. the biggest number of prime ministers to the to the indian parliament so as well as its population well the british is also important because some of the biggest issues in the country are also and shop focused here with a provision of the l

grab india's collections, which start later this week, all eyes will be on help prime minister narendra moditay with us on bbc news, still to come... we'll hear from the man who has just completed the longest journey in an electric car, through a total of 33 countries. 25 years of hatred and rage as theyjump up on the statue. this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power, a power to influence. today, it's about the promise of a bright future. a day when we hope a line can be drawn under the bloody past. i think that picasso's works were beautiful, they were intelligent, and it's a sad loss to everybody who loves art. i think that picasso's works were beautiful, they were intelligent, and it's a sad loss to everybody who loves art. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: london has become the first city in the world to charge polluting vehicles for using its roads. president trump announces he's replacing the woman in charge of his border policy. the secretary for homeland security, kirsten nieljsen, says she's resigned with immediate effect. let's get more on that story now. eri

but most people expect that narendra modi will win, but not with that landslide of last time. thank you. here's tomasz schafernaker. it is difficult to call the weather today. here is a beautiful picture. where that is from? this is suffolk. stunning weather there in east anglia, the midlands and northern england. but in other parts, this is wales and in the south, it has been overcast with drizzle. it is all or nothing today and later on this afternoon some heavy showers will develop across parts of midlands and they will be hit and miss, so the situation where one town or city gets a down pour and you drive 20 miles down the road and there is nothing. there is this area of cloud. most of that is hazy skies. some of the clouds will be developing over the coming hours to produce down pour. you see a lot of green land where the sun is. where the sun is prolonged, ifeels spectacular with temperatures up to 19 celsius around merseyside. tonight, where we have the clear skies, it will be nippy. so the contrast from the high teens. still some showers continuing. 0n contrast from th

the minister narendra modi honest better powers when he came in 2014.of that seems to have been relegated to the background for many of the people who i have been speaking to stop overwhelmingly, what i have been hearing is that the country should remain strong. so they are some of the issues, national security, economic prosperity, rural distress, as you say. but the country's quite different to the country of five yea rs different to the country of five years ago when the range remotely w011 years ago when the range remotely won ina years ago when the range remotely won in a landslide and i know tech is playing a big feature this time around. well, yes, we have seen the rising nationalism and the deepening the social and religious tensions between communities and all of that will be a factor. there are just so many things people think of when they come out here and it's different in every part of the country. talk about prime minister and arranger modi, his hand drew —— hindu nationalist ruling bjp party and the opposition congress party, the other ma

in the biggest phase of india's general election the prime minister narendra modi voted in his home state. mr modi is aiming for a second term in office election is seen as a referendum on modi is five years rule the philippines has been hit by a second quake this time on the southern island no casualties have been reported further north rescuers continue. the six point three. sixteen people injured. those are your headlines the news continues after life. china's. has become famous for its number of elderly many age one hundred. one i want to investigate if the raging home the secrets to a long and healthy life on al-jazeera. texts apps to help make our lives easier. but not everyone's benefiting. mobile phone apps designed to help make it better. this series challenges app developers from around the world to visit communities who are missing out and then come up with an app.

voting has begun in the biggest phase of india's seven phase general election narendra modi voted in his home state of gujarat modi is aiming for a second term in office the election is seen as a referendum on his five years in office police in northern ireland have arrested a fifty seven year old woman in connection with the killing of a journalist last week lyra mickey was shot in the head during a riot in londonderry at a certain republican calling itself the new ira admits responsibility for the killing of the twenty nine year old award winning reporter and we're just hearing that queen elizabeth in the u.k. has indeed confirmed the speculation of the past couple of days she's inviting the u.s. president donald trump to make a state visit to britain in early june that's according to buckingham palace he did you remember pay a visit to windsor castle last summer that was not a state visit it involves different pomp and ceremony inside story is next. he told jokes about the president now he is the president comedian love him a. slight victory in ukraine's election but with no previo

some blame indian prime minister narendra modi for the country's divisions.power in 2014 in a landslide victory. this election's being seen as a referendum on his time in office. his supporters say he's been a strong man who's protected india's interests home and abroad. others say the better days he promised never arrived. in the last five years, unemployment‘s risen to its highest for nearly half a century. even so, this country's advanced under prime minister modi. it's the world's fastest growing major economy, set to overtake the uk. but india is characterised by deep divides. elections are the one time the country's powerless can send a message to those in power, are they happy with the way things are going or will they vote for change? rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, kolkata. let's take a look at some of the day's other top stories. virgin trains is set to disappear from the west coast main line after march next year, following the government's decision to disqualify its bid to run it. stagecoach, which along with the virgin group runs the service, has

and raw just on prime minister narendra modi has announced relief measures for victims' families. police have fired tear gas to disperse stone throwing protesters in indian administered kashmir as millions vote in the second phase of india's mammoth election there was a massive security lockdown as kashmiri separatist leaders called for a boycott of the vote based voting stations in the regional capital srinagar appeared deserted with more police paramilitary soldiers and election staff than voters. sixteen thousand workers at what was india's second largest airline hoping to save their jobs jet airways has grounded all flights because it's run out of money faster meal reports from new delhi. they're fighting for their livelihoods these jet airways employees haven't been paid in months some not since last august and been taking a toll on them and their families education of children suffering parents is you know they can get off the way it was because all the introduces and things i. thought that we might retire from here you see here is my son is also in jail is also flying as a

television channels last month to promote prime minister narendra modi has been banned from airing political content the election commission stepped in after receiving complaints first tamil reports from new delhi. the channel was called namo t.v. short from their end their mo the television quietly began broadcasting at the end of march notably without a license because of a loophole in the law if you saw the channel what you would see would be speeches by prime minister narendra modi as well as programming praising him the government and the party the opposition parties quickly pounced on this as a clear violation of election laws but it took time till the day after the first phase of the election for the election commission to act and it's not just this channel until recently there were concerns that a biography called pm the renderer mo the would hit theaters this month in india now this was a film praising the prime minister and if you saw the poster you would see the actor playing the prime minister surrounded by smiling children this was a clear violation of election laws but again it

indians are voting in the third largest phase of the country's general election prime minister narendra modiwas among more than one hundred eighty million indians eligible to vote on tuesday he cast his ballot in his home state of gujarat the vote is seen as a referendum on modi's five year rule is adopted a nationalist approach trying to appeal to the country's hindu majority voting in the staggered election ends on may the nineteenth. tuesday could be the last time millions of people in india's northeastern state of assam get to vote and many people there are not on a citizenship list which is meant to distinguish between illegal migrants and indian nationals those who aren't on the register could face imprisonment or deportation courts for mass on. john emmett is voting this election maybe for the last time despite his family living in the region since the one nine hundred thirty s. his name is not on the national register of citizens a list created to distinguish between indian citizens and illegal migrants from other countries. a completed draft of the register was released in twenty te

but at least people will know that it is running against a popular leader prime minister narendra modi. beggarman. he knows he has little chance of success but like thousands of candidates he too hopes for a voice media in politics in this life or the next. everyone but me watches it and on sunday sees an eight. game of thrones is back on t.v. and with it one of its most well known face is peter dinklage open is. a widely noble man but now fans of the show have spotted an uncanny lookalike in a rather surprising look at. waiting tables at a restaurant in marvel pindi northern pakistan rosie khan has become somewhat of a little celebrity customers at the restaurant first noticed cannes resemblance to active peter dinklage who plays nobleman tyrian lannister in the emmy winning t.v. series game of thrones. they said he looks like you i said yes there are people who resemble each other they said we work on t.v. and i said no i'm not on t.v. i live right here in pakistan. it is like the fact that. it's proved a big pull for customers. and i. have being a field head i married with a lannist

phases to allow an estimated nine hundred million registered voters to take part prime minister narendra modi is seeking a second term. as the headlines the news continues here in al-jazeera after inside story. they fought an extremely tight race now embattled prime minister benjamin netanyahu looks likely to form israel's next government but as a country appears to drift further to the extreme right what sort of government might that be and how will it impact both israel and the region this is inside story. hello everyone welcome to inside story on kemal santamaria there is no doubt saying benjamin netanyahu is a political survivor the israeli prime minister first took office way back in one thousand nine hundred ninety six and now in israel's twenty nineteen election he is once again in prime position to bring together a ruling coalition now that is not to say israel's elections weren't close they definitely were but it is ready politics is all about partnerships and the way netanyahu positioned himself before the vote has been finding support after it will be far easier for him and his lik

the airlines collapse deals a blow to prime minister narendra modi's pro-business reputation as indians vote in american seven week long election that began a week ago. a consortium of twenty six lenders led by the state bank of india says they are reasonably hopeful the airline can be rescued they held a bidding process with potential investors for a controlling stake it was shortlisted for contenders including at the heart which already has a twenty four percent stake in the airline they hope to ease the hard landing for jet airways. now to some of the other business stories making news the united states and china are edging closer to a deal over their trade dispute top u.s. representatives robert light highs and steven management are reportedly preparing a visit to beijing for talks next week. amazon is pulling out of the chinese market the online retail giant is posing its into that story in china in july it's a significant setback for the company amazon has struggled to win over customers local rivals alibaba and j.d. dot com. and argentina is freezing prices on some food including