the main opposition a congress party accuses prime minister narendra modi of making farmers slaves of capitalists modi's on the pressure to increase private investments in a sense that economists say has stagnated he says the new loans are historic. we need. for the 1st time farmers have got actual rights over their projects the reforms in agriculture will benefit small and marginal farmers the most there are $85.00 out of $100.00 farmers in the country that belong to this category. the government says monday's won't be shut down but their monopoly has to end and he says the so-called minimum support price of which the government buys farm produce won't be scrapped. maharaj saying there's a farmer who's a pradesh state he grows rice on the hof ahead which releases from a landlord he says the government's regulated system was failing but he's worried about how much protection the new laws will offer farmers against big corporate interests. again i see the crops are going to be sold for peanuts the middlemen and the business from the show they decide the cost of the farmers won't have a

we'll look at whether narendra modi is being blamed for the thousands of new cases.lso, the uk's foreign secretary dominic raab is in washington but he's still talking brexit. the uk action here is defensive, in relation to what the eu is doing, it is precautionary — we haven't done any of this — and it is proportionate. but the government's now announced a climbdown on that plan to override the brexit withdrawal bill — giving mps the power to veto the use of it. and some celebrities are boycotting facebook and instagram — for 2h hours. they want more action on hate speech. a french court has ruled that lamine diack, the man who ran world athletics for 16 years, is corrupt. he's been given a four year prison sentence. here he is entering court today in paris. and he was found guilty of accepting bribes from russian athletes who were suspected of doping. he took money to help cover up positive test results, allowing the athletes to keep competing. and this the guy in charge of the whole sport remember. here's our sports reporter alex capstick. imean, i mean, this man

we'll look at whether narendra modi is being blamed for the thousands of new cases.but the government's now announced a climbdown on that plan to override the brexit withdrawal bill — giving mps the power to veto the use of it. and some celebrities are boycotting facebook and instagram — for 2h hours.

infection numbers in myanmar are expected to pass 10000 in the coming days indian prime minister narendra modi has told the united nations that his country will help the world produce and deliver but central coronavirus vaccines modi vowed to use the nation's resources for all humanity since india is the world's biggest vaccine maker. germany has pledged to switch to renewable energy wind turbines are caught on side and the country has set a timetable to shut down coal fired power plants but for some that change isn't happening quickly enough on saturday activists blockaded and occupied mines and past asians in germany's main coal producing region but they also targeted plants using a clean a form of energy natural gas and natural at breakfast in the rain but staging a sit in around 150 demonstrators gathered in the morning to block the entrance to a gas powered fund and disregard the activists previously protested against the use of coal but now gas is on their radar as well. if odd are demanding a fair system that guarantees a good life for everyone gas supports a fossil system that exploits

increase in case stoppers over 60 percent of the cases are concentrated in 28 states prime minister narendra modi has called on people to keep wearing face coverings when they go outside their homes. but. wall has been covering the story and joins us now from what's behind this dramatic rise in cases in india. men don't even look at the maps of population as well as. density and that's going to be only to lift restrictions over the last few months this means more and more people are meeting in close what does this mean that idea of leaving routes for any of these actions as the crew an artist now what the indian government has let the people in order to continue any kind of forgot the baby sticks trying to insult you and me you know because of the economic fallout and impact on not at all of the pandemic it's not why i am what i believe it. is and gotten sick the country is losing close to our talent on a daily basis so why does uptick is expected it is also a concern. how are people coping with the financial hardships brought on by the pandemic. people are struggling with these financial hardshi

modi hasister narendra held talks with state leaders.ambulance driver is on covid-19 duty in the indian capital. during the coronavirus pandemic he says he has had to work 48 hour shifts because the health care system is underfunded and overstretched. his family wants him to quit and return to their village. he is not ready to do that, but he does feel let down by his government. always --ernment government representatives should see our working conditions. they should try to talk to us. no one comes to ask about our issues. if we raise our voice, we are fired from our jobs were transferred to a different zone. reporter: india's official tally of coronavirus cases has passed 5.6 million, second only to the united states. india's supreme court says conditions are deployable -- deplorable. doctors and nurses have been protesting against their working conditions. some have threatened to resign. >> there are no guidelines on how long health care staff should wear protective equipment. government health care policy does not mention the role o

i'm melissa chan welcome to news asia the government of indian prime minister narendra modi has approved a pair of bills that would change the way farmers do business in the country and that has triggered protests among them and among lawmakers from the opposition and even the government india's minister for food processing resigned last week in protest against the bill. that. protests on the streets of delhi an outpouring of anger over a new farm bill that many see as anti farmer. opponents of double edged black law and say it was rushed through parliament without proper debate and consultation was 7 originally we had protesting the way the government passed the phone bills in such a dictatorial manna modi's claim of being a supporter of farmers has now proved to be hollow it was about time was drugged sunday's vote in india's upper house of parliament spot chaotic scenes 5 was m.p.'s shouted slogans against the bills forcing several adjournment was others tore up copies of the legislation. lawmakers were suspended from parliament for unruly behavior but in the end the government prevai

i'm melissa chan welcome to news asia the government of indian prime minister narendra modi has approved a pair of bills that would change the way farmers do business in the country and that has triggered protests among them and among lawmakers from the opposition and even the government india's minister for food processing resigned last week in protest against the bill. but one that was. protests on the streets of delhi an outpouring of anger over a new phone bill that many see as anti farmer opponents of double digits lation black law and say it was rushed through parliament without proper debate and consultation. before the leadership that we are protesting the way the government passed the phone bills in such a dictatorial manner. modi's claim of being a supporter of farmers has now proved to be hollow it was resurrected at sunday's vote in india's upper house of parliament spot chaotic scenes 5 was m.p.'s shouted slogans against the bills forcing several adjournment was others tore up copies of the legislation. lawmakers were suspended from parliament for unruly behavior but in the

the country is further from herd immunity than previously estimated and indian prime minister narendra modi has told the united nations that his country will help the world produce and deliver potential coronavirus vaccines money vowed to use the nation's resources quote for all humanity since india is the world's largest vaccine maker. germany's path towards renewable energy is an uneven one wind turbines and solar panels are a common sight but coal fired power plants will operate until 2038 the transition is too slow for some and on saturday environmental protesters descended on mines and power stations in germany's coal producing region comparatively cleaner natural gas was also a target. at breakfast and the rain was staging a sit in and around 150 demonstrators gathered in the morning to block the entrance to a gas powered pond and disregard the activists previously protested against the use of cold but now gas is on their radar as well. this pod are demanding a fair system that guarantees a good life for everyone gas supports a fossil system that exploits both people and nature. and s

india boss the set of controversial new adric alter builds on sunday prime minister narendra modi says the laws will help tens of millions of farmers and lead to a complete transformation of the industry but many farmers especially small holders disagree they've been staging protests across the country to try to get the vegetation scrapped this if will benefit only large corporations and mean many could lose their land and their livelihoods supporters those women coverage the much needed modernization of india's farming sector. driving the knowledge again for ya though he's president of the political parties. and a member of a committee protesting against these farm bills he joins me now from a deli restaurant good mr jagow of the contention is that long term these farm bills will benefit farmers what is your objection to this. that indeed is the plea of the government and some economists to support the government in this instance and the farmers objections are tools for procedure and substitute procedures the farmers are saying the viewer never consulted not a single far organization

in india, for example, narendra modi's government has banned tiktok and other chinese—owned mobile appsjust a platform for video pranks. it proves that there is a battle for the soul of the internet in an era of rising net nationalism, where governments say that countries and not companies should control the web. with almost half of humanity not yet online, how and if this big digital chill spreads could shape the 21st century. amol rajan there. let's get some of the day's other news. in belarus say more than one hundred and thirty people have been arrested around the country during the latest demonstrations against president alexander lukashenko's disputed re—election. most of the arrests were in the capital minsk, where this was a sixth consecutive sunday of protest. one person is missing and dozens have been evacuated from their homes after torrential rain hit the south of france. as much as 35 centimetres of rain fell in parts of the gard region, near the cote d'azur. helicopters have carried out two rescue missions and around 200 people were moved to safety from two villages. a mem

infection numbers in myanmar are expected to pass 10000 in the coming days and indian prime minister narendra modi has told the united nations that his country will help the world produce and deliver potential coronavirus vaccines what he vowed to use the nation's resources for all humanity since india is the world's biggest vaccine maker. on the bundesliga 2nd match day leverkusen and rb leipzig shared the spoils and in a one all draw on saturday afternoon and will forsberg opened the scoring for lives in in the 14th minute the swedish winger outmaneuvered last band and fired into the top of the net. no clues and said 6 minutes later thanks to karen there may be his long range rocket flew just out of the reach of the lives of cuba and to kill a lucky bounce off the crossbar. and into the net. the windows leaguers only saturday games are done and dusted so let's take a look at all the results fell far from our state to bremen easily beat. augsburg upset dortmund drew with union berlin and there's that. result the 2 newly promoted teams one stuttgart beat mines and build a field down to cologne on

understand you correctly they are very controversial very contentious when the prime minister narendra modi called the reform bills a a watershed moment for indian agriculture opposition parties of course like them to something like a death warrant for farmers what would you call those reforms. i wouldn't. eat at it it seems but i were all of them. i mean not as definitely. a course a mature or should millions of workers. almost do in family eat on the brakes are all equal to that extent i mean the balance between the what there is that. enabling economic efficiency has become big and also laid off by the law makers and this is not an opportunity to even consider these. visits what more did a piece you suggest there that link probate and economic measures that are big red for micro one small industries and dominic millions of other nascent migrant workers that the guards are now doing sort out. i mean now that aging on these bottles even. better maybe. they just up so so so more or less of the wrong measures at the wrong time because the other issues are much more important and it's quite a

police have arrested 4 men in connection with the attack that's led to protest prime minister narendra modi has called for strict action against the accused as quickly as possible but many have accused his hindu nationalist b j p government of not protecting vulnerable communities or of this government is against the prude. it's minorities labor is for all of the marginalized six's of society they are against those who is suffering this slogan of removing poverty is all about eliminating. the state's chief minister. spoke to the victim's father on wednesday through video link this case is a reminder of a similar attack in 2012 when a 23 year old medical student died after being gang raped on a bus in delhi the attack prompted outrage and protests across india 4 men were executed for the crime earlier this year and laws were changed to provide further protection but it appears many women especially those in poor communities still face the same risks enter schapelle al-jazeera before we can speak now to quito. she's a legal advocate who is practiced in india's supreme court madam sank you so

in india, for example, narendra modi's government has banned tiktok and other chinese—owned mobile appsdia controls, monitoring and censorship. tiktok, then, isn'tjust a platform for video pranks. it proves that there is a battle for the soul of the internet in an era of rising net nationalism, where governments say that countries and not companies should control the web. with almost half of humanity not yet online, how and if this big digital chill spreads could shape the 21st century. amol rajan there. labour has begun its virtual party conference, with speeches and debates having to take place online because of coronavirus. it is keir starmer‘s first conference as leader. amid the challenges the party will now face under him is how to try and win back seats lost in the election last december. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth reports from scunthorpe. steel is part of the very fabric of scu nthorpe, an industrial town for decades represented by labour mps. but here, like elsewhere, many voters last year turned away from traditions that often run deep. i really couldn't ever see

in india, for example, narendra modi's government has banned tiktok and other chinese—owned mobile apps censorship. tiktok, then, isn'tjust a platform for video pranks. it proves that there is a battle for the soul of the internet in an era of rising net nationalism, where governments say that countries and not companies should control the web. with almost half of humanity not yet online, how and if this big digital chill spreads could shape the 21st century. tv stars around the globe are preparing to dial in to this year's emmy awards, which will kick off as a virtual ceremony in around one hour's time. this year's nominations are led by hbo's superhero series watchmen and also drama succession. jeremy irons and brian cox are both up for best actor in a limited series and drama series respectively withjennifer aniston and laura linney battling it out for lead actress in a drama series. peter bowes in los angeles. an awards ceremony, peter in a pandemic, how on earth are they doing this? well, they are doing this? well, they are doing it like pretty much everything these days. they are

in india, for example, narendra modi's government has banned tiktok and other chinese—owned mobile appsng and censorship. tiktok, then, isn'tjust a platform for video pranks. it proves that there is a battle for the soul of the internet in an era of rising net nationalism, where governments say that countries and not companies should control the web. with almost half of humanity not yet online, how and if this big digital chill spreads could shape the 21st century. amol rajan there. tv stars around the globe are preparing to dial in to this year's emmy awards, which will kick off as a virtual ceremony in around one hour's time. this year's nominations are led by hbo's superhero series watchmen and also drama succession. jeremy irons and brian cox are both up for best actor in a limited series and drama series respectively withjennifer aniston and laura linney battling it out for lead actress in a drama series. kato matthews joins us from los angeles. jimmy kimmel is largely speaking to an empty auditorium in los angeles. does this make the ceremony worse or better? i will tell you, in t

in india, for example, narendra modi's government has banned tiktok and other chinese—owned mobile apps, monitoring and censorship. tiktok, then, isn'tjust a platform for video pranks. it proves that there is a battle for the soul of the internet in an era of rising net nationalism, where governments say that countries and not companies should control the web. with almost half of humanity not yet online, how and if this big digital chill spreads could shape the 21st century. amol rajan there. tv stars around the globe are preparing to dial in to this year's emmy awards, which has kicked off as a virtual ceremony. two questions to begin with, number one who is winning and number one who is winning and number two, all of the remote connections working? well, amazingly, most of them are working quite well. there has been a few dodgy wi—fi connection but by and large, has actually been quite an entertaining show. i think entertaining show. i think entertaining because it is very different. we are still perhaps holding our breath for that unexpected, unscripted moment but so far has been pre

while civil society organizations and the media have long accused the government of prime minister narendra modi of harassment. amnesty international says it's the latest victim in the incessant witch hunt against human rights organizations in india. citing reprisals from the government the watchdog has had its bank accccounts frozen.. it's resulted in amnesty laying off staff and halting its operations in india michelle a disagreement the freezing of these accounts was the final straw to date in the harassment our colleaeagues in india have been subjected to sisince two thousand and eigighteen. they have been intimidated numerous times face charges of defamation and we'll read it on multiple occasions appreciable pisa. amnesty international has often accused local authorities of human rights violations in indian administered kashmir last year testified before the u. s. foreign affairs committee on the use of excessive force and tortuture o off to kashmir's special status was revoked. in august twenty nineteen. most recently amnesty said police in the indian capital committed human rights violat

in india, for example, narendra modi's government has banned tiktok and other chinese—owned mobile apps and censorship. tiktok, then, isn'tjust a platform for video pranks. it proves that there is a battle for the soul of the internet in an era of rising net nationalism, where governments say that countries and not companies should control the web. with almost half of humanity not yet online, how and if this big digital chill spreads could shape the 21st century. in the midst of widespread social unrest, it can feel like platitudes are inescapable. and we often hear phrases like, "it could be worse", "everything will be fine", "always look on the bright side". but some experts say as well—intentioned as those phrases may be, too much forced positivity is notjust unhelpful it can also be toxic. stephanie preston, professor of psychology at the university of michigan, joins us now. thank you forjoining us, professor. what's wrong with being happy? there's nothing wrong with being happy. being happy when the situation is appropriate and if it's how you genuinely feel is completely illogica

opposition parties are against the legislation as well as some close allies of prime minister narendra modi we'll take a break here and then when we come back immersed in devastation sudan grapples with the aftermath of record floods and the u.n. general assembly in the news lately an event where diplomatic deals are made and world leaders make headlines maybe not this year. but. we're looking at some very nasty weather into the deep south of the u.s. right now we have got tropical storm beta making its way towards texas long line of play out there across the southeast of the u.s. to the north of that it is generally fine and dry for little on the cool side for some temperatures at around 17 or 18 there into that is the side of canada or 19 celsius there for new york back down towards the south there we go with that wetter weather started to push its way in with some heavy downpours there will be widespread flooding from this really is a rainmaker may well get close to hurricane force as we go on through the next a day or so but it will weaken of course as it makes landfall i think it's goi

mend relations that oughta listen to but a special message he carried from indian prime minister narendra modi to his bangladeshi counterpart she was not made public analysts said that was an indication india is concerned china could be using its economic power and funding of construction and defense projects close to india's border with bangladesh to undermine new delhi's relations with dhaka. china is not done with the single biggest foreign investor china's investment in bangladesh is just not limited to defense facilities and power projects a chinese company under the country's public private initiative is building the biggest so-called smart city which includes an international exit bishan sent out and host of other i mean it is here in port much all on the outs got off capital dhaka. some indian analysts are also skeptical about china's large investment in bangladesh well not because the have to wait and watch the whole beans projects progress i think they're just a proposal in spirit and even by the additional hours the dangers of getting too close to train are even getting money from c

opposition parties are against the legislation as well as some close allies of prime minister narendra modi. in ivory coast an opposition leader is calling for nationwide civil disobedience to protest against president allison water as quest for a 3rd term the former president on recon embodies standing as his challenger in the october 31st election the constitutional court already cleared water of a run for a 3rd term even though there is a 2 term limits his michael are more enough from the london school of economics and political science he says as long as whatever runs for office the outcome of this vote will be highly contested. well i mean merriment biddy has the most supports i mean by the ghost party has the most support the last man who is currently. disqualified it looks like a big da really is the next person with the most votes so it's quite significant he used a significant candidate in this particular election and one of the reasons why what terrorists kind of the city so contentious is actually that he originally didn't really tend to leave the sea he deliberately introduced e

were recorded in the past day struggling in his efforts to control the outbreak prime minister narendra modi has held talks with state leaders to be a force. ambulance driver of an aged. 19 g.t. in the indian capital new delhi during the caret of r.'s pandemic he says he's had to work 48 hour shifts because the indian healthcare system is underfunded and overstrung his family wants him to quit and return to their village he's not ready to do that yet but he does feel badly let down by his government. the government or its representatives should come and see our working conditions they should at least try to talk to us no one comes to meet us or osca us about our issues if we raise our voice about this we are fired from our jobs or transferred to a different zone. india's official tally of corona virus cases is now past 5600000 2nd only to the united states india's supreme court says conditions are deplorable for patients in the worst affected states. doctors and nurses have been protesting against their working conditions and some have threatened to resign. but. there are no guidelines on ho

does this deal now leave india china relations i mean many observers say indian prime minister narendra modi had made significant diplomatic and economic investments trying to win over china but that seemed to have failed with the border dispute so what happens now going forward in the foreseeable future where i think the relationship will is going to remain quite frosty india has taken a number of economic measures against the p.r.c. and more importantly just yesterday announced that it is going to limit the visas that it grants to nationals of the p.r.c. so the mood in the country is actually fairly hostile and this agreement while it may lead to a deescalation or hostilities along the border it is not going to change the attitudes of popular attitude towards the p.r.c. any time soon from a gun go to good to get your thoughts thank you very much indeed for talking to al-jazeera my pleasure thank you. now colombia's capital bogota has seen another night of violent protests with demonstrators attacking police stations with molotov cocktails on wednesday 9 people were killed and hundreds inju

most opposition parties are against the legislation as well as some close allies a prime minister narendra modi. now a centuries old conflict of a land and discrimination is escalating in southern chile the dispute is between indigenous people the government and private landowners some younger mapuche a have now begun arming themselves to expel people they view as foreign as communities have given exclusive access to our latin america and its alycia newman is the 1st of the 2 special reports. this vast landscape is just part of what many call my rock and the land of the indigenous. rich for trial region stretching south of the beale beale river for 400 kilometers today it's part of chile but as these mapuche of flags indicate some of the land is being reclaimed increasingly by force . in the last 4 months they've been nearly daily arson attacks on trains trucks and forestry companies that now own the lion's share of the land but also against farms in homes owned by ordinary chileans and people on both sides of the conflict are being killed. outside of a jail in angola a pusher community leaders

nearly as many deaths more than 74000 cases they haven't 100001 monday now india's prime minister narendra modi has held talks with leaders of say small's affected by call that 19 and has given them the go ahead to impose local lockdowns as the country reported more than 89000 new infections in the last 24 hours victoria gave me reports. ambulance driver managed to maul is on cave in 1980 in the indian capital new delhi during the korean a virus pandemic he says he's had to work 48 hour shifts because the indian health care system is underfunded and overstretched his family wants him to quit and return to their village he's not ready to do that yet but he does feel badly let down by his government. but about it will be spoken about how the government or its representatives should come and see our working conditions they should at least try to talk to us no one comes to meet us or osca us about our issues if we raise our voice about this we are fired from our jobs or transferred to a different sun. india's official tally of corona virus cases is now past 5600000 2nd only to the united states ind

each other firing the shots for the 1st time in 45 years and elizabeth we saw a prime minister narendra modi visit indian troops in law that was back in july many people saw this as india's resolve to be chinese aggression so how is this played out politically for modi at home. so that trip to the prime minister modi in july was when he said that the age of expansionism is over into china and shortly after the deaths of the indian soldiers in june promised to modi came under a lot of criticism from the opposition for his comments that chinese soldiers never intruded on indian territory in fact the chinese media seized on that and the backlash was because the indian troops are said to have died defending indian territory but because prime minister modi is so as is so popular with his very large base that very little criticism affects him politically and his government's decision to take economic action against china it's banned more than 100 very popular chinese apps take a good number of the steps it is really supported by his very high paid gnashed in this base who support who want strong a

india passed a set of controversial new agriculture bills on sunday prime minister narendra modi says the laws will help tens of millions of farmers and lead to a complete transformation of the industry but many farmers especially small holders disagree they've been staging protests across the country to try to get the legislation scrapped they say will benefit only large corporations and mean many could lose their land and their livelihoods supporters though say it will encourage the much needed modernization of india's farming sector. joining me knowledge again for your other he's president of the political party. and a member of a committee protesting against these farm bills he joins me now from delhi restaurant good mr of the contention is that long term these farm bills will benefit farmers what is your objection to this. that indeed is the plea of the government and some economists to support the government in this instance and the farmers objections are tools for procedure and substitute procedures the farmers are saying we were never consulted not a single follow organization

men's ad matters, the union leaderfrom the men's ad matters, the union leader from the bjp accused narendra modiwhere it has more than 300 million users. sharanjit leyl, tricky times ahead. thank you for the let's get for the some of the day's other news. mexico's government says it will seek to "defend the preferential access of mexican agricultural exports to the united states" after washington asked for talks about the imports of perishable goods in a bid to protect us farmers. mexico's economy ministry added in a statement that it "will seek to find mutually satisfactory solutions" to the concerns raised by the united states. and some more of the cheap money washing around the financial system looks set to end up in the hands of tech billionaire elon musk. that's as his electric car maker tesla has announced plans to sell up to $5 billion of new shares. tesla's stock market value has risen by more than 1,000% over the last year. after months in which many of us have been working from home, some companies are reporting that employees are feeling increasingly disconnected from their work, and

regulations most opposition parties are against the new law as well as some allies of prime minister narendra modi supporters of the bills and sister will make it easier for farmers to sell their produce and india's taj mahal has reopened its gates to visitors after 6 months despise a rise in corona virus cases across the country a maximum of 5000 visitors will be allowed in each day india has the 2nd highest number of covert 19 cases worldwide it's been reporting around 100000 new infections and more than a 1000 deaths. a monument dedicated to those who have died during the pandemic has been unveiled in brazil the architect of the infinity memorial says she wants to provide families with a symbol of their lost one a chaotic here reports from where the janeiro she said the shore to lost her father to the novel coronavirus 4 months ago her family among the hundreds of thousands who have lost a loved one now their names are recorded on a memorial for vid 19 victims. the 39 neider long monument wing almost 2000 kilos is the 1st of its kind in brazil. seeing his name here has given me closure i feel t

amnesty staff say there is an incessant witchhunt of human rights groups by prime minister narendra modi's hindu nationalist government. this is david griffiths, director of the office of the secretary general at amnesty inteternatnal.l. >> seeking to silence those who criticize ththem, thosee who c d out t human righ a abuses in t e country. we have seen a steadily intensifying series of attacks for yeyears. that i is certain. amy: and in mexico, authorities are bringing criminal charges against military soldiers for the first time in the ongoing investigation into the 2014 disappearance and likely massacre of 43 students from a teachers' college in ayotzinapa, guerrero. mexican authorities announced tuesday they have issued at least 25 arrest warrants against suspects believed to be the "material and intellectual authors of the disappearance," including a former head of the federal police. families of the disappeared students have long maintained the military was involved in the mass abduction. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine

mend relations that are listened to but a special message he carried from indian prime minister narendra modi to his bangladeshi counterpart she was not made public analysts said that was an indication india is concerned china could be using its economic power and funding of construction and defense projects close to india's border with bangladesh to undermine new delhi's relations with dhaka. china is not done with the single biggest foreign investor china's investment in bangladesh is just not limited to defense facilities and power project a chinese company under the country's public private initiative is building the biggest so called smart city which includes an international exhibit and host of other i mean it is here in port much all on the odds got off capital dhaka some indian analysts are also skeptical about china's large investment in bangladesh well known because the will have to wait and watch the whole beans. projects progress i think they're just a proposal at speeds and even by the additional hours the dangers of getting too close to train are even getting money from china be

the prime minister, narendra modi has come out and allayed some of those concerns.onomists and policymakers believe there is absolutely crucial reforms for the modernisation of agriculture. but the manner in which they were passed in the upper house of the indian parliament, many critics say was undemocratic. the opposition of course saying that it wasn't consultant enough and so we are likely to see an intensification of these protest going forward. so far, they have been maintained in they have been maintained in the couple of states, including punjab, and perhaps they would now push over into the state of rajasthan where we believe there is likely to be a strike loss on these markets today. 0k, loss on these markets today. ok, thank you therefrom mumbai. still to come on bbc news. how do you make your business plumage during the pandemic? most big events are cancelled. we will get the words of wisdom from a royal florist. thatin that in just that injust a that in just a moment but first of all, some of the stories in uk. the children's commissioner is going on th