protesting indian farmers — who forced prime minister narendra modi to repeal controversial farm lawsar that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. we feel so helpless. the children are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11 o'clock this morning, just half a metre of- rock separated britain i from continental europe. it took the drills just i a few moments to cut through the final obstacle, - then philippe cossette, a miner from calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags _ with his opposite . number from dover. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore, our headlines german leaders say covid jabs could become mandatory from february and have announced tough restrictions on the unvaccinated. south african officials say the omicron variant is driving a sharp increase in covid infections. thousands of farmers in india whose protests forced pr

the senior leaders of the bjp, including the prime minister narendra modi, they do not talk much abouticularly in recent days, these incidents have not attracted any attention from the senior leaders of the bjp. it is not only about the christians. the way the hindu right—wing people have started using hate speech that shocked many people. for example, a week ago in the conclave of religious leaders, hindu saints and some of the people linked to the governing bjp, they were calling for open violence against muslims. and in fact they gave interviews for television channels afterwards standing by the statement. and this was again quite unprecedented the level of hate speech against religious minorities. that's why many newspapers have been calling on the government, including the prime minister narendra modi, to come out and openly condemn these incidents. otherwise the level of intolerance, the level of religious hatred will start growing. after that event at haridwar, what was the reaction on social media? people were shocked and appalled by the way the language that was used, the hatr

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he was very close to india's prime minister no narendra modi, who paid tribute to him today. he modernized india's armed forces and security apparatus. described him as exceptional. the general oversaw a number of key military operations here in india. so this is a very big day in india and it is big news here and any people are mourning his loss. laura: girls in afghanistan not to be allowed to attend secondary school until a new education policy is approved. that is what a taliban education minister told the bbc. as part of our 100 women caesar -- series, teenage girls have told the bbc of growing deation. reporter: a school classroom suspended in time. on the board, an old physics flesh and -- physics lesson which may never be finished. this is what most schools look like since he taliban took control, and it is having a devastating impact. we have spoken to dozens of teachers and girls across a third of afghanistan's provinces to understand how their lives have changed. >> i am 16 years old. not being able to study feels a death penalty. i wanted to become a surgeon, but

that's why many newspapers have been calling on the government, including the prime minister, narendra modievel of intolerance, the level of religious hatred will start growing. the bbc radio presenter janice long, who was the first woman to have her own daily show on radio 1, has died at the age of 66. in a broadcasting career that spanned five decades, she was also the first woman to present top of the pops. 0ur entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, looks back at her life. it's with a band who have been together for a year, they come from leighton buzzard. it's their first appearance on top of the pops, it's kajagoogoo with too shy. janice long making history. the first regular female host on top of the pops. it's u2 in at number 23 and new year's day. she ended nearly 20 years of men dominating the presenting line—up. i was absolutely thrilled to bits with the fact that i was introducing u2. and that doesn't get, you know, your first top of the pops! # all is quiet... show business ran in the family. herfirst tv appearance was alongside her younger brother, keith chegwin, on the chil

prime minister narendra modi is meeting with his cabinet later to discuss the rise in omicron cases.hite house has announced that joe biden will hold another call with president putin on thursday as tensions continue over the build up of russian troops on its border with ukraine. meanwhile, russia and belarus have announced plans to hold joint military drills in february or march next year. the planned military drills, which will take place in belarus, come amid rising east—west tensions over ukraine. russia has demanded that nato do not admit ukraine — which borders both russia and belarus. the us says russia may be preparing an invasion of ukraine and has announced it will help to strengthen its borders. moscow denies this. and a court in russia has ordered the shutdown of the memorial human rights centre, which is part of the broader memorial rights group that russia's supreme court also shut down this week. the european court of human rights has urged russia to suspend the closure while it examines the case. russian state prosecutors have accused memorial international of breakin

india's prime minister, narendra modi, agreed to scrap the reforms last month in a rare u—turn. in india, where the country's leading manufacturer of syringes and needles has urged the government to allow its operations to resume. factories run by hindustan syringes and medical devices have been forced to close to tackle pollution in delhi, but the company says the covid vaccination programme is being disrupted. don't forget there is much more on our website. you'll find all the news, sport, business and lots more besides, updated 2a hours a day. just head to bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app. the prime minister's office has acknowledged that borisjohnson briefly took part in a quiz in downing street a year ago, saying the event was to thank staff for their hard work during the pandemic. it was at a time when london was in lockdown and no social gatherings were allowed. the sunday mirror has published a story including a picture in which borisjohnson can be seen sitting near two colleagues. here is our political correspondent chris mason. because of the covid restriction

prime minister narendra modi is meeting with his cabinet later to discuss the rise in 0micron cases.e town to remember desmond tutu. archbishop tutu, the nobel peace prize laureate who helped end apartheid in south africa, died on boxing day aged 90. the service, hosted by his family, saw performances from local and international artists and tributes from different faith leaders. it is one of many that have been encouraged by the anglican church in south africa to stop large crowds gathering because of covid. a court in russia has ordered the shutdown of the memorial human rights centre, which is part of the broader memorial rights group that russia's supreme court also shut down this week. the european court of human rights has urged russia to suspend the shutdown while it examines the case. russian state prosecutors have accused memorial international of breaking a law requiring groups to register as foreign agents. people have since been gathering in protest outside the court, shouting "shame!" this year has seen unprecented crackdowns of dissent in russia. founded in 1989, memori

india's prime minister narendra modi agreed to scrap the reforms last month, in a rare u—turn.rer of syringes and needles has urged tens of thousands of people have marched through vienna to protest against a covid vaccine mandate for all adults. since the rules came into effect last month, anyone who hasn't been vaccinated — or recently contracted covid—19 — has only been able to leave home in special circumstances. around 14—hundred police officers were on duty to oversee the protest. the eldest daughter of america's first astronaut, alan shepherd, has herself made a trip to the edge of space at the age of 74. laura shepard churchley took off on board a commercial spacecraft in west texas — owned by the amazon founder, jeff bezos�* blue origin company. mark lobel reports. three, two, one. from rural texas to the edge of space. laura shepard churchley following in herfather�*s footsteps 60 years after his pioneering flight is the first american to make the journey. in a spacecraft named after him. ~ , , ., in a spacecraft named after him. a, ., ., him. mission control has conf

despite rising disease of russia's president putin is due to have talks with india's prime minister narendra modi meet to talk about defence deals. it's mr putin's first bilateral meeting abroad since the pandemic began and his trip comes despite rising covid numbers in his own country. (read 0n) (pres)0ur correspondent in delhi, rajini vaidyanathan told me more about what's likely to come out of the meeting. military announcements will be the takeaway today, hugely significant, because president putin has not travelled much since the pandemic. here he is for a bilateral with prime minister modi. india gets most of its arms from russia, russia is as largest supplier and one thing that might be talked about a lot today, as well as inking some of these new technical agreements is these new technical agreements is the fact that india has bought these surface to air missiles from russia. it purchased them several years ago, but they are starting to be delivered now, but this actually caused a lot of consternation in the us, they even threaten sanctions for india buying military equipment from russia

that's why many newspapers have been calling on the government, including the prime minister, narendra modilevel of religious otherwise, the level of intolerance, the level of religious hatred will start growing. you're watching bbc news. hello there. a few of us got to see a white christmas, but for many more, it was too mild for snow. we had a lot of mist and murk and we had some outbreaks of rain. this stripe of cloud on the satellite picture brought rain and some hill snow in the north during boxing day. there's more cloud and rain waiting in the wings down to the southwest, but the big story, i think, for this week will be this surge of very, very mild air wafting up from the south, affecting all parts of the uk as we move towards the end of 2021. it will be turning increasingly mild this week, but with some wind and rain at times. now, many of us will start off monday with some cloud, some mist and fog, some quite murky conditions again. rain into the southwest of england, which will push northwards towards parts of wales, the midlands and east anglia through the day, tending to weake

india's prime minister narendra modi agreed to scrap the reforms last month in a row u—turn.e formula 1 championship will be decided sunday, and max verstappen is on pole for the abu dhabi grand prix, but alongside him on the front row will be his title rival, raining champion lewis hamilton. the pair a little on points at the top of the standings. we have not had that heading into the final grand prix of a season since 1974. hamilton is going for a record eight f1 titles, max verstappen for his first, and it is a straight race to the line between the two, or if both fail to finish or out of the points, then max verstappen will clinch the title because of his nine race winds over hamilton's eight. at the top of the premier league, manchester city me little by one point with chelsea one point further back stop that is after all three of them one, all thanks to penalties. city made quite hard work of it against michaels, raheem sterling scoring his 100 premier league goal, a second—half penalty after a debatable handball decision. michael's plate after much with ten men, rothma

prime minister narendra modi is also due to chair a meeting of his cabinet to discuss the spike in casesinath reddy is the president of the public health foundation of india in delhi. he gave us his assessment of the omicron surge in the country. we are now seeing a rise in cases, particularly being documented from the large cities, 70% increase in cases in mumbai, a 50%jump in cases in delhi. and it is likely that other places will record a rise in cases as 0micron is beginning to spread. we know it is a very infectious variant, it has entered india, it has been reported initially mostly in travellers returning from abroad but it has also seen infections in people who have not had a travel history. so we are anticipating a rise but at the moment there is no rush on hospitals. most of the cases that have been infected are reported to have only mild symptoms and therefore that is the reassuring feature. at the moment we are still seeing the presence of delta in some places, which was receding, in fact, and it was reassuring at the beginning of november that we may actually see in the new

that's why many newspapers have been calling on the government, including the prime minister, narendra modithe level of religious hatred will start growing. israel's government has approved a three—hundred—million—dollar plan to consolidate its control of the golan heights. this area is regarded by most of the world as occupied territory. it was captured from syria during the six—day war more than half a century ago and later annexed. the israeli prime minister, naftali bennett, told a special cabinet meeting held in the golan that the aim was to double the jewish population there to nearly 50,000 within the next few years. translation: first, it must be said the golan heights _ translation: first, it must be said the golan heights are _ translation: first, it must be said the golan heights are israel's. - the golan heights are israel's. there is no doubt about it. israeli law has been applied here since 1981. it's beyond all debate. trump administration first recognised this and now the biden administration has made it clear there is no change in this policy. the number of flights that hav

large gers world democracy hacked indian officials investigating how a tweet from prime minister narendra modi> "west side story" not feeling so pretty or whitey. it's off to a slow start pulling in 10.5 million in north american ticket sales this weekend. >>> on wall street, the dow down 320 points the s&p off 43 the nasdaq off the most of all in percentage terms, 217 points, nearly 3% for the moment. >>> bread, meat, veggies, you name it the prices are going up, but the inflation you're seeing when you shop actually starts way before those products get to the store. it starts here where farmers plants crops the least expensive nitrogen fertilizer christina is live in dell city, texas. she spoke to farmers about all of this. >> reporter: that's right. fertilizers provide crops with nutr nutrients. this bad boy spreads it out. we're learning how fertilizer prices influence food prices they're skyrocketing that leaves farmers no choice but to scale it out today. this farm makes everything from cotton to grapes and here he's weighing in on the price of verdictlizers. >> as we've seen gas prices

the prime minister of india, narendra modi, has said on twitter, archbishop emeritus desmond tutu waslight to countless people globally. his emphasis on human dignity and equality will forever be remembered. i am deeply saddened by his demise. may his soul rest in peace. the johannesburg mayor, we have lost a giant, rest in peace, desmond tutu, you will be remembered and honored for decades to come. thank you for your service to south africa and her people. the anglican church of southern africa says it will plan the funeral and memorial services for the late archbishop. the current holder has remerem remembered tutu as a deeply connected person to the people of south africa. >> desmond tutu's legacy is moral strength. moral courage. and clarity. he felt with the people. in public and alone. he cried. because he felt people's pain. and he laughed. not just laughed. he cackled with delight. when he shared their joy. >> the current archbishop of capetown. desmond tutu is survived by his wife of more than 60 years with whom he had four children. we will continue reviewing looking and ref

prime minister narendra modi, said he's asked officials to review the current plan to fully reopen thery to vaccinated tourists, now scheduled for mid december. and he urged people to get their shots. >> i think the government is keen on not being taken by surprise again. so they are overreacting to some extent. >> ramanan laxminarayan is a princeton economist and epidemiologist. i reached him in delhi. >> this is the most visible way in which politicians can be seen as being responsive to a public health crisis, because it's a lot easier to shut your borders than to get your vaccines out. >> the nonprofit doctors for you is among those taking on the task. dr. prakerti kashyap and a team spent monday in gurugram, a lower middle class delhi suburb. >> this campaign is specially launched so that we can get people vaccinated who have been left out. left out, maybe because they were afraid, or maybe they didn't think that vaccination was important. >> dr. kashyap convinced a nervous patient to get her first shot. >> you might get a fever, but not necessarily. we will give you some pills fo

summit with president biden, putin is said to head to india for talks with the prime minister narendra modicking off with defense ties expected to be in focus. let's head straight out to new delhi where cnn's veda kasud joins us. goods. what is expected to come out of the talks with russia and indian leaders? >> reporter: good to be with you, rosemary. given the fact that the russian president has only moved out of his country once before since the pandemic and also skipped two very key summits, the g20 as well as cop-26, the fact he's moving out only for the second time is signal enough the ties between the two countries are. as we speak, the inaugural 2 plus 2 between the two countries is underway. the defense ministers and foreign ministers met at local time. the meeting between putin and modi is scheduled for two hours from now. the two political choices made by the two countries has been interesting in the recent months and years. now, we all know that the ties between india and america have been strengthening. but the ties between india, russia and china have been strained over the ye

india on monday pledged greater military cooperation as president putin met with prime minister narendra modi in new delhi. modi agreed to purchase russian-made surface-to-air missiles and the pair signed a contract for india to manufacture more than 600,000 kalashnikov assault rifles. the biden administration has threatened to sanction india over its growing military ties with russia. in haiti, another three of the 17 north american missionary hostages taken in october have been released. christian aid ministries says the three free members are healthy and in good spirits. a haitian gang claimed responsibili for the kidnapping and had threatened to kill the hostages if their ransom was not paid. 12 people remain in captivity. in related news, internal documents have revealed the homeland security department's civil rights office in late august advised immigration and border enforcement officials not to mass deport haitian asylum seekers, warning the expulsions could be a violation of u.s. civil and human rights obligations. that's according to buzzfeed, which reports the civil rights officer

with elections due to start here early next year narendra modi's mode seven trips to india's most populouste in december alone. at these rallies most including the nation's leader are not wearing masks and little mention from modi's ruling djp of the covid-19 pandemic. >> and items unlikely they would want to take the risk to conduct an election in the aftermath of another wave. on the other hand, they are reckless enough to push for an election during a covid wave. >> reporter: but there are fears of a repeat of recent tragic history. this was the scene in new delhi in the spring of 2021, crematoriums working over time, death tolls from covid skyrocketing, hospital beds and oxygen in short supply. with the health care system overwhelmed critics accused modi of putting politics before public health after encouraging election rallies and large religious gatherings, which would be later declared super spreader events by some experts. fast forward to today. >> translator: omicron is of concern. please don't panic but be careful and stay alert. use masks as much as possible. >> reporter: some

prime minister narendra modi is meeting with his cabinet later to discuss the rise in cases of omicronsaid it's shutting down, after hundreds of national security police raided its office on wednesday. these are images from the raid — seven former and current employees were arrested, for publishing what police described as "seditious publications". stand news, set up in 2014 as a non—profit, was the most prominent remaining pro—democracy publication in hong kong after the closure ofjailed tycoonjimmy lai's iconic apple daily tabloid. our correspondent danny vincent is there. earlier in the day, of course hundred of police officers raided stand news. a number of former and current journalists were arrested. stand news is considered by many people to be perhaps the last prominent pro—democracy publication here in the city. when apple daily, perhaps the most popular tabloid in hong kong was closed earlier in the year, many observers and critics pointed to stand news. many questioned how much longer this publication would be able to last. i've been speaking to many of the journalists over

meanwhile, prime minister narendra modi's twitter account was briefly hacked.aying that bitcoin will be used as legal tender. the account has since been restored. inflation is very much front of mind in a busy week for global central next. november consumer price index reading coming up in a few hours. 8:00 in singapore and hong kong time. nifty futures are looking positive. juliette. juliette: let's get more on the indian outlook. with lakshmi iyer, kotak mahindra asset management co-ceo. looks like we will see a pickup coming through in the food prices, helping the overall headline inflation number in india. what are you expecting? lakshmi: hi. we got some prelude into the inflation front. the current quarter, that inflation number guidance has been up marginally, because of rising crude oil prices, but it doesn't seem to be as ominous at the current juncture, because the entire year, the fy 2022 inflation target, remains to be on track. so yes, there could be intermittent upticks in the numbers, including the one likely to be released today, but i don't thin

the russian president, vladimir putin has met the indian prime minister, narendra modi, in delhi. air missiles. the purchase of the missile system has angered the united states. rajini vaidyanthan has this report from the indian capital. two of the world's political strongmen. in a show of unity. president putin was in delhi forjust a day, long enough to get a bear hug from prime minister modi and get down to business. this annual meeting between the two nations was cancelled last year due to covid. president putin has barely travelled this year. his visit is a sign of how important india — russia relations are to him. the pair discussed afghanistan and signed a number of defence deals, but found time to praise each other, too. in the last few decades, whatever geopolitical changes have come to this part of the world, russia and india have been good friends. we perceive india as a great power, a friendly nation and a time—tested friend. a friendship expressed through military cooperation. india buys the majority of its arms from russia. these are saoo surface to air missiles. delh

new role that was created in 2019, and general rawat was very close to india's prime minister, narendra modindia's armed forces and security apparatus and described him as exceptional. let's hear from a lieutenant general who worked alongside him. so, you know, he was very generous. he was very correct. he was very respectful. at the same time, you know, he completely knew his mind. he knew what's good in organisational interests, and he was, you know, one person who never flinched from taking tough and hard decisions. and i think we saw that particularly in his role as the chief of defence staff. this latest helicopter crash has raised growing concern over india's ageing air force fleet that has been blamed for a high number of crashes. here's the lieutenant general again. see, you know, every crash, every accident that takes place is worrying. and there is no doubt that there is an ageing fleet. we've been talking about replacement of helicopters for a very, very long time. ijust hope this tragedy, you know, spurs us into thinking a little more of modernisation. soldiers in myanmar have be

rishaad: indian farmers finally ended their protest after the narendra modi government accepted most of their demands. the government has agreed to form a panel to discuss prices of crops, withdraw cases against protesters and compensate families of those who died during the demonstrations. farmers have continued their year-long protest even after parliament recently repealed contentious farm laws. many americans are eligible for the pfizer booster shot after the cdc gave the green light to 16 and 17-year-olds. the biden administration has worked hard to make users available as omicron spreads. that is some developing nations struggle to secure even first or second doses. initial applications for unemployment benefits circled 184,000 last week, well below the median estimate of some 220,000, and that is a look at first word headlines. yvonne: coming up, professor of law margaret lewis joins us to talk about president biden's summit for democracy and what it means for u.s.-china relations. this is bloomberg. ♪ rishaad: cpi expected to rise about 6.7% compared to this time last year. t

russia's president putin is due to have talks with india's prime minister narendra modi in delhi later likely to come out of the meeting. i think military announcements are going to be the key takeaway from these talks today. hugely significant because president putin has not travelled much since the pandemic but he is here with prime minister narendra modi. india gets most of its arms from russia. russia is its largest arms supplier. 0ne is its largest arms supplier. one thing that might be talked about a lot today as well as technical military agreements is the fact that india has both these as 400 surface to air missiles from russia. it purchased them several years ago but they are starting to be delivered. this caused a lot of consternation in the us. the us threatening sanctions that india buying military equipment from russia although it is unlikely to impose sanctions because india is a key player in this region when it comes to countering china and while we are talking about military agreements and everything else the mood music is india's role in this wider region with the us

he is a figure he is very close to india's prime minister, narendra modi., politicians and others, wishing everybody on that helicopter well and hoping that as many people as possible make a recovery. what we are hearing now is a number of bodies have been recovered so far and taken to a military hospital. so it is a worrying situation so far. germany's lower house of parliament, the bundestag, has confirmed the social democrat, olaf scholz, as the new chancellor. he was officially appointed in a short ceremony at the residence of the german president and will return to the parliament shortly, to be sworn in. mr scholz is replacing angela merkel after 16 years in power. kate brady is a berlin—based journalist, shejoins me now. what will happen at the swearing in? this is just a very short ceremony. one of the big changes this year is that olaf scholz will not necessarily have to say the words so help me god. he is the first german chancellor to not officially belong to the church, so that as a possible change. we will not know until he says it or not whethe