it focused on renter modi's leadership -- it focused on narendra modi's leadership of a western state in 2002 during riots in which 1000 people were killed. the bbc has stood by the reporting and issued a statement. >> we are fully cooperating. we hope to have the situation resolved as soon as possible. >> no individual, no agency -- [indiscernible] why is there a hurry to give a clean check? >> media rights groups condemn the searches. the editors guild of india said it was distressed by the continuing trend of government agencies being used to intimidate and harass news organizations that were critical of the ruling establishment. since modi took office, journalists describe feeling less safe doing their jobs. within the annual press freedom index published by report -- reporters without borders, india delta 150, its lowest ever ranking out of 180 countries -- india fell to 100 nifty -- india fell to 150. >> former american ambassador to the united nations nikki haley has announced her candidacy for the republican nomination for the 2024 u.s. presidential election. she's the first m

the 2002 gujarat riots are a sensitive subject for the narendra modi government. he 2014 national elections, when modi first contested for the prime minister's office, the ruling party, the bjp, its image managers worked assiduously to get rid of the shadow of gujarat riots, revamping his image from a chief minister who allowed anti—muslim violence to go unchecked to a chief minister who brought development to his state and promised to bring that for the rest of the country. and that messaging worked. the bjp won that election. modi became the prime minister. and since then, what we've seen is that large sections of the mainstream media in india have been reluctant to question the bjp�*s narrative. several media outlets uncritically amplify the establishment narrative to a point where the public memory of the 2002 gujarat riots has faded, worse, even got distorted in the process. and then comes this bbc documentary which reminds everyone of what happened. and it's now being viewed by a generation of indians born after 2002, who weren't familiar with the events that

. fiur narendra modi's inability to stop the violence as it spread. we _ the violence as it spread. our south asia regional editor, we must i the violence as it spread. our south asia regional editor, we must leave| asia regional editor, we must leave it there but thank you forjoining us. i'm going to take you straight to the preliminary hearing for the uk's covid—19 inquiry, which is beginning today. this is an independent public inquiry examining the uk's response to the pandemic. we can bring you some of that hearing now. this is the inquiry chair, baroness hallett. the advocates — chair, baroness hallett. the advocates can _ chair, baroness hallett. the advocates can focus - chair, baroness hallett. tue advocates can focus on the chair, baroness hallett. tte advocates can focus on the main chair, baroness hallett. ttj: advocates can focus on the main part of the submissions they wish to highlight today. i am sitting here in a hearing room on my own. counsel to the inquiry are in a separate room and other participants are attending remotely. i beli

third, it is a big election for prime minister narendra modi.also tweaks made to the personal income tax regime that will benefit the middle income taxpayer in india. these are the three big takeaways from the budget. francine: that is a much, menaka on the latest for the budget in india. "surveillance: early edition" is up next. the big theme today, not only the fed, but what inflation will do overall. markets gaining .2%. four key questions to look at, core inflation moderating, what does it mean for powell going forward, wage inflation also lower-than-expected. financial conditions, and then we look at the terminal rate. we have not only a full lineup of great casts talking about the fed decision, we also talked about the dollar. this is bloomberg. ♪ as a business owner, your bottom line is always top of mind. so start saving by switching to the mobile service designed for small business: comcast business mobile. flexible data plans mean you can get unlimited data or pay by the gig. all on the most reliable 5g network. with no line activation

narendra modi was betting india energy week will win over global investors, pitching booming growth andive to china. the adani -- threatens to overshadow. modi's maiden india campaign yielding success thanks to a new incentive scheme. a lofty manufacturing goal remains elusive many factoring has been stuck at 14% of gdp for years. apple assembling its latest iphone models in the country was a win. but for every apple come again, there is a ford exiting. general motors and harley davidson join forward in quitting india as market strategy challenges were compounded by high tariffs and dealing with the country's bureaucracy. add stubborn unemployment, weak infrastructure and competition from other asian economies such as vietnam and malaysia. india was poised to hold the title of the world's fastest-growing large economy, has a new hurdle to overcome. hindenburg versus adani. highlighting long-standing questions over corporate governance. it is another headwind for prime minister modi and his bets to build and outmaneuver -- a self-reliant india to meet the aspirations of 600 million young

the bbc aired an inflammatory documentary in the uk, which is critical of indian prime minister narendra modiin a moment. but first, this was the scene outside the bbc office in delhi on tuesday. police there were preventing people from entering or leaving the building. the bbc released a statement, saying "the income tax authorities remain at the bbc offices in new delhi and mumbai." they go on to say that some staff "have been asked to remain and are continuing to co—operate with the ongoing inquiries," and that, "we hope to have this situation resolved as soon as possible". the ruling bjp party has defended the search. no individual, no agency could be above the law. why is it that there is a hurry by the opposition party, especially the congress party, to give a clean chip to the agency concerned? the government spokesman referred to the opposition congress party there, who have predictably been highly critical. the party's general secretary tweeted that: and here's what another senior congress party leader had to say. translation: the government is after the bbc- _ translation: the gover

because putin, in my opinion, received very clear signals from these calls from narendra modi from washington and from the head of the czar bill burns, for whom i worked for many years in the state department, ambassador burns, former ambassador to moscow. as far as i understand very clearly made it clear that if putin proceeds to nuclear escalation by detonating at least one symbolic warhead on the battlefield , there will be an intense human response from the united states that will destroy the russian military on the territory of ukraine, and therefore i think that the answer washington as well as china, india and all nato allies made it clear to putin that there is no point in nuclear escalation, because it will only accelerate the complete defeat of the russian military on the battlefield in ukraine, what will happen in the future , who knows. i mean that putin likes to say that if a russian ship sinks , then he can pull the whole world behind him, but this is completely irrational, and president putin is not rational. he very carefully lists all his steps, he tries to cause ukraine and

weeks after the broadcaster aired a documentary in the uk critical of india's prime minister — narendra modio have the situation resolved as soon as possible. to the us now and the white house has said preliminary evidence suggests the three aerial objects shot down by us jets were not involved in a wider chinese espionage programme. the national security spokesman, john kirby, said the leading explanation could be that were simply balloons tied to commercial or research entities and were "therefore benign." the objects were detected after the us made its radar more sensitive following the shooting down of a suspected chinese surveillance balloon earlier this month which the us says was being used to spy on sensitive military sites. china denies that —and has accused the us of flying at least ten balloons over its own airspace. translation: the us military hasj spent billions of dollars developing high—altitude surveillance airships since 1997. in 2022, the us military converted high—altitude balloons carrying reconnaissance equipment for military services, which could be used to track hyper

the bbc aired an inflammatory documentary in the uk, which is critical of indian prime minister narendra modimme in a moment. but first, this was the scene outside the bbc office in delhi on tuesday. police there were preventing people from entering or leaving the building. the ruling bjp party has defended the search. no individual, no agency could be above the law. why is it that there is a hurry by the opposition party, especially the congress party, to give a clean chip to the agency concerned? the government spokesman referred there to the opposition congress party, who have predictably been highly critical. and here's what a senior congress party leader had to say. translation: the government is after the bbc. _ when you are nearing your doom, your wisdom starts working against you. the situation comes after the bbc, last month, aired a documentary critical of prime minister modi, which the government denounced as "anti—india garbage" with a "colonial mindset". the film focuses on his role during communal violence in gujarat in 2002, when he was chief minister of the state. mr modi has

the indian prime minister, narendra modi, has welcomed germany's chancellor, 0laf scholz, to delhi forith a german business delegation seeking to increase trade, especially in the areas of military hardware and green technology. ahead of the meeting, the uk chancellor, jeremy hunt, has said he had been trying to "win the argument" that russian aggression towards ukraine must not be allowed to succeed. he's been speaking to our correspondent leila nathoo about possible divisions among g20 nations as the host country, india, has taken a neutral stance on the war and china abstained from voting in this week's un resolution which condemned russia's invasion of ukraine. what i'm sensing is actual unanimity from everyone except russia around the idea that one country invading another simply cannot be allowed to happen in the modern world. and, yes, people's language is different, they have different historical context, but the sense that this is something terrible in the world and it must not be allowed to succeed is very widespread. a fifth man has been arrested in connection with the shoot

the indian prime minister, narendra modi, has welcomed germany's chancellor, 0laf scholz, to delhi foreeking to increase trade, especially in the areas of military hardware and green technology. ahead of the meeting the uk chancellor, jeremy hunt, has said he had been trying to "win the argument" that russian aggression towards ukraine must not be allowed to succeed. what i'm sensing is actual unanimity from everyone except russia around the idea that one country invading another simply cannot be allowed to happen in the modern world. and, yes, people's language is different, they have different historical context, but the sense that this is something terrible in the world and it must not be allowed to succeed is very widespread. events are being held in northern ireland in solidarity with an off—duty detective who is fighting for his life in hospital after being shot multiple times. john caldwell was attacked in front of his young son after coaching under—15s at football. police have arrested a fifth man in connection with the shooting, which they are treating as a terrorist incident.

last month, a bbc documentary looked at the role of the prime minister, narendra modi, during anti—muslimcribed as hostile propaganda. hundreds of grassroots football referees in england have told the bbc that they fear for their safety on the pitch. out of almost 1,00 referees who responded to a bbc radio 5 live questionnaire, just under 300 said they'd been physically abused by spectators, players, coaches or managers. some described being punched, headbutted and spat at, as jane dougall reports. you're always one decision away from a smack in the mouth. i've had people comment on my chest in the middle of a game. it could be threats i against your family, and it is getting worse and worse and worse. | at grassroots level, the abuse of officials across the country has risen to breaking point. threatening — "i'm going to smash you up at the end of the game, just you wait." ryan crabtree referees forjunior and men's leagues in pendleton and north yorkshire. he's been assaulted multiple times. after the game, a group of men, when i were a teenager, chased me out of the changing room, out o

later today, prime minister narendra modi will be inaugurating the india energy week.be sitting around with heads of global oil and gas companies, so we have a packed giggle today and will be watching out to see whether we can find those adani officials for comment. rishaad: thank you. menaka doshi joining us from the capitol. adani group stocks are on the way down with premarket. let's have a look at what else we have coming up as well. it is going to be about india energy week, as we have been mentioning. these are some of the guests we have already heard from, fatih birol is there as well. and the indian oil minister and kuwait petroleum as well. that is a lot of guests we will be hearing from their. it will be worth listening. the indian oil minister will be asked how much oil they are importing from russia. plenty more ahead. this is bloomberg. ♪ rishaad: that is mumbai. we are looking at a flat mark -- flat open, but we are seeing adani group shares under pressure where we saw various authorities trying to calm things down. we have a lot going on elsewhere as wel

there are piling pressures on narendra modi. seema mody is here now with the impact for u.s.good morning, seema. >> good morning, frank adani group decline and the allegations of fraud has undermined confidence in the country after two years of out performing global markets. the $5 billion etf lagging the emerging market peers by a wide margin the adani stocks are now the worst listed in the asian etf. foreign investors pump ed in $2 billion in chinese equities a and taiwan and korea india has seen outflows. the cio of lafayette university's $1 billion endowment says the allegations and lack of response from the indian government has weighed on sentiment and it is important for emerging market investors to get selective. cnbc analyzed the stocks with the 5% with the ticker epi as tracks the index with less than 1% exposure. there is a sector specific etf the financials and consumer india etf with zero exposure there is a way to play the markets in india with limiting exposure to adani. it is seeking feedback on the adani group and securities no plans to de-list. so far, it ha

the bbc aired an inflammatory documentary in the uk which is critical of indian prime minister narendra modi the congress party, to give a clean sheet to the agency concerned? the government spokesman referred there to the opposition congress party, who have predictably been highly critical. the party's general secretary tweeted that... and here's what another senior congress party leader had to say. translation: the government is after the bbc. _ when you are nearing your doom, your wisdom starts looking against you. —— working against you. well, the news is making headlines across india. here's a flavour of how local broadcasters covered the story. this is a big development, bbc�*s office in delhi has been rated by the income tax department. hello, airl the income tax department. hello, girl watching _ the income tax department. hello, girl watching india _ the income tax department. hello, girl watching india tv, _ the income tax department. hello, girl watching india tv, the - the income tax department. hello, girl watching india tv, the big - girl watching india tv, the big story— girl

offices in india, they come nearly a month after the network criticized the prime minister and narendra modir says that the bbc has not provided convincing responses to previous tax notices. >> let's go to delhi. it is hugely controversial this search, but can we tie it directly to the ban on that documentary? >> reporter: absolutely very controversial, but the timing is suspect. it was just last month that that documentary was released, it was banned in india. the modi government used emergency laws to make sure that access to the documentary was blocked, they called it a propaganda piece. but the bbc says we've done our research on this. what is interesting, this is day three of the survey, and i use the word survey because that is the word the indian government is using. it is day three, that is what we know from two sourgss who have knowledge of this, but did not want to be named. we've also heard from a spokesperson of the tax department who says yes the survey is still on. we're presuming that it continues. but the largest discourse at this point is threat to the democracy of the count

narendra modi marked the occasion.y which is an off shoot of the rss. as rahm goo writes that is born the fact that the religion he preaches is an anthema to the hindu right which seek to make india in a hindu state. gandhi celebrated the diversity of india. but the current leaders sometime seem to believe that hindus deserve supremacy in the land in which they are the overwhelming majority. take one example of the anti-pathy of the ruling political class toward the icon. gandhi's killer has become for many a national hero. lawmakers have publicly praised him, the party brass usually distance themselves from such comments. or the bgp has popularize competing figures in the independent struggle. people who frontally challenge gandhi's message, and cha includes the father of hindu nationalism. he hated gandhi and muslims and also the inspiration for gautsay. they hung a portrait in the parliament building. modi has bowed before it, saluting salberger for his undying love for india. this moment represents a sea change for

for a second day today amid an ongoing firestorm over a new bbc documentary about prime minister narendra modi. modi has banned the film, which in part covers his time as chief minister of gujarat, when he was accused of complicity in the deadly 2002 anti-muslim riots which killed an estimated 1000 people. students have been arrested for showing or attempting to show the film. independence fighters in the indonesian region of papua have taken a pilot from new zealand hostage after he landed his plane on a remote airstrip. members of the west papua national liberation army have vowed to hold the pilot philip mehrtens until the indonesian government acknowledges papuan independence. the liberation group released photos of the pilot along with a brief video statement from one of the group's commanders. >> we will not release without the freedom of papua and we will continue detaining the pilot so the whole country should open their eyes and acknowledge the freedom of papua. amy: in new zealand, cyclone gabrielle has killed at least four people and left a trail of destruction as it moved away from

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amna: examining prime minister narendra modi's role in handling raids in his home state in 2002. re than 1000 people were killed. and reveals a british foreign office report that called modi responsible for the climate of impunity enabling the violence. modi's government used emergency powers to block film clips online and arrested students who held screenings. but students resisted and protested. as the tax rate unfolded yesterday, modi to if yes hindu nationalist party denounced the bbc at a press confence. >> how shallow the reporting of the bbc is. india is a country which gives an opportunity to every organization as long as you do not have a hidden agenda. >> intimidating a tactic. it is clear there are pretenses even in the case of the bbc. amna: abhinandan sekhri is the co-founder of newslaundry, an independent indian media organization that has published reports critical of the modi government in 2021 and faced a similar tax search. a new delhi court later dismissed all allegations of tax violations. >> i was detained for 13 and a half hours. they took my phone later -- d

weeks after the broadcaster aired a documentary in the uk — critical of the indian prime minister, narendra modi people in the uk arejoining the workforce as the cost of living continues to hit household finances. the office for national statistics said a record number of people moved out of "economic inactivity" between july and december last year, driven by people in the 16—24 age group, as well as 50—64—year—olds. let's talk about that now, i'll bring you back in. the government had considered plans of coaxing retired or semi retired people back into work, and it looks like people are coming back into work, but not really for the right reasons — it's because the cost of living crisis in this country is so bad that people just need the money. you this country is so bad that people just need the money.— just need the money. you have ministers _ just need the money. you have ministers generally _ just need the money. you have ministers generally saying - just need the money. you have ministers generally saying that| ministers generally saying that there are perhaps some early signs of improvemen

sharing of clips from a bbc documentary aired in the uk that questioned the role of prime minister narendra modive military sites, but beijing insisted it was a weather platform that had blown off course. investigators say a closer examination of electronic devices attached to the balloon should reveal more about what it was doing. but there are no such clues to the identity of the three additional objects that were brought down in canada and the us states of alaska and michigan between last friday and sunday. they were much smaller, with one being described as having an octagonal shape with strings hanging off it. no, says the white house, it's not what you're thinking. i know there have been questions and concerns about this. but there is no — again no — indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity with these recent take—downs. i loved et, the movie, but i'm just going to leave it there. laughter from the white house press call, but why was it necessary to shoot the objects out of the sky? even though we had no indications that any of these three objects were surveilling, we couldn't rule

and we, a hindu nationalist government in place with narendra modi, the prime minister and is very muchamond was worn. i is not also argument i mean, is not also an argument that would also be a nod to that it would also be a nod to india and we would often royals will wear things that have come from a note to from other places in a note to them a tribute to them. and them as a tribute to them. and i know there is not be less know that there is not be less it nicked but maybe. yes it wasn't nicked but maybe. yes i remember hugely valuable and i know just india know it's not just india also stake claim it. i think stake a claim on it. i think pakistan. yes. mean it's important to say that actually no has iron clad no country has an iron clad claim to the kano diamond and actually had a very peripatetic existence gone from the mughal empire in india , taken over by empire in india, taken over by the persian empire in iran. then it went to the empire of afghanistan , then to the sikh afghanistan, then to the sikh empire. and finally to the british empire. empire. and finally to the british