in new delhi, there's no escaping the pollution. jyotsna: it started when i coughed a lot. used to cough in the morning. i used to cough at night. i used to cough continuously. and my mother and father used to wake up with me at night, trying to help me prevent the coughing, but nothing really helped. reporter: jyotsna pandit is 17 years old. she's very concerned about the air pollution in her home city. jyotsna: so finally we went to the doctor and he told us that i have this condition, it's an allergy, which is aggravated by dust and other particulate pollutants in the air. reporter: car sales across india reached record levels this past year. the capital alone has 10 million registered vehicles. many have diesel engines, which are particularly toxic. last year, emissions in new delhi were nearly 30 times higher than world health organization limits. india's former environment minister says for years, the government's main focus has been on economic growth -- whatever the cost. jairam: ultimately, you know, people want jobs, people want projects, people want factories. th

this is an issue that has a serious attention in new delhi among it because. the fact that we have it with the other countries and the world and yet that used to war against india in the oil is the on the question of kashmir but i don't think this is going to really change and guess what what lawyers it does in public is something that many of them go by quote in private so i think india had not given up on it but importance to this kind of thing against india at the u.i.c. so i don't think this is going to be leading to a policy to get a diary and future will be very interesting as we know that the israeli prime minister is arriving in delhi very soon we'll keep an eye on that until then had been jacob there in new delhi thanks for joining us. plenty more ahead here on the al-jazeera news hour including a taxing issue for china the removal of steel export duties threatened further trade disputes with both the united states and the e.u. . this viral video in south korea has prompted a national debate about women in the workplace. and england's victory hopes tu

a short distance from new delhi india's capital this luxury its residents is preparing to host one of the most anticipated weddings of the year a glamorous saint celebration the alliance of two wealthy families of the textile industry before one thousand guests. don't look at that like you did not. bridegroom with the licensed fashion accessory among the indian nouveau riche and necklace of banknotes to assert power and prosperity. the bride's cousin and guess de bono. nutra is a young millionaire who defines himself as an internet entrepreneur he's given a large donation to the company. and i don't really need a lot of nagano obviously i needed a lot of things i love him and. i are definitely on the. at twenty two years old i even says he earns nearly a million dollars a month and spends two thirds of the year travelling after the country but he wouldn't have missed this wedding but anything i don't lose touch with i was brought up in what i grew up to your that's what they say doesn't matter how successful you get don't forget where you came from indian writing is mostly gone for a

we have had interruptions in the the cricket taking place in new delhi between india and. around sixty minutes play small stopped playing head here we got the clout and the rain from our side line that's going to continue making its way further north which is all pushing up that western side of the country with more right week. the weather sponsored by cats on bass. it's only. defying my disability on al-jazeera well just. headlines for you once again on al-jazeera the rebels in yemen say they're fighting a cruise missile towards the united arab emirates but the you eat is denying its territory has been targeted iran is also calling on the hokies and the ousted president ali abdullah saleh to reconcile after the former ally started fighting on with his day. but democratic and republican politicians are warning the u.s. president don't trump against his constant tweeting i said talking about the investigation into alleged russian meddling in last year's election could land him in trouble on a trump's latest tweet attack the f.b.i. calling it the worst in history and residen

sanjoy majumder, bbc news, delhi. at killed 12 people, including four children, in the bronx area of the city appears to have been caused by a child playing with a stove. investigators believe an unattended three—year—old boy accidentally started the blaze, described as the deadliest in the city for at least 25 years. researchers in scotland who saved the leg of a dog using a new technique to grow bones in a laboratory say they now hope to try it on human beings. the dog, eva, would have had her leg amputated, had it not been for this pioneering treatment. the team at glasgow university say the first human trials are due to take place in three years' time. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh has this exclusive report. eva! there's no holding her back, but last year eva's front right leg was broken in a road accident. her vet tried everything, but nothing worked. her entire leg was going to be amputated. well, nine, ten months, she'd been unable to get out and have walks, anything other than go out to the toilet. but

the first time she went to school seven years ago in a village just outside india's capital new delhi. india an organization that helps underprivileged children who would otherwise not be in school. the organization focuses particularly on young girls. of what can happen when these kinds of challenges are overcome. she lives walking distance from the school and she has a room with her parents and. the family doesn't have a lot of money and neither parent received much of an education for her mother. was never an option growing up. but today she feels her lack of education limits what she can do and wants a different life for her daughters and that but. i feel very sad that i'm not educated that i've only had just a little bit of schooling but now when i want to use the phone i need to wait for my children or my husband to help and there are lots of things like that that i have to think about the. father dies clothes for a living but business is slow right now the machines he usually works with are barely in use. as them doesn't have the qualifications to change professions easily . ed

is an associate professor of diplomacy and disarmament studies at jawaharlal nehru university in new delhi he says the ambassador's public appearance alongside half say has strained relations with the palestinians. i think india as a reaction to the episode in pakistan is completely understandable given the fact that both in the at the united states have declared mishap asyut as a global terrorist and in diplomacy and politics it is very important who you are seen with who see the decisions you accept and who you get photographed with the very fact that. they bought a statement about their choice to go to a rally and he knew beforehand who who he was going to be with this was no secret and he went there and photographed with it that are sweat and tears i think that's not going down very well with doodling for very understandable reasons in my opinion. russia's supreme court has upheld a ban on opposition leader alexina valley running for president next year the valley's been barred because of a forward conviction he says is politically motivated he's now calling for supporters to boycott t

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let's get to the capital of new delhi.i? >> it is quite a political blow for narendra modi. all his election campaign speeches focus on how previous government was corrupt. even his campaign speeches remind people how congress was corrupt. goesn the coming year, he campaigning in the state elections. his anticorruption crusade and allegations that congress was corrupt, will take a hit. what are the chances the government appeals? they are pretty clear-cut on this it seems, the judiciary. initiallye court said when the prosecution took on the case, it was very robust. but eventually, when they started producing evidence and putting papers on record, the prosecution's case went haywire. eventually it was clear there was no scam and the prosecution had failed to prove corruption, cheating. given the agency's challenging , theynd the higher court gave a statement saying they would move to challenge this item. are there broad implications for other corporations in india? ,as it set any precedents change the way they interact wi

embassy in new delhi reported the air quality index of three hundred ninety eight that's a fifteen times the world health organization's safe limit. a minor now of our top story at this hour who the rebels in yemen have killed the country's next president ali abdullah saleh in a rocket attack following the breakdown of an alliance between folly and the movies to fight saudi backed forces in the country's civil war. kelly will be heard the news desk at the top of the out there with a. rationalist are on the rise with. the contract greater is their slogan their focus put your nation first i am taking you on a global trip to highlights different shades of nationalism and to find out why that made me.

government says it will maintain relations with china and india the call for less micromanagement from new delhi campaign is ended in the second round of chile's presidential election voters will head to the polls on sunday to elect a successor to the president michelle bachelet and it appears richie man race choosing between the right wing businessman and former president sebastian pinera in the form of genocide on the road. commission in australia has called on the catholic church to change its rules on celibacy and confessionals also finding that the children were abused royal commission has delivered its final report into its five year investigation looked at abuses at institutions and schools. zimbabwe's reading policies to finalize robert mugabe's removal as the country's president at a meeting in harare and you leader i'm assuming that guy is expected to be confirmed as a candidate for next year's election when a guy who was inaugurated last month after the military seized power all right you're up to date with the headlines here and i just they're coming up next it is wars for. we bought

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in india, toxic smog has once again enveloped new delhi, triggering pollution alerts and threatening the lives of residents with breathing disorders. the u.s. embassy in new delhi measured fine-grain particulate levels at 448 on a 500-part scale, nine times the upper safe limit. in southern california, a growing wildfire is threatening homes in the foothills north of los angeles. ventura county officials have ordered residents of about a 1000 homes to evacuate as fire fighters battle a 10,000-acre blazaze. and a new report finds german airline pilots are increasingly grounding flights in solidarity with afghan refugees whose applications for asylum have been refused. germany's government said monday pilots have refused to fly at least 222 flights carrying afghans out of germany, in some, -- in n some cases, delaying thr deportations long enough for them to successfully appeal their asylum claims. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. juan: and i am one gonzalez. welcome to all of our listeners and vie

in new delhi between india and. around sixty minutes play small stopped play hey we've got the cloud and the rain from our side that's going to continue making its way. pushing up that western side of the country with more right. there with sponsored by cattle and raise. the fact. morning place on the planet money could soon be lost. with an international team of scientists is determined not to make that happen without intervention give the key i would say here to a vast now it's a race against time to try and frame a species i think crisis that's in the matches the plan they've all extinction techno this time on al-jazeera. whenever you. you're on the news i hear it al-jazeera and these are on top stories hoti rebels in yemen say they fight a cruise missile towards the united arab emirates the u.a.e. is denying its terror target a dog and iran is calling on the hoodies and the ousted president like the solid to reconcile after the former allies stop fighting on women's day. but democratic and republican politicians

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bbc news, delhi. ben: stay with us on "bbc world news."still to come, liberia's vice president joseph boakai concedes the presidential runoff election to former footballer george weah. we hear from our correspondent in monrovia. >> the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has got underway with the introduction of the euro. >> tomorrow in holland we are going to use money we picked up in belgium today, and then we will be in france and use the same money. >> george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his home. a 33-year-old man from liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. >> i think it was good. >> just good? >> no, fantastic. >> that's better. ben: hello, this is "bbc world news" i am ben bland. the latest headlines this hour -- new york fire chief says a toddler playing with a stove started a fire in the bronx which killed 12 people, including five children. widespread antigovernment protests taking place in iran after demonstrators defied

let's turn to some cricket news now and severe pollution in india's mega city delhi has caused a sri lankan player to vomit during a test match between the two countries players have been battling terrible smog over the past four days with the sri lankans donning face masks to stave off the toxic a as fast bowler. a searing on a long while was overcome after bowling just three overs followed a man returning to the dressing room the u.s. embassy in new delhi reported that the air quality index was around four hundred that is fifteen times the world health organization's safe limit. want to bring you now some breaking news that has just come in spain supreme court has withdrawn an international arrest warrant for catalonia former leader carlos pushed along and four of his cabinet members it says that it is because the politicians have shown a willingness to return to spain all five are in belgium following october's declaration of independence which was considered illegal by spanish courts will have more on this story as it comes and do stay with us here on day w. and before we go just

new delhi couple was nervous about that city but outside the private you were just going to stick together. leaders of the past the super bowl it is just that they gather much else of the stick by you did. to please the plane from the the one thing that i worry i see what's going to come down at the bar that he actually don't feel that they have the support of the scimitar they look at me when i see. you go with a. michael rasmussen is a mountain biking champion king of the mountains of the two thousand and five two thousand and six two difference he builds a meteoric sports career and became of the world's most famous cyclists. i think many people they want to keep the illusion alive. and. i'm sorry if i have to break the news that. i do not believe in illusions. and. i think that this sport in general has lost its virginity long time ago. barely known at the outset of his career it took eight years to become a cycling icon today rasmussen's over forty years old it's only now after his sports career is over that he's ready to talk openly about the methods he employed to become a champion

sanjoy majumder, bbc news, delhi. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news.ther critically injured after a shooting at an office block in california. it's thought the attacker then turned the gun on himself. it's thought to have happened at a law firm in long beach. an 83—year—old man has died from the injuries he suffered when a car was driven at a crowd of pedestrians in the centre of melbourne. antonios crocaris was one of 19 people taken to hospital after being rammed by the vehicle. the alleged driver, saeed noori, has been charged with 18 counts of attempted murder and one count of reckless conduct, endangering life. from monday, transgender people will be allowed to enlist in the us armed forces for the first time. the policy set under president 0bama's administration will come into force after president trump's transgender ban was defeated by the courts. the trump administration says it won't appeal the ruling made by two federal courts. the un's cultural and educational agency says israel has formally announced it will give up its membership of the o

sanjoy majumder, bbc news, delhi. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news.lding in long beach, california. two people, including a gunman, have been killed and another person's been injured. the local mayor says the incident is now over and described it as a "workplace shooting". it's said to have taken place at a law firm. there've been clashes outside the hospital treating former peruvian president alberto fujimori between riot police and protesters demonstrating against his presidential pardon. he was serving a 5—yearjail sentence for human rights abuses when the current president granted him a reprieve on health grounds last week. the organisers of berlin's new year's eve celebrations are to set up a safe zone for women for the first time. hundreds of thousands of revellers are expected to flock to the city's brandenburg gate on sunday. the new security measures come two years after hundreds of women were assaulted and robbed by gangs of men during new year's eve festivities in cologne. some of the attackers had migrant backgrounds. the white house has c

be new delhi could was nervous about that city but out of the private you were just this ticket or the leaders of the past the super bowl this is just one that think you know they chose to stick by you get on the. plane from this board and i waiting i see one in this kind of i'm not that bad i think about you don't feel that they have more to simulate they look at me. you go with a. michael rasmussen is a mountain biking champion king of the mountains of the two thousand and five two thousand and six two difference he builds a meteoric spose korea became of the world's most famous cyclists. saying many people a wants to keep the illusion alive. and. i'm sorry if i have to break the news that. i do not believe in illusions. and. i think that this sport in general has lost its virginity long time ago. barely known at the outset of his career.

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has authored a biography of modi and he joins us now from new delhi very good to have you with us now the challenge from rahul gandhi and his congress party seems to be for real they've done a good job do you think the result reflects people's rejection of some of these policies. you know this is a very interesting election where the victor cannot really go out in the streets and celebrate and then they're celebrating because while they could be g.t.o. mr narendra modi is going to the good dr for the sixth consecutive time the congress has very happy because it is going to be back on the revival track after being out of power for three and a half years it also comes very close on the heels of the whole gandhi the six generation nehru gandhi dentist who's taking charge of the party presidency so i think it's a fairly transitional moment in indian politics where politics is going to be far more keenly contested than it has been since two thousand and fourteen when one narendra modi. all right in and john. sadly we've lost you there so if that. does become the latest latin american count

i think it has not gone down very well with new delhi where we understand it in my opinion. well plenty ahead here on the al-jazeera news hour including we these street barbers of vancouver here helping to restore people's dignity with a simple haircut. also tension some as between refugees from sudan and south sudan as they compete for limited resources. and support roger federer's return to the tennis court gets off to a winning start those details coming up with. russia's supreme court has upheld the ban on office issued leader alexina valley running for president next year the valley has been barred because of a fraud conviction he says is politically motivated he's now calling for supporters to boycott the vote as a block to me putin is widely expected to win a fourth term. staying in europe french president jacques kroll has been in office for seven months now at the start sub labeled him to arrogant but opinion polls now suggest his popularity has risen at the moment sometimes called a hyper president is making his mark on the world stage on issues ranging from climat

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a cow protection group that operates just outside new delhi a spokesman of the group. now that explained what whatsapp has meant for his organizations activities. that most of our members tend to be more active in water which makes it the ideal platform for us the best thing about using what's up is that it delivers our messages to our members instantly we have a system for relaying information to our group for example if the information is about a vehicle transporting before we send it via text message if the message is urgent we send voice messages however if we have an advanced warning about the vehicle then i will compose a long message with the full details and forward it to our members on whatsapp also message. i was talking to one of these guys who was who runs this. biggest whatsapp groups and network of forth a group in dougherty where the engine of a clock happened i asked him how do you get people to be of out of your group so it's very simple you just go to the immobile recharge shops in a village you go there you give you give him a hundred bucks he'll giv

not going to burn up here in new delhi who was nervous about that city but out of that but i want you to just distributor. of the past the super bowl this is just what i think. the stick by you get on the. plane from this board that i waiting i see what it is coming down at the bar that i think about you don't feel that they have the support of the scimitar they look at me with. michael rasmussen is a mountain biking champion king is the mountains of the two thousand and five two thousand and six two and a france he builds a meteoric sports korea the came out of the world's most famous cyclists. saying many people a want to keep the illusion alive. and. i'm sorry if i have to break the news that . i do not believe an illusion.