a huge turnout for sridevi's funeral. a lot of people turned out for one of the bollywood actresses who is seen as of the bollywood actresses who is seen as one of the bollywood actresses who is seen as one of the most influential over time. life or my studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news. it is newsday. hello, it is midnight here in london. eight in the morning in singapore and 7pm in washington where one president trump's longest—serving aides... hope hanks has resigned. the announcement came a day after the 29—year—old was questioned by the house intelligence committee investing western meddling in the 360 and intelligent. here is our... she was the fourth person to fill the role in just 13 she was the fourth person to fill the role injust 13 months of this presidency so far. it gives you a sense of this ever—changing cast of the white house. hope hicks herself went beyond that in some way. she was with president trump got the campaign and was with the family organisation for years before that and sh

a huge turnout for sridevi's funeral. thousands of fans turned out for one of the bollywood actresses who is seen as one of the most influential of her time. live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news. it is newsday. it's 1am in london, 9 in the morning in singapore and 8pm in washington where one of president trump's longest—serving aides — hope hicks — has resigned. the announcement came a day after the 29—year—old was questioned by the house intelligence committee investigating russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. the white house has denied any links between her giving evidence at that hearing and this decision. here's the bbc‘s chris buckler explaining what this means for the trump administration. is clear the white house is having a problem with the communications directors post. she was the fourth person to fill the role injust 13 months of this presidency so far. it gives you a sense of this ever—changing cast of the white house. hope hicks herself went beyond that in some

one example of a great actress someone i must watch study someone i must try to emulate and that's sridevi still trying to wrap my head around this heartbreak she will continue to live on through her legacy and through us i mean. so meanwhile hundreds of people took part in a field on wednesday for the actress to poly with stance body wrapped in a national flag flame repose at the celebration sports club in mumbai so fans can pay their final respects joining us to talk about the life and legacy street having in noida india a scene chaparral he's an entertainment journalist and author seem it's good to see i wish it was under better circumstances looking at this headline here al jazeera should have a staff case close sainty by officials what was the case they could even be investigating at what do you know about the circumstances of her death well little thing wasn't initially when this story broke out that she had died. we were told that she died of a massive heart attack and that came as a big surprise you two to four years old she had no history of any medical ailments or something like

and it wasn'tjust sridevi's acting that drew crowds to the cinema halls.erized. the circumstances about her death is controversies but all was forgotten as she made herfinaljourney. bigger than her influence on an indian industry that leaned on male roles for success, her legacy she leaves behind. stay with us on bbc news — still to come. after a 1k year renovation project — belgium's pathe palace reopens with plans to offer more independent films. first the place slid gently off the restau ra nt ta bles, first the place slid gently off the restaurant tables, then suddenly the people, the tables on the chairs crashed sideways and downwards and it was just a matter of seconds until the very lurched onto our side. our hydrogen bomb on a remote pacific atoll. the americans have successfully test a weapon which dwarfs the force of the bomb dropped oi'i dwarfs the force of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier and my heart went bang and bang. the constitutional rights of these marshals are the rights of the citizens of the us, and they sho

culture and when a famous person passes away in mysterious circumstances like bollywood film star sridevi who was found dead recently in her hotel room bathtub in dubai that story is considered news for journalists there's a fine line not to be crossed between answering the questions of the curious and respecting the memory of the deceased news outlets in india however crossed that line repeatedly on this story through lurid speculation innuendo and exhausting amounts of hypothesizing even seasoned news junkies found the coverage difficult to stomach as the bounds of good taste fell victim to the lust for ratings and clicks we'll see in x. time. let's be upfront tonight. actress sridevi is dead is not and when and shut gates makes any of the boys want them reporters concluded it was an accidental death by drowning who feel that that is very important and normally that. it is shelley software that quickly began but i will not throw it into the bag. because he bought the machine and even a shut up deal was done on a shut up. visit. or accidental drowning. the poor mother gotta get there we

the funeral of indian actress sridevi has taken place in mumbai.d thousands of fans lined the streets. an autopsy found the 54—year—old drowned in a bath, after losing consciousness. a police investigation into her death has now been closed. sameer hashmi is in mumbai. the body was flown in dubai last night and around my name local time the body was taken to a local sports clu b the body was taken to a local sports club where fans were allowed into pay theirfinal club where fans were allowed into pay their final respects. thousands of fa ns pay their final respects. thousands of fans turned up to pay their last respects. they were chewing up since early morning, just to get the chance to catch a glimpse of sridevi. she was such a huge star in india. that is when you see the amount of love and respect that she commanded across the country. that was on display in mumbai, today. on monday when the police started to investigate the matter per death, there was wide speculation across many networks in india, many electronic channels in india, speculating

a huge turnout for sridevi's funeral.

they were queuing up, letting up in the early morning just to get a chance to catch a glimpse of sridevi. she was such a huge ndar in india,hat is why you see the love and respect she commanded in the country, pld i was on d in mumbai today. monday, when the police started to investi death there was wild speculation india,many networks in some speculating as to what led to her death. some even going to eight point this they started to link s e sort of foul play without the facts being in place. th is why the coverage by a section of the media came under huge criticism, not only on social media, but her fans across the country, because they feel this was not the way they should remember her, given the amount of love she has on the work she has done across movie everyone wanted to wait for the facts, the final report ich came out on tuesday, saying that was no foul play involve it was a death due to accidental owng after loss of consciousness, which happened in the hotel where she was staying. clearly a lot of her fans and even people on the streets were cupset with theerage from a section

culture and when a famous person passes away in mysterious circumstances like bollywood film star sridevi who was found dead recently in her hotel room bathtub in dubai that story is considered news for journalists there's a fine line not to be crossed between answering the questions of the curious and respecting the memory of the deceased news outlets in india however crossed that line repeatedly on this story through lurid speculation in new endo and exhausting amounts of hypothesizing even seasoned news junkies found the coverage difficult to stomach as the bounds of good taste fell victim to the lust for ratings and clicks we'll see in x. time at the listing cost. let's be up front tonight. actors freedom is dead is not an old one and shut gates makes any of the boys want to reporters going to noted it was an accidental death by drowning. in that bubble that is that a war going on when it that. initially saw war for that babs and a quick thought about that warning got it all out of florida good bad government lead. to the even to shut up the whole was going on on a shut up in the bott