of gujarat 2002 riots and thejudicial encounters after. i will also point out to you the supreme court order in an open court where the supreme court of india modern day nero who looked the other way when innocent women and children were burning and being killed. that's not my observation. that's the observation of the supreme court of india in 200a. the bottom line is, mr modi has never faced any charge. that's the truth. you know it. i know it. and i just wonder whether, in the end, yourjournalism, going way back and till the current day, is it...is it perhaps too driven by your personal story? you once talked about the advice a colleague gave you, i think back in 2007, that a good journalist should learn the art of detaching herself from the story, be pragmatic. maybe you haven't been as detached as you needed to be. you have, in a sense, turned it into something of a personal crusade against mr modi and the senior leadership of the bjp. you know what, stephen? when i was injournalism college, they said, whatjournalist needs to be objective when reporting the truth? how do you be...how are you objective when you go...? i mean, i was 19.

of delly. have been summoned to court by the top cop. the supreme court of india.them to take measures that will help reduce the pollution level. it's really devastating for the children who are just about going back to school. they were all excited and ready to go back after months of being home and accessing education through virtual medians. and asked to stay back. also this point it's important to mention that for the government that usually being very reactive. especially an intervention from the top court of india to take action and proactive with measures to lessen the burden of pollution people are inhaling. according to to medical experts, heavy pollution in take kp lead to serious respiratory problems and you can already see that. in the adults and children. it happens every year. skb even inside homes. i live near deli. i have air purifiers in every room. it's still poor air quality inside. >> unbelievable. this coming on top of the pandemic. joining us live. thanks. >>> still to come. counter terrorism officers are investigating a deadly car blast in en

o jazeera has condemned in the strongest terms the actions of sedans, military india, supreme court has told authorities to shut offices in the capitol, allowing millions of people to work from home as pollution reaches dangerously high levels. government employees in new delhi have already been ordered to work from home, and schools have been closed. but experts say it's not enough to solve the crisis was poverty, metal reports in just capital is on red, alert. pollution in new delhi has reached alarming levels raising more health concerns for the population of 20000000. the government is taking drastic measures in an attempt to curb the impact of having on people. this week schools will revert to online classes. construction work has been banned, and government offices will go remote. the city is also considering a to a lockdown weather for guster. petrov, alex's waiter, for cautious rings, will not blow from november 14 to 17. and the smoke from burning stubble will keep coming to tell he showed the situation could get worse than new delhi is one of the most polluted cities in the wo

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court on monday but this could turn to a long legal battle. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. let's look at some of the day's other news the supreme court in indianment to come up with an emergency plan to tackle the toxic air quality in the capital delhi. the air quality index in and around the city reached up to 490 on a scale of 500. the chiefjustice said the authorities should consider a two—day lockdown to protect citizens from the rising pollution. security forces in sudan have used tear gas against protesters opposed to last month's military coup. bridges and major roads were closed ahead of the demonstrations. mass rallies were called after sudan's de facto leader, general abdel fattah al—burhan, appointed himself as head of a new ruling council. text messages from the duchess of sussex have revealed that she felt prince harry was being "betrayed" by the royal family over her strained relationship with with her father. the messages were released by the high court here in the uk as part of a long—running privacy case against the mail on sunday newspaper and show exchanges that meghan had with her former communications secretary. back to g

the appeals court in new orleans rejected the argument that halting implementation of the vaccine mandate could lead to many deaths. the supreme court in indiaackle the toxic air quality in the capital delhi. the air quality index in and around the city reached up to 490 on a scale of 500. the chiefjustice said the authorities should consider a two—day lockdown to protect citizens from the rising pollution. a man has been killed and a woman in her 80s is in a critical condition in hospitalfollowing a double stabbing in west london. an 82—year—old woman was taken to hospital where she remains in a critical condition. police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. the organization of american states has declared that last week's presidential elections in nicaragua lacked democratic legitimacy. it said the polls were not free, fair or transparent. well, i'm just going to break on that now because we going to take you straight to cop26, where the president is starting a press conference. and we have got a minute but we don't want to miss the start of his press conference there, so what you're seeing now is pictures from

of the world's forests. it follows an opening day in which india's prime minister, narendra modi, pledged for his country to become carbon neutral by the year 2070. the united states supreme court in the state of texas that has virtually ended abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. justices heard two challenges to the law, which bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy and allows citizens to sue anyone involved in the process. abortion rights groups have argued that the architects of the texas law wrote it this way to deliberately avoid federal oversight. earlier i spoke to aimee arrambide of avow, a non—profit that works to secure unrestricted abortion access for every texa n. i asked her how confident she is this law will be overturned. i think sb8 is unconstitutional, it's one of the most egregious bans in the country, and my hope is that the justices demonstrate that constitutionality and abortion care needs to be accessible, and they will overturn sb8. well, that is your hope, on which grounds do you think you have the best chance? i mean, i think it completely flies and the face of roe v wade and, not only that, the way that they've construed the law in making any priva

by rival pakistan's, a threat to national security in india. anger boiled over in bangalore route in 2016 when the supreme court, due to the state of connecticut to release water in the recovery into terminal due and waters become a weapon of war in iraq and syria. by 2025, 2 thirds of the world's population could be living with water shortage. conflict type of water may be closer and think. mm. ah, jordan is one of the dries countries in the world. what that's what a capita that almost anywhere else on climate change, population growth and politics of put on already strained water supply on the feds trying with the country recently suffering from its west trout and 900 years. it is now estimated to only have enough water, was us to support 2000000 people. it has a population of over 6000000 with faulty pipes and plumbing contributing to the crisis. i'm here to visit scheme, which is putting women at the heart efforts to combat this growing issue. he's eating water is severely rations in georgia and i, me to water expert, dr. rides and sabine and one of the wells in my family where people come to buy more water. so this is where pe

india. the united states supreme court has been hearing arguments about a law in the state of texas that hasx weeks of pregnancy. justices heard two challenges to the law, which bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy and allows citizens to sue anyone involved in the process. abortion rights groups have argued that the architects of the texas law wrote it this way to deliberately avoid federal oversight. jessica levinson is a professor of law at loyola marymount university in los angeles. shejoins us now. thank you very much indeed. there is some reporting suggesting that the justices, from what they have heard, showing a willingness to rule against this texas senate bill. what is your view? i agree. we heard three hours of oral arguments and it was a very long morning at the supreme court and, as you said, there were two cases. 0ne asked whether abortion providers could sue state officials to try and stop texas's restrictive of portion law. the other asked whether the federal government, the department of justice in this case could sue the state of texas to stop this law. so they overarc

the bank of india first added this, but after this supreme court was in favor of the industry, the marketexponentially for the past year. we have seen -- been on boarding thousands on a daily basis. the good thing is that the banks have been supporting us for the past several years and we have been building good relationships with the banks. this has helped us. now is a good time for the government to start figuring a build of cryptocurrencies and the market to protect small investors, especially -- rishaad: will this remove ambiguity? are you confident that it will be crucial, not just for your business at coindcx, but also the little investor, too? >> that is what we are expecting. we have yet to get clarity on the bill and how it will shape up, but we are positive the bill will have an positive impact. the faster and clearer the defined parameters are laid out, the lesser uncertainty there will be. there was still an inkling to better understand the digital platforms. at the same time we believe the future of technology is very much bright and there's a fair degree of sense in india th

of a people during elections, this is unprecedented. the 2022 elections will not just be a battle between opposing parties, but a fight between powerful dynasties. >> india's supreme court has called for an emergency meeting as toxic smog continues to blanket the capital. new delhi as ordered employees to work from home and schools have been closed for a week. experts say these efforts don't go far enough to solve the pollution crisis. reporter: india's capital is on red alert. pollution has reached alarming levels, raising more health concerns for the population of 20 million. the government is taking drastic measures in an attempt to curb the effect it is having on people. this week schools will revert to online classes, construction work has been banned, and government offices will go promote. the city is considering a two day lockdown. >> [translated] the forecast says winds will not blow from november 14 to 17 and the smoke will keep coming so the situation could get worse. reporter: new delhi is one of the most polluted cities in the world. the air is toxic most of the year and causes more premature deaths than any other big city in the world. the air quality has

india has come from so far on as far as reforms act. and soon as you know, the supreme court had appointed 3 member committee, and one of whom are nearly confir, which everyone knows not by now. has said that the recommendation which you had given to supreme court, which in his own business it has not disclose so far. anita, is that they're going to make it public because i think these reforms largely are in dressed off in the us far must. and to 80 percent, 80 percent foremost they spoke to, they said except for a little we can here and there, these farmers, these reforms are good for the community. so when the s c, committee and member of it, and he said that all 2 of us were on the same page. if they said that these reforms, what would for the farm most and what it is being done at the moment is to hijack it. or self interest and maybe or in just a regular to create unrest in india. ok. by creating little dwight, i think needs to get a very serious talk to it savage. if the farmers banish with the very notion of nationwide strengths to bring about this reversal by prime minister, do you think that this could bring the or cut, galvan

india's supreme court has been demanding urgent action. judges have expressed frustration at state officials — accusing them of not wanting to take decisionshut down, colleges and other educational institutions have also been ordered to shut down for a week's time, while government officers have been asked to cut down by 50% and the government has also appealed to the private institutions to ensure that most of their employees work from home. the air quality index has reached around 500 points this week, which is very severe. now the government is reviewing the situation, heavy vehicles have been asked not to enter the capital city, and the air quality management commissioner has also asked neighbouring states and cities to ensure that the industrial units are shut down for a period of one week, that includes thermal power plants also. and after a week, the commissioner is going to review the air quality level and daily, and thenit air quality level and daily, and then it will decide whether that span or this emergency is extended for another one week's time or not. looks pretty bad there. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we check