yogita limaye, bbc news, kashmir. stay with us. back in a moment. for playing lois lane in superman, has died at the age of 69. she starred opposite christopher reeve in the 1978 film and in its three sequels. kidder struggled with bipolar disorder, later using her high profile to raise awareness about the condition. the bbc‘s tim allman looks back at her life. if the 1978 film version of superman made you believe a man can fly, margot kidder made you believe a superhero could fall in love. easy, miss. i've got you. you've got me? who's got you?! her lois lane was sexy, funny and feisty, more than a match for the man of steel. it was the biggest role of her career and it made her a star around the world. margaret ruth kidder was born in the north—west territories and she began acting in the late 1960s. following the superman films, she continued working but struggled with mental health issues and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. she was also a political campaign. protesting on environmental issues and backing bernie sanders in the 2016 president

that's yogita limaye.crude oil has continued to rise after wednesday's surge — this of course following president trump's decision to pull out of the iran nuclear deal. 0ur singapore bureau editor maura fogarty is following the story. nice to see you. the black stuff is going up and up. this could have an inflationary effect. it certainly is. what is interesting about the numbers today is the fact that it just shows you how skittish the market is. but notjust on political concern, but on supply concerns in the market as well. in the asian trading session we are seeing us crude numbers, the brent futures as well, both very solidly above the $71 level. we have not seen prices trade above that level in three yea rs trade above that level in three years time. they think it was 2014 when we last saw crude prices above $71 per barrel. you mentioned the geopolitical issues coming from president ahmad is scrapping of the iran yately gilbert there are numbers coming out that says numbers fell —— coming from preside

our correspondent yogita limaye has been following this case and joins us now.has had publicity not just this is an horrific case which has had publicity notjust across india but elsewhere. what is the latest from the court on what they are going to do? well, of course, at the centre of it is sexual violence against a child. but with this particular case, because of the religion of the girl, she was a muslim, all of the men arrested for the crime so far they are all hindus and because of the alleged motive for the crime, police say it was basically the hindus trying to send a warning to the girl's community to stop them from grazing their animals on their land. and because of all that, it has taken a really communal and religious, injammu, notfar from where the incident occurred in this area... essentially what the victim's family is saying is they fear that... in this particular state it might not go off... they have petitioned the supreme court to have petitioned the supreme court to have the trial moved from jammu and kashmir to a neighbouring state and thati

yogita limaye, bbc news, in kathua.e been sending messages of support to sir alex ferguson. the former manchester united manager is recovering in intensive care, after suffering a brain haemorrhage. he underwent emergency surgery on saturday. 0ur sports correspondent, david 0rnstein, has the latest. last seen in public looking fit and well a week ago, news of sir alex ferguson's illness has rocked the world of football and beyond. among the many messages of support, david beckham said "keep fighting, boss. sending prayers and love to cathy and the whole family." while another ex—manchester united star cristiano ronaldo wrote, "my thoughts and prayers are with you, my dear friend. be strong, boss." everyone at match of the day sends our best wishes to sir alex ferguson. the flood of good wishes unrelenting. and i would like to wish my fellow manager ferguson well and very quickly. he's the most iconic figure within football, certainly in the last 30 years. if then you add that to the fact he's such an important role mode

yogita limaye, bbc news, mumbai.heir wedding guests to donate to rather than bring guests for the big day itself, the big day, which is of course on saturday —— gifts. we are facing uncertainty about weather meghan markle's father will attend. a us entertainment magazine said thomas markle will undergo urgent heart surgery and he won't be able to attend, but prince harry's office declining to comment. bbc world news is the place to keep up to date with all the preparations for the royal wedding. our special coverage of the event starts on thursday, the 17th of may. we'll be live in windsor, hope you can join us for that. we really hope you canjoin we really hope you can join us for that. you've been watching newsday. i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. as facebook closes more than 580 million accounts, we find out how the social media giant deals with graphic and violent content. and before we go, let's take a look at these pictures. a rare blue diamond has sold at auction in geneva for $6.7 million after spen

yogita limaye, bbc news, in kathua. has you're watching newsday on the bbc.programme: afghan interpreters who worked with british troops — fighting now to for their families to be allowed to join them in the uk. also on the programme: football's big names show their support for manchester united's sir alex ferguson, who is covering after brain surgery. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, will hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. but the tunnel is still not ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singa

yogita limaye travelled to cut—wah in india's jammu and kashmir state to report on this case.ut on the streets in india. this time, the victim was merely eight years old. she belonged to this muslim nomadic tribe. they roam the hills and valleys of the state ofjammu and kashmir. she was captured when she was out grazing horses. police say she was raped, tortured, and murdered by hindus who wanted the tribe to move off their land. her family has continued theirjourney into the mountains, waiting for justice. translation: she was beautiful, smart, and intelligent. the only thing i want is for her attackers to go through the same pain that she went through. it is in this hindu temple that she was allegedly held for a week. eight men have so far been arrested. because of where the crime is said to have taken place, the alleged motive for it, and the fact that the girl was a muslim, and all of those who have been arrested are hindus, has meant that this has gone from being against sexual violence against women and girls in india to being about polarisation between two religious com

yogita limaye, bbc news, in kathua. stay with us on bbc news.otball's biggest names show their support for manchester united's sir alex ferguson, who is recovering from a brain haemorrhage. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. but the tunnel is still not ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory, as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: britain's ambassador to the us says diplomatic work is underway to ease president trump's concerns about the nuclear deal with iran. let's get more on that story.

yogita limaye travelled to the village of tral in southern kashmir where the majority of farmers haveir rice on a small patch of land. all of this used to be paddyfields. but now most of it is covered in young trees, a changing picture of kashmir. samir painted his saplings just recently. he is trying to grow fruit on more than 80% of the land he owns. translation: winner get a good price for rice. it is less than a third of what we used to get earlier. that is because rice from other states is cheaper. the fact we don't get a good price for rice. you can make good price for rice. you can make good money from apple ‘s said. good price for rice. you can make good money from apple '5 saidm good price for rice. you can make good money from apple 's said. it is unusual switch. the case if years before an apple field yields a harvest. until then, there is no profit. about 80 apple trees were painted here and lusty they produced their first painted here and lusty they produced theirfirst group. painted here and lusty they produced their first group. so started a few yea rs their first group

yogita limaye has more from mumbai.ust a few days since prince harry whisked his new bride off to their wedding reception in a i—of—a—kind electric jaguar. the company that owns this once british brand is india. tata motors. it has beenin brand is india. tata motors. it has been in the spotlight due to the royal wedding but we will hear much more about it today when it releases its financial results. of late the firm has been a spurt in sales. in england that saw car sales grow by about 14%. that is good news firm that has been trying to stop a turnaround for a while now. it has been struggling here at its home market to increase market share and lags behind names such as suzuki. it has been launching new models to try and makea has been launching new models to try and make a comeback and today perhaps we will have some indication of whether that strategy is working. it actually is the jaguar land rover business which tata motors bought in 2008 that have been driving profits for the carmaker. the towers of the luxury br

with more on this is our india correspondent yogita limaye.nature. two girls under the age of 18 were raped and set on fire, one of them died over the weekend from her injuries and the other one is in hospital in critical condition. given that the spotlight continues to be on sexual violence against women in india authorities have been under pressure to act, and police have made arrests in both cases and while stricter law enforcement is necessary many are asking if it is working as a deterrent. india has seen a string of violent sexual crimes — most notably the murder of an 8—year old kasmiri muslim girl injanuary and this is one of the vigils held after the case caused outrage across india, prompting the government to make child rape punishable by death. today the supreme court transferred the trial of those accused to another state at the request of the victim's family. the case has raised religious divisions across the state of jammu and kashmir between muslims and hindus. the daughter of one of the accused hindu men told the bbc her peopl

yogita limaye has been to kathua, where the attack happened, and sent this update.rial to be moved out of the state because they fear that the atmosphere here has become extremely charged and so they feel that the trial might not be held properly if it is held in this state. that's why they are asking for it to be moved to chandigarh, which is a city in the neighbouring state. as far as the federal inquiry is concerned that is a demand that is being made by the family of the accused, just to give you a bit of context, jammu and kashmir is a muslim majority state. if you look at the facts of this event the girl was muslim. all of those who have been arrested so far are hindu men, and therefore the hindu community, the family members of the accused, people from villages where there are predominantly hindus living, those people fear that in this muslim majority state the hindu community is being targeted. that's why they are asking for the investigation to not be conducted by local or state authorities but to be conducted by federal national level authorities. borisjoh

the bbc‘s yogita limaye reports from mumbai. women on a mission.et more women to use them. this work caught the attention of meghan markle and now she and prince harry last wedding guests to donate to the organisation. menstruation is still a taboo topic in india. translation: many people banging the door now faces. if there are men around, the women don't talk to us but since the royal wedding news, more people recognise us, they tell us they have seen us on recognise us, they tell us they have seen us on tv, they recognise our brand. mumbai is one of india's biggest cities but even here, several women don't have access to sanitary pads because of social and economic reasons. now this is something meghan markle has seen first hand when she visited slums like these last year and interacted with residents here. she also saw how the pads were made and then wrote about her visit and the stigma surrounding periods in india in time magazine. the founder of the charity says she wasn't expecting to be on the list of organisations chosen by the list of org

yogita limaye in mumbai has the details. $16 billion, that's the price walmart is willing to pay to gainanfirm flip sector. it is buying a 77% stake in indian firm flip card. but to pick —— companies have said they will retain their operating structures, but what will this mean for india's e. but what will this mean for india's e, sector? flip card has the largest market share of all online retailers here. it has been struggling in the past with losses. a tie up with walmart will allow the firm access to more funds, and will help it to expand in areas like groceries, which is said to be the next big battle ground for online retail in india. for walmart, it battle ground for online retail in india. forwalmart, it is battle ground for online retail in india. for walmart, it is a route into this country. it has been trying to extend banned in india for yea rs, trying to extend banned in india for years, but have come up against government rules and brick—and—mortar retail. with it that you market —— he, the mac another american company, amazon is the second largest e—commerce player in indi