yogita limaye, we will obviously . large-scale in nature. the viewers was up—to—date on the viewers was up—to—date on the latest statistics on the nature of that story as we get it. for now, thank you. yogita limaye live for us in mumbai. the governor of the us state of colorado has pledged to help residents who've lost everything to rebuild their lives, after sudden wildfires destroyed 1,000 homes. tens of thousands of people were evacuated as the fires tore through suburban areas of boulder county on thursday. gary 0'donoghue has this report. winds of more than 100 mph drove the flames across more than 1600 acres of suburban colorado, which would normally have snow on the ground at this time of year. the fires spread quickly through homes and businesses, leading to the evacuation of tens of thousands of people. the emergency services did their best but the sheer speed of the fire took everyone by surprise. coming down this road, the ditches and things and the trees, they're all up in flames. like, there's embers everywhere. packed myself,

yogita limaye has more. basically telling people in they are basically telling people in the city, do not go out over the weekend unless it is for essential needs that buying food or medicine and unless there is an emergency happening. at the moment there is not clarity about what this means for establishments that currently are open like restaurants for example by shops which are setting nonessential items. but what the minister said in his press conference was that it would be in curfew and people are being told to it is for essential needs. they have also announced that people working in government should be working from home unless they are engaged in essential services and that's why they have to be at the office. as far as private offices are concerned they said they have to operate at 50% capacity. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is? a usjudge is considering whether to throw out a sexual assault case against britain's prince andrew, brought by a victim ofjeffrey epste

the country records its sharpest ever weekly surge in infections. 0ur correspondent in mumbai yogita limayer wave of covid—19. mumbai is the worst—affected city, accounting for a quarter of all new infections in this country. i've been speaking to doctors in both public and private hospitals who say that for now, the number of people needing medical care is low, but it is increasing. they also warn that if a large number of people get infected very quickly, that even if a smaller percentage need hospital beds, it could still overwhelm public health infrastructure really quickly. they are reminding people of the second wave which was devastating in this country. so many people died without even being seen by a doctor. the other thing they are raising concern about is boosterjabs have not yet been ruled out for front line health care workers and many of them are falling sick which could further affect capacity. the government has announced that these vaccinations will be rolled out next week. today vaccines were rolled out for teenagers aged 15 to 18. the home—grown vaccine has been rolled ou

our correspondent yogita limaye gave us more details. just announced is they are basically telling people in the city do not go out over the weekend unless it's for essential needs like buying food or medicines, or unless there is an emergency happening. at the moment, there isn't clarity about what this means for establishments that currently are open like restaurants, for example, or shops which are selling nonessential items. but what the minister said in his press conference was that it would be a curfew, people are being told do not go out unless it's for essential needs. they've also announced that people working in government should be working from home unless they are engaged in essential services and that's why they have to be at the office. as far as private offices are concerned, they said they have to operate at 50% capacity. this is an addition to restrictions that have already been in place in delhi. so, restaurants for example can only operate even now at 50% capacity, cinema halls have been closed, auditoriums, banquet ha

our correspondent, yogita limaye, is in mumbai. bring us up to date with what is happening.in the past 24 hours, india has recorded _ happening. in the past 24 hours, india has recorded more - happening. in the past 24 hours, india has recorded more than - happening. in the past 24 hours, - india has recorded more than 33,000 new infections, that number yesterday was 20% lower and this rise that we are seeing in the daily new covid cases is the highest we have seen since the start of the pandemic. mumbai, the city i am in is currently the worst affected city. there are some restrictions that have been put in place here, yesterday, in the evening, we recorded almost 8000 new infections in 24 hours, to that number is expected to be higher. doctors in the city who i have spoken to say they are seeing more people needing hospital, needing oxygen beds but that number is not proportionate to the surge we are seeing. authorities are appealing to people to wear masks and follow social distancing protocols. they are saying about 90% of capacity in hospitals is currently available, in

women who've been targeted say they feel humiliated and under threat. 0ur india correspondent yogita limaye, a complaint had been registered, but no action had been taken. this time around, three arrests have been made by police, all of them very young people, among them, one 18—year—old woman. the women who've been targeted, many of them are prominent muslim women in india — journalists, activists and even politicians. and under prime minister's government. we have spoken to some of them, they have told the bbc about how they felt humiliated and threatened in one of them is a woman standing overseas was talked about how her parents felt extremely worried looking at this. some of them have also said they feel angry that no action was taken the first time this happened in the field that those motivated the perpetrators to try again. it is not clear whether or not it's the same people behind but these incidents and the police if they are investigating further to find out who exactly is behind this and what their motive was. but this was yet another instance of muslims in india feeling increas

delhi, the authorities have said they'll impose a weekend curfew. 0ur correspondent in mumbai, yogita limayeeekend unless it's for essential needs like buying food or medicines, or unless there is an emergency happening. at the moment, there isn't clarity about what this means that establishments that currently are open like restaurants, for example, or shops which are selling nonessential items. but what the minister said in his press conference was that it would be a curfew, people are being told do not go out unless it's for essential needs. they've also announced that people working in government should be working from home unless they are engaged in essential services and that's why they have to be at the office. as far as private offices are concerned, they said they have to operate at 50% capacity. this is an addition to restrictions that have already been in place in delhi. so, restaurants for example can only operate even now at 50% capacity, cinema halls have been closed, auditoriums, banquet halls, sports complexes, these have been closed for a few days now. here in mumbai where i