on the same day prime minister narendra modi kicks off the construction of a temple to on a one of the most important chords in hinduism on the ruins of a mosque. i'm british manager welcome to the double news asia glad you could join us exactly one year ago today the indian government revoked the special autonomy of its only muslim majority state the state of jumbo in kashmir the revocation of article 370 shocked residents of the region but that's not all the government also slick the state into 2 federally controlled territories calling them just going to push me and. this is effectively to political representation away from the people of kashmir and into the hands of delhi the move further strained diplomatic relations with india's neighbor pakistan which only yesterday issued a new official map which includes all of kashmir including the parts controlled by india now. india has called the move an exercise in political absurdity if that's confusing remember both countries claim this whole region in its entirety but govern it only partially meanwhile the residents of indian controlle

india's only muslim majority state of its special rights last august prime minister narendra modi's government has said that the move was necessary to better integrate the region and boost its economy by the imposition of direct rule calls to anger as security restrictions choked the economy and kashmiris face to walk down communication blackouts and mass detentions a parallel to this anniversary indian prime minister modi led a ceremony to inaugurate the building of a hindu temple that has been the focus of a bitter decades long dispute between hindus and muslims. it stands for an historic triumph for india's hindu nationalist government after a decades long dispute prime minister narendra modi left the ground breaking ceremony for the new hindu temple at the flashpoint holy site of a yoda. well marty this temple will become the modern symbol of our culture i'm using the word modern deliberately it will be the symbol of our perennial faith our nationalism this temple will also be symbolic of the united strength of millions. the security was tight in a u.t.i. leading up to the ceremony the cit

modi led a ceremony to inaugurate the building of a hindu temple that has been the focus of a bitter a decades long dispute between hindus and muslims. lol this hit stands for an historic triumph for india's hindu nationalist government after a decades long dispute prime minister narendra modi led the groundbreaking ceremony for the new hindu temple at the flashpoint holy site of a yoda. well marty this temple will become the modern symbol of our culture i'm using the word modern deliberately it will be the symbol of our perennial faith our nationalism this temple will also be symbolic of the united strength of millions. security was tight in a u.t.i. leading up to the ceremony the city has long been a religious fault line at the center of intense sectarian violence in 1902 a hindu nationalist mob raised the barbary ms ji mosque in najaf the incident triggered religious riots that left over 2000 people dead most of the muslims. hindus believe ram one of their major deedes was born at the site and claimed the mosque was built on a temple there. but this race has been going on for 71 y

modi led the groundbreaking ceremony for the new hindu temple at the flashpoint holy site of a yoga. ahmadi this temple will become the modern symbol of our culture i'm using the word modern deliberately it will be the symbol of our perennial faith our nationalism this temple will also be symbolic of the united strength of millions. security was tight in a u.t.i. leading up to the ceremony the city has long been a religious fault line at the center of intense sick tarion violence in 1902 a hindu nationalist mob raised the bob remus mosque and i you know the incident triggered religious riots that left over 2000 people dead most of the muslims. hindus believe ram one of their major deedes was born at the site and claimed the mosque was built on a temple there. this case has been going on for 71 years but now finally the divine moment has arrived and everyone is very happy to be able to witness this temple for lord ram where extatic. modi's b j p had long been rallying for the construction of a temple on the site after a lengthy legal battle india's supreme court awarded the disputed a

on the same day of prime minister narendra modi construction of the temple to on a one of the most important courts in him there is a on the ruins of a mosque. i'm british manager welcome to the w's asia glad you could join us exactly one year ago today the indian government revoked the special autonomy of its only muslim majority states the state of german kashmir the revocation of article 370 shocked residents of the region but that's not all the government also slick the state into 2 federally controlled territories calling them just one kashmir and. now this is effectively took political representation away from the people of kashmir and into the hands of delhi the move further strained diplomatic relations with india's neighbor pakistan which. only yesterday issued a new oarfish of which includes all of me including the parts controlled by india now india has called the move an exercise in political absurdity if that's confusing remember both countries claim this whole region in its entirety but govern it only partially meanwhile the residents of indian controlled kashmir have been atte

kasashmir's special status was scrapped, narendra modi lays stone for a hindu tetemple. thank you very much for joining us here. i day after a massive explosion rocked the lebanese capital, residents in beirut remain in shock. rescuers digging through the rubble i in the cityty today afr at leaeast 100 people died and over 4000 were wounded after a blast with the force of an earthquake hit the city. an investigation is underway to a -- to determine the cause of the blast. it does appear to have been 2700d in a fire ignited tons of ammonium nitrate stored unsafely at a warehouse. reporter: beirut this morning is similar to a war zone. back to check onon their homes, everything is almost destroyed. many the big explosion cars are destroyed. more than 100 dead. and more than 4000 injured. many people were displaced from this area. they went to relatives, friends, or hotels. they came back this morning to clean. i have an eyewitness that was here when the explosion occurred. saw, what you felt? >> devastation. it looks like an apocalypse. the first explosion happened, nothin

if so how significant is this project for prime minister narendra modi and his internationalist agenda. you know i mentioned. that one sentence wasn't better. but that this new variant. and i'll. love it we've got action. and this number. between muslims and hindus and i want you to. guess nothing. has ever. happened to this instruction is. not. unity and i want. to start on the construction today and i would also add another it's not citizenship that it's got. so far as you know what else cross the need. of citizenship. to the detriment of the same thing now. is expected to be. enough just in time for the next general election the tree up one after the government has to put on and. on thinking. that it does not mean it's. so this is definitely going to get. that national. recording delhi india thank you. artistic a look now at some developments in the corona virus pandemic the global death toll from the virus has now passed 700000 according to numbers from the john hopkins university well australia has reported 15 deaths from cove it 19 all of them in the victoria state it's the highe

how significant is this project for prime minister narendra modi and his international stature. you know i mentioned. in our. god one sentence wasn't better. than this new variant. and i'll. love it we've got national debt relief and this moment by. the muslims. and. that's once again. and his effort. that's what happened to this construction of. communities and. start on the construction and also add another it's not citizenship that it's got. so far as you know what else cross that i need. to look at and test of citizenship . to the detriment of the sunni and how this is expected to be if she took enough you know just in time for the next general election the tree up one after that the government has to put on and. on thinking. that it does not mean it isn't. so this is definitely going to get. that national. recording delhi india thank you. let's take a look now at some developments in the current virus pandemic the global death toll from the virus has now surpassed 700000 that's at least according to numbers from johns hopkins university australia has reported 15 deaths from

it's to india now where prime minister narendra modi is due to lay the foundation stone for a hindu temple that has been at the center of a bitter century old dispute between hindus and muslims the temple will be erected on the side of a demolished mosque. the temple site is heavily guarded at this hour ahead of the inauguration ceremonies coronavirus restrictions mean that the inauguration is likely to be located. the mosque once at that site was torn down by hindu militants and 992 this file footage there there are fears that putting a hindu temple in this place will reignite tensions between these 2 communities. for more on this let's bring in de w's and then we should just wall in delhi good day to you in the asia why is this temple and this ceremony so very important to so many hindus. well brian what's significant about this ceremony is not just the 100 that you just mentioned but ultimately the fact that this has been a culmination of teen decades not by a prime minister that it's all these. now that the campaign actually set up this death of the 17 to demolish the mosque that start

modi's government has said that the move was necessary to better integrate the region and boost its economy but the imposition of direct rule calls to anger and security restrictions choked the economy and kashmiris faced lockdowns communication blackouts and mass detentions parallel to that anniversary indian prime minister modi led a ceremony today to inaugurate the building of a hindu temple that has been the focus of a bitter decades long dispute between hindus and muslims. of this hit stands for an historic triumph for india's hindu nationalist government after a decades long dispute prime minister narendra modi led the groundbreaking ceremony for the new hindu temple at the flashpoint holy site of a yoga. omari this temple will become the modern symbol of our culture i'm using the word modern deliberately it will be the symbol of our perennial faith our nationalism this temple will also be symbolic of the united strength of millions. security was tight in a year leading up to the ceremony the city has long been a religious fault line at the center of intense sectarian violence

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meanwhile india's prime minister narendra modi is overseeing the laying of the foundation stone for a hindu temple at a controversial religious site he's in the northern town of where mob destroyed a 16th century most back in 1902 but after years of legal wrangling last year the supreme court ruled that the site belongs to hindu groups. sri lankans are electing a new parliament president got to buy a rajapaksa party is seeking a 2 thirds majority so it can make changes to the constitution the vote was postponed twice because of coronavirus the poll is being held on a strict safety guidelines with voters expected to maintain a one meter distance and wear face masks saudi arabia has reportedly move a step closer to nuclear power constructing a uranium yellowcake extraction plant with the help of china that's according to the wall street journal the facilities said to be close to the town of houla where yellowcake is a milled form of uranium ore that's found naturally there but would take additional steps on technology to enrich it enough for a nuclear power plant saudi arabia denies bui

india's prime minister narendra modi is overseeing the laying of the foundation stone for a hindu temple at a controversial religious site he's in the northern town of idea where a mob destroyed a 16th century mosque in 1902 after years of legal wrangling last year the supreme court ruled the site belongs to hindu groups correspondent elizabeth. from new delhi. on the banks of the solder you've ever people gather to pray in the ancient town of iowa preparations underway ahead of the construction of a temple at the site that hindus believe is the birthplace of their god from. the rom temple is supported by all indians only some who wanted to spread hate were opposed to it. controversy over the site has led to some of the worst religious violence in india's history and security has been heightened. in 1992 thousands of hindus from around the country came to the town and destroyed the 16th century babri mosque and 22 others 18 of the muslims living in the town were killed including relatives of 5 and muhammad childhood we lost everything in the violence my sawmill was here we had thousands

modi is inaugurating its construction elizabeth for an al jazeera new delhi. hong kong's democracy is in the spotlight on wednesday with high profile campaigners jus back in the court joshua was. facing charges relations protests against the hong kong extradition bill last year chalo is already pleaded guilty faces up to 5 years in prison another case is also taking place map location for a bail hearing about all test hong kong's existing law and beijing's new national security legislation sarah clarke is following developments for us in hong kong so what's going on in court. well the 2nd case you mentioned this is the case of tongue in kit this is the 23 year old man who has been accused of driving his motorbike into a group of police on july 1st this is the day of big demonstrations of course the 1st day of the introduction of beijing's national security laws in hong kong now on the back of his motorbike he was bearing the flag liberate hong kong and he's been charged with crimes of inciting others to be involved in secession as well as tears of terrorist ac

and china well india's prime minister narendra modi has laid the foundation stone for hindu temple at a controversial religious site it's in the northern town of. destroyed a mosque in 1902 sparking national riots that killed thousands elizabeth prong and reports from you daddy. prime minister not in the more he prays before an idol of the hindu god rom a head of construction starting on a temple and the date he's on or it's a moment many of india's nearly 1000000000 hindus have waited decades for me this temple will be the symbol of our perennial feet in nationalism it will also be symbolic of the united strength of hundreds of millions. but division of the side has led to some of the worst religious violence in india's history and security has been heightened in 1902 thousands of hindus from around the country came to the town and destroyed the 16th century babi mosque and 22 others 18 of the muslims living in the town were killed including relatives of possible misha and muhammad shai had. lost everything in the violence my sawmill is here we have thousands of dollars worth of wood

on the same big prime minister narendra modi kicks off construction of the temple to on the one of the most important courts in hinduism on the ruins of a mosque.

a ceremony is under way in which indian prime minister narendra modi is laying the foundation stone of a new hindu temple in the northern city of ayodhya. these are live pictures coming into us these are live pictures coming into us at the moment of narendra modi speaking at the site. ayodhya is believed to be the birthplace of the important hindu deity of rahm and miranda modi speaking at this temple. this has always been a controversial site because muslims have built a mosque on the site. subsequently. and the area became disputed by both hindus and muslims. but after years of controversy the government has laid the foundation stone they are of a hindu temple. the children's commissioner for england, anne longfield, says schools should be the last places to close in any future lockdowns, after pubs, restaurants and nonessential shops. ms longfield said children were too often "an afterthought", and education should be the last thing to close. of course, i want life to be normal, like everyone else, but the fact of the matter is, the virus is with us. we have to find ways to adapt. w

modi led the groundbreaking ceremony for the new hindu temple at the flashpoint holy site. mari this temple will become the modern symbol of our culture i'm using the word modern deliberately it will be the symbol of our perennial faith our nationalism this temple will also be symbolic of the united strength of millions. security was tight in a unity a leading up to the ceremony the city has long been a religious fault line at the center of intense sectarian violence in 1902 a hindu nationalist mob raised the bar bremer mosque and i you know the incident triggered religious riots that left over 2000 people dead most of the muslims. hindus believe ram one of their major deedes was born at the site and claimed the mosque was built on a temple there. this case has been going on for 71 years but now finally the divine moment has arrived and everyone is very happy to be able to witness this temple for lord where extatic. modi's b j p had long been rallying for the construction of a temple on the site after a lengthy legal battle india's supreme court awarded the disputed a yogi

india's prime minister narendra modi's overseeing the laying of the foundation stone for a hindu temple at a controversial religious site in the northern town of where a mob destroyed a 16th century mosque in 1902 after years of legal wrangling last year the supreme court ruled that the site belongs to hindu groups. the number of corona virus deaths worldwide is pos 700000 but despite soaring infection rates and deaths in the us president trump says the outbreak is under control and it can be more than 157000 people have died politicians austin again shouting a new emergency aid package after the latest unemployment benefit program lapsed last week on the australian state of victoria has announced another 725 new coronavirus cases it's another significant spike tough containment measures are now in place hundreds of soldiers have been deployed to help enforce isolation wards well those are the headlines the news continues here and al-jazeera off to libya unspeakable crime staging thanks for watching. there is no such thing as a clean war. war allows every kind of atrocity. of all war cr

modi led the groundbreaking ceremony for the new hindu temple at the flashpoint holy site of. the mahdi this temple will become the modern symbol of our culture i'm using the word modern deliberately it will be the symbol of our perennial faith our nationalism this temple will also be symbolic of the united strength of millions. security was tight in a u.t.i. leading up to the ceremony the city has long been a religious fault line at the center of intensive tarion violence in 1902 a hindu nationalist mob raised the bobbery missouri mosque in najaf the incident triggered religious riots that left over 2000 people dead most of the muslims. hindus believe ram one of their major deedes was born at the site and claimed the mosque was built on a temple there. this case has been going on for 71 years but now finally the divine moment has arrived and everyone is very happy to be able to witness this temple for lord ram where extatic. modi's b j p had long been rallying for the construction of a temple on the site after a lengthy legal battle india's supreme court awarded the disputed

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modi led the groundbreaking ceremony for the new hindu temple at the flashpoint holy site of a yoda. well marty this temple will become the modern symbol of our culture i'm using the word modern deliberately it will be the symbol of our perennial faith our nationalism this temple will also be symbolic of the united strength of millions. the security was tight in a u.t.i. leading up to the ceremony the city has long been a religious fault line at the center of intense sectarian violence in 1902 a hindu nationalist mob raised the bar bremer mosque in najaf the incident triggered religious riots that left over 2000 people dead most of the muslims. hindus believe ram one of their major deedes was born at the site and claimed the mosque was built on a temple there. this case has been going on for 71 years but now finally the divine moment has arrived and everyone is very happy to be able to witness this temple for lord crown where extatic. modi's b j p had long been rallying for the construction of a temple on the site after a lengthy legal battle india's supreme court awarded the dispute

modi led the groundbreaking ceremony for the new hindu temple at the flashpoint holy site of a yoga. omari this temple will become the modern symbol of our culture i'm using the word modern deliberately it will be the symbol of our perennial faith our nationalism this temple will also be symbolic of the united strength of millions. the security was tight in a year leading up to the ceremony the city has long been a religious fault line at the center of intense sectarian violence in 1902 a hindu nationalist mob raised the bar bremer mosque in najaf the incident triggered religious riots that left over 2000 people dead most of the muslims. hindus believe ram one of their major deedes was born at the site and claimed the mosque was built on a temple there. this case has been going on for 71 years but now finally the divine moment has arrived and everyone is very happy to be able to witness this temple for lord ram where extatic. modi's b j p had long been rallying for the construction of a temple on the site after a lengthy legal battle in the us supreme court awarded the disputed a lot

modi led the groundbreaking ceremony for the new hindu temple at the flashpoint holy site of a yoga. omari this temple will become the modern symbol of our culture i'm using the word modern deliberately it will be the symbol of our perennial faith our nationalism this temple will also be symbolic of the united strength of millions. the security was tight in a year leading up to the ceremony the city has long been a religious fault line at the center of intense sectarian violence in 1902 a hindu nationalist mob raised the barbary missouri mosque in najaf the incident triggered religious riots that left over 2000 people dead most of the muslims. hindus believe ram one of their major deedes was born at the site and claimed the mosque was built on a temple there. this case has been going on for 71 years but now finally the divine moment has arrived and everyone is very happy to be able to witness this temple for lord where extatic. modi's b j p had long been rallying for the construction of a temple on the site after a lengthy legal battle india's supreme court awarded the disputed a lot

modi has marked indian independence day and a military parade which was severely curtailed because of the coronavirus pandemic in a speech to the nation modi laid out ambitious goals including a digital health id and a promise of high speed internet in all villages within 3 years but most. full fallon's of british residents on holiday in france have been rushing home before new quarantine rules took effect earlier on saturday morning britain has put france back on its list of countries subject to a mandatory 14 day quarantine on arrival following a jump in new coronavirus infections there well it's one of many restrictions being implemented as europe grapples with a new spike in cases that's being blamed in part on summer travel. rushing to get back home with just over 24 hours warning the u.k. announced the mandatory 14 day quarantine for all those returning from france. that's a residence that for french airports ferry ports and train stations with many connections to sold out. at the channel crossing in cali long lines of cars queue to get across the border in time for many travele

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modi laid the foundation stone of a controversial new hindu temple it's dedicated to law drop as in and is in the city of york there in the north more the arrived at the site of the temple and offered prayers to a statue of the dates over the years his party the hindu nationalist b j p has made construction of the temple one of its main old planks but it's an extremely divisive issue in india as it's being built on land where the 16th century mosque once stored. in 1902 the bobbery mustard mosque was the target of rightwing hindus from the b j p sister organizations in december using pickaxes and crowbars the mosque was razed to the ground to make way for the construction of the temple the destruction sparked large scale rioting leaving it on 2000 people dead across india and last year the supreme court allowed the construction of the temple to go ahead. joining me now from delhi is. a journalist and author of among other books of a biography of not in the room or the as well mr macleod there welcome the prime minister laying the foundation stone of the rom temple on the same day as

indian prime minister narendra modi has marked his country's independence day at a military parade it was severely curtailed because of the coronavirus pandemic in a speech to the nation modi laid out ambitious goals including a digital health and a promise of high speed internet in every village across the country within 3 years . in japan emperor nero he too has marked the 75th anniversary of the end of world war 2 expressing deep remorse for the country's role in the conflict is grandfather emperor hirohito led japan in its fight against the allied force. o'hare in europe excuse me german health minister has defended his decision to impose a travel warning on most of spain apart from the canary islands spawn said it was necessary because of a sharp uptick in new infections and he warned travelers that party tourism is irresponsible during the pandemic well tourists returning to germany from high risk areas must get tested for coverage 19 the travel warning is a major blow for spain's tourism sector travel operator has announced it's canceling old german package holidays to the regi

modi says his country can defeat the virus if it curbs surging infections in its 10 most populous states which account for more than 80 percent of india's active cases he urged regional leaders to increase testing and contact tracing in new zealand they've registered the 1st infection in more than 100 days when 4 people from one house hold testing positive or clint has been placed under a new lockdown following this outbreak and the us government is reported to be considering blocking citizens and permanent residents from returning to the country if they are suspected of having the virus the operator of a japanese freighter grounded off the coast of militias are are is bracing to pump out the ship's remaining fuel before it breaks apart more than a 1000 tons of oil have already spilled into the pristine seas damaging coral reefs and polluting the coastline. it's a race against time thousands of residents of marriages are working around the clock their mission to prevent a 2nd disasters oil spill off the picture perfect coastline devastating for one of the world's most popular tourist des

it's to india now where prime minister narendra modi has led a ceremony to inaugurate the building of a new hindu temple that has been at the center of a bitter century old dispute between his 2 induce and muslims in india the temple will be erected on the side of a demolished mosque after breaking ground and praying at the site modi for claimed the beginning of quote a golden chapter and cold the temple a symbol of unity and love in his decision widely criticized by muslim groups the supreme court awarded the disputed site to the hindu community last november mosque was on the site was torn down by hindu nationalists during rioting in 1902 this is file footage there are concerns that putting a hindu temple in its place will reaganite tensions between these 2 communities. for more on this let's go now to diffuse and the wall joining us from delhi good day to you the misha why is this site this location for the construction of the hindu temple so very divisive inside india. well brian hindus believe that site believes where you log strong measures but if you knew clark was blocked and

prime minister narendra modi has marked indian independence day at a military parade which was severely curtailed because of the coronavirus pandemic in a speech to the nation do you laid out ambitious goals including a digital health id and a promise of high speed internet in all villages within 3 years. thousands of british residents on vacation in france have been rushing home before a new quarantine rules took effect earlier on saturday morning britain has put france back on its list of countries subject to a mandatory 14 day quarantine on arrival that's following a jump in new coronavirus infections there it's one of many restrictions being implemented as europe grapples with a new spike in cases that's being blamed in part on summer travel. rushing to get back home with just over 24 hours warning the u.k. announced a mandatory 14 day quarantine for all those returning from france. that sent a residence for french airports ferry ports and train stations with many connections sold out. at the channel crossing in cali long lines of cars queued to get across the border in time for man

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indian prime minister narendra modi has marked his country's independence day at a military parade which was severely curtailed because of the coronavirus pandemic in a speech to the nation modi laid out ambitious goals including a digital health id and a promised of high speed internet in all villages within 3 years. ceremonies have been held in japan to mark the 75th anniversary of its surrender in world war 2 emperor. expressed deep remorse for his country's wartime actions in which japan attacked a civic country's prime minister shinzo r. by maintained his long running refusal to apologize instead praising japan's war dead. as the clock strikes noon silence spreads over this take your arena. there pausing to remember the estimated 3000000 japanese who lost their lives in world war 2. emperor never hito used the occasion to pray for peace wall street flexing on japan's role in the bloody global conflict. single not. looking back on the long period of post-war pace reflecting on our past and bearing in mind the feelings of deep remorse. honestly hope that the ravages of war will never

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prime minister nur and remotely's government said the move was necessary -- prime minister narendra modi's government said the move was necessary. parallel to that anniversary, the indian prime minister let a ceremony to inaugurate the building of a hindu temple that has been the focus of a bitter decades-long dispute between hindus and muslims. >> this pit stands for an historic triumph for india's hindu nationalist government. after a decades long dispute, prime minister m modi led the grgroundbreakingng ceremony fore new hindu temple. "this temple wilill become the modern symbol of our culture. i'm using the word modern deliberately. it will be the symbol of our modern faith, our nationalism or cup -- nationalism." the city has long been a fault line at the center of intense sectarian violence. in 19 92, a hindu-nationalist mob razed a mosque here. the incident left over 2000 people dead, most o of the muslims. hindus believe one of their major deities was born at the site and claim the mosque was buililt on a temple there. this case has b been goioing onr 71 years, but now, finally, th

prime minister narendra modi has laid the foundation for a hindu temple at the site of a destroyed mosqu hindus and muslims have clashed over the location for decades, setting off violence that has killed dozens. our correspondent has more. reporter:t we are seeing a people rejoicing. they believe this is a day of celebration. i have been hearing people say this is a historic moment, but alsohe controversial because tearing down of the mosque triggered religious rights in this country. thousands of people were killed, more muslims than hindus. although, who should state claim to the land? that dispute was resolved by the supreme court late last year. the criminalct of tearing down the structure that stood there, this case still continu. it hasn't been resolved. many are asking whether the prime minister of a secular country should be offering prayer when there has not be a resolution on that front. ♪ laura: thursday in japan marks 75 years the u.s. dropped an b atomd on hiroshima, killing thousands and changing the nature of warfare. e experience left japan's guard and fearful of the p

recently indian prime minister narendra modi tweeted that he is in touch with the local government. the avaviation minisrr saidd the incident will be investigated and t two investigagation teaeal rereach the seven state of f kea very soon. phil: manira chaudhary in delhi, thank you. let's pick up that point about the runway with a professor of avaviation in finland. steven wright, welcome to dw. tell us about this runway.y. steven: well, the runway ha been desesigned to reject water undeder extreme conditions. that is what they are making reference to your. the short runway itself is going to be an added complication, because airports are designed to take off and land under normal conditions. but we know that the weather can be very intermittent, incremental from time to time. we then have problems where they may attempt to land in really quite challenging conditions. if the weather is such that it comes a large precipitation a lot of water on the runway itself, if the aircraft tries to land on the water, the wheels, the tires don't adhere. they don't stick to the runway. the aircra

they include a hindu priest who shared a stage with prime minister narendra modi last week. they were attending the construction launch of a controversial temple. india has one of the fastest-growing outbreaks in the world, with nearly 2.4 million cases, and more than 47,000 deaths. but infectious disease experts say the country is still months away from hitting its peak. indian schools have been shot for five months because of the pandemic. private schools have moved classes online, but millions do not have access. as our correspondent reports, that does not mean learning has to stop. reporter: under this building site, is a makeshift learning hut where theg children of this impoverished east delhi neighborhood come for classes. they have been holding classes here for nearly five years. he says the lessons have become even more important since the government shut schools five months ago to stop the spread of coronavirus. >> when online classes started, we noticed many children didn't have the gadgets like laptops, and tablets. even if some had come out they didn't have the

india is on its way to abolishing primary school teaching in english prime minister narendra modi's cabinet has approved reforms which are good schools to teach in local native languages. the changes in the education policy will. however it will increase the knowledge not only of india. english was 1st introduced to undo in the 17th century as a result of trade with britain there remained a 2nd official language along with india many years after its colonial past being widely used in business and politics today around 11 percent of the indian population speak english. the opposition congress party as well as people online expressed concern over the change arguing it puts a strain on lower class communities he won't be able to afford private tutors for english as well as rob children of a chance to find work in other parts of india as well as higher education abroad. the support of the move argue it brings unity by raising colonial ties of the past we spoke with dr singh a cyrus for a buddha who is president of india's council for cultural relations and a member of the indian parliament who

this present government headed by prime minister narendra modi is showing a shocking lack of very or a tremendous amount of intolerance towards any kind of dissent even questioning of government and even attempts at even cartoonists have now been hauled over the coals charged under destructo new law discovered one of the hallmarks of this government unfortunately is its pretty brazen lack of any kind of tolerance towards any form of korean criticism this is being used as a tool to browbeat and settle scores with political opponents with dissidents and even cartoonists it's one thing to be decisive it's quite another to be the target area and that 10 line this government appears to have crossed a very into a long back and now with correct in purity it believes in putting down dissent with an eye on iran. so so therefore there is very little room for competition there is very little room for dialogue every critic every dissident is now bracketed under these draconian law of sedition charge with sedition and imprisonment terms anything from 3 years to a life term and you have to repeat

local political leaders have been detained for months india's prime minister narendra modi is laying the foundation stone for a hindu temple on the side of a destroyed mosque after years of legal wrangling the supreme court ruled last year the site in the northern town of belongs to hindu groups sri lankans are electing a new parliament president got a buyer larger parts his party is seeking a 2 thirds majority to allow changes to the constitution the vote was postponed twice because of coronavirus. hong kong's pro-democracy leaders are back in court joshua one agnus chalo and ivan larimer facing charges related to protests against the hong kong extradition bill last year we're back to the top of the hour stay with us. 15 years ago an explosion ripped through lebanon's capital killing prime minister graffiti and 21 others now the special tribunal for lebanon in the hague will deliver its verdict on august 7th find out what this means for lebanon and for those indicted following all the developments on al jazeera. it's a family that has been at the heart of power in sri lanka for year

india is on its way to abolishing primary school teaching in english prime minister narendra modi's cabinet has approved reforms which showed schools to teach in local native languages. of education while. the changes that we've brought in the education policy will further develop india's languages however it will increase the knowledge not only out of india. english was 1st introduced to india in the 17th century as a result of trade with britain remained a 2nd official language along with hindi many years after its colonial past being widely used in business and politics today around 11 percent of the into population speak english the position congress party as well as people online expressed their concern over the change arguing it will put a strain on lower class communities he won't be able to afford private tutors for english as well as to rob children of a chance to find work in other parts of india and in addition to higher education opportunities abroad. but supporters of the move argue that it will bring unity by raising colonial ties of the past we spoke to dr vinay saw has for a

india is on its way to abolishing primary school teaching in english prime minister narendra modi's cabinet has approved reforms which urge schools to teach in local native languages are bad to get and quality the changes that we've brought in the education policy will further develop india's languages he will increase the knowledge and only see out of india. english was 1st introduced to india in the 17th century as a result of trade with britain it remained a 2nd official language along with hindi many years after its colonial past being widely used in business and politics today it's estimated around 11 percent of the indian population speak english the opposition congress party as well as people online expressed concern over the change arguing it would put a strain on lower class communities who wouldn't be able to afford private tutors for english as well as robbing children of a chance to find work in other parts of india as well as higher education abroad. but support of the move argues that it will bring unity by race and colonial ties of the past we spoke to dr then a. president of

it's to india now where prime minister narendra modi has led a ceremony to inaugurate the building of a hindu temple that has been at the center of a bitter century old dispute between hindus and muslims the temple will be erected on the site of a demolished mosque the temple site was being heavily guarded ahead of that inauguration coronavirus restrictions mean that the ceremonies low key and not open to regular worshippers. the mosque once on that site was torn down by hindu nationalist mobs in 1992 that's file footage there the there are fears that putting a hindu temple in its place will reignite tensions between the 2 communities. for more on this let's go now to diffuse and the wall joining us from delhi good day to you know why is this site this location for the construction of the hindu temple so very divisive inside india. well brian hindus believe that site believes where you log strong pleasure but hindu glory was bought and pre-made at such so the construction of the beginning of this construction is seen as a weave of the community too deeply in a space that the fed was l

india's prime minister narendra modi has already congratulated the incumbent prime minister for his victory. india's cricket board has dropped smartphone maker vivo as sponsor of this year's indian premier league. in a short statement it said it had decided to suspend its relationship with the chinese company, without giving details. vivo says both sides agreed the decision. the move follows a backlash against chinese companies after 20 indian soldiers died in a border clash. hong kong police have arrested 25 activists, who took part in a banned vigil to mark the anniversary of china's tiananmen square crackdown. democracy campaigner joshua wong and media tycoon jimmy lai were among those charged with taking part in an unlawful assembly. authorities cancelled the event for the first time in 30 years, citing coronavirus concerns, but the move came just before beijing imposed a new security law on hong kong. all this week bbc news has been looking at the impact of coronavirus on travel and tourism. italy was the first european country to be badly hit by the virus with the north of the country

india is on its way to abolishing primary schools teaching in english prime minister narendra modi's cabinet has approved reforms which urge schools to teach and local native languages. the changes that we've brought in the education policy we develop in these languages will increase the knowledge. of english was 1st introduced to india in the 17th century as a result of trade with britain it remained a 2nd official language along with hindi and many years after its colonial past been widely used in business and politics today about 11 percent of the indian population speaks english the opposition congress party as well as people online expressed their concern over the change however arguing it will put a strain on lower class communities who won't be able to afford private tutors for english as well as robbing children of a chance to find work in other parts of india as well as higher education abroad but supporters of the move argue it will bring unity and by erasing colonial ties to the past we spoke to dr vanessa day for the president of the indian council for cultural relations