the delegation in 2013 just before modi became prime minister. amy: and more about the massacre? >> there were several hundred muslims killed in 2002. it is a long, complicated story, but the tragic part about it is that many of the survivors and many of those -- the families of those who were killed are still waiting for justice. a lot of these cases are dragging on in court. this is something that was very politicized in the current moment, become quite difficult to talk about. amy: you write not only about donald trump, jr., but also ivanka trump. senior adviser to president trump, her father. she sort of pave the way for donald trump, jr. in india just a few weeks before. >> ivanka trump with india in november. when prime minister modi came to the white house in june of last year, he made a point of inviting the president's daughter to leave this global entrepreneurship summit in india in november. so ivanka went in november to she wereern city, and all of these beautiful indian-inspired dresses, which -- must of what the media coverage was a

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us more about this and what happened to use this data if this is the official lap of prime minister modi you see it there right behind you still it's meant to bring him of course closer to his constituents they can interact with him a but apparently this app has also been vacuuming up user data without their permission and we can actually take a look at modi's app here you see it there it's described as a way to keep up with government news listen to the prime minister's radio address receive messages directly from modi himself and we actually downloaded the app and we happened to take a look at its privacy policy here it is hiding in the f.a.q. section it explicitly states that the data you provide on the app is strictly private it's housed safely and not passed on to anyone else problem is fill according to research by a self described french security researcher that ain't true he says here in this tweet that data is being shipped off to a third party company he writes when you create a profile in the official app all your device information and personal data that means your e-mail you

. >> and i'm seema mody. we're down, 3% for the s&p, the dow slightly lower this morning, we're expecting a slightly lower open. the nasdaq down 4 1/2 points as well ten-year treasury note, deals slipped. 2.844 on the ten-year. >>> european stocks also ending the week lower, losing 3.7% last week and it was the european steelmakers and aluminum stocks under pressure both losing about 3% hearing early trade on monday, we're broadly higher with the german dax up 0.8. and it's holding steady for gold 1.23 just fractionally on the day >>> and italy's election signalled a hung parliament. cnbc willem marx is in rome with the details. willem >> reporter: yeah, seema, that's right, this is not an unexpected result we saw in the polls last week indicating a hung parliament we've seen the five-star movement, the anti-establishment party formed back in 2009 has come out with 32% of the votes counted so far 30 counted out of 35 or 36 there's still a way to go before we get a final number. if we look at the center right

prime minister modi and french president macron have signed $16 billion worth of contracts and that was just on the first day of his visit. they include any aviation deals, industrial gas deals, water, system deals, industrial gas deals, water, syste m d ea ls deals, industrial gas deals, water, system deals and a plan to build what will be the largest nuclear power plant in the world. they also agreed to strengthen ties on defence cooperation and security. prime minister modi thanked president macron for investing in his flagship making india programme which seeks to boost local manufacturing and president macron said the countries would work together on maritime supervision in the pacific and indian oceans. but president macron‘s visit to india hasn't come without controversy. what has happened? that really happened after president macron made some comments about france being the gateway to europe for indian students. the uk's foreign secretary borisjohnson tweeted in reply, saying the uk also invites around 111,000 students to the uk every year so that kind of shows the battle over

india's prime minister narendra modi ignagni aerated the new facility with france's emmanuel markov. the plant was part of a collaboration between the two governments and is part of a broader push by both countries to kickstart the asian solar industry. india only produced around three gigawatts of solar energy when modi took office in two thousand and fourteen. over the last three years that number jumped to over twenty gigawatts and modi hopes it will expand five fold in the coming years. mccaw and modi also launched a new solar energy partnership over the weekend as part of a broader push towards renewable energy these. twenty eight got over the distribution of two hundred eighty million bulbs in the last three years has not only saved more than two billion dollars but has also led to saving for gigawatts electricity and has led to the decrease in production of carbon dioxide by thirty million tonnes i want to believe me but we want a solar revolution not only in india but around the globe the billion. india's role in that revolution is also includes helping other countries in the

india's prime minister narendra modi ignore you rated the new facility with france as a manual call. the plant was part of a collaboration between the two governments and is part of a broader push by both countries to kickstart the solar industry. india only produce to run three gigawatts of solar energy when modi took office in two thousand and fourteen. over the last three years that number jumped to over twenty gigawatts and modi hopes it will expand five fold in the coming years there mccaw and modi also launched a new solar energy partnership as part of the broader international solar alliance is a project aimed at helping other countries develop their own solar industries the home . would create like air with. solar energy is available in abundance. promoting its development and use can bring prosperity for all. and can help reduce the carbon footprint on earth. if our aid group blocked. friends in india will spend over two billion euros in the coming years to promote solar energy projects around the world is opening and inspect to sarah and they deadly plane crash and the ball

france's president emanuel mccrone has been holding talks with prime minister narendra modi on his first official visit to india fourteen agreements have been psion following the ninety minute long meeting the focus has been on trade security and fighting climate change india and france are also co-hosting the first summit of the international solar alliance an initiative launched on the sidelines of the paris climate conference in twenty fifteen. after twenty years of strategic partnership we are now opening up to a new era a new chapter of strengthening our strategic partnership with unprecedented alliances the pacific or the indian ocean cannot be places for hedging money powers we are building a strategic partnership in this respect this is also the purpose of our defense cooperation it was born a while ago and was also tested in difficult times but beyond political alternatives both in france and in india this proper ration in the defense field now has new significance. and how our cooperation in the defense sector is very deep and we can see no france as one of our more stressed of

we just want to deport those who are here illegally or those who are criminals. >> barkeeper modi is saddened by the fact that there is prejudice against people just because of the color of their skin. >> friends have told me that they are accused of not wanting to work. this is not fair. all of us migrants should get a chance. >> but leonardo and his idol matteo salvini are hoping to conquer southern italy with the simple, populist slogan italians first. michelle: with all of the talk of a united europe, one that is to borrow another american politician's phrase stronger together, the growing populist demand to put one's nation first seems to run counter to that. ♪ michelle: despite being in power in russia for almost two decades, vladimir putin's enduring popularity is undeniable. after years of chaos and corruption, he is viewed by his supporters as a leader who has brought about stability and has restored respect in the world. and it's not just the older generation who have felt his impact. russian youth have also been shaped by him. but while some see him as a national hero, t

seema mody takes a look for us tonight. >> reporter: the first quarter of 2018 has been active to say the least for investors. triple digit swegs, volat moves and changes in policies that have economic in the second quarter expect wall street to stay focused on washington. on the topic of trade investors will be keen to figure out whether u.s. relations with china, a large trading partner, will strengthen or weaken. heightened rhetoric on trade protection is expected to co einue,alating worries of a trade war. when it pertains to taxes,om econts will be keeping a close eye o the data to see whether a reduction in the tax rate is starting to have a positive effect on consumers. if we don't see an up tick in spending or consumer confidence, that could push wall street analysts to bring down their growth expectations. currently, analysts are ticipating the united states to grow 2.5 to 3% in 2018. with growth in focus the market a anticipatinther 25 basis point rate hike from the federal reserven the second quarter. while rising rates are not always good for stocks, traders say equities c

. >> and i'm seema mody. good to be alongside >> brian sullivan is off this morning. stocks are lower this morning as investors await this big fed meeting this week. right now, dow futures you can see there, off by 166 points to start the day if things hold the way they are we're also following a developing story right now out of austin, texas police on on the scene of yet another explosion. two people were injured. this latest blast follows a string of package bombings that have rocked the city over the past several weeks >>> president trump is headed to new hampshire today. he's expected to lay out a new plan to tackle america's opioid crisis after the back and forth in the mueller investigation. >>> and vladimir putin claiming victory in russia's central elections. the committee said putin took more than 75% of the vote. he's going to remain in office for 2024 >>> and "black panther" continues to dominate. disney marvel movie taking the box office for the fifth straight week, seema >>> first, the countdown is on congress has until midnight friday to pass a spending

well the indian prime minister narendra modi in the french presenter manual on of officially launched the international solar alliance at a summit in new delhi they want to reduce the world dependence on fossil fuels by expanding the availability of solar energy the idea was first proposed on the sidelines of the twenty fifteen paris agreement on climate change are presented from forty five nations are attending the event with the summits goal is to promote greater investment in solar projects in the member countries the alliance is seeking to add a thousand gigawatts of solar power by twenty thirty but that comes with a price tag of a trillion dollars today there are one hundred twenty one prospective member states thirty of which have signed and ratified the framework agreement countries at least partly within the tropics are eligible to join most of those involved are relatively poor states though with high levels of sunshine while at the lord president not quantico subtle swipe at the u.s. president all chance of pulling out of the paris crimes agreement as he praised a group of f

india and france have signed deals worth some sixteen billion dollars after prime minister narendra modi met president emanuel mccraw on the agreements span cooperation in the fields of defense energy space and counterterrorism and include the. the big nuclear plant in india the two countries also vowed to work together to ensure the freedom of navigation in the indian ocean the two leaders met for ninety minutes on the first official visit to india. after twenty years of strategic partnership we are now opening up to a new era new chapter of strengthening our strategic partnership with unprecedented alliances the pacific or the indian ocean cannot be places for head to money powers we are building a strategic partnership in this respect this is also the purpose of our defense cooperation it was born a while ago and was also tested in difficult times but beyond political alternatives both in france and in india this cooperation in the defense field now has new significance. bodog on please believe that for world peace progress and prosperity in the future the indian ocean region is going

in india for his first official visit is due to hold talks with the indian prime minister narendra modi the discussions are expected to focus on trade security and fighting climate change the leaders are expected to sign several agreements strengthening ties between the two countries. police in sri lanka investigating whether the suspected leaders of this week's wave of violence against muslims received foreign funding two people died and more than sixty were arrested in attacks on mosques and most the moment businesses in the central region of candy calm has now returned and many shops have reopened but as burma smith reports the economy has taken a hit. candy's temple of the tooth is up there on the must see list of tourist coming to sri lanka. millions are drawn to the island serenity and natural beauty but that images taken a hit after the attacks by sinhalese nationalists on the minority muslim community in candy we had to pass the area which was under curfew and so we had to go to the police to get a special permit to go through and that was quite exhausting and annoying also we h

what does modi need to do now? economy would have grown at 7.5%. so, sometimes good economics is under politics. you can see the impact pretty much in the short-term. and in the long-term, the government might not be there, but these are necessary steps. that is why growth actually came off quite sharply. at the same time, you have got banks incorporates that have large debt on the balance sheet. a restructuring is under way. it has to have been but once we get past it, i think growth should pick up. i am skeptical when we have 9% 10% growth. sustainable would be 4% to 5% growth. david: i am glad that has brought up this point, and i guess your point as well, where potential growth hits. something missing was private capex. what is your forecast for some private capex? does it come back? and does 8% overall growth some conservative then, if it does come back in a meaningful way? think to some extent, the private sector and thinking sector are going hand-in-hand at the time being. there is a lot of debt that has been taken from the banks. some of it

in a circle french president emanuel micron is due to hold talks with indian prime minister narendra modi the discussions are expected to focus on trade security and fighting climate change. those i headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera right after witness to stay with us. yeah i returned to chechnya twenty years after the beginning of the. ten years after my last journey i go back to this wounded and forgotten and. the war left a hundred fifty thousand dead one fifth of the population. what has become of chechnya. what has become of grozny the devastated can't. they trace twenty years after the begin. the wall the towers of grozny have a raised everything. now for the mayor put in isn't all the wars. he who orchestrated the second war he who came to power by crushing the rebellion of the chechen people is now celebrated everywhere. at his side the young iron fisted chechen president runs and installed by the kremlin. brand new asphalt glass towers and a personality cult. in grozny order prevails. passers by stroll along pretty nerve new form of victory street. they walk as if n

in the brunt of attacks by far right to do groups affiliated to prime minister narendra modi's hindu nationalist party. for many the german president's visit to the jama masjid is a powerful show of support for india's beleaguered muslims our point of view it is very very important. state head is visiting a religious place and to a mosque definitely will. give a very positive message. to the world and especially to the muslim community in india as well it's a message that is sorely needed in recent years hindu mobs have been accused of sticking tensions of a beef consumption of the slaughter of cows an animal revered by hindus reports of lynching of muslims fuelled fears that being targeted muslim and i'm really scared within around ramadi in power i feel as muslims we don't have a voice anymore in india now that there is a lot of hatred being spread against muslims the same time there are secular and liberal voices here too that's what will save india. go through bit of a. look government is dividing hindus and muslims that's all they're doing. the german president is not intervenin

as national elections approach, indian prime minister narendra modi will want to keep farmers, light section of his voters, much happier than they are at the moment. president trump's announcement of $60 billion of planned tariffs on chinese goods have stoked fears of trade war but speaking on us television on sunday, treasury secretary steve mnuchin said it is something that the trump administration is not afraid of. so far, beijing has hit back with $3 billion worth of tariffs on goods. negotiations between china and the us are still ongoing. while the us is not afraid to make afraid of a trade war, they are engaging in productive dialogue with china. i think they are leaving a lot of leeway to ensure that there is some kind of negotiation that goes on before they lurch into a fully fledged trade war. china has flagged up fledged trade war. china has flagged up $3 billion, on the sidelines, they have also said there are many other products that they could target, airlines, one of the big ticket items. if negotiations fail, how could impacts asian economic growth in the second half

slower growth forced modi to offer an expansionist budget. president trump is warning china that he will use all available tools to prevent the state driven model undermining global competition. this annual trade policy report says beijing hasn't lived up to the promises it made when he joined the wto in 2001 and actually seems to be moving away from market principles. sent a topi has advisor to washington for talks with senior administration officials. global news, 24 hours a day, powered my more than 2600 -- by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm paul allen. this is bloomberg. rishaad: china's leaders have approved top nominees for jobs. our correspondent is in beijing. these seem to be pretty important decisions here. the question is, what are we expecting to hear in the week ahead? npc will be rubberstamping these decisions around nominations for some of these keep hosts -- key posts, very likely the new head of the pboc is expected to be announced. there is some speculation that could be the top govern

. >> i'm seema mody. global markets reacting to news that the white house is planning to launch heavy tariffs on steel and aluminum imports let's look at how futures are setting up for trade the dow is down by 94 points the nasdaq down 16 and the s&p 500 down 8 points. the dow posting its first three-day losing streak of 2018. the dow yesterday did lose 420 points looking at the mod in asia, stocks closing there with the hang seng closing with a decline of 1.4%. in europe, stocks there were responsing negatively to the tariff move. the dax leading the declines down 2%. similar story in france. and italy were down 1.89%. >> even though we had a big bounce back last week in the u.s., european markets, asian markets never bounced back to the same extent. >>> we have team coverage of the global fallout to the new tariffs. eunice yoon is live in beijing, karen tso in england, but we start can kawith kayla tausche >> president trump's announcement that he would seek global tariffs stunned investors, white house

india and france have signed deals with sixteen billion dollars after prime minister narendra modi had talks with president emanuel macro the agreements include cooperation on defense and space and counterterrorism and the construction of a nuclear power plant in india there is also a place to put together racial the freedom of navigation in the indian nation. e.u. japan and u.s. trade officials are meeting in brussels to discuss president transplant on steel and imports the european bloc has threatened to impose tariffs on u.s. products in retaliation washington's international allies have warned that the us president's move could end up causing more harm to them than to china which is the plans intended target to have been allowed to leave jail by a judge after more than a year behind jail behind bars the pair remain charged with terrorism offenses linked to their work for an opposition newspaper right up to date those are the headlines let's go back now to the boy who started the syrian war. the boy who was unwitting action sparked the civil war lost the most important person in his

i'm mike santoli >> i'm seema mody. mike, good to be by your side this morning >> great to start a new month with you let's look at the futures at this hour. still under pressure we had late-day selloffs the past two days. the dow down about 83 points right now. still not far above last week's lows the s&p indicated to open down 7. about a third of a percent the nasdaq also looking to be open down about 7 points >> we'll have more on the markets in a second. first a major corporate story. walmart joining dick's sporting goods in raising the minimum age to buy a gun to 21 walmart is also removing items from its website that look like assault rifles including non-lethal air soft guns and toys walmart already stopped selling assault weapons and accessories back in 2015 >>> turning back to the markets, february was a tough month for stocks the dow snapping ten straight months of gains. that was the longest win streak since 1959 recapping the index for the month, the dow fell more than 4% the s&p dropped 3.9% the nasdaq was

i'm dominic chu. >> i'm seema mody. >> let's check on the global markets. we are seeing the futures picture weaken over the course of the past half hour. dow jones futures indicate a slightly lower open at this point if things hold the way they are with the s&p 500 and nasdaq pretty much flat as well. we're also watching shares of facebook holding in the red as the fallout growing from the privacy scandal. we heard from goldman sachs facebook analyst within the past half hour. he says this scandal could impact the social network's growth >> i think it's certain that we'll get regulation in this area the current way that political advertising online is regulated falls under a very narrow, loosely regulated category that's clearly going to change, not just for facebook but for everyone it's a question of how far does that go? you have categories of advertising online like pharmaceutical where the level of disclosures, the level of requirements that go along with that advertising are so ownneros that very little is down the question is will political move all

. >> i'm seema mody in for sara today. it will be an interesting day for markets. >> let's look at them, moving lower after that bombshell announcement that gary cohn is leaving the white house. we are down 349 points on the dow. let's get straight to eamon javers live in washington with the latest good morning >> good morning. another week, another major white house departure. this time gary cohn, the president's top economic adviser. it was not an unexpected move and throughout the afternoon white house aides were cautioning us that if gary cohn were to resign it would be about more than the tariff decision made by the president of the united states last week. gary cohn had been opposed to it, was maneuvering to block it or take the steam out of it, in the end gary cohn left the white house last night, an announcement that came after the market closed. the president on twitter last night saying we will be making a decision soon on the appointment of new chief economic adviser. many people wanting the job. will choose wis

those consumer tech names clearly in focus as we look to the markets turn to the downside. >> seema modi, thank you mike santoli rejoins us. i think it's important to take a step back and say, what actually is going on in the market? it's not just, oh, facebook is in the headline so social media is selling off netflix, sure they're in the data business to some extent, they don't have anything to do with that. microsoft being down does this present an opportunity for the most loved parts of the market or is this howl markets overowned are behaving >> i think it's the latter, at least in the short term. you also have to keep in mind that the market in the past few days has been trying to draw those distinctions, trying to set aside facebook and alphabet, ad-supported companies that might have scrutiny. the other day microsoft got a big upgrade and the stock was up - >> a trillion dollar market company company within a year or two. >> on a daily basis you can get swept up in those things i do think it's about crowded stocks under some kind of liquidation and a sloppy kind of rushed rotation

now let's get to seema mody at hq with the european close coming in a couple minutes >> european stocks are rising for a second consecutive day the main catalyst being north korea. suggesting it is open to talks with the united states giving up about giving up nuclear weapons. waning fears of a trade war also adding to sent as you can see here, the biggest gainer is italy. up almost 2% today following sunday's election. and this rebound is in reaction to reports that rival populous parties ruled out a coalition easing concerns about a potential hard line government yesterday the italian markets did enter correction territory briefly before rebounding up 1.7% today the euro is rising against the u.s. dollar with the ecb policy meeting just two days away it's at 1:24 and moving on to m & a, europe's largest cardboard box maker is soaring. they got a takeover bid from international paper of the united states. saying the deal fails to reflect the company's strong growth prospects. that stock up nearly 20% and take a look at the uk grossers there is new data showing that text sco and morriso

modi of, prime minister india and macron launched a solar energy partnership on sunday in new delhi. for both leaders, it is very important that this growing energy demand is met in a clean way so that india does not end up essentially having to go back on its commitments under the paris climate change agreement, which is so important for macron to uphold. energy has been a very important issue on this visit. >> also, lots of focus onn cultural exchanges between india and france. >> he talked about this a lot. i feel there was kind of an elephant in the room, brexit. he did not mention it once. this idea of perhaps not replacing an english speaking culture in many ways, but certainly taking advantage of the fact that many firms, financial institutions have expressed an interest in relocating from london, perhaps reflecting britain's imminent loss of influence in the world. i think macron wants to take advantage of this, but to do that you have to create a kind of cultural backdrop of people to be interested in france and french things, be that french technology or french consumer goo

frfrenchresident a anonymous phone and you primeme minisr narendra modi. side of the alliance first so make this sunday it's a much awaited events or mike on scheduled during his first state visit to india. and is expected to showcase the two countries commitment to fighting climate change. economic cooperation is also higher microns agenda. quotable is seven percent a year india is the world's fastest growing economymy. sixty four engine sixty indian companies have been invited to the ceo for them on sataturday. in the hope f managing business connections between both countries. this is not only causing business leaders bottles of the states after selling thirty six about file fighter jets the engine army for close to seven point eight billion euros in two thousand and sixteen. micron hopes the french companies will also be able to sell the helicopters ends of movies. india is the world's biggest on fire and the french leader once in your daily to choose more and more french technology to revive its military. security cooperation will also be discussed an

has racked up a trip to india with a better try to down the river ganges with prime minister narendra modi's. all about a nasty in i know michael say i've into some of the power plants and he said that he had from to now be able to sell more planes and submarines. subcontinent some sense it has the story. yes it may be held in reserve for both the scorching sun is providing a fishing searching for warming relations. between france and india. this mass assertive phone is the latest version the two nations cooperation built by french and he joins angie and unveils. the final day of the million the calls and it's the largest confidence coming in the states of those hard foughgh as she india's most populous regio. that's him to a whopping two hundred million people and whose. life energies growing rapidly is part of the french president's pledge of hundreds of millions of dollars the son of products. in developing countries. during the three day trip powers is also a deep and it's ministry ties with delhi inking a deal providing for the use of each other's facilities. to countries whose acute co

the indian prime minister, narendra modi, has been criticised after reports that his official mobile app, downloaded by millions of people, automatically sends personal user data to a us company without the user's consent. the governing bjp has denied that the information went to a third party. the us federal trade commission has confirmed it's investigating facebook‘s privacy policies after revelations that a political consulting company, cambridge analytica, had been given access to users' personal data. facebook, which was subject to an ftc inquiry in 2011, said it welcomed the opportunity to answer the regulator's questions. malaysia has proposed making it a criminal offence to publish fake news — offenders could face up to 10 years in prison. opposition groups say the government is trying to silence debate about a corruption scandal involving the prime minister, najib razak, ahead of a a general election. the proposed legislation defines fake news as any report, information or data that is wholly or partially false. more than 60 people, many of them children, have died in a

trading to get the stickers that want the first panini sticker album appeared in the italian city of modi not in the early one nine hundred sixty s. . there's an unusual exhibition right now in london it features characters and sets from the animation film i live docks about one thousand figures were assembled for the stop motion found many of them in different sizes the film used a total of two hundred forty micro scents and most of them can be seen in the exhibition. the plots of the film can fight this the manner of a big japanese city band's own dogs to a garbage dump called trash island and jamboree travels to the island to try and find his dog spot. also in london madame tussauds has found a new way to protect the british royal family standing on the balcony of buckingham palace. the family often gather there for important events. but the exhibition is not yet quite complete megan markel and prince harry will make their debuts only after their marriage in may and kate and william's children will appear later to probably after the couple's third child was born. next up well off to it

change all of this is she wants to see talks defy the image her party has because of her father john modi le pen now he stayed away from this conference he was stripped of the honorary presidency by by them during the course of proceedings and he actually has been launching his own autobiography the first volume at least in paris which is turning out to be a bestseller in that autobiography he says that he was a very much in favor of the he she regime of course whose whole aberrated with the nazis in the second world war adding to the impact of the remark he made about the holocaust as a. detail of history so i don't think despite marina penn's best efforts she could really rid herself of the fact of the father who found his body and let it really for decades no matter what she does what she goes through what policy policy she tries to push through the memory of her father will stay as a troublesome haunting spirit no matter what she tries to do it does still make her brand even with a new name slightly toxic. jack while as head of european research at the global policy institute an inter

seema mody in san juan. >> reporter: puerto rico was already struggling through a decade-long recession which pushed the u.s. territory to the largest municipal bankruptcy in u.s. history when one of the most destructive hurricanes in history made land fall in september. it's now been six months after hurricane maria and puerto rico is desperate to bring busineso backhe island. the government positioning itself as a hub for the rapidly growing blockchain industry which has yet to claim a city as ts headquarters. this pastweek, thousands of crypto and blockchain developers descend upon the island to attend three separate industry conferences in the capital of san juan. the secretary of the department of economic development announced a new advisory council initiative to help develop and attract blockchain business to the island? we are welcoming, with open arms, blockchain technology for puerto rico because we know there is a huge potential for the island. >> reporter: t insendives make puerto rico an appealing destalation. specif act 22, which says if you become a resident of essentiall

before mr ford it would be important to the barkeeper modi is saddened by the fact that there is prejudice against people just because of the color of their skin. the city. friends have told me that they are accused of not wanting to work this is not fair all of us migrants should get a chance. to visit. but later nardo and his i don't much beeny are hoping to conquer southern italy with the simple populist slogan a talionis first. with all the talk of a united europe one that is to borrow another american politicians phrase stronger together the growing populous demand to put one's nation first seems to run counter to that. despite being in power in russia for almost two decades vladimir putin's enduring popularity is undeniable after years of chaos and corruption he's viewed by his supporters as a leader who's brought about stability and has restored respect in the world and it's not just the older generation who felt his impact russian youth have also been shaped by him but while some see him as a national hero there are others who reject everything he stands for as the country prepares

seema modi is at that exchange. >> a lackluster debut for the chinese streaming site, down nearly 10% right now despite today's price action, keep in mind, is still the largest chinese ipo since alibaba in 2014 and the fifty chinese ipo the nasdaq has seen this year following 17 chinese listings last year. iqiyi's debut comes a day after another chinese online video platform billy billy sank in its debut. both are trading down. speaking to one nasdaq executive, i asked if tensions between washington and beijing is having any impact on the ipo listing. he gave me an emphatic no but said the fear of retaliation is something they're watching very closely. back to you. >> seema, thank you very much for that now, it's not just these chinese listings that have run into trouble of late. a number of recent ipos have had less than stellar returns. adt is down 40% from its ipo price, albeit up a nice 4% today. blue apron is now trading under $2 a share bouncing -- you keep an eye on that one. >> i do. it's right behind us and it's been an ugly one interestingly enough, a new report from renaiss

with the pattern of intensifying pressure on journalists in kashmir ever since prime minister narendra modi introduced his more hardline policy in the region ok thanks well palestinians in the occupied territories are among the most watched people on the planet they're under the constant gaze of israeli soldiers but in the israeli media palestinians are not as visible as you might think and when they are covered they're often framed as problems for the most part security problems the relative absence of palestinians in israel's media does have an effect on audiences to the extent that many israelis refuse to believe that an occupation that has lasted more than half a century now even exists. but the story of a young palestinian girl and her confrontation with an israeli soldier that landed her in prison has got people talking part of what makes a head to me story different comes down to appearances she does not fit the israeli stereotype of what palestinians look like the coverage of that one incident one of it is a case study of a narrative in dispute and this past week to name his cousin

the indian prime minister narendra modi has been criticised after reports that his official mobile app automatically sends user data to a us company without the user's consent. it's been downloaded millions of times, but the governing bjp is denying any information is going to a third party. and scientists say they've discovered the main reason why whales are so big. it's to retain body heat in chilly ocean waters. a us study found that once [and mammals take to the water they evolve very quickly to a larger size. let's talk about facebook. there is a lot to talk about. we've been reporting on the fallout for facebook after a political consultancy — cambridge analytica has been accused of improperly using the facebook data on behalf of political clients. within facebook‘s setting, you can download everything that facebook hold on you. the author emma kennedy tweeted, "i've just looked at the data files i requested from facebook and they had every single phone number in my contacts. they had every single social event i went to, a list of all my friends (and their birthdays) and a li

of course, the modi has a long—standing policy of never commenting on the activities of uk special forces, but we understand this was a member of uk special forces. the incident is under investigation, a reminder that the fight against is is not over. all departing flights from london stansted airport were cancelled this evening, after a fire on a shuttle bus in front of the terminal. parts of the airport were evacuated whilst the fire, which was caused by an electrical fault, was put out. nobody was hurt, but officials say some areas of the building suffered smoke damage. passengers were asked to leave the airport and re—book their flights. parents are increasingly being asked to contribute towards classroom basics such as textbooks, says the leader of the largest teachers' union. ahead of its annual conference in brighton, kevin courtney of the national education union, said that although more than £1 billion of extra funding has been allocated to schools in england, rising costs meant they still faced tough choices. our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys, reports. they're not the o

there's risks here seema mody is in san juan with the details. hi, seema. >> courtney, it's been six months since puerto rico was hit by one of the worst hurricanes in history now the island is desperate to bring business back. the government is positioning itself as a destination for blockchain start-ups this week, launching an advisory council that is dedicated to helping blockchain companies grow here on the island. >> at this point in time, we are welcoming with open arms blockchain technology for puerto rico because we know that there's a huge potential for the island >> it's a tax incentive that makes puerto rico very appealing. specifically act 22, which basically says if you become a resident of puerto rico, you effectively pay no long-term capital gains. of course, that's appealing to specifically the cryptocurrency and blockchain investors that's one of the main reasons a lot say they are making the move to puerto rico >> this is one of the best places to put a start-up company. the tax incentives are incredible, the talent down here is

president emmanuel mccall is due to hold talks in a few hours with the indian prime minister narendra modi micron is on his first official visit to india the discussions are expected to focus on trade security and fighting climate change those are your headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after talk to al-jazeera stay with us. the continent of antarctica is facing multiple threats from climate change through overfishing tourism but now a campaign is underway to create the largest protected area on the remote borders on the i don't see stay with al-jazeera for a series of special reports from the green peace exposition on talk to. the journey to europe starts here in a small bus station off the coast of west africa on the outskirts of gambia scapel banjul in their backpack they carry some money a change of clothes and perhaps a cell phone everything else they leave behind including their documents their names where they are from their age is no longer relevant. this is a journey for a new life some are after the freedom they believe can be found in europe and not at home for othe

surpassing china as they say in india first class this is good news for indian prime minister the dura modi who is tied up in an election battle for next year his government has recently taken a public relations hit for not stuff. one of the one point eight billion dollar frauds at the state owned punjab national bank the p n g which we've discussed several times on the program china previously held the top economic growth spot in twenty sixteen with a rate of six point nine percent for twenty seventeen chinese growth still very high was reported at a six point eight percent growth rate analysts say the chinese growth may be on the decline as a chinese manufacturing sector took a recent blow resulting in the largest reduction in activity in seven years for the first economic quarter of twenty eight teen chinese growth may be harder to track to the closing of chinese factory during the chinese new year celebrations on a ridge in a regional perspective the australian economy grew at two point eight percent in twenty seventeen well below china and india's rates of course compare all of this to

arrived in india for his first official visit there these two to meet with prime minister narendra modi for talks that are likely to focus on trade security and on climate change the leaders are expected to sign several agreements. and those other headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera right after today's inside story next. on counting the cost in what's been a big week for global trade we'll look at how the u.s. is up bending the rules of commerce and free trade is really worth fighting for plus the latest mind bending concept cars from the geneva auto show counting the cost at this time on edge is it a. saudi crown prince mohamed and solomon has been given a welcome few world leaders could expect in london the british government has been accused of ignoring rights abuses in saudi arabia and yemen so what is behind this controversial trip this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i'm richelle carey the red carpet has been rolled out at buckingham palace and number ten downing street in london for saudi arabia's crown prince bahamas and salma the thirty two year old be