also, americanjournalist evan gershkovich has been held in a russian prison accused of spying for exactly a year. we speak to his friends about how he s coping. politics in northern ireland have been thrown into turmoil with the news that the leader of the democratic unionist party sir jeffrey donaldson has resigned after being charged with rape and other historical sexual offences. he was arrested yesterday, along with a 57 year old woman who has been charged with aiding and abetting in connection with the alleged offences. they will appear in court next month. sirjeffrey is northern ireland s longest serving mp at westminster and has been leader of the dup since 2021. jennifer o leary reports. sirjeffrey donaldson, a leader whojust weeks ago returned his party to power sharing at stormont. today, his political career appears to be over. in a statement, his party announced his resignation, confirming that he s been charged with allegations of a historical nature. bbc new
who could glide up the field. his country called him the kaiser, the emperor, and as captain, he made them serial winners. first in 1972 as european champions, then two years later, in a world cup on home soil. it was just the first piece of his extraordinary career. at his club, bayern munich, he won three european cups. franz beckenbauer! he d end his playing days in the states, with new york cosmos. his first management role came with his country, and at italia 90, he made them world champions. he helped his nation off the field, adding the bid to host the 2006 world cup. beckenbauer was later charged with corruption, his trial ending without a verdict. but on the field, his achievements were without dispute in a career forever linked with his sport s greatest prize. franz beckenbauer won it in defence and in the dugout. tributes to beckenbauer have been pouyring in from around the world. germany managerjulian nagelsmann said. honorary president of bayern munich and former
reforms would continue in the world s fastest growing major economy in the world. that reported more than an 8% economic expansion in the last financial year. some of the post poll projections have even predicted a two thirds majority for the ruling party, and that would be even more than what they won in the 2019 elections. but these are still projections, and the exit polls have had their share of failures in the past. there s also expectation that many seats could go for a nail biting finish in the world s largest election. that also was marked by high pitched campaigns, divisive speeches, fake news and questions over the free and fair election. and so it s not over until it s over. the electronic voting machines that have recorded every single vote that was casted and its corresponding paper trails have reached the strong rules and the counting will begin 8am tuesday local time for whoever wins this mandate, creating enoughjobs and ensuring that india s fast paced economi
hit the country hard, making the economy one of the biggest issues in this election. financial markets are already celebrating a modi win. let s go live to the bombay stock exchange and our correspondent archa na shukla. looking at markets today, we are seeing a sharp sell off, what is going on? are seeing a sharp sell-off, what is going on? are seeing a sharp sell-off, what is going on? well, as the markets opened what is going on? well, as the markets opened today, - what is going on? well, as the markets opened today, they . what is going on? well, as the i markets opened today, they got a bit of a shock from the initial and early trends of election counting. projections had projected a clear mandate for narendra modi and his party and its allies, but the initial trends can begin seem to show the win could be narrower than projected. i am outside the bombay stock exchange, one of the two national exchanges in india, both of which saw a rally yesterday in monday s trade,