a mosque was destroyed in a city called ayodhya. the situation evokes painful memories for muslims a 16th century mosque originally stood on the site. this was the mosque, as it appeared in 1990. but in 1992 it was illegally torn down, triggering religious violence across the country in which 2000 people were killed. and this is the hindu temple which now stands there today. the inauguration of the temple is seen by many as the unofficial start of prime minister modi s election campaign. millions of hindus are celebrating the temple opening, saying it s a long standing dream come true. many accuse mr modi of violating india s secular constitution by opening the temple. from ayodhya, our south asia correspondent yogita limaye reports. a grand opening for one of hinduism most revered deities. india s prime minister performing rituals for the consecration of an idol of lord ram. hundreds of people, holy men, actors, politicians attended the ceremony. but it wasn t just them
Hello, im lucy hockings. Welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. Israels military says it carried out a new ground raid in gaza overnight to target hamas fighters. Infantry and armoured units were accompanied by Helicopter Gunships as they entered eastern gaza city. These pictures, supplied by the idf, apparently show a Hamas Tunnel Being struck by a guided missile. Launch sites for anti tank missiles and command and control centres were also hit. The army said it killed a senior hamas commander and all israeli troops exited the area with no injuries. This is the second brief ground raid in as many days. The israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted a full offensive is coming. The main un agency in the gaza strip is again warning its humanitarian work is becoming more difficult because of a lack of fuel in the territory. The head of unrwa says basic services are crumbling, with food and water running out and streets overflowing wi
Attack by the Paramilitary Rapid support forces. The Israeli Army Says five of its soldiers were mistakenly killed by one of its own tanks in the north of gaza. Scientists have solved the mystery of the origins of ancient baobab trees. Hello. Now with all the latest sport. The pga championship the second mens major of the year is under way at Valhalla In Louisville with some big names including tiger woods, rory mcilroy and defending champion brook koepka among the early starters. The later starters Includejon Rahm and a trio of major winners including wyndham clark, luke donald, the captain for europe alongside rory macro. And of the later starters, this afternoon we have got a trio of major winners. On saturday evening in riyadh, well witness one of the biggest heavyweight fights for years as tyson fury and Oleksandr Usyk vie to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Lennox lewis was the last man to hold that accolade, and hes been chatting to our reporter ade adedo
Hello, im catherine byaruhanga. We start this with the order by the Israeli Military for more residents in the city of rafah in the Southern Gaza strip to leave neighbourhoods in the east. Washington has warned israel not to mount a full offensive in the city, but there were further israeli strikes overnight. This is where people have been told to go, al mawasi, which has been described an expanded humanitarian area by the Israel Defence forces. It now says 300,000 gazans have moved towards there since the first Evacuation Orders on monday. Last night, a long awaited Us Government report criticised israels use of american supplied weapons in the gaza war, saying its reasonable to assess they have been used in breach of International Humanitarian law in some instances. This report from our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. Now a ghost town. Parts of rafah that were crammed full of people just days ago are emptying out. Palestinians fleeing in their thousands as israel signals i