i'm at the stance you i'm in india on a journey of discovery i want to know once i'm full is india the inclusive secular country i grew up here and safe the muslims and other minorities or is it on a path to become a dominated nation. 'd 6 i've come to see brigitte concho han a so-called anti love jihad warrior his movement claims to be working muslim men who pretend to be hindus so as to seduce new girls and force them to convert to islam. is not an argument america where i vi or rather. i'm with you. i think you're making who wanted to call the most obvious comic a man he said i'm. going to be judged should not be of me should not give up i believe that the members of 1. 1000000 if i may buy that was developed as well among the giving of the is meant to be about the good fight effectively the good fight they don't they got to be going to make a song was just sort of it because i mean they are and i'm truly don't know louis and without them i'll be in the game the fight is out and i'm going to get the book i'm going to go get that good job we have a lot of indication they can do him a

we are fighting for the saw oil and the soul of india if the small farmers are no more india is not a civilization that is india they nourish the soul of this country and we have states more farmers in spite of the global powers wanting to grab the land and turn us into a large fund desert like the midwest of the united states is because of. this now for the sun this year not for india and this price in feeding this country did it right if eating 1300000000 i can tell you the us mother cannot feed 1300000000 the indian palmers have done it and i take pride in this. well as you say the movement certainly has grown in the quarter of a 1000000000 people now on the streets but the world bank would no doubt say ok there were mistakes made back then with there are. in ideological policies they reform to an extent another thrown around or modi india's leader he claims that is exactly what the farmers are protesting about they should be celebrating because it gives them more autonomy and reduces that taxes well in the infamous don't pay taxes we've kept agriculture because because agriculture

in a country like india. it's often hard to know for sure if this is the whole story but it's clear that people feel that they were being persecuted. bomb a dish they are going sorry is one of many casualties of the yogi government a man of business traduced depending re overnight thousands like him have been affected in the state of what the for the and even before this festival of the there is a sense of fear and trepidation. but hardliners be they vigilantes or politicians i know many obsessed with protecting power. i. love that. it is. part of the plan from our congress love that we are grappling the extra mile they are the media don't go we go there and we give them a chance to tell their story more than a year after the clubby 19 pandemic began its origins remain a mystery one o one east meets the scientists trying to trace the virus from the animal kingdom to humans on al-jazeera. matheson in doha the top stories on all dizzy the former chief of security at the u.s. capitol of told senators that office

but india, the idea of india, shall triumph. the idea of india is much bigger than its current rulers or possibly the current dissenters. yogendra yadav, we have to end there, but i do thank you very much indeed forjoining me on hardtalk. hello there. we can expect more mild weather through the rest of this week, but with that, there will be more outbreaks of rain. through wednesday, yes, it will be mild but also windy, some outbreaks of rain at times. quite a wet start to the day, actually, thanks to this frontal system pushing its way eastwards. now, that rain will clear from many areas quite quickly, but you can see this frontjust dangling down towards the south. that means the rain is going to linger across southern counties of england for a good part of the day. in fact, pushing back northwards into parts of south wales, the midlands and east anglia through the afternoon. elsewhere, it's a sunshine and showers day, some particularly heavy showers towards the northwest where it will also be windy. gusts of 70 mph in exposed

but india, the idea of india, shall triumph. the idea of india is much bigger than its current rulers or possibly the current dissenters. yogendra yadav, we have to end there, but i do thank you very much indeed forjoining me on hardtalk. hello. quite a lot of wind and rain in the forecast, but some sunshine too. at least it is very mild out there. thursday is going to be quite a mixed bag, so we might have a spell of very heavy rain, but there's also some sunshine on the way. you can see the weather fronts gathering out towards the southwest. they are going to be moving across the uk. there's another one deep out in the atlantic. that's on the way for friday, and that will bring more heavy rain and strong winds. so here is the first bout of wet and windy weather through the early hours. the weather front crossing england and wales, also some heavy rain there wrapping around the centre of the low—pressure close or to northern ireland and scotland. obviously, very mild between 5—9 celsius across the uk overnight. that weather

and in india. you saw more tempered reactions when vice president harris was running her own campaign for president. in the days of her campaign, i had done some reporting to explore the reaction among indian americans, and while indian americans were glad she was in the race, and proud to see her there and proud to see more representation of indian americans and asians in the political landscape, they were not rallying to her campaign. there certainly was a generational difference. a lot of older indian americans were very excited about her candidacy, a lot of younger indian americans told me they were excited and glad to see her there, but that wasn't going to factor in significantly into their choice for who they wanted to be the candidate. early on, the reaction was a little more tempered. as she was selected vice president and as the vice presidential candidate, and now has become the vice president, i think you've seen that swell of pride grow. there are nuances to that. vice president harris

glad you could join us even as many nations around the was struggling with covert vaccine shortages india is distributing millions of doses in its neighborhood and further afield most have been given away free some commercially the policy is in line with prime minister narendra modi's or shortens to make affordable vaccines available to the world but then a definite indian soft power at play especially at a time that china too is ramping up its own so-called vaccine diplomacy. this is the 1st consignment of covert 900 facts seen to arrive in afghanistan it includes half a 1000000 doses and was donated by the government of india. the international press and a host of v.i.p.'s have been assembled to witness the event so what's behind such generosity and embassy spokes person offers a one explanation. that you know we were a long tradition of. from. birth. recorded over rexy in my. current. friendship through vaccination while other countries are accused of holding vaccines or failing to secure enough for their citizens india has already given away more than 5000000 doses and may donate as m

in a country like india. it's often hard to know for sure if this is the whole story but it's clear that people feel that they are being persecuted. bomb of this they are going sorry is one of many casualties of the yogi government a man of business reduced depending re overnight thousands like him have been affected in the state of what the british and even before this festival of the there is a sense of fear and trepidation. but hardliners be there vigilantes or politicians are no mini obsessed with protecting cows. but. just. that. since its inception in 1961 the kuwait fund has been supporting people's livelihoods in over 100 countries by funding projects in a rape sectors. ranging from infrastructure to health and education. these initiatives ultimately help to eradicate poverty. and promote sustainable development. again i'm fully back to boyd doha with the headlines on al-jazeera malaysia's government has defied a court order and deported more than a 1000 asylum seekers including children to myanmar a

but india, the idea of india, shall triumph. the idea of india is much bigger than its current rulers or possibly the current dissenters. yogendra yadav, we have to end there, but i do thank you very much indeed forjoining me on hardtalk. hello. the latest live update from bbc weather. it is mild out there, we have another mild week to come. mild, regardless of whether you get the sunshine or whether it is raining, because there are some bright skies in the scottish borders this afternoon. here is the look of the departure from the average temperature map. look at those warm colours. it gets very mild for a time, while those temperatures ease later in the week. in terms of rainfall, regardless of how wet it is, parts of eastern england stay largely dry, but northern ireland and scotland get the wettest weather. you see some of those greens, indication there could be over 100 millimetres of rain in some spots, with a risk of flooding. is this area of low pressure brings in a wiggling weather front for tuesday and wednesday across

same truth to the idea of india that the leadership of the represented was that india would be a country with dark matter which god you worship or if you were shipped no good book what language you would be in if you be an equal citizen that was elected the same true cornerstone of all 40 stood for many of us believe that the issue was resolved for ever but it was not the beauty of it have succeeded in uniting. all communities into believing that there's a common enemy which is the muslim war the also has the backing of the largest civil society organization in the world. which is which is the this is which is deeply committed to the ideology of indiscipline this is. the campaign to get back the sides of the barbary mosque for the hindus had been running for years. but the act that made it possible came from a completely unexpected event one that played into a negative narrative about muslims and secularism promoted by the r.s.s. . in 96 and otherwise obscure family dispute involving a muslim couple that became known as the shah bano case reached the supreme court in delhi. the has been

in a country like india. it's often hard to know for sure if this is the whole story but it's clear that people feel that they are being persecuted. mom a dish they are going sorry is one of many casualties of the yogi government a man of business reduced japan yury overnight thousands like him have been affected in the state of what the british and even before this festival of the there is a sense of fear and trepidation. but hardliners be there vigilantes or politicians are not merely obsessed with protecting cows. was. that. there was the. power defines our laws lou babies were toy did it nothing that there were people in power investigates exposes and questions the use and abuse of power around the globe and i'll just leave that. route. what you observe with me so rob a reminder of our top news stories are more worldly view on foreign affairs as we declared by the new u.s. president joe biden certainly changing the focus from previous adult trumps america 1st policies and his 1st big international space s

but india, the idea of india, shall triumph. the idea of india is much bigger than its current rulers or possibly the current dissenters. yogendra yadav, we have to end there, but i do thank you very much indeed forjoining me on hardtalk. hello there. the very mild south—westerly winds which we've had during the start of this weekend have also brought a lot of rainfall across some western parts of england, wales, northern ireland and western scotland. we have seen some local flooding in places, river levels running very high. and as a consequence from all the recent rain, the number of flood warnings has increased. but the good news is for part two of the weekend, it looks a bit drier across the board. we should see quite a bit of sunshine around. it's going to stay mild, but there will still be some rain around but not as much as what we had on saturday. now, the rain will be courtesy of this weather front, which will start out across more southern and eastern parts of england. low pressure to the north—west of the uk will

but india, the idea of india, shall triumph. the idea of india is much bigger than its current rulers or possibly the current dissenters. yogendra yadav, we have to end there, but i do thank you very much indeed forjoining me on hardtalk. rain has already caused flooding in some parts of southern wales were a met office amber warning is enforced. if the baby highest brand we could see up to 200 millimetres of rain falling by the end of today. this is the radar over the last 2a hours, it showers that the of rain has been a build endless, also following heavenly across the south—west of england, parts of north—west england and rain has been pushing back across northern ireland and scotland as well but through the west of the afternoon, the rain will actually start to ease off a little across parts of wales and the south—west. eastern parts of england holding on to dry and relatively bright weather in the best of any sunshine we are looking at highs of 16 or 17 degrees. but it is mild across the board. windy for all as well.

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for india this is a source of national pride. it's also seen as a way of improving ties in the region and some say leveraging any goodwill that might be generated. by the suggest delis hoping to counter chinese influence and staging conducts its own vaccine diplomacy delivering dozens of its japp to countries in india's backyard. joining me now is an unchristian he's china correspondent for the hindu newspaper and also of the book india's china challenge he joins me now from chennai month welcome india a cold a vaccine made through your vaccine friendship but is it primarily a way to counter chinese influence in what india has already seen as its arrow of influence well because i don't really think so because if you look at the spread of where india has been sending its vaccines it's of course focused in the immediate neighborhood bangladesh and neon ma in a pall of the of more doses from india than any other country but india is also supplying vaccines to egypt south africa brazil now countries in the caribbean and i think it's

is modi versus the farmers a defining moment for india? my a defining moment for india? my guest today is yogendra yadav, leader of the swaraj party and prominent backer of the farmers' cause. is modi versus the farmers a defining moment for india? yogendra yadav, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you are on the co—ordinating committee of the co—ordinating committee of the main group behind the farmers protests. we have been watching them for the last weeks and months but it does seem as though right now, they may be losing momentum. is that right? may be losing momentum. is that riuht? ., ., right? not quite. in an extraordinary - right? not quite. in an l extraordinary movement right? not quite. in an - extraordinary movement of this kind, given the size, scale and time, you have a bit of ups and downs. remember, we're looking at near about 100,000 farmers camping outside the capital, delhi. remember, it is nearly three months ago so yes, people come and go and yes, the mainstream media would like to imagine we do not exist anymore but all you have to do is send your

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influence in what india has already seen as its influence . well but i don't really think so because if you look at the spread of where there has been sending its vaccines it's of course focused in the immediate neighborhood of bangladesh and neon maya naipaul of the more doses from india than any other country but india is also supplying vaccines to egypt south africa brazil now countries in the caribbean i think it's more a question of india happening to be one of the places in the world that has the biggest capacity for making vaccines and right now are british the it's more a question of demand and supply where india is going to be producing way more than it needs just so far india has vaccinated about 8000000 people and it has sent about 16000000 doses of vaccines abroad of which about one 3rd of grants and the rest on a commercial basis so i think gracious more of a demand to play should other than the vaccine competition and as someone in the paul recently told me if india and china are going head over heals the supply of axes is a good

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of role but india was not in a position to take them back to india because of this complex issue of they. can openly or try to reach some point by books and secondly that all india is itself in the regional context so it's unfortunate but the show has got ready dangled in the bilateral issues as they are now up game between me and maya and bangladesh on one hand and between 9 mana and the rest of us on the other and there are other elements that are will become active we've made some good points then use some interesting language which i think opens the door for us to discuss a lot of things when you said tangled and you said the regional context let's bring in chad how maddie under international law who is responsible for sheltering a group of refugees when they're found at the sea it's a very important question that you're phrased and like you've asked about the international human rights law or international law that you talk about we've seen as recently as last year that the task force of politics the ration where the countries have emphasized about saving lives at sea irrespect

earnings day today, itc, we have coal india, oil india and petrol net also coming out with their latest numbers. the hong kong market at the moment being voted for, and jumping nearly 24%, with a disclosure coming through that we will talk about later on. and to open in india that we have in the hang seng, just positive terrain by .4 of 1%. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ >> let's do a quick check of the latest business flash headlines. chairman has apologized after a report found the company is unfit to hold a gaming license in the state of new south wales. after fighting for serious misconduct, a report by retired judge was look into alleged criminal activity and called for the departure of the ceo and it cap on share ownership. singular -- singer rhianna are suspending operations for the fenty brand, and say they hope it will return when conditions approve. fenty arrived to great fanfare. it was usually rebuilt and fenty is only at second new label. alibaba takes fire in new york after jack -- alibaba has been out of sight for weeks after coming under fire in china for a critical speech h

india want of this deal? india - economies in the world. india | want of this deal? india would be looking _ want of this deal? india would be looking to push _ want of this deal? india would be looking to push hard - want of this deal? india would be looking to push hard and l be looking to push hard and pursue its interest in that post brexit scenario. despite repeated calls the prime minister has made an international platform about india being self—reliant, this does not mean india is inward looking. india is looking at increased cooperation in the centre is a mentioned. india has over 400 companies operating out of the uk, over 80,000 individuals stopping in the context of developments here, it refused to join a regional economic partnership over concerns of chinese dominance. india is also looking at potential alternatives in countries like the uk as well. and all of this becomes extremely significant as it looks to enhance those trade ties with the uk. again, a significant amount of time away before anything concrete. thank you, arunoday mukharji in dehli fo

that india this is the last thing that india would want we can to myanmar possibly even a failed state on its border. fall into the clutches of china and being possibly more pressure from china to do its bidding in regional issues. that's the view from india let's go over to china and get the view from could train a year in beijing so what reaction are we seeing from the extreme. well we had a brief statement from china's foreign ministry this afternoon and monday it said that china hopes all sides can properly manage their differences and under the legal constitution and legal framework and uphold stability beijing also described itself as a friendly neighbor of myanmar and said it was watching and waiting for developments there now notably nor criticism from beijing it's quite a muted response it seems that a new main concern is stability in may on the other watching to see whether things escalate there and how that might affect the overall stability of the asia region and of course myanmar for beijing is a key ally and trading partner china is no mas largest trading partner the 2nd

india covid—19 vaccine. the oxford extra zeneca has been welcomed ijy extra zeneca has been welcomed by a host of countries. vaccine friendship appears to be a carefully crafted strategy and was on full display in social media. translation: india has developed vaccines and is ready to serve humanity. we ensure vaccines reach every corner of the world. we have done it before and we will do it again. some experts say india as we got an edge over china helping new delhi showcase itself as the more reliable ally. just in commercial— the more reliable ally. just in commercial terms _ the more reliable ally. just in commercial terms as - the more reliable ally. just in commercial terms as far - the more reliable ally. just in commercial terms as far as i the more reliable ally. just in i commercial terms as far as the vaccine value is concerned with the gain will be that india will be dependable supplier of medicine. it india and china played a crucial role in the world sending personal protective equipment and

what's the situation like in india. i'm in mumbai and my aim is to find the answer to that question. over the span of about a month around $8000000.00 people in india have received their 1st vaccine. the government aims to vaccinate 300000000 people by july. health care and other front line workers are 1st in line. among them to raj who's been in the us for 20 years. she's very relieved to be protected she was worried she might become infected and then pass the virus on to her family. but maybe have it now but i had to be extremely careful at home i was worried about our children and their health i slept in a separate room my clothing and shoes separate maintain proper hygiene and constantly used sanitizes i try to take care of every little thing. in the world time is of the essence infection rates a stable right now and india hopes to vaccinate more than 60 percent of its population by the end of the year. but in that time frame where the numbers are going down so we'd be very imperative that if we can vaccinate as man

as refugees and so on my a very important partner for india which is why many analysts here have said that the last thing that india would will want is a failed state on its border with the we could fall into the. because of china perhaps being pressured to do china's bidding in regional affairs without a democratically elected government power and the military in control of it and there's a problem bringing us the reaction from india thanks very much to go to a you she is live for us in beijing in katrina china as a huge presence in the forum is so was just a few weeks ago what's been the response of beijing that's right. so far we're waiting on an official response to this crew are expecting that very shortly but china's certainly watching this very very closely as you mention my on is a very significant partner for china and they doing season land most friendship and its support as crucial for shoring up its influence in the asia region and myin mar also has needed beijing beijing is the largest trading partner the 2nd largest source of foreign direct investment it shares a 2100 ki

happen in india. shares of dixon technologies surged over 800% as the company had an initial public offering in 2017. joining us is the executive chairman sunil vachani. thanks for joining us. can you make hardware in india? that is the central question. sunil: absolutely. there is no doubt india was known more for its software power than hardware. but i think now, they -- the realization is setting in that we are on the cusp of a major opportunity. the opportunity to make india the number one destination for export of electronic hardware. i think there are a couple reasons for that. we have a large labor force, trained labor force and we also are very strong in r&d so this could lead to a design led manufacturing over time. there are policy initiatives the government announced recently, and most remarkable and notable is the production linked incentive scheme, which basically gives money to the companies on incremental sales. there have been various policy initiatives, and also i think the fact that

india is 50% of our business. india is expected to grow in digital advertising and needs 30% for the next five years or more. that is a massive growth opportunity by itself. we are a global company. we focus on emerging markets around the world. almost all them are expected to deliver that kind of growth. we just started a small office in russia. we started a small team in japan, and korea, and china. it is a massive growth opportunity for affle because of the presence we can build. within india, there are key strategies we are focused on. we define it as affle 2.0. part of the strategy is getting vernacularized, getting hyper local experiences. the second is verticals asian. we work integrating with them for their vertical. this includes e-commerce companies. entertainment companies. entertainment tech companies. health care companies. initial services companies. food tech. gaming, roastery's. these top 10 verticals already constitute 90% of our revenue. they are adopting digital as part of their strategy for the

with nearly 5 and india with just under 2. the problem is these countries who have secured hard at the vaccines to be produced in 2021 only account for 13 percent of the population. who are countries that means there won't be much left at least not for the forseeable future research is that you couldn't face it in the us a calculated that most people in these countries will have to wait until 2023 or even 24 more to get the vaccine. german business journalist reka hammon is skeptical about the behavior of wealthy nations in the current crisis. that's not true so initially of course that the pharmaceutical companies needed money risk capital to push ahead with the whole production's of understood and so it's logical that governments want vaccines in return but let's be clear there's a certain amount of nationalism at play here and this will get indian economists jayati ghosh wards of the dangerous consequences of vaccine nationalism this is exactly why i called it a vaccine about it because it means that the countries with bett

elizabeth parana is across the border in india's capital new delhi with reaction from there. they released a statement saying that they are noting the developments with deep concern that india has been steadfast in its support to the process of democratic transition in myanmar and that the rule of law and the democratic process must be upheld that they're monitoring the situation very closely while india has support for the democratic process it's also maintained very close ties with the. military because of its security concerns in the north east various armed groups in the northeastern states have had bases in myanmar over the past few decades and for that reason india is army has worked really closely with the myanmar's military to put pressure on those groups they conduct many joint operations as well as that india has always seen maintaining close contacts with me i must powerful military as a way to balance china's influence in the country and that's just one of the reasons why india has never criticized me i must handling of the red cross the violence against the hange

not from other parts of india. that is why people have asked what is the real motive behind those organising these protests? fit, what is the real motive behind those organising these protests?— organising these protests? a large ”ercentae organising these protests? a large percentage of _ organising these protests? a large percentage of protesters _ organising these protests? a large percentage of protesters are - organising these protests? a large percentage of protesters are from | percentage of protesters are from punjab and they have also received support from other areas. i do not think it entirely true to say they only belong to these two states. that is not true. these are the two states that have benefited from the minimum support price assurance the government gave to those states. the government gave to those states. the government says they will keep that minimum support in. they have specifically said they will keep minimum support going. i specifically said they will keep minimum support going. i

bank of india, india overseas bank. 12% up at the moment. the state run banks search on reports we may be seeing semi-privatization. privatization reports concerning banks have been in the market for a while. banks on the upside. plenty more to come. this is bloomberg. ♪ haslinda: singapore's budget is expected to offer targeted measures to serve the economy and a third straight budget deficit for the traditionally fiscally conservative city state. while singapore appears past the worst of the pandemic, industry remains under severe pressure. still with us, priyanka kishore or from oxford economics. it is an economy that's recovering, but not yet to its full potential. priyanka: that's true, and i think today's budget will reflect that, while the budget will probably be slightly lower by fy 2021, it will still be pretty sizable -- a pretty sizable percent of gdp. the overall headline number would probably look even bigger. haslinda: singapore is likely to dip into its reserves. the question is how it will pay for continuation of stimulus.

still to come this hour, we focus on india ahead of the reserve bank of india interest rate decision. and don't miss our exclusive interview coming up with the head of daimler india commercial vehicles. juliette: and if you are expecting live to return -- life to return to normal, think again. it will take seven years to vaccinate enough people. we'll have more on that next. this is bloomberg. ♪ rishaad: breaking news coming through, robin hood, the trading platform saying they will no longer limit buying amc or gamestop shares. that's just coming through at the moment, this after we had the company increase limit and buying the shares. now they are saying there is no limit. there we have it, coming through the trading platform, robin hood , being blamed for quite a lot of the retail sentiment we did see this week and last week. let's move on and have a look at vaccination rates, the pace picked up for many countries, the u.s. aiming to deliver covid-19 shots to 75% of its population this year. other countries, such as canada, need almost a decade to reach that milestone. now, these

by the serum institute of india a company owned by one of india's wealthiest families that's one of the world's biggest pharmaceuticals manufacturers. the government has pledged to provide the vaccine at low cost like now free of charge we're going to me. probably the lowest priced call the 19 maxine manufacturer in the world like we offer all of that seems it's going to be priced in a few 100 rupees. initially that won't cover the cost but we're talking to the government to see how we can manage that with high volumes to see that you know we don't go into a dog loss or whatever came in december india became the world's largest buyer of covert 19 vaccines ordering 1600000000 doses in effect 800000000 people all 60 percent of the population india is fortunate in that to a manufacturer a european vaccine an indian vaccine is due to follow and they'll be imported ones how is the manufacture of vaccines proceeding in industrialized countries and what's the situation in africa on the continent relies on imports and they're being coordinated by kovacs a global initiative a mirror to ensur

in the bay of bengal all india has really tried to invest in its relationship with non must since the democratic transition began there in 2011 it sees me on my ass it's a gateway to southeast asia and has invested in many large infrastructure projects there to really boost its presence to trade it has close ties but it also has a somewhat complicated relationship and that's because while it has supported the democratic process in myanmar it's always maintained a very close relationship with the myanmar's military because india has big security concerns in its northeastern states a number of armed groups in the northeast have had bases in myanmar and the indian military has worked with its counterpart in myanmar to put pressure on those groups to conduct many joint operations as well as that india has always seen maintaining close contacts with myanmar's powerful military as a way to try and balance china's influence in the region which is why it's never criticized myanmar's handling of the running the crisis even though the violence against everything in myanmar has seen tens of thou

india three down, only 13 behind. and as england's sole spin bowler, well, it's you versus india. all right, jack? joe wilson, bbc news. so, a bad day for england, but top scorer zak crawley doesn't think the match is a lost cause. i don't think it's going to require a miracle, to be honest. i think it's going to be difficult, and i think they'll go on tomorrow and get a nice... even 100 league, 150 league, then we've got a great chance of winning this game, so i don't think it's going to need a miracle. 0bviously, we're going to need a lot of things to go our way and we have to play extremely well, but we're capable of doing it with the side we've got. rory mcilroy says people should be glad that tiger woods is still alive following his car crash in los angeles yesterday. the world number eight is preparing for the world golf championships event which is being held in florida later this week. woods, the 15—time major champion, has undergone surgery for a number of leg injuries and is recuperating in hospital. he's not superman, you know what i mean? you know, he's a human being