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India PM appeals for calm as riots in capital city sees at least 20 killed

Delhi is experiencing worst violence in decades as riots break out over controversial citizenship law.

Delhi is experiencing the worst violence in decades as riots break out over the controversial citizenship law. The violence has taken on a sectarian nature with Muslim citizens, their homes and shops under attack from Hindu nationalist gangs.

Also in the programme: We look at the latest on the Coronavirus outbreak as more cases are confirmed around the world; and we go to the UK where new research has shown how babies brought up in bilingual homes could be better at multi-tasking.

(Photo: Congress Party workers shout slogans as they burn an effigy of India鈥檚 Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a protest in New Delhi. Credit: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images)

53 minutes

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Wed 26 Feb 2020 10:06GMT

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  • Wed 26 Feb 2020 10:06GMT

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