Newsreader sacked for calling China President "11"

A news presenter for an Indian TV channel has been fired after she referred to China's president, Xi Jinping as "11 Jinping" - apparently mistaking his name for a Roman numeral.

Newsreader sacked for calling China President  "11"

A news presenter for an Indian TV channel has been fired after she referred to China's president, Xi Jinping as "11 Jinping" - apparently mistaking his name for a Roman numeral.

The Chinese leader has just left India after a three-day visit to the country, where he signed more than a dozen agreements to push trade and investment between the two Asian giants.

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