Confident India take on Pakistan today  - GN Headlines - video Dailymotion

Confident India take on Pakistan today  - GN Headlines

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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, September the 23rd.

00:07Here are the top stories at this hour.

00:10Details must be worked out on a tentative agreement for a Thursday hearing for Brett

00:15Kavanaugh's accuser, Christine Blasey Ford.

00:18The accuser is expected to tell the Senate Judiciary Committee about her allegation that

00:24the U.S. Supreme Court nominee sexually assaulted her decades ago.

00:29Lawyers for Ford and bipartisan representatives of the committee came to the tentative agreement

00:35after a short but productive phone call late Saturday.

00:39Kavanaugh would also appear at the hearing, sources said.

00:43The high-stakes brinkmanship has roiled Washington, ahead of crucial midterm elections, and threatened

00:50to jeopardize Kavanaugh's confirmation to the court.

00:55A confident India will again aim to brush aside Pakistan when the two sides clash in

01:01a Super 4 tie of the Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium today.

01:06The men in blue are peaking in form after an average show against Hong Kong in their

01:11campaign opener.

01:13The Rohit Sharma-led side registered convincing victories against Pakistan and Bangladesh.

01:20In another Super 4 clash in Abu Dhabi, Afghanistan will look to maintain their good work against

01:25Bangladesh.

01:27Both matches start at 3.30 pm.

01:30Indian filmmaker and screenwriter Kalpana Lajmi died in Mumbai today following a multiple

01:36organ failure.

01:37Lajmi, 64, was known for films like Rudali, Dharmia and Dhaman.

01:42She was admitted in the intensive care unit last week due to kidney-related issues, the

01:48spokesperson added.

01:50Her memoir Bhupen Hazareka, As I Knew Him, on her long-time companion, was launched earlier

01:56this month.

01:57And finally, the weather.

01:58Today's high across the UAE will be 41 degrees Celsius, dropping to 33 degrees at night.