Rain likely in UAE today -  GN Headlines - video Dailymotion

Gulf News

Rain likely in UAE today . Kim Jong Un ready to discuss denuclearization. Shutdown in Kerala after Dalit protests.Rahul belts fastest IPL half-century. Jaya Bachchan turned 70 today. Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/videos

Transcript

00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, April the 9th. Here are the top

00:07stories at this hour.

00:09The eastern parts of the UAE and its islands will be affected with some rainfall today,

00:14according to the weather forecasters.

00:16The National Center of Meteorology said the weather will be partly cloudy and dusty at

00:21times, although a significant amount of clouds will increase.

00:25Light rain is also expected to fall with northwesterly winds of up to 35 km per hour.

00:32North Korean officials have told their U.S. counterparts that Kim Jong-un is ready to

00:38discuss denuclearization.

00:40The assurance could pave the way for a meeting with President Donald Trump.

00:44It is the first time the offer was made directly to the U.S. after it was previously conveyed

00:50through South Korean National Security Advisor Chung E. Young.

00:54Normal life across the South Indian state of Kerala was paralyzed today following a

00:59shutdown in the state.

01:02The strike has been called by 30 Dalit organizers to protest against the dilution of an Affirmative

01:08Action Act.

01:09A similar shutdown took place across India on April 2, called by trade unions.

01:15Opening batsmen Lokesh Rahul smashed the fastest half-century in Indian Premier League history

01:22off only 14 balls.

01:24The innings led his new franchise, Kings XI Punjab, to a six-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils

01:31on Sunday with seven balls to spare.

01:33Sunil Narine nearly matched Rahul when he hit 50 off 17 balls in Kolkata Knight Riders'

01:40four-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the other match.

01:45Veteran Bollywood actress and politician Jaya Bachchan turned 70 today.

01:50Her husband and megastar Amitabh Bachchan posted about the midnight celebrations on

01:56his blog.

01:57He also shared a photo of Jaya seated with son Abhishek and daughter Shweta as they embraced

02:03the doting mother for a hug.

02:05And finally, the weather.

02:07Today's high across the UAE will be 32 degrees Celsius, dropping to 24 degrees at night.

02:13That's all for now.

02:14Thanks for watching.

02:15As always, you can get your latest updates on gulfnews.com

Rain likely in UAE today - GN Headlines

Category

Transcript

Recommended