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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday, April the 30th. Here are the
00:09top stories at this hour.
00:12Polling began Wednesday in the latest phase of India's elections that will decide the
00:15fate of political heavyweights. Those contesting today include opposition Prime Ministerial
00:20candidate Narendra Modi and ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi. Nearly 140 million
00:26people are eligible to vote across nine states to elect 89 lawmakers today.
00:32Dubai Metro's Green Line is likely to pass through Maidan in Nader al-Sheba on its way
00:36to Academic City. The proposed extension is under study with the Dubai Roads and Transport
00:41Authority exploring possible connectivity with the Maidan station of Etihad Rail.
00:47Iraqis headed to the polls this morning in their first national election since US forces
00:51withdrew from the country in 2011. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is seeking a third
00:56term amid rising violence.
00:59Lebanese Parliament meets today in a second bid to elect a successor to President Michel
01:03Suleiman, whose term expires on May 25th. The candidate, who must be a Maronite Christian,
01:09needs a simple majority vote to win after the first ballot failed last week.
01:14If the current price of gold at 140 dirhams a gram isn't enough incentive for shoppers,
01:19UAE jewelers are making sure their promotions for an Indian festival this weekend will be.
01:24Akshay Tritia is usually geared towards Indian subcontinental shoppers, but in cosmopolitan
01:29UAE, retailers are casting the net to pull in other demographics on the strength of individual
01:34campaigns.
01:36Sports, football and Carlo Ancelotti said he's relishing bidding for Real Madrid's
01:4010th European title after their historic 4-0 win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League
01:45semi-final second leg. Real will face either neighbours Atletico Madrid or Jose Mourinho's
01:50Chelsea on May 24th in Lisbon.
01:53And the Star Wars galaxy isn't so far away anymore. Disney has announced the cast of
01:57the new film, Star Wars Episode VII, with Harrison Ford returning along with Mark Hamill
02:03and Carrie Fisher. They'll be joined by Andy Serkis, Adam Driver as well as others. The
02:08film is due for worldwide release in December 2015.
02:12And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 37 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:16to 28 tonight.
02:18That's all for now. Thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news on gulfnews.com