Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Bihar polls a dent for BJP. A second tropical storm is likely to hit Yemen less than a week after a rare cyclone dumped several years' worth of rain on the war-torn country. Millions of citizens voted in Myanmar's historic general elections. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump hosted Saturday's "SNL" as scheduled. The highlight in the UAE is the weeklong Dubai Airshow. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, November the 8th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Grand Alliance scored a stunning win in the Assembly
00:17elections, dealing a major blow to the BJP and sparking opposition attacks on Prime Minister
00:23Narendra Modi, who led his party's challenge in the bitterly contested battle.
00:28A sombre Modi telephoned Janata Dal United leader Nitish Kumar and congratulated him
00:34as the Grand Alliance, which also includes the RJD of Lalu Prasad and the Congress, was
00:40poised to win 161 of the 243 seats, leaving the BJP-led four-party combined with just
00:4974 seats.
00:51A second tropical storm is likely to hit Yemen less than a week after a rare cyclone dumped
00:56several years' worth of rain on the war-torn country.
01:00The new storm, named Megh, is expected to hit the island of Socotra.
01:05Its 50,000 residents have already been battered by Chapala last week.
01:11Millions of citizens voted in Myanmar's historic general elections that will test whether the
01:16military's long-standing grip on power can be loosened, with opposition leader Aung San
01:22Suu Kyi's party expected to secure an easy victory.
01:26In a country that was under military rule for almost a half-century, many of the eligible
01:3230 million voters were voting for the first time.
01:35It was the first time even for Suu Kyi.
01:39Amid high anticipation, sharp criticism and calls to be dumped, the Republican presidential
01:45candidate Donald Trump hosted Saturday's SNL as scheduled.
01:50Despite a 40-year history of lampooning politicians while inviting some to mock themselves as
01:56on-air guests, booking a presidential candidate to host the NBC sketch comedy show was almost
02:03unprecedented.
02:04The highlight in the UAE is the week-long Dubai air show.
02:09His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister
02:13of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown
02:19Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, opened the show today.
02:25More than 65,000 trade visitors are expected to attend the region's premier aviation event.
02:33And finally, the weather.
02:34Today's high across the UAE will be 35 degrees Celsius, dropping to 24 degrees at night.
02:40That's all for now.
02:41Thanks for watching.
02:42And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
02:49Thanks for watching.