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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Tuesday, May 15.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:08A clerk has been accused of stealing a co-worker's bag containing 2.1 million dirhams in cash.
00:14The Pakistani clerk and his colleague, who worked in a money exchange, were said to have been commissioned by their boss to collect extra cash from other branches of the exchange.
00:23India's ruling BJP is set to return to power in its southern bastion of Karnataka.
00:28BJP candidates crossed the halfway mark in vote counts, stunning and ousting the ruling Congress and leaving the JDS at the third spot.
00:36Noisy celebrations broke out in party offices in Bengaluru and New Delhi as BJP nominees were on the victory lap in more than 100 of the 222 constituencies.
00:46The Congress, desperate to retain power in the state amid shrinking national appeal, suffered major blows and was ahead in about 70 seats.
00:55Mahira Khan became the first Pakistani actress to walk the red carpet at the 71st Cannes Film Festival for Cosmetic Giant.
01:03The 33-year-old actress said she wasn't starstruck but just felt incredibly thankful for such a golden opportunity.
01:10She joins the likes of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and Julianne Moore as the face of L'Oreal Paris.
01:17And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 39 degrees Celsius, dropping to 29 degrees at night.
01:24That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news on gulfnews.com