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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, October the 24th.
00:07Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:10A new Salik toll gate opened today on Sheikh Zayed Road near the Energy Metro Station.
00:16Wednesday's activation will bring the total number of Salik gates in Dubai to eight,
00:21including the three currently on Sheikh Zayed Road.
00:25The new Salik gate will help divert traffic to Yalais Road and other parallel freeways, the RTA said.
00:33In a post-midnight drama, the Indian government today virtually sacked
00:37Central Bureau of Investigation Director Alok Verma and Special Director Rakesh Asthana.
00:43The move comes amid a fierce war between Verma and Asthana at the agency's top.
00:49But the decision came under vocal condemnation from Indian opposition parties
00:54who termed it the last nail in the independence of the CBI.
00:59Verma has moved the Supreme Court against the decision, which will hear his plea on Friday.
01:05Joint Director M. Nageshwar Rao has been appointed the acting director of CBI.
01:11Cristiano Ronaldo marked his return to Old Trafford with a victory
01:15as Juventus beat Manchester United 1-0 in the Champions League last night.
01:21It's just one win in seven matches now for Jose Mourinho's United
01:25after they went down to defeat against Juventus.
01:29Ronaldo played a key role in the winner as it was his cross aimed at Juan Cuadrado,
01:35which ended up falling for Paulo Dybala to tuck home in the 17th minute.
01:41Funnyman Dave Chappelle is heading back to the UAE for a stand-up show on November 20.
01:47The world-renowned American comedian and Hollywood star
01:50will perform live at the Dubai World Trade Center.
01:54Chappelle completed 30 years in the comedy business last year
01:57and was ranked as one of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.
02:04And finally, the weather.
02:06Today's high across the UAE will be 34 degrees Celsius dropping to 27 degrees at night.
02:12That's all for now. Thanks for watching.
02:14As always, you can get the latest updates on gulfnews.com.