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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday December 5th. Here are the top
00:09stories at this hour. Exit polls published in India for five state
00:13elections forecast a string of victories for the opposition which will provide momentum
00:17to hardline Hindu nationalist leader Narendra Modi ahead of the national polls next year.
00:23The BJP led by Prime Ministerial candidate Modi could sweep four of the five contests
00:27in what would be a resounding defeat for the ruling Congress party.
00:31The five state polls Delhi, Madhya, Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram were widely
00:36seen as a litmus test ahead of the national elections which must be held before the end
00:40of May. US Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting
00:44today with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud
00:48Abbas amid renewed efforts to broker a peace deal.
00:52Iraqi Prime Minister Noural Maliki is in Iran for a two-day visit that will also focus on
00:56the conflict raging in Syria. A suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives
01:02into the gate of Yemen's defence ministry in the capital of Sana'a this morning causing
01:06a large number of casualties, a source at the ministry has said.
01:10English Premier League leaders Arsenal maintained their four-point lead at the top with a two-nil
01:15win over Hull City last night. Nearest rivals Chelsea and Manchester City also won while
01:20Everton stunned former boss David Moyes with a one-nil victory over his Manchester United
01:25side at Old Trafford. Luis Suarez scored four times in Liverpool's 5-1 thrashing of
01:30Norwich City.
01:32Film fans are spoilt for choice this weekend with not only a great selection at the Multiplex
01:36from James Gandolfini's final film Enough Said to Shahid Kapoor's Ah! Rajkumar, but
01:41also the 10th edition of the Dubai International Film Festival. The screenings kick off in
01:45earnest on Saturday taking place at the Madinat Jumeirah and Mall of the Emirates with 174
01:51films to choose from.
01:52And finally the weather. The daytime temperature will be 28 degrees Celsius falling to 18 at
01:57night.
01:58That's all for now, thanks for watching. A reminder that our next bulletin will be on
02:01Sunday and as always you can get the latest news at golfnews.com