Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. NYE celebrations expected to draw millions in the UAE. Rajinikath to float spiritual politics political party. India’s censor board clears controversial film Padmavati. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day, welcome to the Golf News Update for Sunday December 31st. Here are the top
00:06stories at this hour.
00:08Security and safety steps are well in place for New Year's Eve celebrations tonight, expected
00:13to draw millions of people in the UAE. Police, transport and the event management authorities
00:18will be out in full force to manage crowds at key locations hosting celebrations.
00:22In downtown Dubai, revellers will enjoy the Light Up 2018 laser show. Asal Khemer will
00:27meanwhile attempt a world record tonight for the largest aerial firework show for New
00:31Year's Eve. Around 12 other locations in the UAE, such as the countdown village Abu Dhabi
00:36and the Al-Majaz waterfront in Sharjah, will also host fireworks and live entertainment.
00:41South Indian superstar Rajin Kanth said today he would float a political party that would
00:45practice spiritual politics. He said the party will contest in all of Tamil Nadu's 234 constituencies
00:51in the next assembly polls, which is scheduled for 2021. He said the decision to contest
00:57in the 2019 parliamentary elections will be taken at an appropriate time.
01:02India's censor board has cleared the controversial film Padmavati. The Bollywood film looks at
01:07the relationship of a Hindu queen and a Muslim ruler and was slated to be released on December
01:111st. The board has asked the name of the film to be changed to Padmavat to reflect that
01:16the source material was an epic poem of the same name.
01:19And finally, the weather today is high across the UAE, with 26 degrees Celsius dropping
01:23to 16 degrees at night.
01:26That's all for now, thanks for watching. We will be back with the newscast on Tuesday,
01:29but you can always get the latest updates on Golfnews.com. Here's wishing you all a
01:33very happy and prosperous 2018.