00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, November the 20th. Here are
00:09the top stories at this hour.
00:11Indian police were this morning scouring the hermitage of controversial Guru for explosives
00:15hour after his arrest. The violent standoff in Haryana between thousands of followers
00:20of Rampal and police left six people dead. Police arrested the self-styled Guru who faces
00:25a series of charges including conspiracy to murder late last night.
00:29Dubai has been identified as the most attractive city in the world to live in, in terms of
00:34professional and private life, according to a survey by INSEAD. Among 15 of the world's
00:39prominent cities, Dubai topped the list for the best places to work ahead of others such
00:43as New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, London and Paris. The emirate also ranked first in
00:49economic dynamism, third in overall attractiveness and fourth place in quality of life and cost
00:54of living.
00:56New York's Buffalo area braced for another pelting of heavy snow with the weather office
00:59warning those who are to be out on the roads to carry a survival kit. An extreme lake effect
01:04storm had already dumped as much as 65 inches of snow, claiming seven lives across the region
01:10and trapping hundreds of people in their homes and cars. A record turnout will be attending
01:14the Formula One Etihad Airways Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi with 60,000 tickets being sold
01:19out for the season finale. Sunday's race will also decide the world champion.
01:25In golf cup football, the UAE face their final group game against Iraq tonight, a match
01:29they will be looking to win to make the semi-finals. A draw will also take them through should
01:34Oman lose to Kuwait in the other group match. Both matches kick off simultaneously at 8.45
01:39p.m. NBC has scrapped a Bill Cosby comedy that was under development and TV Land will
01:44stop airing reruns of the Cosby show. The decisions came a day after another woman came
01:49forward claiming that the once beloved comic had sexually assaulted her.
01:53And finally the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 28 degrees Celsius, dropping
01:57to 21 degrees at night. That's all for now. Thank you for watching. We will be back with
02:02the newscast on Sunday, but you can always get the latest news at golfnews.com.
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