00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, March the 12th.
00:05Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:08Tens of thousands of Indian farmers protested in Mumbai today after walking more than 150
00:14kilometers to demand better crop prices and land rights.
00:18The farmers, wearing red caps and carrying red flags, arrived in the city following a
00:23six-day trek from Nashik.
00:26It's estimated that up to 30,000 demonstrators, including elderly women and young children,
00:32had gathered at Azad Maidan in South Mumbai.
00:35A helicopter carrying six people crashed in New York City's East River on Sunday, killing
00:41all passengers while the pilot survived.
00:44Moments before it crashed into the frigid waters, the pilot frantically radioed for
00:49help.
00:50Two of the five passengers died at the scene and three were taken to two area hospitals
00:55where they later died, New York City police said.
00:58The pilot freed himself and was rescued, police said.
01:02Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino admitted he can only wait and hope an ankle
01:08injury suffered by talismanic striker Harry Kane isn't serious.
01:13Kane limped off with his side trailing 1-0 at Bournemouth after just half an hour on
01:18Sunday.
01:19But Pochettino's men showed impressive resilience to bounce back to win 4-1 and move up to third
01:26in the Premier League, with Son Heung-min scoring twice.
01:30Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is back in Abu Dhabi to film a series of adrenaline-charged
01:36car chase stunt sequences for his upcoming thriller Race 3.
01:40Director Rimom De Souza took to his social media accounts to announce the grand news.
01:46In Race 3, Khan is reportedly playing the role of a rich businessman who lives on the
01:51edge.
01:52And finally, the weather.
01:53Today's high across the UAE will be 34 degrees Celsius, dropping to 22 degrees at night.
02:00That's all for now.
02:01Thanks for watching.
02:02And as always, you can get the latest updates on gulfnews.com
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