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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, April the 15th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09Myanmar's government said it has repatriated the first family of Rohingya refugees among
00:14700,000 who fled a brutal crackdown.
00:18The move was slammed by rights groups as a publicity stunt, which ignored warnings over
00:23the security of returnees.
00:26The stateless Muslim minority has been massing in squalid refugee camps in Bangladesh since
00:32the Myanmar army launched a ruthless campaign against the community.
00:37Indian police have made another arrest after the alleged rape of a teenager by a ruling
00:41party politician sparked protests across the country.
00:46The case, along with the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl, has brought Indians
00:50onto the streets for mass demonstrations.
00:53The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested Kuldeep Singh Sengar, a lawmaker from Uttar
00:58Pradesh state, for allegedly raping the 17-year-old.
01:02Saina Nehwal made up for her disappointing Rio Olympics as she defeated fellow Indian
01:08Peevi Sindhu to win her second Commonwealth Games badminton singles gold today.
01:13In a tense final, the Delhi 2010 champion staged a second-game comeback against Sindhu
01:19to grasp a thrilling victory of 21-18, 23-21.
01:25Bon Jovi reunited with former members Richie Sambora and Alec John Such for a powerful
01:31performance on Saturday.
01:33The performance came as the band earned a spot in the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall
01:37of Fame.
01:39John Bon Jovi, Sambora and Such were joined by current bandmates David Bryan, Tico Torres
01:45and Hugh McDonald in Cleveland.
01:48They performed crowd favourites like You Give Love a Bad Name and It's My Life.
01:53And finally, the weather.
01:54Today's high across the UAE will be 31 degrees Celsius, dropping to 23 degrees at night.
02:00That's all for now, thanks for watching.
02:02And as always, you can get the latest updates on gulfnews.com