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Ramola Talwar Badam

Ramola Talwar Badam

Senior National Reporter
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Dubai
Ramola writes in-depth features on maritime piracy, migrant labour, protection of women and minors from trafficking and abuse, teenage suicides, disability access projects, financial debt, fire safety and transport projects. Ramola worked for more than 12 years with the South Asia bureau of the Associated Press and reported on terrorist attacks, religious riots, earthquakes, politics, crime, business, sport and all things Bollywood.
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Flights have been grounded at London's Heathrow Airport. Reuters
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UAE residents tell of disruption as fire causes Heathrow Airport chaos

Residents scrambling for alternative flights to other UK airports after major airline hub is closed

UAEMarch 21, 2025
Eleven Emirati athletes respond to cheers from the crowds at the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, Italy. Photo: Special Olympics UAE
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Inspirational Emiratis win 16 medals at UAE’s debut Special Winter Olympics

History-making team delighted to fly the flag for their country at global event

UAEMarch 17, 2025
Seher Farooqh as decorated her apartment with shades of pink and white. Victor Besa / The National
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My Dubai Rent: Why I gave my Dh65k Business Bay apartment a Barbie makeover

Seher Farooq’s spacious home celebrates fashion, make-up and all things ‘girlie’

UAEMarch 16, 2025
Sadhguru says: 'If three billion people are a little more calm and sane, it will be better world.' Credit: Conscious Planet
Yogi Sadhguru hopes to help 3 billion with free meditation app

Sadhguru aims to 'unleash the miracle of mind’ through daily breathing exercises

UAEMarch 15, 2025
Yousuf Caires, executive director, Expo City Dubai Foundation, wants to motivate young people to become entrepreneurs. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Expo City Dubai offers Dh50,000 for graduates with ideas to ease traffic jams

Training, mentorship and grants on offer for aspiring entrepreneurs with start-up plans in the Emirates

UAEMarch 14, 2025
The UAE's Abdullah Al Nuaimi, centre, won a gold medal in snowboarding at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin. Photo: Special Olympics UAE
Snowboarder wins UAE's first gold medal at Special Winter Olympics

Emirati athletes pick up gold and bronze medals in historic day

UAEMarch 12, 2025
A member of the Syrian security forces on patrol in Latakia, western Syria, scene of some of the worst recent sectarian violence. Reuters
Dubai’s Syrian residents speak to family back home enduring bloodshed

Community in the UAE fears for relatives' safety after sectarian killing of more than 1,300 people, mainly from the Alawite minority, since last week

UAEMarch 11, 2025
gif for shorthand on UAE's Special Olympics winter sport team
Special reportHow a desert country sent a national team to the Winter Olympic Games

The UAE is sending 11 athletes with intellectual disabilities to compete in the Special Olympic World Winter Games in Turin

UAEMarch 07, 2025
Cross-country skier Zuleikha Al Mansouri is among 11 Emirati athletes heading to the Games in Turin this month. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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UAE athletes to compete at Special Olympics World Winter Games

For the first time, the UAE will have a team competing at the event

UAEMarch 01, 2025
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi believes education can rehabilitate children rescued from bonded labour. Photo: Pradeep Tewari
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi urges action to protect children

Indian activist tells The National each person needs to acts against injustice, child labour and trafficking

UAEFebruary 26, 2025
Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, pictured at a previous conference, has spoken of the importance of the UAE's robust trading ties with India. The National
Emirati minister says UAE can be gateway to global success for Indian entrepreneurs

Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, said Indian businesses have played a crucial role in the rise of the Emirates

UAEFebruary 25, 2025
Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, with Sunjay Sudhir, India’s ambassador to the UAE, and MR Rangaswami, founder and chairman of Indiaspora, in Abu Dhabi at the Indiaspora forum. Antonie Robertson / The National
UAE and India bound by shared values, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak says

Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence tells meeting of Indian expats that long-standing relations will result in more partnerships and joint ventures

UAEFebruary 24, 2025
Dubai-based influencers Sirin Mazumdar and Farooq Shah have urged fans to embrace the spirit of sport when their sides clash on Sunday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
TikTok creators from India and Pakistan urge cricket fans to 'be friends'

The social media influencers aim to spread messages of peace when India and Pakistan play their first one-day international game in Dubai

UAEFebruary 22, 2025
Exit139 is a first-of-its-kind Base jump event bringing together 30 of the world’s best Base jumpers to complete their ‘dream jump’ from the Burj Khalifa. Photo: XDubai
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'Dream come true' to jump from Burj Khalifa, world's best Base jumpers say

Base jumpers launch themselves from the tallest building on the planet

UAEFebruary 21, 2025
Tourists in Dubai watched Base jumpers leaping from Burj Khalifa on Tuesday
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‘It was amazing’: Daredevil base jumpers turn heads by leaping off Burj Khalifa

Visitors film ‘extreme spectacle’ as dozens of elite jumpers plunge from the world’s tallest building

UAEFebruary 18, 2025
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