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Ramola Talwar Badam

Ramola Talwar Badam

Senior National Reporter
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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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An injured Palestinian child is taken to Al Aqsa hospital as doctors warn of catastrophic conditions in Gaza's medical centres. Reuters
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Doctors warn of 'catastrophic' conditions in Gaza hospitals

Contaminated water leads to gastroenteritis outbreak among children as medics struggle to treat the wounded

Palestine-IsraelOctober 19, 2023
About 500 Christians have taken refuge in the only remaining Roman Catholic Church, the Holy Family Church, in Gaza. Photo: Church of the Holy Family for the Latins
Daily phone call from Pope Francis gives hope to Catholics in Gaza

About 500 Christians are taking refuge in Holy Parish Church and will not move out despite Israeli warnings to move south

Palestine-IsraelOctober 19, 2023
A wounded Palestinian girl is carried into the emergency room of the Al Shifa hospital, following Israeli air strikes on Gaza City, on Tuesday. AP
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Gaza hospitals 'completely out of control' after deadly missile strike

Healthcare system in dire situation as thousands of wounded and displaced people seek shelter in overcrowded hospitals

Palestine-IsraelOctober 18, 2023
The scene at Al Ahli hospital after an air strike in Gaza City on Tuesday. EPA
What we know about Al Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza

Known to locals as Mamadani Hospital, it is Gaza's only independent Christian-led medical facility

Palestine-IsraelOctober 18, 2023
Posters of hostages from a nine-month-old child to the elderly taken captive by Hamas form the backdrop as their relatives appeal for life-saving medication for those injured and with chronic conditions. Reuters
Israeli hostages taken by Hamas need urgent medical care, doctors say

Medics describe holding of 180 critically ill hostages as ‘ticking time bomb' and request critical medicines from International Red Cross

Palestine-IsraelOctober 17, 2023
Raz and Shiri Rabinovich decorate the bomb shelter near their home after schools in Israel shut this week. Photo: Rabinovich family
Children in Israel warned against viewing social media

Teachers ask children to stay clear of violent visuals that incite fear

Palestine-IsraelOctober 13, 2023
Hostage Families
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Three generations of an Israeli family were taken hostage

Family says abduction videos are like a ‘horror movie with no end’

Palestine-IsraelOctober 11, 2023
Vincent Baur, pictured with Alessandro Redaelli, general manager of Conrad Abu Dhabi's Etihad Towers, works in the in-room-dining department. Photo: Hilton
Abu Dhabi group wins funding to deliver jobs boost for people with disabilities

Sedra has been awarded $250,000 from the Hilton Global Foundation and will develop an app to provide crucial job skills to people with special needs

HeritageOctober 11, 2023
LOD, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 09: People wait for passengers arriving in near a sign showing landed and cancelled flights at the arrivals hall at Ben Gurion Airport on October 09, 2023 in Lod, Israel. On Saturday, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched the largest surprise attack from Gaza in a generation, sending thousands of missiles and an unknown number of fighters by land, who shot and kidnapped Israelis in communities near the Gaza border. The attack prompted retaliatory strikes on Gaza and a declaration of war by the Israeli prime minister. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld / Getty Images)
How travel to Israel by land, air and sea is affected by the war

Long delays and cancellations are disrupting passage to and from the country

TravelOctober 10, 2023
An audiovisual show inside the Al Wasl dome at Expo City Dubai, the world's largest interactive immersive dome. Leslie Pableo / The National
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Expo City Dubai’s Al Wasl dome enters Guinness World Records

Calendar of events will celebrate the massive interactive immersive structure officially entering the global record books

Expo City DubaiOctober 05, 2023
Dr Sultan Al Jaber said a phase-down of unabated fossil fuels is inevitable. AP
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Dr Sultan Al Jaber says 'North Star' of Cop28 will be 1.5°C goal

Cop28 President-designate says UAE will bring 'deep sense of urgency' to climate talks in November

GovernmentSeptember 30, 2023
Expo City Dubai gets dressed up in preparation for Cop28 with the blue and green zones carved out for the global climate summit. File photo: Expo 2020 Dubai
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EXCLUSIVEExpo City Dubai to celebrate Emirati heritage with Cop28 makeover

Traditional architecture using dried palm leaves will decorate venue and highlight sustainability theme

Cop28September 29, 2023
Thailand ambassador Sorayut Chasombat says he is looking forward to an inclusive Cop28. Victor Besa / The National
Thailand envoy to UAE says ‘hard work’ needed to curb climate change

Sorayut Chasombat says Bangkok is working to address air pollution and will renew commitments at Cop28 to cut greenhouse gas emissions

GovernmentSeptember 28, 2023
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - September 26, 2023: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (R), stands for a photograph with HE Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (L), prior to a meeting, at Al Shati Palace. ( Mohamed Al Hammadi / UAE Presidential Court ) ---
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EXCLUSIVEDutch PM pledges to work with UAE to deliver results at Cop28

Netherlands leader visits Abu Dhabi in run-up to global summit with focus on strengthening ties

Cop28September 27, 2023
The Ocean One robot has been brought to test the new robotics pool at Khalifa University. Photo: Khalifa University
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UAE tests robot divers with hands that can clean deep-sea coral

The Ocean One has reached depths close to 1,000 metres in the Mediterranean Sea

EducationSeptember 23, 2023
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