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Ramola Talwar Badam

Ramola Talwar Badam

Senior National Reporter
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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Indian telecommunication minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. Photo: Consulate of India, Dubai
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A boy flanked by the rubble of damaged houses after the devastating Afghanistan earthquake. EPA
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Afghan expats mourn earthquake victims as death toll exceeds 1,400

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UAE Colonel Dr Fayeza Al Ameri urges women to draw on their unique strengths when they take on leadership positions. Photo: UAE Ministry of Defence
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Emirati riders were competing with the best in the region at the Special Olympics Mena Regional Equestrian Competition in Al Ain. Photo: Special Olympics UAE
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Athletes build trust with steeds and gain vital skills to compete at Al Ain event

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Yemeni citizen Talal Mahdi was killed in 2017 by Indian nurse Nimisha Priya in Sanaa. Photo: Abdel Fattah Mahdi
Yemeni murder victim's family push for execution of killer Indian nurse

Talal Mahdi’s relatives reject mediation efforts to pardon Nimisha Priya

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The UAE track and field team of five lung, kidney and liver transplant recipients from Sudan, the US, Bangladesh, India and South Africa plus one Emirati donor share how they are thriving after life-altering surgeries by taking up sport. Photo: Katie Larkins
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UAEAugust 20, 2025
Sadia Begum, 2, left, survived with a fractured leg in a road accident that killed her parents in Abu Dhabi. Sidra Begum, 7, with her brother Syed. He is in intensive care with head injuries. Photo: Syed Ismail
Heartbroken Indian family say slim hope of baby surviving Abu Dhabi accident

Young couple from Hyderabad in southern India died in UAE road accident last week

UAEAugust 15, 2025
Sadia, 2, and Sidra Begum, 7, survived with fractures and their four-month-old brother Syed is in intensive care after a road accident killed their parents in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Syed Ismail
Three children left orphaned as parents die in Abu Dhabi car crash

Four-month-old grandson in critical condition while young granddaughters survive with fractures

UAEAugust 11, 2025
Cherry Pachisia and her family absorb the history and tradition in Turkey last year after a plan to visit Europe did not work out due to challenges in securing visa appointments. Photo: Cherry Pachisia
Schengen visa delays prompt UAE residents to ditch European holiday plans

Others spend thousands of dirhams to secure visa appointment dates in the Emirates

UAEAugust 11, 2025
IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi is one of the world’s top engineering colleges. Victor Besa / The National
Emirati pupils hone AI skills at IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi summer camp

Top engineering college gives hands-on AI lessons to high-achieving learners

UAEAugust 08, 2025
Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse from Kerala, faces execution in Yemen for murder
Mother of Indian nurse on death row in Yemen pleads for mercy

Family and supporters press on with clemency bid as Nimisha Priya faces execution for murder of Yemeni citizen

MENAJuly 31, 2025
Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse from southern Kerala state, faces the death penalty for the murder of a Yemeni national.
Brother of Yemeni murder victim demands new execution date for Indian nurse

Talal Mahdi’s relatives reject spiritual leader’s claim that Nimisha Priya’s death sentence has been revoked

AsiaJuly 29, 2025
Emirati athlete Salma Al Salami prepares to take a shot at the Special Olympics Topgolf Invitational Tournament for People of Determination in the region, at the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai. Photo: Special Olympics UAE
UAE Special Olympics athletes take a shot at Topgolf to make sports inclusive

Seventy-two athletes with developmental and intellectual disabilities face off in a tournament with other Special Olympics athletes in venues in the US and UK

UAEJuly 26, 2025
Emiratis Alia Aleissaee, left, and Meznah Al Ansaari, right pose for photographs with visitors at the UAE pavilion at the Expo 2025 Osaka. Photo: UAE Pavilion Expo 2025 Osaka
Arigato from Japan: Emirati guides win fans at Expo 2025 Osaka

Fluent in Japanese, Emiratis share stories and tips about Osaka, their home until the Expo ends

UAEJuly 23, 2025
A wounded Christian woman is brought into Al-Ahli Arab Hospital following an Israeli strike on the Church of the Holy Family in Gaza city. Reuters
Pope Leo calls for ceasefire after Israeli strike hits Gaza Catholic church

Pope Francis used to phone the church every night to check on parishioners

MENAJuly 17, 2025
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