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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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Children outside the Chinese pavilion before Chinese New Year during Expo 2020 Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
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Carnival at Expo City Dubai to launch Chinese New Year

Floats, dances, grand parade and a Chinese market for food and handicrafts opens on Saturday

HeritageJanuary 13, 2023
Can Cai, from Chengdu, with his son Tiancheng Cai and mother Ying Luo at his villa in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
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Happy Chinese New Year for UAE expats as Beijing eases Covid rules

Some will travel home to China while others are excited to greet family returning to UAE after three years

HeritageJanuary 12, 2023
The Hindu temple in Jebel Ali will remain open well past midnight on New Year's Eve to allow worshippers to usher in the New Year with prayer. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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Dubai Hindu temple to stay open past midnight on New Year’s Eve

Families can book space for prayer ceremonies to celebrate weddings and birthdays from January

HeritageDecember 31, 2022
UAE landmarks like Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi are easily identifiable local signposts added to the Minecraft platform. Photo: Microsoft
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How Minecraft is helping UAE pupils learn more about the Emirates

Users can build and create new worlds using buildings as learning tools

EducationDecember 24, 2022
The world’s largest wooden ringed structure will be the symbol of and main staging ground of the next World Expo in Osaka, Japan in 2025
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World’s largest wooden structure, the 'Grand Roof', planned at Expo site in Japan

Work has begun to prepare the massive structure on a reclaimed island in Osaka

AsiaDecember 21, 2022
The 'Firdaus Holiday Experience' will feature a collection of ballads, classical and operatic pieces. Photo: Firdaus Orchestra
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Dubai’s all-female orchestra set for first live online performance

The 'Firdaus Holiday Experience' will run for just over an hour on December 22 from 6pm

HeritageDecember 19, 2022
Abir Araki, Emiratisation and nationalisation manager at Cigna Insurance Middle East in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
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Emiratis can be 'assets' to private sector as UAE aims to bolster local workforce

High-achieving citizens believe fellow Emiratis will prove their worth if given the opportunity

HeritageDecember 16, 2022
Companies must fill skilled positions for Emirati staff to fulfil the government's 2 per cent target by the end of the year. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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Private sector must offer skilled jobs to hit Emiratisation goals

Recruitment agencies have cautioned firms against a focus on 'filling quotas'

GovernmentDecember 14, 2022
Worshippers arriving at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Abu Dhabi. Ruel Pableo for The National
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Mormon church plans first Middle East temple near Expo City Dubai

Exclusive: Temple is in design stage as discussions continue with authorities

UAEDecember 12, 2022
Saptarshi Bandopadhyay and his son Siddharth at the Spain match when the Spaniards beat Costa Rica 7-0. Photo: Saptarshi Bandopadhyay
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Inside the World Cup's floating hotel — a luxury fan zone that never sleeps

Father and son travel from Dubai and board the unique resort

World CupNovember 28, 2022
Salem Al Dawsari cutout done by Kerala fans. Filed a story on this today. Photo: Pullavoor football fans
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Saudi hero earns place among World Cup giants in Kerala village

A towering cut-out of the player joins those of Ronaldo, Neymar and Messi after he secured his country a famous 2-1 win over Argentina

World CupNovember 25, 2022
Fans wave flags next to the giant cutouts of players from Brazil's Neymar (L), Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo (C) and Argentine Lionel Messi, erected by football fans in river Cherupuzha at Kozhikode in India's Kerala state on November 7, 2022, ahead of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup football tournament. (Photo by AFP)
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The World Cup-crazy Kerala village where Messi and Ronaldo are larger than life

Huge cardboard cut-outs of footballing heroes are the stars of perhaps the world's most unlikely tournament fan zone

World CupNovember 23, 2022
An aerial view of the excavation site of a possible Christian monastery beneath a 300-year-old mosque in Bahrain. Photo: Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities
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Ancient Christian relics found in ruins of Bahrain mosque

Excavations resume this month in a project that shows the first concrete evidence of Christian communities in Bahrain before the spread of Islam

BahrainNovember 21, 2022
Fatima Bio, Sierra Leone's first lady, during an interview with The National in Dubai about the resolution she introduced at the UN on child abuse. Pawan Singh / The National
Prayers at the Vatican to mark first UN World Day to focus on child sexual abuse

Sierra Leone's first lady Fatima Bio says it’s time to listen to those who were abused as children

HeritageNovember 18, 2022
Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, UAE Education Minister speaking at the Global Educational Supplies & Solutions (GESS) held at Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
'It's teachers, teachers, teachers': Minister sets out UAE's education focus

Ahmad Al Falasi says investment in people will be crucial in shaping generations of young minds

EducationNovember 16, 2022
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