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      Ramola Talwar Badam

      Ramola Talwar Badam

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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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      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
      Pope Francis greets thousands gathered for Mass on November 5 at Bahrain National Stadium, Bahrain. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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      ‘This is my Pope’: why Pope Francis’s visit to Bahrain struck a chord around the world

      From homes in Bahrain, across the Gulf, Europe and India, the faithful track the Pope’s messages

      BahrainNovember 12, 2022
      Pope Francis answers reporters' questions during the flight back to Rome, after his apostolic journey to Bahrain, on November 6, 2022. (Photo by MAURIZIO BRAMBATTI / POOL / AFP)
      Pope tells how Abu Dhabi Document of Human Fraternity was born

      Pontiff shares how he wrote the historic 2019 document with the Grand Imam of Al Azhar

      GulfNovember 06, 2022
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