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      Ramola Talwar Badam

      Ramola Talwar Badam

      Senior National Reporter
      Location
      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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      Emirati artist Abdulla Lutfi has launched an NFT art collection, the first for an artist in the region who has autism. Photo: Antonie Robertson / The National
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      From canvas to computer screen: Emirati artist turns to crypto-art

      The UAE citizen is the first artist with autism in the region to launch an NFT collection

      HeritageSeptember 21, 2022
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      Former RAF pilot recalls flying queen's free-roaming corgis

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      UAESeptember 19, 2022
      Israeli families move to Dubai, ‘the safest place in the world’

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      HeritageSeptember 15, 2022
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      Omani authorities say passengers are safe and air traffic remains open

      OmanSeptember 14, 2022
      Emirati engineer Reem Al Musabbeh aims to build partnerships with technology companies in Israel. Antonie Robertson / The National
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      Emiratis and Bahrainis on what the Abraham Accords mean to them

      The UAE, Bahrain and Israel signed the agreements at the White House two years ago this week

      GulfSeptember 13, 2022
      Cyrus Mistry, former chairman of Tata Sons, died in a car crash on Sunday while travelling to Mumbai from Ahmedabad. EPA
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      Like many Indian vehicle occupants, the former Tata Sons chairman could have been saved if he had been wearing a seat belt

      AsiaSeptember 06, 2022
      People enjoy the weather at Kite Beach in Dubai. The duration of visit visas used by tourists has been extended. Pawan Singh / The National
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      New UAE visa rules: what the changes mean for you

      Rules governing the ways people work and live in the UAE were approved in April

      GovernmentSeptember 05, 2022
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      Expo City promises unrivalled 'campus town feel' as it reopens

      Entry to most areas is free, with tickets only required to enter pavilions

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      EuropeAugust 25, 2022
      The large pink lotus unfurls across the central dome of the temple in Dubai, which is preparing to open to the public on October 5. Pawan Singh / The National
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      Dubai Hindu temple comes to life before October opening

      Booking system opens to manage entry for tens of thousands of worshippers and visitors

      HeritageAugust 19, 2022
      A dance performer gets ready to take the stage during India's Independence Day celebrations at the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
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      Envoy's independence day message to Indians in UAE

      Fight for freedom remembered in gathering for landmark 75 year celebrations

      HeritageAugust 15, 2022
      Clockwise, from top left, UAE residents Narindra Singh Pujji, Vinay Varma, Muljimal Chachara and Dr Rafeeya Sultan Pasha witnessed the tumultuous days of the 1947 Partition. Khushnum Bhandari and Victor Besa / The National
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      Partition: the trauma of seeing a land cleft asunder

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      WeekendAugust 12, 2022
      The UAE women’s football team won a silver medal in the Special Olympics Unified Cup in Detroit, US. Photo: Special Olympics UAE
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      UAE women’s football team nets silver in Special Olympics Unified Cup in Detroit

      The 11-member squad played against Namibia in the final

      HeritageAugust 08, 2022
      The neonatal unit at Castle Street Hospital for Women in Colombo. Lahiru Harshana for The National
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      Sri Lanka's struggling hospitals still desperately short of medicine

      Huge effort to secure 80 essential drugs still in short supply during country’s economic meltdown

      HealthAugust 02, 2022
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      HeritageJuly 21, 2022
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