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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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Ajay Gupta and younger brother Atul Gupta in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2011. Getty
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After Gupta brothers arrest how does the UAE's extradition process work?

Authorities in Emirates and South Africa are co-ordinating over extradition of Atul and Rajesh following arrest by Dubai Police

CourtsJune 13, 2022
The luxury Emirates Hills district in Dubai where the Gupta family owns a home. Bloomberg
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Inside the Gupta brothers' gold and marble Dubai home

Emirates Hills home had 35 members of staff, with butlers hired from the city’s top hotels

UAEJune 08, 2022
Deepa Kumar with his daughter Amulya. Photo: Kumar family
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Families pay tribute to Dubai bus crash victims three years on

Compensation being handed out to victims and families three years after 17 people were killed

TransportJune 06, 2022
Chinchu Joseph had plans to return home to Kerala, India, in September to bring her daughter Hella and husband Jibin back with her to the UAE. She died in an accident last week. Photo: Joseph family
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Indian nurse killed in Sharjah accident ‘lit up room with her smile’

Tributes to Chinchu Joseph, from Kerala, who was hit by a car when she stepped out to meet her sister

HealthJune 06, 2022
Professors teach interns and students at a military hospital in Ukraine. Photo: Zaporizhzhia State Medical University
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Ukrainian university professors turn to combat medicine near front lines of fighting

The battlefront is less than an hour’s drive away but staff at Zaporizhzhia university stand their ground

WeekendJune 03, 2022
The UAE Special Olympics swim team brought home a clutch of medals from the recent Invitational Games in Malta. All photos: Special Olympics UAE
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UAE Special Olympic squad wins six golds and eight silvers in Malta

Team competed in their first international competition since Covid-19 struck

HeritageMay 31, 2022
Sheikha Mozah bint Marwan Al Maktoum at the controls of the Leonardo AW609 tiltrotor aircraft. Photo: Leornardo
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Dubai's Sheikha Mozah is first woman to pilot new 'tiltrotor' aircraft

Being an Emirates Boeing 777 captain and a helicopter pilot made her ideally qualified to fly the Leonardo AW609

UAEMay 30, 2022
A worker puts away stock at Lulu Hypermarket, Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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What UAE families can do to keep down the cost of living

From fuel to mortgages, life is getting more expensive – but there are money saving solutions to help keep within a budget

UAEMay 29, 2022
The temple's carvings and columns are made in India before being shipped to the UAE. Antonie Robertson / The National
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Abu Dhabi's first traditional Hindu temple takes shape as project gathers pace

Millions of handmade clay bricks and 30,000 pieces of stone will be used at the site, which is scheduled to open in 2024

HeritageMay 27, 2022
Nayla Al Baloushi, the first Emirati woman to climb Mount Everest, asks women to have faith in their dreams. Photo: Nayla Al Baloushi
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First Emirati woman to scale Mount Everest tells of grit and determination

UAE citizen speaks about the mental strength required to reach the world’s highest peak

HeritageMay 26, 2022
Sheikh Mohamed welcomes members of the UAE Special Olympics team during a function in 2018
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Support from UAE leaders makes Special Olympic athletes feel they 'own the world'

Families say backing of Sheikh Mohamed sends a strong message of inclusion

GovernmentMay 24, 2022
Emiratis in search of jobs attend a programme to boost the number of UAE nationals in the workplace. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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Benefits for Emiratis in private sector jobs: all you need to know

Support for Emiratis and levy on private companies to open up opportunities for UAE nationals

GovernmentMay 20, 2022
Indian guru Sadhguru is in Dubai as part of a world tour to talk about the importance of soil. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Indian spiritual leader Sadhguru in Dubai for ‘save soil’ campaign

Yogi dubbed the mystic on a motorbike has a mission to avert famine

GovernmentMay 19, 2022
Baps Hindu Mandir, a Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi, offers prayers for Sheikh Khalifa. Photo: Baps Swaminarayan Sanstha
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Abu Dhabi's Hindu temple honours Sheikh Khalifa’s legacy of peace and tolerance

Prayers for Sheikh Khalifa offered in temples across the world

HeritageMay 18, 2022
The new unemployment support programme provides financial security to citizens and residents. Getty Images
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UAE's new unemployment insurance scheme will give employees vital protection, experts say

Mandatory social support programme will help retain talent in the Emirates

GovernmentMay 13, 2022
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