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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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      Jane Goodall speaks to a pupil at Safa Community School, Dubai, as part of her mission to encourage youngsters to focus on conservation. Photo: Safa Community School
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      How Jane Goodall’s message of hope planted seeds of change in the UAE

      Renowned conservationist spoke to young people and the community to inspire green projects that have become her legacy

      UAEOctober 02, 2025
      Women had previously been required to ask for a judge's permission to renew their visas during divorce proceedings. Pawan Singh / The National
      New UAE visa rules offer safety net to widows and divorced women

      Amendments allow female residents to continue living and working in the Emirates after death of spouse or breakdown of marriage

      UAESeptember 30, 2025
      Fire Al Barsha. The National
      'Many lives were saved': Tenants recall escape after 150 flee raging Dubai fire

      Shaken residents were brought to safety as flames swept through a building in Al Barsha

      UAESeptember 25, 2025
      Flooded homes in the typhoon-hit town of Burgos in the Philippines on Tuesday after Super Typhoon Ragasa passed over Luzon Island causing flooding, landslides and damage to homes and infrastructure. EPA
      UAE's Filipino residents fear for family in path of super typhoon

      One of the year's most powerful storm revives memories of destruction wrought by past hurricanes

      UAESeptember 23, 2025
      US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. Aaron Schwartz / CNP / Bloomberg
      Indians working in US caught in limbo due to Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa rule

      Indian expatriates fear they will be unable to return to their jobs in the US

      UAESeptember 21, 2025
      Health officials in the UAE have hailed an increase in the number of people coming forward to have the flu shot. Antonie Robertson / The National
      UAE flu vaccine campaign aims to break 'cycle of infection'

      Health authorities launch 10th annual seasonal influenza drive with call for families to take shot

      UAESeptember 18, 2025
      Indian steel industrialist and philanthropist Shyam Bhatia says sporting encounters between India and Pakistan in neutral countries like the UAE should continue. Photo: Shyam Bhatia
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      India and Pakistan fans ‘will not hold back cheers’ in Dubai clash

      Clash comes months after hostilities broke out between the two nations in May

      UAESeptember 13, 2025
      Prof Robert Salomon, dean of Stern School of Business at NYU Abu Dhabi, says the launch of the programme will drive value for students, organisations and the economy. Photo: NYU Stern Abu Dhabi
      NYUAD to put region's top business talent on course to reach 'next level'

      Programme is first Stern School of Business-led executive MBA outside US for senior leaders and entrepreneurs

      UAESeptember 09, 2025
      Indian telecommunication minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. Photo: Consulate of India, Dubai
      ‘India will power ahead': Minister says country prepared for tariffs gauntlet

      Telecommunication minister Jyotiraditya Scindia says 'very robust' India is confident in its capabilities

      UAESeptember 08, 2025
      A boy flanked by the rubble of damaged houses after the devastating Afghanistan earthquake. EPA
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      Time running out for earthquake survivors, say Afghan expats

      Afghan expats mourn earthquake victims as death toll exceeds 1,400

      UAESeptember 03, 2025
      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
      Meet the Emirati colonel who is 'proudly made in the UAE'

      Colonel Dr Fayeza Al Ameri and others are blazing a trail as the country celebrates Emirati Women's Day on Thursday

      UAEAugust 27, 2025
      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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      UAE horse whisperers jump for glory at Special Olympics competition

      Athletes build trust with steeds and gain vital skills to compete at Al Ain event

      UAEAugust 25, 2025
      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

      AsiaAugust 23, 2025
      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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      UAE transplant patients powered by 'gift of life' in World Games

      Liver, kidney and lung recipients see chance to rewrite their story

      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
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