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Workers carry goods at a market area in New Delhi.
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The UAE will next review flights between the country and India in early July.
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People workout at a gym in Mumbai, as India's financial hub.
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Commuters wait to board the metro at a station on June 7, 2021.
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A man commutes on a train after the services were allowed to operate at 50 per cent capacity in New Delhi. AFP
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Shopkeepers wait to open their stores at a market area after authorities eased lockdown restrictions in New Delhi.
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A pedestrian walks past a mural representing awareness measures against Covid-19 in Navi Mumbai.
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A shopkeeper paints a social distancing mark outside his shop after shops were allowed to reopen with restrictions in New Delhi.
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A shopkeeper offers prayers after he reopened his store in Mumbai.
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A shopkeeper cleans up after shops were allowed to reopen in New Delhi.
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Workers carry goods at a market area in New Delhi.
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The UAE will next review flights between the country and India in early July.
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People workout at a gym in Mumbai, as India's financial hub.
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Commuters wait to board the metro at a station on June 7, 2021.
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A man commutes on a train after the services were allowed to operate at 50 per cent capacity in New Delhi. AFP
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Shopkeepers wait to open their stores at a market area after authorities eased lockdown restrictions in New Delhi.
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A pedestrian walks past a mural representing awareness measures against Covid-19 in Navi Mumbai.
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A shopkeeper paints a social distancing mark outside his shop after shops were allowed to reopen with restrictions in New Delhi.
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A shopkeeper offers prayers after he reopened his store in Mumbai.
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A shopkeeper cleans up after shops were allowed to reopen in New Delhi.
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Workers carry goods at a market area in New Delhi.
UAE residents rush to book tickets from India to Dubai as flights resume
Many expats are desperate to get back to jobs and lives after a surge in India led to flight bans with many countries
Ramola Talwar Badam
21 June, 2021
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