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Ramola Talwar Badam

Ramola Talwar Badam

Senior National Reporter
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
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
About 150 people were evacuated after a fire ripped through a portion of the residential Saleh Bin Lahej building near Dubai's Mall of the Emirates on Tuesday. Photo: 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
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
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
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
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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