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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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Three children left orphaned as parents die in Abu Dhabi car crash

Four-month-old grandson in critical condition while young granddaughters survive with fractures

UAEAugust 11, 2025
Cherry Pachisia and her family absorb the history and tradition in Turkey last year after a plan to visit Europe did not work out due to challenges in securing visa appointments. Photo: Cherry Pachisia
Schengen visa delays prompt UAE residents to ditch European holiday plans

Others spend thousands of dirhams to secure visa appointment dates in the Emirates

UAEAugust 11, 2025
IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi is one of the world’s top engineering colleges. Victor Besa / The National
Emirati pupils hone AI skills at IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi summer camp

Top engineering college gives hands-on AI lessons to high-achieving learners

UAEAugust 08, 2025
Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse from Kerala, faces execution in Yemen for murder
Mother of Indian nurse on death row in Yemen pleads for mercy

Family and supporters press on with clemency bid as Nimisha Priya faces execution for murder of Yemeni citizen

MENAJuly 31, 2025
Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse from southern Kerala state, faces the death penalty for the murder of a Yemeni national.
Brother of Yemeni murder victim demands new execution date for Indian nurse

Talal Mahdi’s relatives reject spiritual leader’s claim that Nimisha Priya’s death sentence has been revoked

AsiaJuly 29, 2025
Emirati athlete Salma Al Salami prepares to take a shot at the Special Olympics Topgolf Invitational Tournament for People of Determination in the region, at the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai. Photo: Special Olympics UAE
UAE Special Olympics athletes take a shot at Topgolf to make sports inclusive

Seventy-two athletes with developmental and intellectual disabilities face off in a tournament with other Special Olympics athletes in venues in the US and UK

UAEJuly 26, 2025
Emiratis Alia Aleissaee, left, and Meznah Al Ansaari, right pose for photographs with visitors at the UAE pavilion at the Expo 2025 Osaka. Photo: UAE Pavilion Expo 2025 Osaka
Arigato from Japan: Emirati guides win fans at Expo 2025 Osaka

Fluent in Japanese, Emiratis share stories and tips about Osaka, their home until the Expo ends

UAEJuly 23, 2025
A wounded Christian woman is brought into Al-Ahli Arab Hospital following an Israeli strike on the Church of the Holy Family in Gaza city. Reuters
Pope Leo calls for ceasefire after Israeli strike hits Gaza Catholic church

Pope Francis used to phone the church every night to check on parishioners

MENAJuly 17, 2025
Nimisha Priya, a nurse from India's Kerala state, faces the death penalty for murdering Yemeni citizen Talal Mahdi. Handout
Family of Yemeni murder victim call for execution of Indian nurse

Talal Mahdi’s relatives urge justice and refuse ‘reconciliation of any kind’

AsiaJuly 17, 2025
Nimisha Priya was convicted of murdering her Yemeni business partner in 2017
Mother of jailed Indian nurse welcomes Yemeni order to postpone execution

Nimisha Priya receives 11th-hour reprieve as family push for pardon from victim’s family

GulfJuly 15, 2025
Nimisha Priya, a nurse from Palakkad in Kerala, was convicted of murdering and dismembering her business partner Talal Mahdi in 2017. Photo: Handout
Family of Indian nurse on death row in Yemen hope for ‘miracle’ pardon

Nimisha Priya’s supporters pin hopes on victim's family accepting diya or blood money

UAEJuly 14, 2025
The UAE golden visa has clear categories under which people working in the country or living overseas can apply. The National
UAE golden visa: Who is eligible via nomination or investment?

Everything you need to know about categories and rules

UAEJuly 11, 2025
The golden visa has provided long-term stability to UAE residents. Chris Whiteoak / The National
UAE says reports of Dh100,000 golden visas for certain nationalities are false

Authorities warn of legal action against companies that falsely claim they can process long-term residency documents

UAEJuly 09, 2025
Tiger Tower residents, L-R, Zarha Finech, Zakaria Abizaidi and Souad Jaafro with the fire damaged Tiger Tower in the background. Victor Besa / The National
Tiger Tower tenants hail support as fire highlights danger of partitioned homes

Some residents living in partitioned homes say blaze made them aware that unauthorised division of apartments was illegal

UAEJuly 04, 2025
Joby Aviation plans to begin commercial air taxi flights in Dubai next year. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Why Dubai’s flying taxi is set to make history

Joby Aviation test flight brings city closer to being first in world to offer all-electric solution to traffic congestion

UAEJune 30, 2025
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