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Topic: Dubai

Gold stuck in Dubai due to the war being sold at steep discounts

Traders are forced to sell at low prices as buyers step back from new orders, unwilling to pay exceptionally high shipping and insurance costs with no guarantee of prompt delivery.

Sonu Sood’s free stay offer for stranded Dubai travellers splits internet

Actor Sonu Sood played Good Samaritan yet again by offering free accommodation to people stranded in Dubai. Some praised his ‘compassion’ while others questioned his motives.

Indians laughing at their countrymen in Dubai are a disgrace. We have much to learn

While some Indians were spewing hatred, the government of Dubai got on with the job. The city coped with the crisis magnificently because of the quality of its leadership.

Stop celebrating Dubai’s bombing. Even if you don’t like the city

The Dubai that some are wishing bombs on is a city of migrants — mostly South Asians, who are living from paycheck to paycheck.

Celina Jaitly brother to Ex-Armyman, UAE ‘black box detentions’ have common thread—Dubai firm

New Delhi: April 2024 was a busy month for Plus971—one that, at least on the surface, seemed to indicate that the Dubai-based cybersecurity firm...

Bengaluru & Hyderabad share many of Dubai’s characteristics. Why they don’t function the same

Luxury is visible everywhere in Dubai, but what impressed me more was order. Parks, pathways and crossings seemed designed for actual use, not symbolic display.

Retd major in ‘hot soup’—secrecy around Celina Jaitly’s brother spotlights UAE’s ‘blackbox detentions’

Retired Indian Army Major Vikrant Jaitly was picked up from a Dubai mall last year. Charges against him haven’t been made public & UAE authorities remain tight-lipped.

‘The future of dining’: There’s a hot new restaurant run by an AI chef

Aiman doesn’t physically cook; it creates. It can analyze ingredients, generate unconventional flavour combinations and write detailed recipes that human chefs in Woohoo’s kitchen then test.

Ghaziabad’s ‘Westarctica envoy’ was planning Dubai polo league, with sports, film stars as ‘patrons’

UP STF found brochure of proposed league from a laptop recovered during raid against Harsh Vardhan. STF will contact celebrities to ask if their photos were used with their consent.

How a delayed consignment of imported kiwi fruit cost the customs dept dearly

Saga of spoiled kiwi made its way to Punjab & Haryana HC. In scathing judgment, bench rapped customs authorities at Mundra & Ludhiana for 'lackadaisical approach' and 'insensitivity'.

On Camera

Prada learnt its lesson. Where are ‘humara culture’ Indians on Ralph Lauren’s jhumka?

The problem, dear Ralph Lauren, is not your use of the jhumka, but your dismissal of its history. The list of stolen items is too vast to fight, but we haven't given up on acknowledgement.

Floundering PM Internship Scheme used less than 1% of Rs 10,831 crore set aside for it in FY25-26

The Standing Committee on Finance tabled its report on Demands for Grants (2026-27) in the Lok Sabha Thursday.

India-Bangladesh relations on track—After military intel chief’s visit, envoy goes to Army War College

In a first during his tenure as High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah addressed JOCAP consisting of tri-forces officers, as New Delhi & Dhaka step up normalisation efforts.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.