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Topic: Dubai

UAE to burn mountains of trash as China stops importing waste

UAE is building facilities worth billions that will burn garbage to generate power. The projects, however, could make it harder for the Gulf nation to net out carbon emissions.

Meet Huzefa Vana, the diamond merchant who is best friends with superstars

30-year-old Huzefa Vana, a Dubai-based diamond merchant from Gujarat, also has friends all around the globe and some of the Indian superstars are on the list too.

As Covid hits airlines again, two flights on busy Mumbai-Dubai route fly with single passenger

Oswald Raphael Rodrigues and Bhavesh Javeri were the only passengers on Air India and Emirates flights to Dubai, respectively. In April, Mumbai-Dubai was among busiest international routes.

IAF aircraft to bring 7 empty cryogenic oxygen containers from Dubai

The IAF said the C-17 aircraft has already landed in Dubai and is likely to arrive in West Bengal at 5:30pm.

Dubai to offer free Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine shots from Wednesday

Dubai locked down the city for about a month earlier this year to halt the spread of the virus. The UAE diagnosed over 195,000 people with Covid since the start of the outbreak.

As expats flee Dubai, it returns to luring wealthy retirees to live there

The attempt to woo an older demographic comes amid steep job losses in the UAE, which could lead to more expatriates choosing to decamp to other countries or return home.

BCCI contingent member, in Dubai to oversee IPL, tests Covid positive

The development comes after 13 members of the Chennai Super Kings contingent, including two players, tested positive for the dreaded virus last week.

12 Chennai Super King members, including bowler, test Covid positive weeks before IPL

The IPL franchise has extended its quarantine period in Dubai ahead of the event which is starting from 19 September.

Dubai sets up trading platform to connect Indian farmers to UAE food companies

The UAE and most other Gulf states import the bulk of their food, largely because their arid climates make crop and livestock cultivation difficult.

Dubai businesses start growing again for the first time after coronavirus struck

Businesses in Dubai are benefiting from lifting of lockdown restrictions, with foreign visitors allowed to enter. However, a weaker outlook hasn't stopped job losses.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.