Early this month, the airline allegedly ferried Covid positive passengers, in violation of UAE rules. This was apparently the second such instance in weeks.
The upcoming 53-day edition is by far the longest in the history of the league which was delayed after 13 personnel of the Chennai Super Kings camp tested positive for covid.
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.
Between aftershocks of the oil-market rout and the pandemic, the path to recovery has further stumbled over region specific issues such as austerity measures in Saudi Arabia.
The current deal is an important bipartisan step toward Israeli-Arab rapprochement and is a positive development for Israel, the UAE and the US in a tactical sense.
The Israel-UAE breakthrough reflects a change in the middle east fault lines as a Persian Gulf power makes peace with the Jewish state. But it might be replaced with rift over Iran.
The deal shows that Israel and Gulf states have been quietly cooperating for 20 years, and Israelis and Emiratis have shared intelligence initiatives to counter Iranian influence.
The move means UAE will join Egypt & Jordan as the only middle-eastern countries with normal ties with Israel, signalling they will send ambassadors & open direct commercial ties.
On 9 July 1991, then-PM PV Narasimha Rao addressed the nation days before the Budget presentation, admitting that the job of repairing India's sick economy won't be easy, quick, or smooth.
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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