A 51-year-old Indian passenger tragically passed away after suffering a medical emergency aboard a flight from Abu Dhabi to Bangalore, highlighting the challenges airlines and medical teams face when dealing with sudden health crises during air travel. The deceased, identified as Yousafe Kunhammu, was a native of Kerala, India. According to reports, he became unwell … Read more
A satirical group called the Cockroach Janta Party has grown from an online joke into a youth-led protest in India. It started as a joke. Now thousands are marching for it. A satirical group called the Cockroach Janta Party drew young supporters onto the streets of New Delhi over the weekend, weeks after starting as … Read more
Riyazuddin Mansuri laid out his shop’s mattresses to help save several people during a deadly Delhi hotel fire. A mattress shop owner in Delhi turned his stock into a rescue tool during a fatal hotel fire. Riyazuddin Mansuri, who has run a mattress and blanket shop opposite the building for decades, laid out his goods … Read more
A prolonged heatwave across India is putting hundreds of millions of people at risk. A prolonged pre-monsoon heatwave is sweeping across India and neighboring Pakistan, exposing hundreds of millions of people to dangerous conditions and raising fears of a rising death toll. Temperatures have climbed above 46 degrees Celsius in many Indian cities since mid-April, … Read more
A liquefied natural gas tanker managed by ADNOC Logistics and Services has crossed the Strait of Hormuz and is now showing up off the west coast of India, according to ship-tracking data published Monday. If confirmed, the Mubaraz would be the first loaded LNG tanker to pass through the strait since the Iran war started … Read more
Indian expats in the UAE will see a change to how they access passport renewals and consular services from July 1. The Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi has awarded its outsourced consular services contract to Alhind Tours & Travels Pvt Ltd, replacing BLS International, which had held the contract since 2011. The official notice … Read more