UM Dharmendra Pradhan

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India And UAE Committed To Expedite Skills Development Between Nation's Youth

India and United Arab Emirates committed to expedite skills development between the youth of the two countries. On May 10, India and UAE signed MoU, decided to develop a Skill India International Centre in Varanasi to enable Indian youth in pursuing foreign employment opportunities. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan mentioned that India is a valuable partner to the UAE and other countries, it will drive economic success of India, the world… read-more

Fri, 13 May 2022 - 07:22 PM / by SARANNYA ACHARYA

Tags: India, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Skill India International Centre, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Varanasi

Courtesy: aninews

Rafale jet

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India Procures Fresh Batch Of Rafale Jets From France

The Indian Air Force (IAF) added three more Rafale fighter jets into its squadron after the jets arrived from France flying non-stop covering a distance of 8,000 km. It was refueled by the UAE air force in the mid-air to complete its journey. The new batch of the Rafale aircraft will be part of IAF's second squadron and will begin its operations by July end.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 - 12:14 PM / by Prateek Chakradhar

Tags: Indian Defense Forces, Indian Air force, France, Rafale jets, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Courtesy: The Print

Dubai eases travel restrictions

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Dubai To Ease Travel Restrictions, Update COVID-19 Protocols

Dubai government has declared to curb the travel restrictions. Succeeding the updated travel protocols, Emirates announced about recommencing flights from India, South Africa and Nigeria from June 23. Protocols demand valid residence visa, two doses of UAE-approved vaccine and negative RT-PCR test certificate from passengers. Indian passengers need to take a RT-PCR test four hours before departure and be quarantined for 24 hours before… read-more

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 - 11:29 AM / by Vanshika Sharma

Tags: Dubai, travel restrictions, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Emirates Airline

Courtesy: Times Of India

Hope Mission

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UAE's 'Al-Amal' Enters Mars Orbit; Becomes 5th Nation To Feat

Becoming first for the Arab world, UAE's spacecraft ‘Al-Amal’ (meaning 'Hope' in English) entered the Mars orbit on February 9 after seven months of launch. Interestingly, the UAE became the only fifth nation, after the US, Soviet Union, Europe and India, to successfully reach Mars orbit. Launched from Japan’s Tanegahima Space Centre on July 20, 2020, the mission will probe how neutral atoms of hydrogen and oxygen leak into space.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 - 10:28 AM / by Nikita Thakur

Tags: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UAE, Space, Mars Mission, Hope

Courtesy: BBC

Dubai

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Dubai: Transport Authorities Introduce Facial Recognition To Tighten Security

Dubai Authorities on 25 October decided to instill a facial recognition system on public transport for increasing security at the Emirates Global Expo Exhibition. According to Obaid al-Hathboor, the director of Dubai's Transport Security Department, the technology has been effective to identify wanted suspects. Reportedly, the operation of the biometric system using facial recognition has already begun at Emirates International Airport. The… read-more

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 - 11:06 AM / by Shivam Chandrashekhar Kulkarni

Tags: Dubai, Technology, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Airport

Courtesy: Economic Times

Palm Fountain in Dubai

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Dubai's 'The Palm Fountain' Gets Tag Of World's Largest Fountain

The Palm Fountain in the United Arab Emirates has been announced as the world's largest fountain on October 23 by the Guinness World Records. The fountain, located at The Pointe in Dubai's waterfront Palm Jumeirah area, spreads across 14,000 square feet of seawater. The multi-coloured fountain is decorated with 3,000 LED lights, and has got 128 super shooters that can shoot water up to 105 meters in height.

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 - 05:42 PM / by Dharshana Vijayan

Tags: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Water Fountain, Dubai, Guinness Book Of World Record

Courtesy: The Economic Times

CSK Head Coach Stephen Fleming

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Coach Fleming Praises CSK Players for Adapting Well to "Strange" Conditions

Chennai Super Kings Head Coach Stephen Fleming has applauded his team after winning the inaugural match of IPL 2020. In a post-match interview, Fleming claimed that playing in a stadium without the audience was "strange." "I think we coped pretty well and players… read-more

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 - 10:20 AM / by Ujjwal Panchariya

Tags: IPL, Chennai Super Kings, Stephen Fleming, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Courtesy: Republic World

IPL Chairman Brijesh Patel on IPL 2020.

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Chairman Brijesh Patel Believes To Achieve the Highest Viewers in IPL this Year

IPL Chairman Brijesh Patel opened up about the Indian Premier League 2020 that will kick-start on September 19. In a conversation with ANI, Patel addressed the challenges faced to host this year's IPL in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Patel believes that this year's viewership of the IPL will be the highest. "… read-more

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 - 01:26 PM / by Ujjwal Panchariya

Tags: IPL, Brijesh Patel, IPL 2020, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Courtesy: ANI News