In Abu Dhabi encounter glossy sky scrapers, falcons and gold coffee, all in one day

In Abu Dhabi encounter glossy sky scrapers, falcons and gold coffee, all in one day

Visiting Abu Dhabi for the first time, I was swept away by a feeling of camaraderie that went beyond borders. The Emirate of Peace is a modern-day salad bowl. Beyond the glossy skyscrapers, pristine roads and serene blue sea, it has an intertwined network of culture. I experienced it through fortuitous acts of kindness — […]

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Check out TXAI, Abu Dhabi’s driverless taxis

Check out TXAI, Abu Dhabi’s driverless taxis

Abu Dhabi is making strides in the realm of autonomous mobility with TXAI, the region’s first Level 4 autonomous vehicle | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement As we step onto the quiet, palm-lined streets of Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, a sleek white vehicle glides toward us — its tinted windows revealing no driver behind the […]

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How to spend 36 hours on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi

How to spend 36 hours on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi

At Yas Island, ride in a Ferrari, click selfies with flamingos, freefall into a gravity defying tunnel, feed a cute harbour seal, or say hello to a superhero! Built as one of Abu Dhabi’s largest tourism projects in 2009, the island houses some of the world’s most opulent entertainment arenas, an F1 racetrack, a golf […]

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Finding the ‘Asian’ in Post-Impressionism at the Louvre Abu Dhabi

Finding the ‘Asian’ in Post-Impressionism at the Louvre Abu Dhabi

Four women in black burqas look up, heads cocked, at The Funeral of Mona Lisa, artist Yan Pei-Ming’s monumental installation at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. A European painting reinterpreted by a Chinese-born artist within the setting of the Middle East, it is a stunning study in contrasts — as an Instagrammable photo and the museum’s ambition to build dialogues […]

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I2U2 discusses building series of integrated agricultural facilities in India

I2U2 discusses building series of integrated agricultural facilities in India

Secretary of Economic Relations in the Ministry of External Affairs Dammu Ravi attends I2U2 Sherpas meeting in Abu Dhabi. | Photo Credit: ANI The I2U2, a grouping of India, Israel, UAE and the USA, discussed building “integrated agricultural facilities across India” at a meeting in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Dammu Ravi, Secretary of Economic Relations in the […]

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Shah Rukh Khan’s Knight Riders Group acquires new Abu Dhabi franchise

Shah Rukh Khan’s Knight Riders Group acquires new Abu Dhabi franchise

The UAE will be the fourth country in which the Knight Riders Group will be associated with a T20 franchise The UAE will be the fourth country in which the Knight Riders Group will be associated with a T20 franchise The Knight Riders Group, which owns and operates IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders, has acquired […]

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Two men caught at Bengaluru airport smuggling gold paste in underwear

Two men caught at Bengaluru airport smuggling gold paste in underwear

Customs officials at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, on Sunday arrested two men from Kozhikode, Kerala, who attempted to smuggle in gold worth an estimated ₹97.4 lakh, concealing it in custom-stitched undergarments. According to the officials, while one suspect, aged 26, landed from Abu Dhabi on Sunday, the other, aged 24, had landed a few hours […]

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