American pop group the Backstreet Boys will perform in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain in May 2023
Mumbai
Airlines
India’s IndiGo set to expand UAE operations with new Mumbai-RAK flight
The new flight services to RAK are slated to commence from September 22, 2022
airline industry
India’s Vistara airline to launch several new flights in its bid to expand Middle East operations
The Tata-Singapore joint venture carrier is also going for a fleet expansion to beef up its international operations, including the Gulf sector
Ahmedabad
Emirates set to return to pre-pandemic levels of operations to India
Dubai airline says it will be operating 170 weekly flights to nine cities in the country from Friday
coronavirus
Video: India is promised $1 billion to fight Covid-19 pandemic as deaths rise
The World Bank has pledged one billion dollars to India to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic there. The city of Mumbai has some of the highest number of cases in India, with many people living in congested slums.
Anil Ambani
Tycoon Anil Ambani faces investors again with vow to cut debt
Ambani is struggling to save the remnants of his telecommunications-to-infrastructure empire from collapse after his wireless carrier Reliance Communications slipped into insolvency earlier this year
climate change
Mumbai fears for homes and lives amid rising seas
Mumbai, which British colonial rulers formed by joining seven small islands, is already vulnerable to floods because so much of it is below the high-tide line
GDP growth
Indian economic growth slows to 5% in fresh blow to Modi
Expansion in Asia’s third-largest economy is the slowest in five years, on the back of weak consumer demand and a liquidity crunch
Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry
How Indian companies are making their mark in Dubai
A total of 2,208 Indian companies joined Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry as new members in the first six months of 2019
Airbus A320neo
India’s Vistara to launch new Dubai-Mumbai flights
Vistara will deploy Airbus A320 NEO aircraft in three-class configurations: business, premium economy and economy
DP World
Indian state approves project status for DP World-backed hyperloop project
DP World set to invest $500m in private capital to complete phase one of Mumbai to Pune hyperloop project
Air India Express
Unruly Air India Express passenger delays Dubai flight to Mumbai
Delay lasted 90 minutes after temperature issues inside airplane prompted incident
Arif Amiri
Top level DIFC delegation completes mission to Indian state
Dubai International Financial Centre chases more Indian FinTech businesses during trip to Maharashtra
Abu Dhabi
Emirates airline, Etihad Airways flights to Mumbai disrupted by rain
Heavy downpour saw flights diverted to Ahmedabad
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering
L&T consortium signs $1bn Saudi Aramco contract
Mega contract for oil facilities for Marjan Incremental Project
Abu Dhabi International Airport
India’s GoAir launches first flights between Mumbai and Abu Dhabi
Launch comes as Indian subcontinent remains one of the most popular destinations for travelers departing from Abu Dhabi
Air India
Emirates says flights unaffected by heavy Mumbai rains
Torrential downpours have caused a number of airlines to divert flights headed to Mumbai