Author: Naseel Muhammed

Mleiha National Park stands as the UAE’s only contender for ‘Middle East’s Leading National Park 2026’ at The World Travel Awards

Naseel Muhammed

Sharjah, UAE: Mleiha National Park has been named the UAE’s only nomineefor the prestigious title of ‘Middle East’s Leading National Park 2026’ at the World Travel Awards, placing Sharjah’s flagship heritage and eco-tourism destination alongside the region’s leading protected landscapes. Situated within the Faya Palaeolandscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the park is competing alongside just four other national parks from across the region.The nominationrecognizes Mleiha’s outstanding commitment to preserving the UAE’s archaeological heritage and biodiversity while delivering world-class eco-tourism, education, and adventure experiences. Widely regarded as one of the…

UST Wins Seven Awards at the ET HRWorld Future Skills Awards 2026

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Recognized across organizational and individual categories reflecting the depth of leadership, innovation, and learning excellence at UST Thiruvananthapuram: UST, a leading AI and technology transformation solutions company, has been conferred with seven awards at the ET HRWorld Future Skills Awards 2026 across organizational and individual categories. The recognitionacross different leadership categories underscores UST’s commitment to building future-ready talent and continuously strengthening capabilities that drive client value. The ET Future Skills Awards (ETFSA) honour organizations driving impactful learning and talent development initiatives that empower people, build future-ready capabilities, and shape the…

Dr. Meher Medavaram’s Vision for AAPI: Unity, Inclusion, and Transformative Leadership

Ajay Ghosh

Dr. Meher Medavaram assumed charge as the President of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), the largest ethnic physicians organization in the United States on July 1st, 2026 during a solemn ceremony at the AAPI Headquarters in Oak Brook, IL. Along with her, Dr. Vijay Maurya assumed charge as the BOT, Chair. Dr. Krishan Kumar as the President-Elect; the Vice Chair of AAPI is Dr. Sreeni Gangasani. Dr. Soumya Neravatla will be the Secretary of AAPI, and the Treasurer for 2026-27 is. Dr. Raghu Lolabhattu. With her…

UST Partners with Anthropic to Bring Claude into UST’s Platforms, Engineering, and Operations and Train 20,000 UST Employees Globally

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Under the strategic alliance, UST will combine Anthropic’s Claude models with UST’s proprietary industry and horizontal platforms, engineering services, domain solutions, and internal operations, helping clients modernize and transform core systems and operationalize trusted AI at scale. Thiruvananthapuram: UST, a leading AI and technology transformation solutions company, today announced a strategic alliance with Anthropic, the AI safety and research company behind the Claude family of models. The partnership is focused on helping Global 1000 enterprises become AI-native. UST will embed Claude into the engineering environments and operational workflows it designs,…

Australia eyes history in T20 World Cup final, England to compete at home

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The historic and final title match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 will be played on Sunday at Lord’s ground in London, known as the Mecca of cricket, where two of the world’s most powerful teams – England and Australia – will face each other to become the world champion. Defending champion Australia faces the big challenge of kissing this glittering trophy for the seventh time, but to become the champion at the historic ground of Lord’s, it will have to change an unprecedented history of England. The host…

Posters outside JDU office raise new political issue; Demand Bharat Ratna for Nitish Kumar

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Patna: A new poster in Bihar politics has become a topic of great curiosity these days, both within the political circles and among the general public. This poster, pasted on the main entrance of the JDU (Janata Dal United) state office in Patna, lauds the long political career of Nitish Kumar, the former Chief Minister of the state and current Rajya Sabha MP. The hoarding strongly advocates for him to be awarded the country’s highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna. The poster’s release has also sparked speculation about the state’s future…

Uniform Civil Code stir increases: Committee formation possible next week, Fadnavis makes big statement

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Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has officially moved forward to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state. Under this initiative, the government will first form an expert committee, which will conduct a thorough study of the current personal laws and prepare a comprehensive draft of the UCC suitable for Maharashtra. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has indicated that the formation of this expert committee may be officially announced next week during the ongoing monsoon session of the Legislative Assembly. Following this policy decision by the government, ideological fervor and debate regarding…

Major political development in TMC: Chandrima Bhattacharya leaves the party, resigns from all posts

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Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee has suffered a major strategic setback. Her close confidante and a prominent party leader, Chandrima Bhattacharya, has resigned from all party posts with immediate effect. By sending an official letter to Banerjee, she not only relinquished the post of state president but also completely distanced herself from all other important responsibilities associated with the party. This sudden decision has created a stir in the state’s political circles, as no official statement has been issued by the Trinamool Congress leadership…

Politics heats up over former minister’s arrest; TVK issues big statement – ‘Even falling at CM’s feet won’t grant entry’

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Chennai: Former DMK minister Anita Radhakrishnan has been arrested by the police for allegedly making objectionable and indecent remarks against Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. This action came just after the Madras High Court rejected her anticipatory bail plea. Following her arrest, Radhakrishnan leveled serious allegations against the ruling party, saying that she was constantly being subjected to undue political pressure to leave the DMK, resign from the MLA post, and join the ruling party, for which she was even offered a huge sum of money. However, she rejected this offer and…

Manish Tewari’s entry into Punjab Congress halted; High command takes major decision

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Chandigarh: The Congress high command has taken a tough stand against MP Manish Tewari, who expressed displeasure over not being included in the newly appointed Punjab Congress organization. The central leadership has clarified that Chandigarh is a union territory and does not fall under the jurisdiction of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. After receiving a strong message from the high command, MP Manish Tewari has now maintained complete silence on the entire controversy. The party high command has clearly explained to Manish Tewari that as long as he represented the Punjab…