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Liwa Festival in Abu Dhabi: Five ways to experience the desert during winter

By newsportaltoday January 2, 2026

The three-hour-long drive to Liwa from Abu Dhabi airport feels unhurried. As the skyline slips away, the road opens into long stretches of sand. The second edition of Liwa Festival,…

A new age of nuclear proliferation?

By newsportaltoday January 2, 2026

In the case of Iran, an agreement between that country and the five nuclear-weapon states aimed to build trust through cooperation and enhanced transparency, but it unraveled when the first…

Congress vs ally? Praveen Chakravarty’s debt remarks trigger DMK backlash in poll-bound Tamil Nadu

By newsportaltoday January 2, 2026

Praveen Chakravarty, chief of a Congress body representing working professionals, has stirred a debate by his comments declaring that Tamil Nadu has “the highest outstanding debt” among all states. Chakraborty…

Sjoerd Marijne returns to Indian hockey; Dutchman takes charge of women’s team for second time; ‘I am back’

By newsportaltoday January 2, 2026

Sjoerd Marijne will take over as the head coach of the Indian women's hockey team for the second time after the Dutchman was appointed by Hockey India on Friday. It…

Duty hike on tobacco products will hurt farmers, fuel smuggling: FAIFA

By newsportaltoday January 2, 2026

Representational image only. The Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA) on Friday (January 2, 2026) said the government's move to levy additional excise duty on tobacco products will hurt…

Do we really need 10-minute deliveries? Ex-Jet Airways CEO asks Zomato’s Deepinder Goyal

By newsportaltoday January 2, 2026

“Do we really need 10-minute deliveries?” Former Jet Airways CEO Sanjiv Kapoor asked the Eternal founder, Deepinder Goyal, as thousands of gig workers protested against poor pay and working conditions,…