US-Iran war: PV Sindhu stranded in Dubai, close call for coach at airport; shuttler recalls ‘extremely tense’ ordeal

Indian badminton player and double Olympic medalist PV Sindhu on Sunday recounted an “extremely tense” experience at Dubai International Airport. The athlete and her Indonesian coach found themselves stranded as an explosion erupted near their location, occurring amid the rapidly intensifying hostilities across the Gulf. This disruption is a direct result of the major military…

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Stuck in Dubai, Abu Dhabi amid Iran-Israel conflict? Emirates, SpiceJet, IndiGo, Air India emergency numbers here

The Middle East is grappling with widening Iran and Israel conflict with United States’ involvement. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched a “massive” sixth wave of retaliatory strikes in the region after the killing of its Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Air space closure over the Middle East extended for the second day on…

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India warns its citizens in Gulf nations to ‘stay away from proximity of military site’ as Iran strikes UAE, Doha

India on Saturday urged its citizens in Iran, Israel and several other Middle Eastern countries to exercise extreme caution following a major military escalation in the region triggered by a joint US-Israel strike on Iran. After the strikes, Iran carried out retaliatory attacks against Israel and US military bases in countries including Qatar, the United…

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PV Sindhu, en route to All England Championship, stranded in Dubai as busiest airport shuts after Iranian attack

Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindh is stranded at Dubai airport after flight operations were suspended due to escalating tensions between Iran and United States-Israel. The development came in after the Indian shuttler shared a video of a chaotic Dubai airport on her Instagram story. Sindhu was on her way to Birmingham to compete in the…

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Dubai Airport: India again number-1 at Dubai International Airport, 11.9 million passengers traveled in 2025

India retained its top position in terms of international passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport (DXB) in 2025. According to official DXB data, 11.9 million passengers from India will travel through DXB in 2025, making India the airport’s largest market. In 2025, DXB handled a total of 95.2 million passengers, which is 3.1 percent more…

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