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Dramatic opportunity

Mapping the past

Our relationship is born out of deep respect and affection. She's the big mama of the family now. She's the reason I'm here. She inspires me. She means a lot to me. I'm proud of her. She's the one who has kept the family close.

"I did not even think of entering the finals and winning. My dad will have to pinch me the whole night today," Aakanksha Mansukhani told me, minutes after being crowned the "Pantene Zee India Teen Queen 2002" (Middle East) at the Nad Al Sheba Club lawns late on Thursday night.

Well versed in satire

Dr Ludmila is the first doctor in Dubai licensed by the Ministry of Health to practise homeopathy. She shares a clinic with her husband Dr Sergei Vassiliev, a surgical oncologist. Her interest in homeopathy goes back decades.

Dubai Charity Shop for Special Needs offers designer labels at bargain prices

Counter Point - September 4, 2002

A typical day begins at seven in the morning when my four-year-old son Aadil acts as an alarm clock. Aadil is my greatest source of joy and happiness.

Paris Gallery, the largest cosmetic and perfume retailer in the UAE, yesterday announced the opening of The Paris Gallery School of Creative Beauty. Aimed largely at its customers, the school will provide a range of courses in skincare procedures and make-up techniques, beginning October 1.

Counter Point - September 11, 2002

A student journal has come forward to help students in need of financial aid, planning to set up a scholarship fund with the profits generated by a pop concert.