West Asia conflict: IIMA shifts Dubai campus students to Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad (PTI): All 35 students of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad's Dubai campus have been shifted to the main campus here in view of the ongoing West Asia conflict, IIMA sources said on Tuesday.
These students, pursuing the one-year MBA programme launched in September last year, were in Spain doing an internship when the war broke out.
"Due to escalating tensions in the Middle East, the institute authorities decided to move the students directly to the institute's Ahmedabad campus rather than take them back to Dubai," a source said.
The decision was taken to ensure that the academic schedule of the students continued without interruption.
At the IIMA campus in Ahmedabad, these students would continue their course through in-person classes until the situation in Dubai stabilises, the source said.
Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum inaugurated the IIMA's first overseas campus in the UAE city in the presence of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in September 2025.
The IIMA expanded its global presence in management education, with the new campus aiming to deliver world-class learning opportunities to aspiring leaders across the Middle East and neighbouring regions, while fostering rich cross-cultural exchange and academic collaboration.
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Guests attack bride, groom after not being served liquor at wedding in MP village
Gwalior (PTI): Upset at not being served liquor, a group of guests at a wedding in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district allegedly assaulted the bride, groom and their family members, police said.
Some members of the groom's family suffered injuries in the incident that occurred on Tuesday night in Patai village under the Aron police station area. The accused also allegedly stole household items and money during the assault, a police official said on Wednesday.
Local resident Mahesh Jatav was getting married when his neighbours demanded that they be served liquor during the celebration, which led to a dispute, City Superintendent of Police Manish Yadav told reporters.
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The groom’s refusal to provide or fund liquor at the wedding sparked a dispute that soon turned into a physical altercation between the two sides.
Ther groom's mother, Sheela, told reporters that after the bride arrived at their home, some rituals were underway when a few neighbours arrived there and began demanding money from her son for liquor.
When they were denied money to buy liquor, the neighbours beat up her family members, including the groom, she alleged.
As she tried to intervene, the neighbours also assaulted her, her husband, and the bride, Jatav's mother charged.
A probe was underway into the incident, the police said.
