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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Maharashtra govt not ready to share LPG situation despite Speaker's directive: NCP (SP) leader
Mumbai (PTI): NCP (SP) legislature party leader Jayant Patil on Tuesday alleged the Maharashtra government is not willing to discuss and share information on the "widespread shortage" of LPG cylinders despite directions from the assembly speaker.
He alleged the state and Central governments have "completely failed" in handling the gas crisis, and accused the Mahayuti dispensation of trying to shift blame onto the opposition.
"The government should take the people and all political parties into confidence. There is a widespread shortage of LPG, with long queues seen everywhere. This is not a good situation, and the chief minister should have intervened by now," Patil told reporters on the premises of Vidhan Bhavan.
He added that the government is not prepared to share information on the LPG situation and is not willing to discuss the issue in the assembly.
The former minister said the "double engine" government is shirking its responsibility to resolve the crisis.
Referring to international developments, he said celebrations over ships arriving in the country overlooked the fact that many such shipments were needed daily, and claimed that strained ties with countries like Iran were affecting supplies.
Indian LPG carriers 'Shivalik' and ‘Nanda Devi’ have arrived safely at Mundra and Vadinar ports in Gujarat after safely passing the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
