Weekend Digest: Miss Universe India, Emirates crew moment, ChatGPT rescue and more
Dubai’s 10-day mourning period and UAE-born Kaziah Liz Mejo’s Miss Universe bid lead the stories drawing attention this week. Also making headlines: how a stranger and ChatGPT helped a lost pilgrim travel 1,200km back home, an Emirates passenger’s LEGO gift that moved a cabin crew member, cancer survivor Sahara Shah landing her first lead film role, Vikrant Massey’s plans for two Musafir…
Dubai declared 10 days of official mourning following the death of Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the brother of the emirate's ruler. Meanwhile, Kaziah Liz Mejo, an Indian woman born in the UAE, is set to represent her country at the Miss Universe pageant for the fourth time. She recently won the Miss Universe India 2026 title.
In a remarkable story from 1,200km away, a lost Indian pilgrim in Amritsar was found with the help of a stranger and ChatGPT, who used the man's village name to guide him back home. On an Emirates flight, a cabin crew member was moved to tears after receiving a LEGO creation from a passenger, which she gifted to the crew member.
Cancer survivor Sahara Shah, who was a young girl undergoing chemotherapy when Bollywood actor Vikrant Massey first met her, has now signed her first lead film role. Vikrant Massey is also planning to open two cafés inspired by his Netflix series, Musafir Cafe, in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Bollywood mourned the loss of playback singer Krishna Mukerji, mother of actor Rani Mukerji, who died at the age of 75.
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