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    Snow leopards thriving in Ladakh Himalayan ranges, but challenges loom
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    How the river flows: There is another way the Indus Water Treaty could help defeat terror
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    Why workers who grow one of the world’s finest teas face an uncertain future
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    Hindi’s Hindutva problem that supporters are not ready to reckon with
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    Russia’s pro-natalist push: Paying pregnant schoolgirls to have babies
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    ‘The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case’ review: A balancing act between fact and drama
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    Kumkum Roy, professor of Ancient History, recollects her days as an MA student at JNU, Delhi
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    Review: ‘Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan’ is blind to its absurdities
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    Myths, hearsay, and historical memory coexist in the ways Kashmiris remember decades-long conflicts
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Watch: Loco pilots rescue elderly man from under their train near Mumbai, Maharashtra

The loco pilots of a Mumbai-Varanasi train used emergency brakes after realising that the man had been caught under the train.

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Jul 19, 2021 · 03:28 pm
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Alert Loco Pilots of Mumbai-Varanasi train (02193) applied emergency brakes immediately after starting the train from Kalyan station & saved the life of a senior citizen who was crossing tracks.

Please do not cross tracks in an unauthorized manner. It can be fatal. pic.twitter.com/hHCtn9bVIu

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) July 18, 2021
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