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    UK’s new rules for international students will worsen university finances

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    ‘I was astonished’: Valmik Thapar (1952–2025) on spotting one of his beloved tigers in the wild

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    Long shunned as too explicit, an Indian music genre is rising from the margins

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    Nature, who needs it? A writing adventure with Ranjit Hoskote at the Himalayan Writing Retreat

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    From the archives: How Raj Khosla and Guru Dutt struck up an instant friendship

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    This new cookbook has compiled heirloom recipes from every corner of India

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    ‘Sister Midnight’ review: Radhika Apte is a blast as a rebellious housewife with a dark side

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    From Assam to Haryana, arbitrary arrests of social media users make a mockery of the Constitution

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    ‘Andhar Maya’ review: An ancestral home in the Konkan is overrun by ghosts and greed

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    Aristotle would scoff at Mark Zuckerberg’s suggestion that AI can solve the loneliness epidemic

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Watch: RPF officer in excavator bucket resets train valve after passenger pulls alarm chain

Rahul Kumar, an RPF constable from the Chennai division, performed a crucial reset for the stranded train travelling from Hyderabad to Chennai.

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Jun 28, 2023 · 01:12 pm
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When a passenger of General Coach pulled the alarm chain of this train no. 12604 Exp (HYB -MAS) on 27.06.2023, the train stopped over Bridge no.167. It wasn't possible to reach the coach for resetting Alarm Chain Resetting Valve. #IndianRailways #dedication pic.twitter.com/JXK2bJGqXr

— DRM Chennai (@DrmChennai) June 28, 2023

They used exceptional common sense, got down in the riverbed, requested JCB driver to help him. RPF constable Sri Rahul Kumar got into the bucket of JCB to climb up the bridge and do the reset. This is a great example of dedication of our staff exceeding expectations. pic.twitter.com/khwwAFvRHM

— DRM Chennai (@DrmChennai) June 28, 2023
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