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    A new book examines the repercussions of shutting the Indian Railways network during Covid-19
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    Four questions Indians must ask about Operation Sindoor
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    Interview: US claiming credit for ceasefire sets Indian foreign policy back by decades
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Watch: Mountain climber from China becomes first blind person in Asia to scale Mount Everest

Forty-six-year-old Zhang Hong is the third blind person in the world to summit the tallest peak on Earth.

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May 31, 2021 · 03:10 pm
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Chinese mountain climber Zhang Hong, 46, becomes the first blind person in Asia and the third in the world to climb Mount Everest https://t.co/Z1iOAbVBeu pic.twitter.com/HPWiRNA9wQ

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