Golfer Diksha unscathed in car accident in Paris, will play as planned
Paris, Aug 1: Indian golfer Diksha Dagar, who is due to take part in the the Olympics, was involved in an accident but is doing fine and will compete in her event as planned.
The Dagar family -- Diksha, her father and caddie Col Naren Dagar, her mother and brother -- were in the car, which was hit by another vehicle on Tuesday night while they were returning from a function at India House.
According to Col Dagar, Diksha is fine and will play the event as per schedule from August 7 and is also going for practice.
However, Diksha's mother has been hospitalised with a suspected injury in the spinal area.
She will be in hospital for the next few days for treatment. The extent of it will be known only after further tests and diagnosis.
Their car was just crossing when the light turned and there was an ambulance on the side. A second car which was on the other side of the ambulance was not visible to Diksha's driver and it hit them from the side, a source said.
This is Diksha's second Olympic Games and the women's competition will start on August 7 and run through to August 10.
On Thursday the men's competition, with Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar playing for India, got underway.
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Maharashtra class 12 chemistry paper circulated on social media before exam, leak suspected
Nagpur (PTI): Police are investigating a suspected leak after the class 12 Chemistry question paper was allegedly circulated on social media in Nagpur ahead of the exam being conducted by the Maharashtra board, officials said on Saturday.
The exam malpractice came to light on Wednesday at a high school examination centre after a female student’s frequent visits to the washroom raised suspicion.
Invigilators seized the student's smartphone. Its analysis showed that the question paper had been shared on a WhatsApp group before the exam began, officials said, adding that possible answers were also exchanged in the same group.
Based on the student's statement, another pupil is being questioned.
The preliminary investigation suggests a person linked to a private coaching shared the question paper for money, officials said.
A case was registered at Sadar police station, and an investigation was launched.
