Olympics 2024: India advances to semifinals in Hockey after thrilling penalty shootout victory
Paris: In a gripping quarter final match between India and Great Britain at the Olympics, the India men's hockey team secured their place in the semifinals for the second consecutive time.
The match, which ended 1-1 in regular time, was decided by a penalty shootout where India triumphed 4-2.
Raj Kumar scored the decisive goal in the shootout.
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Student killed, several injured as school picnic bus overturns
Nagpur (PTI): A student was killed and several students and teachers were injured as the bus carrying them to a picnic spot overturned near here on Tuesday morning, police said.
The accident took place when students and teachers of Saraswati High School in Shankar Nagar area here were heading for a picnic spot in neighbouring Wardha district in five buses.
One of the buses, with some 50 persons on board, overturned near Deoli Pendhari village on Hingani Road in a hilly section on the outskirts of the city, said an official of Hingna police station.
The deceased boy was a Class 7 student, he said, without disclosing the name. A girl and a teacher sustained severe injuries and were rushed to the All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, while others were taken to a nearby rural hospital.
Investigation is underway to determine the cause of the accident, police said.
