Paris Olympics 2024: PV Sindhu kickstarts campaign on winning note
Paris (PTI): Two-time Olympic medallist Indian shuttler PV Sindhu began her Paris Olympics campaign with a resounding straight game win over Maldives' Fathimath Abdul Razzaq here on Sunday.
The gulf of class between the two players was evident as Sindhu, vying for a third Olympic medal, took just 29 minutes to dispatch her lower-ranked opponent 21-9 21-6 in the Group M fixture.
The 10th seeded Indian, who won a silver medal in the Rio Games in 2016 and a bronze in the last edition in Tokyo, will take on world No. 75 Kristin Kuuba of Estonia in her second group match on Wednesday.
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Woman sustains burns after live electric wire falls on her in Kalaburagi
Kalaburagi (Karnataka), Dec 23: A woman sustained burn injuries after an overhead live wire snapped and fell on her in the district headquarters town of Kalaburagi on Monday.
The woman has been admitted to a private hospital with injuries to her hands, legs and stomach.
According to police, the electric wire fell on the school bus carrying intellectually disabled children and then landed on the woman.
The incident comes close on the heels of a 14-year-old boy dying of electrocution in the town on December 13.
