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The high flames engulfed almost all the rooms of the school, sparking panic in the school. The students were inside the rooms when the fire broke out. The teachers evacuated all the students from the rooms. The fire department was informed. Fire tenders, that reached the spot after an hour, extinguished the fire.The flames were rising so high that the entire school premises were filled with smoke. First a room caught fire and then it spread to four other classes. Class 6, 7, 8 and 9 have been gutted in the fire. The rooms that caught fire were all smart…

This represents the first time two-time tournament winner Germany has been eliminated at this stage across nine Women’s World Cup appearances.In Group H’s other match held in Perth at the same time, Anissa Lahmari’s goal in the first half helped Morocco beat Colombia 1-0.Colombia had six points to top the group, while World Cup debutant Morocco, who had lost to Germany 6-0 in their opening match, bounced back with two consecutive wins to finish as runner-up, a Xinhua report said.Before the final round group matches, Colombia led Group H with six points, followed by Germany and Morocco both with three…

The filmmaker revealed to the contestants that this was not the first time he made an appearance in ‘Bigg Boss’ house — this was his second time.She said: “You know, interestingly my father is coming for the second time in the ‘Bigg Boss’ house. The first time he had come was when Sunny Leone was in Season 5 of Bigg Boss”.”So that time I wanted to cast her (Sunny Leone) for my film ‘Jism 2’. That time I couldn’t wait for six months to know if she is interested or not to work in my film. She had never worked…

In a regulatory filing on Thursday, Eicher Motors said for the first quarter of this fiscal, it has earned an operational revenue of Rs 3,844.36 crore (against Q1FY23’s Rs 3,204.30 crore) and a net profit of Rs 913.88 crore (Rs.580.17 crore). During the period under review, the company had earned Rs 335.16 crore as other income which includes Rs 95.20 crores of dividend received for the financial year 2022-23 from a jointly controlled entity, VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd (for quarter ended June 30, 2022 and year ended March 31, 2023: Rs 40.80 crore), Eicher Motors said. –IANS vj/vd

The autopsy on Desai’s body – which confirmed ‘death by hanging’ – was performed late last night and then, the body handed over to his family on Thursday. “The body will be brought to the studio named ‘Diwan-E-Aam’ at noon and then kept for darshan to enable people pay their last respects,” said Motiram Thomre, who was associated with Desai for over 20 years. Around 2 p.m., it will be taken in a procession with a flower-bedecked cortege to the helipad, located around half-km inside the studio premises and then consigned to the flames as per his desire. Thomre said…

The deceased techie is identified as Veerarjuna Vijay from Andhra Pradesh. He had killed wife Hemavathi, 29, and their two daughters – one aged one and half years and the other 8-months-old – in Kadugodi police station limits.According to police, the incident came to light when neighbours complained to the police that a foul smell was emanating from the techie’s apartment in Sai Garden apartments in Seegehalli.Police had broken open the door and found dead bodies of the family members.Preliminary investigations have revealed that the incident had taken place on July 31. As per police, the couple had married six…

Washington, Aug 3 (IANS) Top seed Taylor Fritz of the US defeated practice partner Zachary Svajda 6-3, 6-3 in the second round of the Citi Open to claim his 17th win from 20 matches on American soil this season.The American, who has received a first-round Bye, will face former World No.1 Andy Murray in the third round.Fritz, stitched up the first set against 20-year-old Svajda with love breaks in the third and eighth games. The 25-year-old dug himself out of a 0/40 hold in the fifth game of the second set and claimed the decisive break three games later on…

Cape Town/ Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) MI Cape Town on Thursday announced the player retentions ahead of the upcoming auctions of SA20. The South African core is retained with Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton — who picked up multiple honours at 2023 CSA awards as ‘Division 1 One-Day Cup Player of the Season’ and ‘Domestic Players’ Player of the Season’ -, Grant Roelofsen, Delano Potgieter, George Linde, Duan Jansen and Beuran Hendricks.Last season’s wildcard pick Jofra Archer and speedster Olly Stone continue with MI Cape Town for the second season.Meanwhile, the players joined the pre-signings, including Rashid Khan, Kagiso…

Bengaluru, Aug 3 (IANS) Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) on Thursday announced the captains for the Indian Blind Cricket teams (both men and women) that will represent the country in the upcoming International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games 2023, Birmingham. Ajay Kumar Reddy Illuri (B2 Category) has been named as the captain of the men’s cricket team while Venkateswara Rao Dunna (B2 Category) has been appointed as his deputy for the IBSA World Games 2023 in Birmingham. Both players are from Andhra Pradesh.Meanwhile, Varsha Umapathi (B1 Category) who hails from Karnataka will lead the women’s cricket…

Sheffield (England), Aug 3 (IANS) Ace shuttler Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam started their respective campaigns in the 4-Nation Para-Badminton International Tournament with comfortable wins.Pramod Bhagat won in all three categories while Sukant registered a win in singles.The Padma Shri Awardee defeated Peru’s Pedro Pablo De Vinatea 21-4, 21-13 in straight sets in a 23-minute encounter.In men’s doubles, the World No.1 pair of Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam defeated India’s Dillaswar Rao Gadela and Subhrajeet Maharana in straight sets, 21-14, 23-21. The Indian pair gave them a tough fight in the second game, but the World No.1 pair had all…