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On Camera, Teen Basketball Player Dies In Freak Court Accident In Rohtak

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On Camera, Teen Basketball Player Dies In Freak Court Accident In Rohtak  What happened A 16-year-old national-level basketball player identified as Hardik Rathi died after the iron pole of a basketball hoop collapsed on him while he was practicing at a court in Lakhan Majra village, Rohtak district, Haryana. India Today The Indian Express The incident took place around 10:00 am local time and was captured on a CCTV camera. The footage reportedly shows Hardik running from the three-point line, jumping, grabbing the rim (as part of a dunk-practice), and the full hoop-structure crashing down on him. Hindustan Times Rozana Spokesman He was immediately taken to a hospital but succumbed to his injuries despite medical intervention. India Today The New Indian Express ⚠️ Safety concerns & possible negligence Reports say that the iron pole had rusted and was flagged a number of times prior to the accident — but no action was taken. Moneycontrol    Another similar ...

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan

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 The Islamic Republic of Pakistan; Pakistan, or the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a state in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populated nation, with more than 241.5 million inhabitants, boasting the second-largest population of Muslims as of 2023. Islamabad serves as the country's capital, and Karachi is its biggest city and financial hub. Pakistan is the 33rd-largest nation in terms of size. Surrounded by the Arabian Sea in the south, the Gulf of Oman in the southwest, and the Sir Creek in the southeast, it shares land boundaries with India in the east; Afghanistan in the west; Iran in the southwest; and China in the northeast. It has a maritime border with Oman in the Gulf of Oman, and is separated from Tajikistan in the northwest by Afghanistan's thin Wakhan Corridor. Pakistan is home to a number of ancient civilisations, such as the 8,500-year-old Neolithic settlement of Mehrgarh in Balochistan, the Indus Valley Bronze Age Civilisation and the ancient civilisation of Gan...