SIT constituted to probe sexual harassment allegation against WFI chief: Delhi Police to court

SIT constituted to probe sexual harassment allegation against WFI chief: Delhi Police to court

File picture of wrestling federation chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh | Photo Credit: ANI The Delhi Police on Friday informed a special court here that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe the allegations of sexual harassment levelled by women wrestlers against WFI president Brij Bhushan Singh. The submission was […]

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Protest day 11: Wrestlers slam Delhi police for misinformation; Usha assures support in surprise visit

Protest day 11: Wrestlers slam Delhi police for misinformation; Usha assures support in surprise visit

Indian Olympic Association president and Rajya Sabha MP P.T. Usha meets wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and others at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Days after saying the protesting wrestlers were being indisciplined and a day after being heavily criticised by them, IOA president P.T. Usha […]

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Bajrang, Sakshi slam Usha, declare sexual harassment cannot be a political issue

Bajrang, Sakshi slam Usha, declare sexual harassment cannot be a political issue

Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik addressing the media during their protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on May 2. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik on Tuesday took on the Indian Olympic Association top brass directly, slamming them for their comments and actions on not just the […]

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Getting justice here will be bigger than winning an Asiad medal: Bajrang Punia

Getting justice here will be bigger than winning an Asiad medal: Bajrang Punia

Bajrang Punia with his wife Sangeeta Phogat at the protest site against the president of Wrestling Federation of India Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Sunday morning, April 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR With time running out to get back to training and qualifying for the upcoming […]

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Wrestlers’ protest day seven: the battle continues

Wrestlers’ protest day seven: the battle continues

Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, and Sakshi Malik address a press conference during their protest against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brijbhushan Sharan Singh at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday, April 29, 2023. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Amidst rumours of his resigning and wrestlers accusing him of pressurising them to end […]

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Wrestlers welcome SC order, plan to start training at the protest site from Wednesday

Wrestlers welcome SC order, plan to start training at the protest site from Wednesday

With the Supreme Court taking cognizance of their sexual harassment complaints on Tuesday, the wrestlers sitting on protest are hopeful of a positive resolution to their demands but insist they will continue to sit in protest till a tangible action is taken. The protesting wrestlers have sought filing of FIR against former Wrestling Federation of […]

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Morning Digest: September 19, 2022

Morning Digest: September 19, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral today World leaders and royalty arrived in London on Saturday night and Sunday to offer condolences on behalf of their countries and say their final goodbyes to Queen Elizabeth II whose state funeral is scheduled for Monday. The 96-year-old Queen — Britain’s longest reigning monarch of 70 years — died on […]

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With bronze in Belgrade, Bajrang Punia becomes 1st Indian to win 4 medals at world wrestling championships

With bronze in Belgrade, Bajrang Punia becomes 1st Indian to win 4 medals at world wrestling championships

Besides Bajrang, Vinesh Phogat won her second World Championship bronze medal in the women’s 53kg category Besides Bajrang, Vinesh Phogat won her second World Championship bronze medal in the women’s 53kg category Ace grappler Bajrang Punia became the only Indian to claim four medals at the World Wrestling Championships by clinching a bronze in the […]

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World Championships | Bajrang Punia losses in quarterfinals, Sagar Jaglan to fight for bronze

World Championships | Bajrang Punia losses in quarterfinals, Sagar Jaglan to fight for bronze

Bajrang Punia, a two-time Commonwealth Games champion, succumbed to a technical superiority (10-0) defeat at the hands of 23-year-old Yianni Diakomihalis of the USA in the 65kg quarterfinal bout Bajrang Punia, a two-time Commonwealth Games champion, succumbed to a technical superiority (10-0) defeat at the hands of 23-year-old Yianni Diakomihalis of the USA in the […]

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Wrestling | Bajrang Punia, Deepak Punia to train in U.S. ahead of world championships

Wrestling | Bajrang Punia, Deepak Punia to train in U.S. ahead of world championships

Bajrang, Deepak to train at camp approved under Union Sports Ministry’s Target Olympic Podium Scheme Bajrang, Deepak to train at camp approved under Union Sports Ministry’s Target Olympic Podium Scheme Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia and Olympian Deepak Punia will train in Michigan, the U.S., in the run-up to the World wrestling championships to be […]

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