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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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’ stir gets political heft as more Opposition leaders extend support

Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda with the Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sangeeta Phogat and Sakshi Malik talking with media persons during their sitting on a dharna against the Wrestling Federation of India Chief Brijbhushan Sharan Singh at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on April 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Political support […]

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Will file FIR in wrestlers sexual harassment case, Delhi Police informs SC

File photo of wrestlers during a protest against the WFI Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on April 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The Delhi Police informed the Supreme Court on April 28 that it will register a First Information Report (FIR) on the basis of sexual […]

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No country for buskers: street performers face an uncertain future

Ishrat, Wajid, Razadan Shah and Ishamdin Khan at at Kathputli Colony Transit Camp Anand Parbat. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma On a Sunday afternoon, Wazid, a 48-year-old street magician, was arranging props for his show in Noida when a bystander walked up to him and told him to leave the spot. “He threatened to beat me up […]

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Mehrauli killing | Court gives ‘last opportunity’ to Poonawala’s advocate to respond to arguments on charges

Aaftab Amin Poonawala, accused to have murdered his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar | File photo | Photo Credit: PTI A court here on Saturday provided the last opportunity to Aaftab Amin Poonawala’s advocate to respond to the Delhi Police’s arguments on charges against him. Mr. Poonawala is accused of strangling his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar and […]

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Delhi Police at Rahul Gandhi’s doorstep over ‘women being sexually assaulted’ remark

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Delhi Police on March 19 reached the residence of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in connection with a notice issued to him over his “women are still being sexually assaulted” remark made during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The police team headed by Special Commissioner of Police […]

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Delhi Police recovers medicines from farmhouse where actor Satish Kaushik attended party day before his death

Actor Satish Kaushik | File photo The Delhi Police has recovered some medicines from a farmhouse where actor-filmmaker Satish Kaushik had attended a party a day before he died due to a heart attack, officials said on Saturday. Mr. Kaushik (66) died after suffering the heart attack while he was on his way to a Gurugram […]

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Driver attacks woman over autorickshaw fare

A 22-year-old Kashmiri woman was allegedly attacked by an autorickshaw driver following an argument over the fare in south-east Delhi’s New Friends Colony, the police said on Tuesday. The victim, Mehreen Riyaz, stays in a hostel in Shaheen Bagh’s Noor Nagar, the police added. She had booked an autorickshaw from her hostel to a market […]

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Delhi Police to renovate infra along G20 delegates’ routes

Areas on route of the delegates, near their places of stay and tentative places of their visits will be renovated. | Photo Credit: Reuters A number of Delhi Police stations, booths, and pickets on the routes to be taken by foreign delegates during the G20 Summit in New Delhi later this year or those closer […]

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