Indian wrestlers
- India
After ‘misinterpreted’ comments over protest, PT Usha meets wrestlers
New Delhi: Facing criticism from all quarters for being insensitive towards the protesting wrestlers, IOA President PT Usha on Wednesday met them at the protest site and assured the grapplers of her…
- India
What makes Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh ‘invincible’ in the BJP?
Lucknow: The “shield of invincibility” he wears comes from the influence he enjoys in half a dozen Lok Sabha constituencies, while Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s strong links with the saints and his…
- Delhi
Security to 7 women wrestlers who lodged FIR against WFI prez Bhushan
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Sunday provided security to all seven women wrestlers who have lodged complaints against Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, the president of the Wrestling Federation of India. The Supreme…
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Wrestlers protest at Jantar Mantar
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi with wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik during their protest at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Saturday, April 29, 2023. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav) New Delhi: Wrestlers…
- India
WFI sexual harassment: Wrestlers warn against using their platform for politics
New Delhi: The protesting wrestlers on Saturday warned against using their platform for political gains claiming few people are trying to take their fight justice to a different direction even as a…
- India
Priyanka meets protesting wrestlers, calls for WFI chief’s ouster
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra expressed solidarity with protesting wrestlers after meeting them at Jantar Mantar here on Saturday and called for the removal of WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan…
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Wrestlers protest at Jantar Mantar
New Delhi: Rashtriya Lok Dal Party leader Jayant Chaudhary with wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Sangita Phogat during their protest at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Thursday, April 27,…
- India
‘Ready to fight’: WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on sexual allegations by wrestlers
New Delhi: Accused of sexual harassment by India’s top wrestlers, under-fire national federation chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Thursday indicated that he will fight with all his might to prove his innocence.…
- India
Attitude of Delhi Police rude: Women wrestlers to SC
New Delhi: Seven women wrestlers have told the Supreme Court that it is crucial that police take all complaints of sexual harassment seriously and register FIRs promptly and not create yet another…
- India
Protesting wrestlers want FIR against Brij Bhushan
New Delhi: A meeting between Sports Authority of India (SAI) Deputy Director General Shiv Sharma and the protesting wrestlers failed to yield any results as the grapplers were not satisfied with the…
- India
‘Parties welcome..’: Wrestlers protest against WFI chief over ‘sexual harassment’
New Delhi: Delhi Police has sought a report from the probe committee set up by the Ministry of Sports to investigate the sexual harassment allegations against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a…
- India
WFI general body meet in Ayodhya cancelled as govt suspends body’s activities
New Delhi: The general body meeting of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), scheduled to take place in Ayodhya on Sunday, has been cancelled after the Sports ministry suspended all the ongoing…
- India
WFI rejects wrestlers’ sexual harassment allegations; claims ‘protest motivated’
New Delhi: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has rejected all the allegations, including that of sexual harassment against its president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, and claimed that the wrestlers’ protest was…
- India
WFI chief to step aside till oversight committee investigates issue: Anurag Thakur
New Delhi: Indian wrestlers called off their protest late on Friday evening after a second meeting at the Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur’s residence in the national capital. The meeting lasted beyond…
- India
Women wrestlers sexually exploited by national coaches, WFI Prez: Vinesh Phogat
New Delhi: In a startling revelation, a crying Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday alleged that Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has been sexually exploiting women wrestlers…
