sexual harassment
- India
Plea in Delhi HC against sexual harassment allegations on WFI chief
New Delhi: A plea was moved in the Delhi High Court on Monday against the sexual assault allegations made on Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh by multiple…
- India
Man accused of dragging DCW chief Swati Maliwal gets bail
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday granted bail to Harish Chander, the man accused of dragging Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal by car for 10-15 metres outside the…
- 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
IOA forms seven-member committee to probe allegations against WFI chief
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association on Friday formed a seven-member committee, headed by M C Mary Kom, to probe the allegations of sexual harassment against Wrestling Federation of India president Brij…
- India
WFI chief compares wrestlers’ protest with Shaheen Bagh stir, refuses to quit
Nandini Nagar: Under-fire Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Friday termed the protest by the country’s top grapplers “dharna of Shaheen Bagh” and reiterated that he won’t…
- India
Sexual harassment: Wrestlers want IOA to form probe panel on allegations against WFI chief
New Delhi: The agitating wrestlers on Friday reached out to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), demanding formation of an enquiry committee to probe the allegations of sexual harassment against Brij Bhushan Sharan…
- India
Deadlock continues, Sports Minister to meet wrestlers again on Friday
Delhi: A delegation of wrestlers, including Olympians Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik, late on Thursday night met Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur at his residence here to discuss the sexual…
- India
SP, Cong demand WFI chief be sacked, FIR registered over sexual harassment allegations
Lucknow: Opposition Samajwadi Party and Congress in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday demanded the sacking of Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP MP Braj Bhushan Sharan Singh, and an FIR against him,…
- India
MP: Man arrested for raping, threatening to cut woman into pieces
A young man was arrested for allegedly raping and threatening a 22-year-old Muslim woman and forcing her to marry him. The incident happened in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, where the accused – Shubham…
- India
Priyanka Gandhi calls players nation’s pride, demands action against WFI
Delhi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi justified the allegations of sexual harassment made by Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat and others against the president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), and demanded…
- India
Babita Phogat meets protesting wrestlers in Delhi with ‘message from Centre’
New Delhi: Champion wrestler and BJP leader Babita Phogat on Thursday arrived at the protest site at Jantar Mantar in Delhi where wrestlers continued their sit-in protest for the second day demanding…
- India
Congress slams PM Modi after WFI chief accused of sexual harassment
New Delhi: The Congress Thursday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the sexual exploitation allegations against BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, asking if this is the…
- 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…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: SHE Teams book several for harassment through WhatsApp complaints
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad SHE Teams have booked several criminals after receiving complaints from the victims of rape on WhatsApp. They have conducted a number of awareness programmes in various educational institutions as…
- Sports
Haryana: Coach, who accused ex-sports minister of sexual harassment records statement
Chandigarh: The junior athletics coach, who has accused former Haryana sports minister Sandeep Singh of sexual harassment, on Wednesday recorded her statement before the magistrate here under Section 164 of the CrPC.…
