Wrestlers Protest
Aug 22, 2024
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik have claimed that the Delhi Police has revoked the security cover of female wrestlers set to testify in the sexual harassment case against...
May 05, 2024
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Olympic bronze medallist Bajrang Punia has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for failing to provide a urine sample during the trials held...
Jul 20, 2023
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to Bharatiya Janata Party MP and former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, in connection with the...
Wrestlers' case: Delhi court to pass order on cognisance of charge sheet against WFI chief on July 1
Jun 27, 2023
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday adjourned, to July 1, its decision on whether to take cognisance of the charge sheet filed against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan...
Jun 17, 2023
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Amid Delhi Police's investigation against the outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Commonwealth Games medallist Vinesh Phogat has...
Jun 15, 2023
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday slammed the Centre after the Delhi Police sought to withdraw charges under the the POCSO Act against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij...
Jun 07, 2023
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said on Wednesday that a "very positive discussion" was held with the protesting wrestlers, adding that a charge sheet pertaining to the...
Jun 07, 2023
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik have made four demands to Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, including the appointment of a woman WFI chief and scrapping of police FIRs...
Jun 01, 2023
Muzaffarnagar (UP), June 1 (IANS) The Mahapanchayat of Khaps that met in Muzaffarnagar on Thursday has decided to meet President Droupadi Murmu if need be and seek justice for the protesting...
May 31, 2023
Hyderabad, May 31 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) legislator K. Kavitha has come out in support of protesting women wrestlers and demanded the Centre "act now" against Wrestling Federation of...
May 31, 2023
Hyderabad: Expressing her support for the protesting women wrestlers in New Delhi, BRS MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha has demanded action against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij...
May 31, 2023
Barabanki (UP), May 31 (IANS) Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said on Wednesday that he would "hang" himself if allegations of sexual assault levelled...
May 29, 2023
Hyderabad, May 29 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) senior leader Dr Dasoju Sravan on Monday condemned the humiliation of wrestlers during a protest in New Delhi on Sunday.
May 28, 2023
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Delhi Police is all set to file an FIR against the wrestlers protesting at the Jantar Mantar under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), sources said on Sunday.
May 28, 2023
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Olympian wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat have been taken to three different locations in the city by the Delhi Police after they were detained while...
May 28, 2023
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) To protest the police assault and detention of wrestlers who were marching towards Parliament for the Mahila Panchayat, a number of people, including representatives from...
May 28, 2023
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Delhi Police have detained all the protesting wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik along with their supporters and further removed the tents installed at the...
May 21, 2023
Chandigarh, May 21 (IANS) From the heart of Haryana's Jat-dominated Rohtak district, farmers and representative of Khap panchayats, expressing solidarity with the protesting wrestlers in Delhi, on...
May 20, 2023
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Palam Khap on Saturday expressed its disappointment over the disregard shown towards the demands of the protesting wrestlers, who are pressing for the arrest of Wrestling...
May 16, 2023
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) A delegation of representatives from the Palam 360 Khap on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu in support of the wrestlers, who have accused Wrestling...
May 07, 2023
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) A number of khap panchayats and the protesting wrestlers on Sunday issued a 10-day ultimatum to the Central government, demanding action be taken against Wrestling Federation...
May 07, 2023
Lucknow, May 7 (IANS) Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Singh, accused of sexual harassment and intimidation by women wrestlers, has said that he would "hang himself if even a...
May 07, 2023
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) As many as 500 farmers, who had gathered at the Tikri Border to join a protest in support of wrestlers, were allowed by the Delhi Police to travel to Jantar Mantar by buses.
May 04, 2023
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Wrestler Geeta Phogat, who won India's first ever gold medal in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games in 2010, was taken into police custody at Singhu border, as per Delhi...
May 04, 2023
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Top Indian wrestlers on Thursday offered to return the medals they won at various levels and honours received from various organisations as part of their protest against being...
May 04, 2023
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday condemned alleged mandhandling of protesting wrestlers by the Delhi Police as "shameful", and accused the BJP of never...
May 04, 2023
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Wrestler Vinesh Phogat broke down in tears and expressed disappointment after some grapplers were allegedly roughed up at the Jantar Mantar protest site by a Delhi Police...
