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Delhi Police takes wrestler Sangeeta Phogat to WFI chief’s official residence
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Friday took wrestler Sangeeta Phogat to outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s official residence here to recreate the sequence of events that led to the sexual…
- India
Govt promises complete probe, wrestlers suspend protest till June 15
New Delhi: The protesting wrestlers on Wednesday agreed to suspend their protest for a week after the government asked them to wait till police complete its probe into sexual harassment allegations against WFI…
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‘Don’t threaten us with unemployment’: Sakshi on resuming Railways duties
Soon after protesting wrestlers resumed their duties in the Indian Railways, Rio Olympian Sakshi Malik posted a cryptic tweet saying “fear of losing jobs does not intimidate them.” “Those who told our…
- India
Wrestlers vs WFI: Next ‘mahapanchayat’ dates to be announced in 3-4 days
Chandigarh: With the date of next ‘mahapanchayat‘, only of wrestlers, to be announced in three-four days, a ‘mahapanchayat‘ was held on Sunday at Mundlana in Haryana’s Sonipat, a third in a series…
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It is up to the investigating officer to arrest WFI chief, say experts
New Delhi: Questions are being raised as to why Delhi Police have not yet arrested BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh after two FIRs were…
- India
Doesn’t sound real: Sibal on WFI chief’s ‘will hang myself if charges proved’ remark
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday took a swipe at Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s remarks that he will hang himself even if a single…
- India
Amid wrestlers’ protest, BJP MP says cognisance should be taken of a woman’s complaint
Aurangabad: Amid the protest by wrestlers demanding the arrest of former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations, BJP MP Pritam Munde has said cognisance should be taken of…
- India
Does POCSO, immediate arrest not apply to Brij Bhushan: Kapil Sibal
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Wednesday slammed the government over the issue of allegations of sexual harassment levelled by women wrestlers against WFI president Brij Bhushan Singh, and asked…
- India
SKM calls for nationwide protest on June 1 in support of wrestlers
New Delhi: Farmers’ outfit Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Tuesday called for nationwide demonstrations on June 1 in support of wrestlers who have been demanding the arrest of BJP MP and WFI chief…
- India
Wrestlers return without immersing medals in Ganga
Haridwar: On a drama-filled Tuesday, some of India’s best wrestlers accompanied by hundreds of supporters gathered here on the banks of the Ganga, threatening to immerse their World and Olympic medals in…
- India
‘Shameful state of democracy!’: Opposition over manhandling of wrestlers
New Delhi: Various leaders from the Opposition parties have reacted strongly over the manhandling of wrestlers including Olympians Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Sangeeta Phogat by the Delhi Police in Jantar Mantar…
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Message clear if Brij Bhushan attends Parliament inauguration: Vinesh Phogat
New Delhi: Vinesh Phogat on Friday said if WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh attends the inauguration of the new Parliament building on May 28, it will send a clear message about…
- Delhi
JNU students, teachers hold march in solidarity with protesting wrestlers
New Delhi: Teachers and students of Jawaharlal Nehru University on Monday staged a protest march in solidarity with wrestlers demanding action against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who…
- India
WFI chief Brij Bhushan’s rally in Ayodhya on June 5 in show of strength
Lucknow: BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is facing sexual harassment charges from Indian wrestlers, will be holding a ‘Jan Chetna Maha Rally’ in…
- India
PM trying to save his party MP, must break silence: Congress on wrestlers’ protest
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his “silence” on sexual harassment allegations against BJP MP and WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, and accused him…
