[ad_1] New Delhi: Several opposition leaders hit out at Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha on Friday for criticising a protest by wrestlers in Delhi, alleging she has become a “political mouthpiece”. The wrestlers have launched a second round of protest against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij BhushanContinue Reading
[ad_1] New Delhi: Delhi Ministers and AAP leaders Saurabh Bhardwaj and Atishi Singh and others meet wrestlers during their ongoing protest at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Friday, April 28, 2023. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) New Delhi: The protesting wrestlers rejoiced “the first step towards victory” as Delhi Police decided toContinue Reading
[ad_1] Wrestlers protest at Jantar Mantar New Delhi: Rashtriya Lok Dal Party leader Jayant Chaudhary with wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Sangita Phogat and others during their protest at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Thursday, April 27, 2023. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) New Delhi: Rashtriya Lok Dal PartyContinue Reading
[ad_1] 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 obstacle by delaying the registration. However, the attitude of the police was shockingly rude towards the complainants.Continue Reading
[ad_1] New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice on a plea by the country’s seven top wrestlers seeking a direction for the registration of an FIR against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. ChandrachudContinue Reading
[ad_1] Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurga Thakur. New Delhi: Sharad Pawar’s NCP said on Sunday that Union ministers Anurag Thakur and Smriti Irani should step in to address the concerns raised by top wrestlers protesting here against former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brijbhushan Sharan Singh. “(Youth Affairs AndContinue Reading
[ad_1] Top Indian wrestlers who protested against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chairman and other coaches earlier this year, accusing them of sexually abusing female wrestlers, have returned to Delhi’s Jantar Mantar with a fresh police complaint. Seven female wrestlers have filed a sexual harassment case against federation leaderContinue Reading
[ad_1] WFI chief to step aside till oversight committee investigates issue: Anurag Thakur New Delhi: The wrestlers who accused WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment and intimidation on Tuesday rued that the government did not consult them before forming the oversight committee that will probe charges againstContinue Reading
[ad_1] Delhi: Hours after a plea was moved in the Delhi High Court on Monday against the sexual assault allegations on Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh by multiple wrestlers, it was withdrawn. Talking to IANS, Lawyer Shrikant Prasad said that Vicky, who was the petitioner,Continue Reading
[ad_1] 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 motivated by a “hidden agenda to dislodge the current management”. The WFI denied all the charges inContinue Reading