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Topic: Bajrang Punia

‘You realise who is with you during difficult times’: Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia join Congress

Earlier in the day, Phogat and Punia met Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge. Phogat said, ‘When we were being dragged on roads, all parties except BJP stood with us.’

Wrestling to political ring? Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia meet Rahul, likely to contest Haryana polls

Phogat has been offered choice of 3 seats, while Punia has 2 options to choose from, it is learnt. Hooda batted for tickets for the wrestlers at Congress’s Central Election Committee meet.

‘Sherni hai Vinesh’: Emotional scenes at Vinesh Phogat’s homecoming, from Delhi to villages of Haryana

Cheers and showers of flower petals at roadshow attended by hundreds as India welcomes home a champion. Don't want her to retire from wrestling, says Vinesh's mother Premlata.

National Anti-Doping Agency suspends wrestler Bajrang Punia again

NADA had in April suspended Punia over his alleged refusal to give urine sample for a dope test. ADDP had revoked his suspension on grounds that NADA had not issued ‘notice of charge’.

UWW suspends Bajrang Punia following NADA’s decision of his provisional suspension

Sports Authority of India sanctioned close to Rs 9 lakh for his training abroad. The Tokyo Olympics bronze-medallist said he never refused to give his sample for testing.

Never refused to give samples, says wrestler Bajrang Punia after NADA suspension

Earlier today, NADA suspended the wrestler indefinitely. This could impact Punia's chances of competing in the Paris Olympics later this year.

Protesting wrestlers seek court’s help against WFI over trials, claim harassment

Several wrestlers have filed a plea in Delhi HC against WFI for allegedly targeting and harassing them for being outspoken and critical of the organisation's alleged corrupt malpractices.

WFI invites Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat & Sakshee Malikkh to national trials on 10-11 March

United World Wrestling (UWW) lifted suspension on WFI on condition that the federation does not discriminate against protesting wrestlers.

Hundreds of wrestlers protest at Jantar Mantar – this time against Bajrang, Sakshi and Vinesh

They were protesting against ‘loss of one crucial year of their careers,’ for which they blamed top grapplers, demanding that suspended WFI be restored after disbanding ad-hoc panel.

Amid WFI row, Rahul Gandhi visits akhara in Haryana’s Jhajjar, ‘wrestles’ with Bajrang Punia

Political observers see this as part of Congress's efforts to capitalise on the row, with Priyanka Gandhi also having visited Sakshee Malikkh’s Delhi residence last week.

On Camera

India-Pakistan marriage breakdown that British can’t stop crying about

Ever since the Love Is Blind: UK episode dropped, there has been a collective meltdown online over the separation of Pakistan-origin Kal Pasha and Indian-origin Sarover Kaur Aujla.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.