Three-time Deaflympics gold medallist Virender Singh announces decision in support of Sakshee Malikkh, who quit wrestling over election of Brij Bhushan aide Sanjay Singh as WFI chief.
Wrestler says after not being allowed to meet PM, he left his award on 'stairs of South Block'. This comes a day after Brij Bhushan's aide became president of Wrestling Federation of India.
The Olympic medal winner posted an open letter to PM Modi on X. Another Olympic medal winner, Sakshee Malikkh, had quit the sport Thursday to protest Sanjay Singh’s appointment.
Punia, who lost out at Asian Games, was supported by fellow wrestlers & INDIA alliance. The Oppn bloc lauded him for ‘facing a goon, while demanding justice for women wrestlers’.
MP and besieged former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh questions ad-hoc committee's decision to give direct entry to Asiad to Bajrang Punia & Vinesh Phogat.
Vishal Kaliraman had hoped to represent India at Hangzhou. But Bajrang Punia's direct entry means he will be on standby for him. A khap panchayat has now sided with young grappler.
Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia & Sakshee Malikkh weren't allowed to address press at Raj Ghat due to I-Day protocol. Wrestlers have expressed concerns about Sanjay Singh becoming WFI chief.
Wrestlers met Sports Minister Anurag Thakur earlier this week, after which the minister said the talks were positive and decisions were taken on various demands.
The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.
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