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Topic: Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

Citing ‘influence of ex-office bearers’, govt suspends newly elected WFI body, ad-hoc panel to take over

Sports ministry says in letter to IOA that it took note of ‘compelling situation arising out of (continuing) influence & control of former office bearers’ on working of WFI.

Sakshee Mallikh says ‘goodbye to wrestling’ after Brij Bhushan aide elected WFI president

Mallikh's announcement came at conference held with fellow wrestlers Bajrang Punia & Vinesh Phogat, after Sanjay Kumar Singh was elected Wrestling Federation of India president.

Brij Bhushan aide Sanjay Singh elected WFI president, bags 40 votes against wrestler Sheoran’s 7

Outcome hints at outgoing president Brij Bhushan’s continued dominance in sporting body. Elections to 15 posts of WFI were stayed by Punjab & Haryana HC.

Women wrestlers file written submissions against Brij Bhushan Singh in sexual assault case

The Rouse Avenue court is hearing arguments on charges over a sexual harassment case against BJP MP and former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Brij Bhushan takes aim at Phogat & Punia’s Asiad shot — ‘not much hope of medals from team’

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.

Wrestlers object to Brij Bhushan aide emerging as ‘frontrunner’ in Saturday’s WFI election

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.

Hugging a woman without sexual intent not an offence, Brij Bhushan tells Delhi court

The court on Wednesday started hearing arguments on the point of whether to frame the charges against Singh and co-accused and suspended WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar.

Delhi court grants bail to Brij Bhushan Singh in sexual harassment case

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal directed accused persons to furnish a personal bail bond of Rs 25,000 each. The court also imposed several conditions.

Delhi court grants two-day interim bail to BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh in sexual harassment case

The court granted relief to Singh on a personal bond of Rs 25,000 and also granted bail to Vinod Tomar, suspended assistant secretary of Wrestling Federation of India, in the case.

‘Congress puppets’ — BJP’s Babita Phogat denies she got wrestlers police nod for Jantar Mantar protest

In video shared on Twitter, wrestlers Sakshee Malikkh & her husband Satyawart Kadian claimed permission for them to protest at the Delhi site was taken by 2 BJP leaders, among them Phogat.

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English didn’t enslave India. It was the harbinger of a new creative consciousness: A Ranganathan

Rabindranath Tagore stood apart from his contemporaries by infusing poetry and universalism into Indian nationalism, opposing chauvinism and blind obedience, wrote A Ranganathan in 1962.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.