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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
TopicIndian Olympic Association

Topic: Indian Olympic Association

WFI suspension: Indian Olympic Association forms 3-member panel to run wrestling body

Sports ministry suspended Wrestling Federation of India's executive body Sunday, three days after Sanjay Singh, a close aide of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, was elected its president.

IOA panel to send report to PM Modi in 8-10 days, says former wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt

Dutt is a part of the IOA's seven-member committee along with Olympic medallist Mary Kom, to probe sexual harassment allegations against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

PT Usha becomes first woman President of Indian Olympic Association

Usha was elected unopposed in the polls. She is the first Olympian and first international medalist to head the IOA in its 95-year-old history.

Xi skilled in coercion but won’t be able to shoot his way out of the ongoing protest

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Polls to Indian Olympic Association executive council on 10 December

The Supreme Court has approved a fresh timeline submitted by the Justice (retd) LN Rao committee for the holding of elections.

IOA to amend constitution for elections, after ‘fruitful’ meeting with IOC

The International Olympic Committee had called for a meeting with the Indian Olympic Association after it issued a warning to the latter to hold elections by December or face ban.

In relief to Indian Olympic Association, Supreme Court stops CoA from taking over

The order comes after Solicitor General Mehta appealed to the court saying the order could have negative repercussions on the nation. SC's will next hear the IOA's appeal on 22 August.

India v/s Bharat, lift from an airplane & the next move in circus of lockdowns

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Indian Olympic Association requests sports ministry for one-time financial assistance

IOA president Narinder Batra has written to Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, asking for financial assistance to resume sporting activities.

Too soon to decide on boycotting 2022 Commonwealth Games: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju

After shooting was dropped as an event from the 2022 Birmingham CWG, the Indian Olympic Association suggested boycotting the games in protest.

On Camera

BJP is going after AAP not because it’s opposed to it but because they’re too similar

Jealousy between political parties arises from close competition in their goals, strategies, or voter bases. It's a reaction to perceived threats to a party's influence.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

Taiwan reports Chinese military activity around the island

Taiwan has detected a total of 301 Chinese military aircraft and 165 Chinese naval vessels so far in 2024.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.