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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicIndian wrestlers protest

Topic: Indian wrestlers protest

Jack Dorsey, Twitter vs India & Brij Bhushan’s ‘new portfolio’

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

Talks with govt will be discussed with our supporters: Bajrang Punia ahead of Sonipat mahapanchayat

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.

Wrestler taken to WFI office adjacent to Brij Bhushan’s official residence for ‘scene re-creation’

Wrestling Federation of India office is like an annexe to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's house. 3 of 6 complainants in case have detailed incidents of sexual harassment at WFI office.

‘Wrote false things 1st time, was angry with Brij Bhushan’ — minor wrestler’s father on new statement

Asked why he gave a fresh statement, minor's father says he is 'scared, being threatened', and that this experience has been draining for both him and his daughter.

‘Pinfall’ move in wrestlers’ protest & ‘return to normalcy’

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

‘Won’t agree to just anything,’ say protesting wrestlers after minister’s invite for talks

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur tweeted late Tuesday that the government was willing to discuss their issues; the wrestlers have accused WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment.

‘Kavach system’ shielding the ‘powerful’ & Centre turning blind eye

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

Wrestlers’ protest is no 2012 for Delhi’s urban class. Sexual violence now a partisan issue

While the rhetoric from nationalist ramparts has been about ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’, Modi govt's silence has shown that gender equity and safety in India are not universal concerns.

‘Distressed & disturbed’: 1983 World Cup cricket champions stand behind protesting wrestlers

The team released a statement Friday, 'fervently' hoping that the wrestlers’ grievances were heard and resolved quickly.

‘Digitally altered’ National Smile Day & uneasy truce of Gehlot-Pilot

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

On Camera

Biting terror, doggone dilemma, urban menace. Indian TV war over Delhi street dogs

News channels were also in two minds about removing stray dogs to the government dog pounds. NDTV took credit for it and CNN-News 18 called ‘controversial order’.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.