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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicWrestlers protest

Topic: wrestlers protest

No games, medals, opportunities for fame—Haryana wrestlers lost without entering the ring

The movement to 'clean up' Indian wrestling has inadvertently left young grapplers as collateral damage —cancelled competitions now threaten their sports careers and job prospects.

Manipur, wrestlers, Silkyara tunnel collapse—ThePrint photos told the tale like no one else did

This is the age of multimedia, with the 'reader-viewer' on a diet of reels, recordings, and representations. And ThePrint's photojournalists are always ready to freeze the moment.

‘Disrespected Wrestler’ Bajrang Punia returns Padma Shri after Brij Bhushan aide elected as WFI chief

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.

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.

‘Country lost assured medal’ — Punia faces flak for Asian Games loss, INDIA bloc says ‘proud’ of him

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’.

‘Shocked, devastated over fake sex video,’ says star wrestler Anshu Malik

1 arrested in case. Man purportedly featured in video says it was him & his girlfriend & not Malik. Wrestler among those who had accused ex WFI chief  Brij Bhushan of 'sexual harassment'.

Women wrestlers demand reforms amid sexual harassment case against WFI chief

Families of women wrestlers said they wanted women appointed at all levels of training and running the wrestling federation, as well as other sporting bodies.

‘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.

‘Guilty’ of making false allegations & ‘trespassers’ in South Delhi

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

Chargesheet weak, shows cops protecting Brij Bhushan Singh, says protesting wrestler

A legal team of the grapplers will review the chargesheet filed Thursday, following which they will take a call on future protests.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.