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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicWrestlers protest

Topic: wrestlers protest

Fight against Brij Bhushan to continue ‘in court, not on road’, says protesting wrestlers

Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia posted identical tweets where they said the government has fulfilled its promise of filing a chargesheet against Singh.

‘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.

Blocking Brij Bhushan’s kin, supporters from WFI polls ‘suicidal’ — BJP MLC’s letter to Anurag Thakur

In the letter, UP BJP MLC Devendra Pratap Singh also warned Union sports minister Anurag Thakur that bending to wrestlers' 'illegitimate demands' would be a 'historic political mistake'.

‘Cruel injustice, shameful act:’ Civil society members slam Centre, Haryana over wrestlers row

A letter signed by representatives of the platform ‘People First’ criticised police action against protesting wrestlers on 28 May.

‘Achche Din bus’ vs Shakti Scheme & ‘drama at Ramlila’

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

Ambulance renamed ‘hearse’ & India to soon become ‘bigger scientific power’

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‘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.

‘Girls don’t come to train anymore’ — in Haryana hinterland, anger brews over treatment of wrestlers

Support for wrestlers demanding BJP MP Brij Bhushan's arrest is growing across rural Haryana, where akhadas are seen as road to glory for young sportspersons.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

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.