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Wednesday, September 3, 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’

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

‘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

Chinese memes, videos & commentaries say Modi overshadowed other leaders at SCO

On Douyin, many videos highlighted how Modi was all smiles during his China visit. Others focused on his handholding with Putin and Trump’s supposed irritation.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.