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Wrestlers stage protest against WFI President’s ‘dictatorship’, vow to fight till end

Wrestlers including Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat were protesting against Wrestling Federation of India's 'arbitrary' laws & called for a boycott of its president at Jantar Mantar Wednesday.

Sajan Bhanwala wins India’s first Greco-Roman medal at wrestling, bags bronze

The Indian wrestler took a medal at the Under-23 World Championship when he edged past Ukraine’s Dmytro Vasetskyi on ‘criteria’ to emerge winner in the bronze play-off.

Jat Regiment HQ in Bareilly — a nursery of athletes who are making India proud

The carefully tailored programme for the Boys Sports Company is bringing results across the spectrum of competitions at both the national and international levels.

6 medals in 4 Games: How India’s Olympic run has changed wrestling in Haryana

Since 2008, India has won a total of 6 medals in wrestling at the Olympics — the most in any sport in this period. This reflects in Haryana’s villages.

India’s Deepak Punia misses out on bronze in wrestling at his maiden Olympics

The 22-year-old wrestler was leading 2-1 in the bronze medal bout Thursday but San Marino’s Myles Nazem Amine snatched away the victory in the last moments.

Wrestler Ravi Dahiya clinches silver in 57 kg freestyle category at Tokyo Olympics

The Indian wrestler missed out on scoring the first gold medal in wrestling for the country as he lost to Russian Olympic Committee's (ROC) Zavur Uguev Thursday.

Indian wrestler Deepak Punia loses to US champion in Olympics semifinal, will aim for bronze

The 22-year-old Punia had an uphill task taking on David Morris Taylor, who is the 2018 world champion and the reigning Pan-American champion.

Wrestler Ravi Dahiya enters Olympics finals, could bring home India’s first Tokyo gold

Dahiya is the only second Indian wrestler to qualify for the gold medal clash at the Olympics after he turned around the 57kg semifinal by pinning Kazakhstan’s Nurislam Sanayev.

India’s Priya Malik wins gold medal at 2021 World Cadet Wrestling Championship

Malik, who won in the women's 73kg weight category, defeated Kseniya Patapovich 5-0 in the summit clash at the World Cadet Championships in Hungary.

‘Called him badmash’: Why Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar ‘planned attack’ on wrestler Sagar

Junior wrestling champion Sagar was killed in an attack Tuesday, which Delhi Police says was premeditated by Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, who is absconding.

On Camera

Maps from a German bookstore started the race to Siachen Glacier

German mountaineers Stallbohm and Poncar recall their interactions with Col. Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar and shed light on the maps they gave him which drew his attention to Siachen.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.