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‘Truth needs to come out’ — wrestlers’ protest against WFI chief triggers a political storm

The protesters have not divulged details about the allegations made and said they will tell the whole story to PM Narendra Modi or Home minister Amit Shah only.

Sports Ministry demands explanation from WFI over sexual harassment charges of women wrestlers

The Ministry has stated that if WFI fails to furnish a reply within the next 72hrs, it will initiate action against the federation under provisions of the National Sports Development Code, 2011.

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.

On Camera

Russian-style socialism dominated Nehru’s imagination. It was disastrous

It is necessary to break the spell of socialist dogma on the imagination of those attracted by its Utopia as the only scientific way of progress, wrote MA Venkatarao in 1963.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.