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Brij Bhushan, who is also a Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament from Uttar Pradeshs Kaiserganj, admitted to have been charged under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 147, 148 (rioting) and 365 (attempt to murder) in his 2014 election affidavit. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi Court Accepts Police Closure Report To Cancel Sexual Harassment...

The police had recommended the cancellation of the complaint involving the minor wrestler, saying "no corroborative...

26 May 2025 7:33 PM IST

Sports ministry revokes WFI suspension

Sports ministry revokes WFI suspension

The ministry, in its order, said that the WFI has taken corrective measures, so it has decided to lift the suspension

11 March 2025 10:58 AM IST

UWW Lifts Suspension on India, asks WFI not to discriminate against protesting wrestlers

UWW Lifts Suspension on India, asks WFI not to discriminate against...

NEW DELHI: Wrestling's world governing body on Tuesday lifted the provisional suspension on India but directed the...

13 Feb 2024 9:17 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi interacts with wrestlers, including Olympian Bajrang Punia. (ANI)

Rahul Gandhi meets Bajrang Punia and other wrestlers amid WFI...

India's wrestling has seen a major shift since the conclusion of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections last...

27 Dec 2023 9:58 AM IST

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat during a press conference after Sanjay Singh, an associate of BJP MP and former chief of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, became the new President of WFI, in New Delhi (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma)

Wrestling crisis deepens: Vinesh decides to return Khel Ratna and...

Phogat, the two-time World Championship medal winner, announced her decision in her letter penned for Prime Minister...

27 Dec 2023 9:18 AM IST

BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh addresses the media after the Sports Ministry suspended the newly-elected Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) body for not following rules, in New Delhi, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)

Sports Ministry Suspends Newly-Elected WFI

NEW DELHI: The Union sports ministry on Sunday suspended the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), three days after it...

25 Dec 2023 12:36 AM IST

BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh with the newly-elected president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Sanjay Singh. (Source: X.com)

Sports Ministry Suspends WFI Over President Election Controversy,...

New Delhi: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has been suspended by the Sports Ministry following the election of...

24 Dec 2023 12:41 PM IST

Wrestler Bajrang Punia holds his Padma Shri award near the Kartavya Path, in New Delhi, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. The Olympic medallist grappler on Friday decided to return the Padma Shri award in protest over the election of Sanjay Singh, a Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loyalist, as the president of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). (PTI Photo)

Bajrang Punia to Return Padma Shri in Protest over WFI Chief Election

NEW DELHI: Olympic medallist grappler Bajrang Punia on Friday decided to return the Padma Shri award in protest over the...

22 Dec 2023 11:31 PM IST

BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh with the newly-elected president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Sanjay Singh at the formers residence, in New Delhi, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav)

DC Edit | Wrestlers bite the dust

It was a sad day for the sport of wrestling when the prominent athlete Sakshi Malik placed her wrestling shoes on the...

22 Dec 2023 11:17 PM IST

World body suspends Wrestling Federation of India for delaying elections

World body suspends Wrestling Federation of India for delaying...

Originally, the WFI was to hold elections on May 7 but the Sports Ministry had declared the process as null and void

24 Aug 2023 12:58 PM IST

Chargesheet Filed Against Brij Bhushan

Chargesheet Filed Against Brij Bhushan

NEW DELHI: Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is charged with sexual harassment and stalking...

15 Jun 2023 11:55 PM IST

Farmers unions join protesting wrestlers

Farmers' unions join protesting wrestlers

NEW DELHI: Several farmers’ Union members joined the wrestlers’ protest at Jantar Mantar demanding action...

8 May 2023 1:59 AM IST