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Delhi court reserves order on charges against Brij Bhushan

Last updated : Apr 19, 2024 20:04

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Apr 18, 2024 20:04

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NEW DELHI: A Delhi court is expected to pronounce on April 26 its order on whether to frame charges against former Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a sexual harassment case lodged by six female wrestlers against him.

It bears noting that the original complaint of sexual harassment and stalking against the powerful BJP MP was made by a group of seven female wrestlers, which including a minor. However, in July 2023, the then 17-year-old retracted her allegations.

Apr 18, 2024 20:04

Sakshi Malik among 'TIME100: The Most Influential People'

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Apr 17, 2024 19:04

'No change in stance on WFI suspension': Sports Min to Delhi HC

This is interesting. And frankly, surprising! The Union Sports Ministry has taken a diametrically opposite position to that of global governing body United World Wrestling and the Indian Olympic Association on the matter of the status of the (still for all intents and purposes) Brijbhushan Sharan Singh-controlled Wrestling Federation of India.

Apr 10, 2024 20:04

WrestleMania XL becomes most successful event in WWE history

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Mar 18, 2024 20:03

IOA dissolves ad-hoc panel, Indian wrestling under full WFI control

This was a development waiting to be formalised once United World Wrestling on February 13 lifted the suspension of the Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh-controlled Wrestling Federation of India.

Mar 13, 2024 20:03

Punit Balan Group extends support to wrestler Sikandar Shaikh

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Mar 08, 2024 15:03

WFI 'blinks', tells HC it will not hold selection trials for intl events

United World Wrestling may have shown itself to be incapable of fulfilling its governance mandate but that has not yet broken the resolve of India's top wrestlers, who have been waging an uphill battle against the all powerful csar of Indian wrestling - Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Mar 06, 2024 19:03

Eurosport retains S Asia media rights for TNA Wrestling

LOS ANGELES: Anthem Sports & Entertainment, Inc., a global multi-platform media company, has announced that TNA Wrestling has extended its partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery’s sports channel Eurosport India. The multi-year agreement brings exclusive weekly TNA content to viewers throughout India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Mar 01, 2024 20:03

Mars, 2K extend WrestleMania presenting partner assn

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Feb 15, 2024 19:02

Sakshi Malik writes to UWW urging 'action' against WFI

Despite being "left in the lurch" by the sport's world governing body, a still unbowed Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik on Thursday wrote an open (and likely futile) letter to United World Wrestling, urging the UWW to "take appropriate actions" against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).

Feb 14, 2024 19:02

UWW lifts suspension of WFI; Sports Ministry to follow?

Wrestling's world governing body on Tuesday lifted the suspension it imposed on the Wrestling Federation of India "with immediate effect". The development likely paves the way for the Union Sports Ministry, which had suspended the scandal-ridden WFI in December, to follow suit.

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