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1993 World Cup Winning Team Urges Wrestlers Not To Immerse Medals
Concerned that the protesting wrestlers can take the extreme step of immersing their medals into the holy river Ganga, members of the 1983 World Cup-winning cricket team urged the elite athletes not to take a hasty decision and hoped their grievances will be heard and resolved. Notably, the protesting wrestlers decided to immerse their winning medals for India in Ganga, demanding arrest of WFI President Brij Bhushan
Tags: !993 World Cup, Indian sports, protesting wrestlers, Brij Bhushan Sharan, Cricket
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Serious Allegations Of Sexual Favours, Molestation Against Brij Bhushan Singh
The Delhi Police have taken action against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh by filing two FIRs based on allegations of sexual harassment made by wrestlers. The complaints against Singh include demands for sexual favors and incidents of molestation. The details of the FIRs, registered at Delhi's Connaught Place police station shedding light on the serious accusations leveled against the WFI chief… read-more
Tags: brij bhushan sharan singh, WFI, wrestlers, Delhi Police, FIR
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Anurag Thakur Says, Investigation Underway In Wrestlers' Matter
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said the Centre was sensitively handling the issue of protesting wrestlers, who are seeking the arrest of outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations. Thakur, who is on a visit to Mumbai, told reporters that the government has accepted the wrestlers' demand for a committee to probe their allegations and an investigation was underway.
Tags: WFI President, Wrestler's Protest, Union government, Anurag Thakur, investigation
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CSK Captain MS Dhoni To Seek Medical Advice For Knee Injury
Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Viswanathan on Wednesday confirmed that MS Dhoni will be seeking medical advice to treat his nagging knee injury, adding that the skipper will only take a call on whether he needs surgery or not. MS Dhoni managed knee injury throughout the IPL 2023 campaign. Dhoni was seen sporting a knee brace on the eve of the Chennai Super KIngs' opener against Gujarat Titans.
Tags: MS DHONI, CSK Captain, Knee Injury, sports, Cricket
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ICC Officials Visit Pakistan To Talk About 2023 ICC World Cup
The International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Greg Barclay and CEO Geoff Allardice have come to Lahore to convince Pakistan not to push for a hybrid model in the upcoming 2023 World Cup. According to news agency PTI, the ICC has particularly come to Pakistan to have assurances from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) regarding their World Cup participation in India in October-November.
Tags: ICC World Cup, 2023, Indian sports, Cricket, Pakistan
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Delhi Police Cordoned Off India Gate Amid Wrestler's Protest
A day after the country’s top wrestlers announced a plan to launch an indefinite hunger at India Gate, the Delhi police cordoned off the memorial and barred public entry to the lawns. The wrestlers said they will intensify their protest and sit on hunger strike until death, demanding the arrest of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the WFI President. The wrestlers also gave a five-day ultimatum to the GoI, demanding action.
Tags: Indian wrestlers, brij bhushan singh, Delhi Police, Hunger Strike, India Gate
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Brij Bhushan Reacts To Wrestlers' Immersion Of Medals Warning
The WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh gave his remark to the wrestlers' five-day ultimatum for the government, demanding action against him. When asked about the immersion of medals by wrestlers, Bhushan said, "It's their stand, what can we do?" He also said the Delhi Police is investigating a case against him and if he is guilty, police will find evidence. Notably, Brij Bhushan is alleged of sexual assault.
Tags: brij bhushan sharan singh, WFI President, wrestlers, Medals Immersion, Sexual assault allegations
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Final 5 Day Ultimatum Given By Wrestlers To Government
The wrestlers who were protesting against the Central Government, gave an ultimatum of five days to the GoI, demanding the arrest of WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The protesting wrestlers, who were scheduled to immerse their winning medals, in the Ganga, gave a final call demanding Bhushan's arrest in sexual assault allegations. Notably, Sakshi Malik said, they would immerse their medals and will go for indefinite hunger strike.… read-more
Tags: wrestlers, Indian Athletes, Immersion Of medals, WFI President, GoI
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Protesting Wrestlers To Throw Their Medals In Ganga
Two days after India's top athletes were detained by the Delhi Police, Sakshi Malik has informed that the protesting wrestlers will throw their medals in Ganga river at Haridwar. The decision was taken to intensify their protest against the Delhi Police and Central Government, demanding action against WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for sexual harassment allegations. They informed about throwing medals and sitting on hunger-strike,… read-more
Tags: Indian sports, athletes, medals, Ganga, protest
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MS Dhoni Confirms To Play Next IPL Season, Fans Get Excited
After the win of CSK, MS Dhoni fans were even delighted after he confirmed that the 2023 IPL is not his last season. After the IPL finals, the media asked Dhoni the million-dollar question, about his retirement. In response, the Chennai Super Kings Captain said, "The tough thing for me is to work hard for another 9 months and come back and play at least 1 more season of IPL."
Tags: MS DHONI, fans, CSK, IPL Season, CSK V/S GT
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