New Delhi: Accused of sexual harassment by India’s top wrestlers, under-fire national federation chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Thursday indicated that he will fight with all his might to prove his innocence. In a video message, the BJP MP, without making a mention of the allegations against him, indicated that he would not accept […]
SHOPIAN: District Youth Services & Sports Office Shopian on Thursday organised a farewell to honour the services of the retiring DYSSO, Gurmukh Singh Dutta, who is achieved superannuation after serving the department for decades. The function was attended by the staff members of Joint Director Youth Services & Sports Kashmir. The ZPEOs, PELs, PEMs, PETs, […]
New Delhi: Young wicket-keeper batter Richa Ghosh and Jemimah Rodrigues have been elevated to B category in the BCCI central contracts for the 2022-23 season while the likes of Shikha Pandey and Taniya Bhatia have been dropped. The contract period runs from October to September but the BCCI made the announcement on Thursday. A player […]
New Delhi: “Why are you not listening to our ‘Mann Ki Baat’,” the protesting wrestlers asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday and sought his time to discuss the sexual harassment allegations against his party’s MP and WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The wrestlers continued to receive support from politicians and farmers’ organisations as […]
Dubai: Mark Chapman of New Zealand and Iftikhar Ahmed of Pakistan have attained career-best positions in the ICC men’s T20I player rankings at the end of their five-match series in Rawalpindi. Suryakumar Yadav remains at the top of the rankings and is the only Indian in the top-10. Chapman, who smashed unbeaten knocks of 71 […]
New Delhi: Star Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen feels the introduction of Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) and Khelo India programme has been a game changer as athletes can focus on their game without worrying about funds. The TOPS and Khelo India programmes were introduced by the central government in 2014 and 2018 respectively. The government […]
SRINAGAR: In order to kick-start the activities in the current financial year in J&K, Nuzhat Gull, Secretary J&K Sports Council on Tuesday chaired a meeting in her office chamber, here. Speaking on the occasion, Secretary informed that with the mission to maximize the reach of sports activities across J&K, several sports activities under the banner […]
New Delhi: With several politicians and farmer organisations in their corner, India’s top wrestlers on Tuesday intensified their protest against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and asserted that they won’t leave the protest site until the WFI president, who is facing sexual harassment charges, is arrested. The wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Delhi government and others on a plea by seven women wrestlers alleging non-registration of an FIR on their sexual harassment allegations against WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, saying these are “serious allegations” requiring its consideration. The top court was initially of the view […]
New Delhi: Several politicians, including former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and ‘khap’ leaders on Tuesday met with the protesting wrestlers and extended their support to them. Hooda, Udit Raj, another Congress leader, CPI leader Brinda Karat, who was stopped from joining the stir by the wrestlers in January, were welcomed by the wrestlers, […]