NEW DELHI,DEC 24 : Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Sunday said he is “done” with the sport and the newly-elected body will now take care of it as he has many more responsibilities to look into, including next year’s Lok Sabha elections. Brij Bhushan’s comments came soon after […]Continue Reading
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NEW DELHI,DEC 24 : The new Wrestling Federation of India body, under the leadership of Sanjay Singh, has been suspended by the Sports Ministry. The ministry announced its decision on Sunday, 24 December citing that the WFI body had shown complete disregard for the existing rules and regulations. In an official release, the Sports Ministry […]Continue Reading
JAMMU/KASHMIR,DEC 24 : A retired senior police officer of the Jammu and Kashmir police was shot dead by terrorists in the state’s Baramulla district on Sunday when he was offering prayers in a mosque. According to the police, Mohammad Shafi Mir, a retired Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), was offering prayers in a local mosque […]Continue Reading
WASHINGTON,DEC 24: A Japanese-owned chemical tanker struck Saturday off the coast of India was targeted by a drone “fired from Iran,” the Pentagon said, a sign of expanding risks to commercial shipping beyond the Red Sea. It was the first time the Pentagon has openly accused Iran of directly targeting ships since the start of […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,DEC 23: Deaflympics gold medallist Virender Singh Yadav, better known as Goonga Pehlwan, has now decided to return his Padma Shri to the government, showing solidarity with the country’s top wrestlers who have objected to the election of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loyalist Sanjay Singh as WFI president. Throwing his weight behind Olympic bronze […]Continue Reading
NOIDA,DEC 23: Popular motivational speaker and social media influencer Vivek Bindra has been booked for allegedly assaulting his wife in Noida, police said. A video of the incident is also going viral on social media. Bindra has 21.4 million followers on YouTube. As per the FIR which has been lodged by Bindra’s brother-in-law in Noida […]Continue Reading
BENGALURU,DEC 23: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday refused to involve himself in the boiling controversy over wrestler Bajrang Punia returning his Padma Shri in protest against the election of Sanjay Singh, a Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loyalist, as the president of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). Olympic medallist Punia had reached the Kartavya Path […]Continue Reading
POONCH/ RAJOURI,DEC 23: Mobile Internet services were suspended in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Rajouri districts early Saturday as security forces continued their massive search operation to track down terrorists behind the recent ambush on two Army vehicles that left five soldiers dead, officials said. The suspension of the mobile Internet services in the twin Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,DEC 23: India saw a single-day rise of 752 coronavirus infections, the highest since May 21, 2023, while the active cases have increased to 3,420, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll was recorded at 5,33,332 with four new deaths — two from Kerala, one each in Rajasthan and […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,DEC 23 : A Hindu temple was defaced with pro-Khalistani slogans in California, US. The incident happened in Newark city. The pictures were shared on X by the Hindu American Foundation, showing slogans scribbled on the walls of the Swaminarayan Mandir Vasana Sanstha. Images showed hateful slogans against India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]Continue Reading
