Retirement from sports: Brijbhushan
Former WFI president Brijbhushan Sharan Singh said here today that he has retired from the game as he has many other responsibilities, including the upcoming Lok Sabha elections next year. Brijbhushan made the remarks after meeting BJP president JP Nadda after the Sports Ministry suspended the new WFI. Brijbhushan said, ‘I served wrestling for 12 […]
WIN FOR SAKSHI AND BAJRANG: CENTRE HAS AWAKEN LATE BUT ACTION MUST ON SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST BRIJ BHUSHAN SINGH, DEMANDS KULTAR SINGH SANDHWAN
TERMS DISRESPECT OF OLYMPIANS A NATIONAL SHAME UNDER MODI REGIME CHANDIGARH, DECEMBER 24: Terming it as a decision centre was forced to take under massive public pressure, the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Sunday said that it is high time serious allegations against Brij Bhushan Singh including of raping and molesting sportspersons […]
Bajrang returns Padma Shri
Olympic medalist wrestler Bajrang Punia today handed over his Padma Shri in protest against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s confidant Sanjay Singh becoming the president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). He wrote on ‘X’ that he had tried to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi but was stopped by the Delhi Police on his duty. […]
Sakshi Malik bids adieu to sports after Wrestling Federation of India results, budding wrestlers will also be exploited: Phogat
After the results of the Wrestling Federation of India elections came out, Sakshi Malik announced her retirement from wrestling and said that she will not play under the leadership of Brij Bhushan’s confidant. “It is unfortunate that the government has not stuck to its stand that no loyalist of Brij Bhushan will contest the Sangh […]
Three other Members of the Lok Sabha were suspended from the House and the House was adjourned sine die
DK Suresh, Deepak Baij and Nakul Nath of the Congress have been suspended from the Lok Sabha for the remainder of the winter session of Parliament. With this, the House has been adjourned sine die. A total of 100 members of the Lok Sabha have been suspended so far for contempt of the House. Last […]
Lok Sabha approves Telecom Bill 2023; provides for government control on communication network in emergency
A bill allowing the government to temporarily take control of telecom services in the interest of national security, and providing a non-auction route for the allocation of satellite spectrum was approved by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The Telecommunications Bill, 2023, which was passed by a voice vote after a short debate, also allows the […]
Record 78 Opposition MPs suspended from Parliament
In an unprecedented move, 78 Opposition MPs were suspended from both Houses of Parliament today in the highest such suspensions in a day following noisy protests as the lawmakers continued to demand Home Minister Amit Shah’s response over the security breach issue. As many as 45 MPs were suspended from the Rajya Sabha and 33 […]
Mastermind behind Parliament security breach still on the run; Delhi Police conduct raids to nab him
The Delhi Police are conducting raids to the nab the sixth man suspected to be a key part of the group that breached Parliament, an officer said on Thursday. A resident of Kolkata, Lalit Jha, is a teacher by profession and was the main conspirator of the security breach, police said. All six joined a […]
Lok Sabha secretariat suspends 8 personnel for lapses in Parliament security breach case
The Lok Sabha secretariat on Thursday suspended eight personnel for the Parliament security breach on Wednesday. Sources said the action was taken after a thorough review of the breach wherein two visitors — Manoranjan D from Mysore and Sagar Sharma from Lucknow — entered the Lok Sabha public gallery hiding smoke canisters probably in their […]
BJP says Parliament security breach was a toolkit gang activity
With the Delhi police slapping the stringent Unlawful Prevention Activities Act against the five people arrested for Parliament security breach, the ruling BJP on Thursday said the event was a conspiracy by “toolkit gang members”. BJP general secretary in charge of party organisation BL Santosh in rare public remarks on Thursday said while the system […]