Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia were key figures in the rallies against Singh, who was accused of sexual harassment.
07 September,2024 02:22 PM IST | Gonda | mid-day online correspondent
Earlier, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said that the demonstration was a "conspiracy" by the Congress, led by Bhupinder Hooda. He argued that the Jantar Mantar protest, which began in January 2023, was not a genuine sporting movement.
07 September,2024 02:17 PM IST | Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Ending days of speculation, wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joined the Congress on Friday ahead of the Haryana Assembly polls. The two wrestlers met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence earlier in the day
06 September,2024 05:03 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Former India wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Friday resigned from the Indian Railways citing personal reasons amid speculations that she would be joining the Congress party
06 September,2024 02:38 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Punia is a Tokyo Games bronze medallist, while Phogat became the first woman wrestler to reach the Olympics final, the stage where she was disqualified after being found over weight by about 100 gm in her 50-kg category weigh-in. She subsequently announced her retirement from the sport
06 September,2024 01:58 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat met Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Wednesday amid speculation that the two star grapplers could be fielded in the Haryana Assembly polls by the party. The Congress has remained tightlipped on the issue. The wrestlers were part of the protest over sexual harassment allegations against an ex-BJP MP
04 September,2024 12:47 PM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
A teary-eyed Vinesh Phogat received an extraordinary reception upon her return to India, as hundreds of supporters gathered outside Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday
19 August,2024 11:30 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
After receiving a grand reception on arrival from Paris, Vinesh Phogat says her fight against Wrestling Federation of India would continue and hopes…
19 August,2024 08:19 AM IST | Balali (Haryana) | PTI
Vinesh Phogat also said that the welcome she had received on arrival would give her the courage to pick up the threads and get on with life. Earlier, along with Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik have been protesting against the Wrestling Federation of India and its former chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for his alleged sexual harassment
18 August,2024 08:52 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
If the wrestler is telling the country to go and buy a medal, he is trivialising not just the fight for Vinesh Phogat’s justice, but also those who have won medals. He himself has got a medal, so did he buy it for Rs 15?
18 August,2024 07:19 AM IST | Mumbai | Sunil GavaskarADVERTISEMENT
