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Union Sports Ministry's action was not due to pressure from anyone and it followed due process. The Sports Ministry earlier in the day suspended the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) till further orders after it made a "hasty announcement" of organising the U-15 and U-20 nationals «without following due procedure and not giving sufficient notice to wrestlers» for preparations. The WFI elections were held on December 21 with former president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's loyalist Sanjay Singh and his panel winning the polls by big margins.

Sanjay Singh, a close aide of former WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was appointed as the new chief of the wrestling body. India's top wrestlers- Vinesh Phogat, Sakshee Malikkh, and Bajrang Punia, who are leading a protest against Brij Bhusan over the allegations of sexual harassment of female wrestlers expressed disappointment with the election result. In a press conference after the election result, Sakshee Malikkh decided to step down from wrestling while Bajrang Punia announced that he would return the Padma Shri award.

Wrestling Federation of India, former Indian wrestler Sakshee MalikkhSunday said the government’s decision to suspend the WFI is for the betterment of the wrestlers. She also dropped a hint about a possible change in her decision to retire, news agency ANI reported. "This has happened for the betterment of the wrestlers.

Sakshi Malik stated that she has not seen any in written about the suspension of newly elected body of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) or Sanjay Singh, adding that wrestlers fight is not with the government. In a major decision, coming in light of fresh protests by star wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia over the election of an aide of deposed WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh as the new president of the wrestling federation, the Union Sports Ministry on Sunday suspended the sport's premier governing body in the country along with all its office-bearers. The decision came close on the heels of the newly elected WFI president Sanjay Singh announcing the hosting of the U-15 and U-20 nationals at Nandini Nagar in the Gond district of Uttar Pradesh by the end of the year. Sakshi hailed the decision but also said that there is no clarity on the suspension and told reporters, «I have not seen anything in writing yet. I don't know whether only Sanjay Singh has been suspended or the entire body has been suspended.

Union Minister of State for Tourism Shripad Naik on Sunday said citizens and the tourism industry need not worry about the latest wave of COVID-19, as the country has fought the disease in the past. The minister was speaking at the 'Sagar Manthan 2.0' event organised by the weekly magazine 'Panchjanya' in South Goa.

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Sanjay Singh on Saturday lashed out at the protesting grapplers for «engaging in politics» and asserted that he is not a dummy candidate of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Sanjay Singh, who was elected as the president of the WFI on Thursday, is known to be a close confidante of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who had been accused of sexual harassment by the country's top wrestlers such as Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia. Sanjay Singh won most of the votes in the delayed polls, as outgoing chief Brij Bhushan gained indirect control over the national federation. «Those who are athletes have already started preparing and those who want to engage in politics can do that. It is their personal matter, I will not speak about this. »I have been in the federation for 12 years.

Hardik Pandya missing the upcoming IPL 2024 season, sources told ET Online on Saturday that there is no official confirmation of his exclusion from the tournament. The sources said the all-rounder is training and it is too soon to say anything as there is still time for the tournament. Pandya left the recently concluded ICC ODI Men's World Cup midway due to an ankle injury and reports have suggested that he would not participate in the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan. Pandya, 30, made a comeback to the Mumbai Indians squad recently following a two-year stint at Gujarat Titans and was named skipper of the five-time champions. In his two-season stint at Titans, Hardik scored 833 runs in 30 innings, with an average of 41.65 and strike rate of 133.49.

ANI on Thursday, Smriti Irani was asked about the criticism she faced over her "menstruation not handicap" remark in Parliament last week. Irani said one of the questions asked to her in Parliament was about the LGBTQIA+ community.

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Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill replacing the Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and the Evidence Act on Thursday with Rajya Sabha giving its assent to the three Bills passed earlier by the Lok Sabha. Piloting the Bills, Home Minister Amit Shah said the new laws will give priority to providing justice in place of the earlier British laws that gave primacy to penal action and were purely indigenous. “These three Bills are made by Indians, for Indians and by an Indian Parliament….

protesting wrestlers will not face any sort of vendetta politics and they will get the required support from the new federation, outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said on Thursday after the panel backed by him emerged victorious in the keenly-followed elections. Brij Bhushan, who is facing sexual harassment charges from women wrestlers, assured that the new dispensation will work impartially. Rio Olympics medallist Sakshi Malik, though, announced her retirement from the sport, saying she won't compete under the presidency of a man, who is backed by the former WFI boss.