The protest which has been continuing at the Jantar Mantar in the national capital was called off with the Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur announcing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to "step aside" till the investigation against the levelled allegat
The development comes hours after some wrestlers had a late-night meeting with Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday. Thakur who arrived at his Delhi residence late last evening from Chandigarh met with the wrestlers and the meeting stretched into the early hours of today. Accor
The Wrestling sportspersons--Sakshee Malikkh, Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Ravi Dahiya and other wrestlers left Thakur's residence after meeting him for three hours.
Many wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat and Sakshee Mallikkh, have levelled charges of sexual harassment of women wrestlers by the president and coaches of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and of mismanagement in the functioning of the federation.
Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur inaugurated Sports Science Centre in Udupi. He also assured establishment of FM Station at Brahmavara.
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Friday launched Khelo India's new Dashboard which has all the statistical data related to the Khelo India Scheme and the Khelo India events.
Anurag Thakur along with Minster of State, Nisith Pramanik visited the Sports Authority of India's National Centre of Excellence in Sonipat and laid the foundation stone for the new Integrated High-Performance Centre (HPC) which will cost approximately Rs 48 crore.
Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday hit out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over the latter's controversial remark flagging 'clear threats' from alleged Chinese incursions into Indian territory.
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur also inaugurated hostels dedicated to India's legendary hockey player Major Dhyanchand and sprinter PT Usha, which have been renovated and upgraded at a total cost of 5.25 crore.
The President of India, Droupadi Murmu presented the National Sports and Adventure Awards 2022 (Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Awards-2022, Dronacharya Awards-2022, Arjuna Awards-2022, Dhyan Chand Awards-2022, Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar-2022, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy-2022 and Tenz
New Delhi / Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 20 (ANI): Union Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday announced that Khelo India Youth Games 2022 will be organised in Madhya Pradesh.