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Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia To Contest Haryana Polls As Congress Candidates
Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia - who are leading protests against sex assault accused former BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh - joined the Congress Wednesday afternoon and will contest next month's Haryana Assembly election.
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Wrestler Antim Panghal Returns To India After Olympic Controversy
Antim Panghal grabbed headlines on Wednesday after she tried to facilitate her sister's entry into the athletes village through her accreditation card, after which they were summoned by the police.
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Sports Minister Anurag Thakur Refuses To Get Embroiled In Bajrang Punia controversy
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday refused to involve himself in the boiling controversy over wrestler Bajrang Punia returning his Padma Shri
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"I Quit": Wrestlers Weep After Controversial Candidate Wins Key Poll
Shortly after an aide of former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh succeeded him in the top post in the elections held today, Olympic medallist and ace wrestler Sakshee Malikkh declared that she will quit the sport
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In Wrestling Controversy, New Trouble Over Committee Headed By Mary Kom
Top wrestlers including Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia tweeted that they were not consulted by the Sports Ministry before forming the oversight committee
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"I Am No Zaira Wasim": Babita Phogat Defends Remarks Against Islamic Sect
Champion wrestler and BJP leader Babita Phogat has defended her controversial remarks on social media against the Islamic sect - Tablighi Jamaat - that held a congregation in Delhi last month setting off India's biggest cluster of coronavirus cases. "I stand by my tweets, I wrote nothing wrong," the Commonwealth Gold-medalist told news agency ANI.
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Haryana Puts Sports Notification On Hold After Controversy
International sportspersons like wrestler Sushil Kumar and others had questioned Haryana's move to "take away the hard-earned money of sportspersons".
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Haryana Ad Says Women In Veil Are Its Pride. Geeta Phogat Has A Response
A Haryana government advertisement promoting ghoonghat, or veil, for its women has triggered a backlash against the Manohar Lal Khattar government for what the Congress called, was the BJP-led government's "regressive and parochial mentality". Medal-winning wrestler from the state, Geeta Phogat also spoke out at the mindset that doesn't let girls c...
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Javed Akhtar Says Gurmehar Kaur Trolled By 'Hardly Literate Player, Wrestler'
Poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar has weighed in on the controversy over 20-year-old Gurmehar Kaur's remarks, criticising wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt and cricketer Virendra Sehwag who were seen as trolling her. His tweet, slamming them as "hardly literate player, wrestler", however, has triggered a fresh storm, with hundreds rushing in to defend the two s...
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Rio 2016: Wrestler Narsingh Yadav Banned For Four-Years, Olympic Dreams Over
Narsingh Yadav will not be able to participate at the 2016 Rio Olympics as he failed to get a clearance from Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in a doping case. He was exonerated by National Anti-Doping Agency but World Anti-Doping Agency challenged the decision in CAS
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Wrestler Narsingh Yadav's Family Alleges Conspiracy, Stage Sit-In
Villagers of wrestler Narsingh Yadav, who tested positive in a dope test and was subsequently disqualified for the Rio Olympics, have come out in support of the "son of the soil", after his family alleged a conspiracy.
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Arijit Singh's Sultan Song Controversy: What Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Says
Sultan, which casts Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma as wrestlers, has been directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and will release on Eid this year
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Salman Dismisses Reports of Fight With Aamir as 'Ridiculous Controversy'
Salman Khan plays the role of Haryanvi wrestler Sultan Ali Khan in his upcoming film Sultan while Aamir will also be seen as a Haryanvi wrestler in his film Dangal. However, Salman said that the films are completely different from each other
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One beast, 13 beauties in Bigg Boss' house
Thirteen beauties entered the fifth edition of the controversial reality show, with Bollywood villain Shakti Kapoor being the only man this time.
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Doping controversy hits Games Village
Controversy hit the National Games on Thursday when syringes and vials were allegedly found at the wrestling venue here, pointing to possible doping even as the Jharkhand Wrestling Association vehemently denied any wrestler using drug.
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Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia To Contest Haryana Polls As Congress Candidates
Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia - who are leading protests against sex assault accused former BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh - joined the Congress Wednesday afternoon and will contest next month's Haryana Assembly election.
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Wrestler Antim Panghal Returns To India After Olympic Controversy
Antim Panghal grabbed headlines on Wednesday after she tried to facilitate her sister's entry into the athletes village through her accreditation card, after which they were summoned by the police.
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Sports Minister Anurag Thakur Refuses To Get Embroiled In Bajrang Punia controversy
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday refused to involve himself in the boiling controversy over wrestler Bajrang Punia returning his Padma Shri
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"I Quit": Wrestlers Weep After Controversial Candidate Wins Key Poll
Shortly after an aide of former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh succeeded him in the top post in the elections held today, Olympic medallist and ace wrestler Sakshee Malikkh declared that she will quit the sport
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In Wrestling Controversy, New Trouble Over Committee Headed By Mary Kom
Top wrestlers including Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia tweeted that they were not consulted by the Sports Ministry before forming the oversight committee
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"I Am No Zaira Wasim": Babita Phogat Defends Remarks Against Islamic Sect
Champion wrestler and BJP leader Babita Phogat has defended her controversial remarks on social media against the Islamic sect - Tablighi Jamaat - that held a congregation in Delhi last month setting off India's biggest cluster of coronavirus cases. "I stand by my tweets, I wrote nothing wrong," the Commonwealth Gold-medalist told news agency ANI.
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Haryana Puts Sports Notification On Hold After Controversy
International sportspersons like wrestler Sushil Kumar and others had questioned Haryana's move to "take away the hard-earned money of sportspersons".
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Haryana Ad Says Women In Veil Are Its Pride. Geeta Phogat Has A Response
A Haryana government advertisement promoting ghoonghat, or veil, for its women has triggered a backlash against the Manohar Lal Khattar government for what the Congress called, was the BJP-led government's "regressive and parochial mentality". Medal-winning wrestler from the state, Geeta Phogat also spoke out at the mindset that doesn't let girls c...
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Javed Akhtar Says Gurmehar Kaur Trolled By 'Hardly Literate Player, Wrestler'
Poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar has weighed in on the controversy over 20-year-old Gurmehar Kaur's remarks, criticising wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt and cricketer Virendra Sehwag who were seen as trolling her. His tweet, slamming them as "hardly literate player, wrestler", however, has triggered a fresh storm, with hundreds rushing in to defend the two s...
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Rio 2016: Wrestler Narsingh Yadav Banned For Four-Years, Olympic Dreams Over
Narsingh Yadav will not be able to participate at the 2016 Rio Olympics as he failed to get a clearance from Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in a doping case. He was exonerated by National Anti-Doping Agency but World Anti-Doping Agency challenged the decision in CAS
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Wrestler Narsingh Yadav's Family Alleges Conspiracy, Stage Sit-In
Villagers of wrestler Narsingh Yadav, who tested positive in a dope test and was subsequently disqualified for the Rio Olympics, have come out in support of the "son of the soil", after his family alleged a conspiracy.
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Arijit Singh's Sultan Song Controversy: What Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Says
Sultan, which casts Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma as wrestlers, has been directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and will release on Eid this year
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Salman Dismisses Reports of Fight With Aamir as 'Ridiculous Controversy'
Salman Khan plays the role of Haryanvi wrestler Sultan Ali Khan in his upcoming film Sultan while Aamir will also be seen as a Haryanvi wrestler in his film Dangal. However, Salman said that the films are completely different from each other
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One beast, 13 beauties in Bigg Boss' house
Thirteen beauties entered the fifth edition of the controversial reality show, with Bollywood villain Shakti Kapoor being the only man this time.
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Doping controversy hits Games Village
Controversy hit the National Games on Thursday when syringes and vials were allegedly found at the wrestling venue here, pointing to possible doping even as the Jharkhand Wrestling Association vehemently denied any wrestler using drug.
