Sports Ministry
- India
WFI decides to function at ‘no cost to govt’ model if suspension is not lifted
New Delhi: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Friday decided at its Special General Meeting (SGM) that it will start functioning at ‘no cost to the government’ model if its request…
- India
World wrestling body lifts suspension on India, asks for ‘no discrimination’
New Delhi: Wrestling’s world governing body on Tuesday lifted the provisional suspension on India but directed the national federation to provide written guarantees that there would be no discriminatory action against the…
- India
WFI seeks dialogue with sports ministry on suspension call
New Delhi: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Tuesday decided that it will seek a dialogue with the Sports Ministry for revocation of its suspension, saying it does not want a…
- India
IOA forms 3-member ad hoc committee to run affairs of suspended WFI
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Wednesday constituted a three-member ad hoc committee to run the day-to-day affairs of the WFI after the sports ministry suspended the wrestling national body…
- India
Sharad Pawar welcomes suspension of WFI, says decision should have been taken earlier
Pune: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Monday welcomed the suspension of the newly-elected Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), but said the Sports Ministry should have taken the decision earlier. The Sports Ministry…
- Sports
Sports Ministry suspends WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar, cancels tournament
New Delhi: The Sports Ministry on Saturday suspended Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) assistant secretary Vinod Tomar, a fallout of the grapplers’ allegations of sexual harassment and corruption against the sports body’s…
- Sports
Sports Ministry demands explanation from WFI over sexual harassment charges
New Delhi: Taking cognizance of the protest staged by wrestlers, including Olympic and Commonwealth Games (CWG) medalists, in Delhi in which women wrestlers have levelled serious charges of sexual harassment by the…
- Delhi
DCW sends notice to Sports Ministry over sexual harassment allegations against WFI chief
New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has issued notice to the Sports Ministry and the police to investigate the matter of sexual allegations made against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)…
- Kerala
Kerala Sports Minister under fire over ‘ODI match’ remarks
Thiruvananthapuram: The otherwise soft-spoken Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman’s now-hugely controversial statement that those “starving need not go and watch the ODI match” (between India and Sri Lanka) on Monday came under…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Minister watches T20 match with those injured while buying tickets
Hyderabad: Two days after the chaos at Gymkhana Grounds in Secunderabad where many were injured after they came to buy tickets for the T-20 international match between India and Australia, Sports Minister…
- Telangana
Telangana: 19,472 sports complexes to come up across the state
Hyderabad: To promote sports and support athletes in the state, the Telangana government announced that 19,472 sports complexes will be constructed in rural and urban areas of the state. As part of…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: OU sports facilities under construction for almost a year
Hyderabad: The construction of three different sports facilities on the Osmania University’s campus remains unfinished, almost one year later since the foundation stone was laid, reportedly due to the university management’s indecision.…
- Sports
Praful Patel has no mandate to run the AIFF: Sports Ministry to SC
New Delhi: The sports ministry has informed the Supreme Court that the All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel has no mandate to run the sport body, as he has served…