Protesting Indian wrestlers met Home Minister Amit Shah late on Saturday evening at his Delhi home.
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Protesting wrestlers break down on the banks of the Ganga; set five-day deadline for government
Grapplers protesting against the Wrestlers’ Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh have raised the stakes and reached Haridwar today to reportedly throw their medals, including the ones won in the Olympics, in the river Ganga.
Wrestlers, Opposition slam government and Delhi Police over forcible detentions
Even as they faced widespread criticism for detaining and filing first information reports (FIRs) accusing protesting wrestlers of rioting, the Delhi Police today said the protesters will not be allowed to return to Jantar Mantar.
Protesting wrestlers detained after clash with Delhi Police; cops dismantle protest site
The wrestlers’ protest devolved into chaos as Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia and other protesters were detained after a scuffle with the Delhi Police at Jantar Mantar when they began their march to the new Parliament House building for the ‘Mahila Samman Mahapanchayat’.
RIP Shrinivas Dattatraya: Wife of missing Indian-origin climber from Singapore accepts end of search on Mt Everest
“But in the end, the mountain has the last say,” wrote singer Sushma Soma on Instagram, quoting her husband, Mt Everest summiter Shrinivas Sainis Dattatraya, Indian-origin climber from Singapore. The family appears to have accepted that he may never be found.
Meth lab busted in Delhi NCR, nine Africans arrested, 46kg narcotics worth INR200 crore seized
Police said that during the raid, they also seized narcotics that could have been used to produce methamphetamine worth another INR100 crore.
New Parliament building inauguration to mark nine years of Modi government: Sources
According to sources, India’s new Parliament building is likely to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last week of May to mark nine years of BJP governance.
Chef Manish Mehrotra to introduce India’s award–winning restaurant Indian Accent to Singapore
Singapore–based culinary residency programme Mandala Masters is set to host a two-week pop-up event with Indian Accent, the multi-award-winning restaurant from New Delhi.
Wrestlers’ protest: SC closes proceedings, police still deployed at Jantar Mantar
After the Supreme Court today closed the proceedings on a plea that sought an FIR against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Singh, protesting wrestlers today said their stir would continue at Jantar Mantar until the WFI chief was arrested.
Violence at wrestlers protest in Jantar Mantar; cops restrict entry to site
Violence erupted at the wrestlers’ protest site at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, with the wrestlers alleging that a group of drunk Delhi Police personnel targeted them late last evening when they wanted to bring in mattresses and folding cots to sleep at night.
