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Chain of events: What led to WFI's suspension?

Chain of events: What led to WFI's suspension?

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

The following is the timeline of the chain of events that led to the suspension of the Wrestling Federation of India by UWW, the sport's global governing body.

How giant-slayer Prannoy made his place in the sun

How giant-slayer Prannoy made his place in the sun

Rediff.com27 Aug 2023

Focus on nutrition, tailor-made training for specific opponents key to Prannoy's success.

Rashmika Sends Us A Kiss!

Rashmika Sends Us A Kiss!

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

Neha's hectic trip to the US... Sunny takes Gadar 2 to London... Anurag Kashyap's Kennedy gets more applause...

Tournament pitting IPL franchises against PSL teams in the pipeline?

Tournament pitting IPL franchises against PSL teams in the pipeline?

Rediff.com25 Nov 2016

'Such events will help promote peace between the two countries'

Hockey India boss slams BCCI over Indo-Pak cricket ties

Hockey India boss slams BCCI over Indo-Pak cricket ties

Rediff.com27 Nov 2015

'It is all about money (that BCCI wants to play Pakistan) but in times like these you have to rise above monetary gains'

BCCI reforms: Supreme Court replaces Nariman with Divan

BCCI reforms: Supreme Court replaces Nariman with Divan

Rediff.com3 Jan 2017

The Supreme Court on Tuesday replaced noted jurist Fali Nariman with senior lawyer Anil Divan after he expressed his inability to assist the court in suggesting names for administrators for the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

Lokesh Rahul ruled out of Bangla tour due to dengue

Lokesh Rahul ruled out of Bangla tour due to dengue

Rediff.com6 Jun 2015

Talented Karnataka opener Lokesh Rahul was ruled out of the upcoming tour of Bangladesh as he is yet to recover from dengue.

'Team India will get full-time coach after the World T20'

'Team India will get full-time coach after the World T20'

Rediff.com18 Jan 2016

BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur has said the Indian cricket team will have a full-time coach after the World T20 and the high-profile advisory committee comprising Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly will have a say in the appointment.

Para Asian Games: Indians shine with 4 golds on Day 1

Para Asian Games: Indians shine with 4 golds on Day 1

Rediff.com23 Oct 2023

India swept all the three medals in men's high jump T63 and men's club throw F51 events

Every vote for lotus will enhance my strength: Modi to Himachal voters

Every vote for lotus will enhance my strength: Modi to Himachal voters

Rediff.com10 Nov 2022

Modi said at a time when people are about to vote for the future of the state, "I want to offer you gratitude for your blessings and affections."

Leadership logjam continues in BCCI

Leadership logjam continues in BCCI

Rediff.com25 Sep 2015

Hectic parleys and backroom manoeuvring continued among Board of Control for Cricket in India bigwigs but there was still no breakthrough in the leadership logjam to find a consensus candidate for the President's post left vacant by the demise of Jagmohan Dalmiya.

Rahul Gandhi must apologise first: BJP

Rahul Gandhi must apologise first: BJP

Rediff.com16 Mar 2023

Stepping up their attack on Rahul Gandhi for his 'democracy under brutal attack' remark in the United Kingdom, Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, including Union ministers, on Thursday demanded an apology from the Congress leader insisting that he was 'not above Parliament'.

Indian hockey teams to compete in 2022 Commonwealth Games

Indian hockey teams to compete in 2022 Commonwealth Games

Rediff.com4 Dec 2021

India has reversed its decision to pull out its hockey teams from next year's Birmingham Commonwealth Games and will compete in the multi-sport quadrennial event 'if they qualify', a Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) official said on Saturday.

BJP's Himachal manifesto promises UCC, 33% quota for women

BJP's Himachal manifesto promises UCC, 33% quota for women

Rediff.com6 Nov 2022

BJP president J P Nadda on Sunday promised Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and 33 per cent reservation for women in government jobs in Himachal Pradesh while releasing the party's manifesto for the state assembly polls.

India names 215-member athlete contingent for 2022 CWG

India names 215-member athlete contingent for 2022 CWG

Rediff.com7 Jul 2022

Indian Olympic Association's acting president Anil Khanna called it a 'gender-neutral contingent' with 108 men and 107 women being part of the touring party.

BCCI got full opportunity to argue recommendations: Justice Lodha

BCCI got full opportunity to argue recommendations: Justice Lodha

Rediff.com28 Sep 2016

Justice Lodha said the verdict of the Supreme Court is supreme, after the panel filed its status report which has called for the removal of BCCI President Anurag Thakur and Secretary Ajay Shirke for non-compliance of the apex court's orders.

BCCI top brass happy after SC gives green light to Rajkot Test

BCCI top brass happy after SC gives green light to Rajkot Test

Rediff.com8 Nov 2016

The BCCI top brass is relieved that the Test series between England and India is starting at Rajkot on Wednesday as per schedule. "BCCI is pleased and relieved with the order. We have the highest regard for the Supreme Court and we are extremely thankful that the Honourable Apex Court understood our position and granted a favourable relief," a very senior BCCI member in the know of things told PTI on Tuesday.

HP player levels bribery charge against HPCA chief

HP player levels bribery charge against HPCA chief

Rediff.com28 Nov 2003

Jaswant Rai charged the HPCA chief Anurag Thakur with 'forcing him' to opt out of the team in lieu of money.

'BCCI is keen to tap US market'

'BCCI is keen to tap US market'

Rediff.com16 Sep 2016

The sell-out crowd at the recently concluded two T20 International matches between India and West Indies in Florida has encouraged the BCCI to mull on a long-term plan of tapping the potential cricket market in the United States, said its president Anurag Thakur.

Shastri's contract ends, India set to get a new coach

Shastri's contract ends, India set to get a new coach

Rediff.com1 Apr 2016

'Ravi Shastri's contract has ended. We are looking at a full-time coach.'

BCCI vs Lodha panel: SC adjourns hearing till December 14

BCCI vs Lodha panel: SC adjourns hearing till December 14

Rediff.com9 Dec 2016

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the hearing regarding the Justice (Retd.) R.M Lodha-led committee's recommendations and the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) constant reluctance to accept all recommendations till December 14.

Kohli served notice for meeting Anushka during IPL match

Kohli served notice for meeting Anushka during IPL match

Rediff.com20 May 2015

The secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Anurag Thakur, on Wednesday, confirmed that batsman Virat Kohli was served a notice after he was found guilty of violating the Board's anti-corruption code during the ongoing Indian Premier League.

IPL drought row: 'BCCI criticised despite good work'

IPL drought row: 'BCCI criticised despite good work'

Rediff.com13 Apr 2016

Downplaying accusations by critics over the Indian Premier League drought row, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Anurag Thakur, on Wednesday, said that the cricket body is being judged despite of the good work it is doing in the matter.

The BJP leader who quit over Delhi riots

The BJP leader who quit over Delhi riots

Rediff.com3 Mar 2020

'Modi should arrest Anurag Thakur, Kapil Mishra and Parvesh Sharma.' 'These leaders were instigating mobs and spreading hatred and they must be thrown in jail.' 'I had seen dreams of a new India under Modi, but now I am disillusioned with him.'

Ex-servicemen adamant on cancellation of India-Pakistan WT20 match in Dharamsala

Ex-servicemen adamant on cancellation of India-Pakistan WT20 match in Dharamsala

Rediff.com3 Mar 2016

Uncertainty refused to die down over the fate of the high-profile match between India and Pakistan in the upcoming World Twenty20 as the ex-servicemen league's state chief on Thursday vehemently protested against hosting of the game in Dharamsala, saying the 'matter is non-negotiable'.

India's first D/N Test against NZ this year

India's first D/N Test against NZ this year

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

In order to raise the ever dwindling number of spectators in the stadium, the BCCI is all set to host its first-ever Day/Night cricket Test with pink ball when New Zealand tour India later this year. "We have decided that we will play one Day/Night Test match with pink ball against New Zealand later this year. Before that Duleep Trophy will act as a dress rehearsal for the Day/Night Test match," BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur told a select gathering of mediapersons at the BCCI's headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday. Thakur said that the main objective of the Duleep Trophy will be to check how the pink kookaburra behaves under the light in sub-continental conditions. "While we have not zeroed in on the venue, there are lots of factors that need to be taken into account. Things like dew factor, how the spinners bowl with the pink kookaburra on Indian pitches. These things we will get an idea during the Duleep Trophy," said Thakur.

Here is why BCCI can't help other sports...

Here is why BCCI can't help other sports...

Rediff.com10 Sep 2016

The Board of Control for Cricket in India president Anurag Thakur, on Saturday, said that as long as the Income Tax Exemption of the Board remains withdrawn, it will be difficult to help Olympic sporting disciplines as much as they would have liked to.

This is how you communicate: Aamir Khan's fulsome praise for Modi's Mann Ki Baat

This is how you communicate: Aamir Khan's fulsome praise for Modi's Mann Ki Baat

Rediff.com26 Apr 2023

The 100th episode of the prime minister's monthly radio programme is scheduled to be broadcast on April 30.

Will approach BCCI to lift life ban on me: Sreesanth

Will approach BCCI to lift life ban on me: Sreesanth

Rediff.com28 Jul 2015

He contemplated "suicide" during his time at Tihar Jail but pacer S Sreesanth is now hoping to sing the redemption song and would approach the BCCI for lifting the life ban imposed on him from playing cricket by the Board.

Tough test for BJP, Cong: Stage set for poll results in 4 states

Tough test for BJP, Cong: Stage set for poll results in 4 states

Rediff.com3 Dec 2023

Counting of votes will be held on Sunday in assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana in what is seen as a semi-final contest ahead of the general elections in less than six months.

Ruckus over Manipur claims Day 1 of Parliament's monsoon session

Ruckus over Manipur claims Day 1 of Parliament's monsoon session

Rediff.com20 Jul 2023

The Manipur violence issue rocked both houses of Parliament on the opening day of the Monsoon session on Thursday with opposition members creating uproar, demanding a discussion on the situation in the Northeastern state.

No Indo-Pak series scheduled in 2016: BCCI secretary

No Indo-Pak series scheduled in 2016: BCCI secretary

Rediff.com12 Jan 2016

BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of an Indo-Pak bilateral series stating that no such series is scheduled in Futures Tours & Programme (FTP) calender. "In the FTP, we had a series planned in 2015 but there is no series planned in 2016 against Pakistan. India will be playing against them in Asia Cup and the World T20 since they are multinational tournaments. And India has been playing them for many years," Thakur told the media.

'Discussions are on for the 2016 World T20, it'll be planned well'

'Discussions are on for the 2016 World T20, it'll be planned well'

Rediff.com23 Jul 2015

The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) has said it will leave no stone unturned in its attempt to make next year's World Twenty20 a grand success.

Sharath Kamal bestowed with Khel Ratna

Sharath Kamal bestowed with Khel Ratna

Rediff.com30 Nov 2022

Sharath is the lone Khel Ratna award recipient, 25 sportspersons, including shuttlers Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, woman boxer Nikhat Zareen, track and field athletes Eldhose Paul and Avinash Sable, were conferred with the Arjuna Award.

This gold medal is for the entire country: Neeraj

This gold medal is for the entire country: Neeraj

Rediff.com10 Aug 2021

Newly-crowned Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra on Monday revealed that he was in pain after his epoch-making performance in the Tokyo Games but it was worth enduring given the historic result he achieved.

BCCI misses first deadline to implement Lodha reforms

BCCI misses first deadline to implement Lodha reforms

Rediff.com30 Sep 2016

The under-fire Board of Control for Cricket in India on Friday adjourned its crucial Special General Meeting, called to consider the sweeping reforms suggested by the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee, on technical grounds.

WFI Elections: Bajrang, Vinesh making last-ditch effort to prevent Singh from becoming chief

WFI Elections: Bajrang, Vinesh making last-ditch effort to prevent Singh from becoming chief

Rediff.com10 Aug 2023

India's top grapplers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik are reportedly making a last-ditch effort to ensure Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's close aide, Sanjay Singh, does not become the Wrestling Federation of India chief.

Centre permits 20 states to borrow Rs 68,825 cr to meet GST shortfall

Centre permits 20 states to borrow Rs 68,825 cr to meet GST shortfall

Rediff.com13 Oct 2020

The Centre on Tuesday permitted 20 states to raise Rs 68,825 crore through open market borrowings to bridge the GST revenue shortfall.

Oppn slams govt over Budget, says nothing for common man

Oppn slams govt over Budget, says nothing for common man

Rediff.com12 Feb 2021

Participating in the debate on the budget, leaders of parties like the Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party, Aam Aadmi Party and Left launched an all-out attack on the BJP government for allegedly selling off the country's assets and PSUs to big industrialists.

Kings' announcement of Dharamsala as venue puzzles BCCI, HPCA

Kings' announcement of Dharamsala as venue puzzles BCCI, HPCA

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

There seems to be no end to confusion with regards to shift of Kings XI Punjab's three Indian Premier League home matches after the franchise issued an official statement naming Dharamsala as their second home venue.