Security at Jantar Mantar beefed up as hundreds of farmers join sit-in by Indian wrestlers

On Thursday, a group of farmers coming to Delhi to visit Jantar Mantar was stopped by the police at the Singhu border, with officials saying 24 of them had been detained

Cut out by cut-off date

Lakhs of aspirants for the Staff Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level exam have been rendered ineligible due to sudden change in cut-off date

Sports Ministry announces ad-hoc panel to conduct wrestling body elections amid protests

The ad-hoc committee will oversee the day-to-day functioning of WFI including the selection of athletes and making entries for the participation of players in international events till a new executive committee takes charge

Workers demand increased wages, rollback of app-based attendance

NREGA workers from various states are protesting at Jantar Mantar for timely pay, compensation, increased wages and the roll-back of app-based attendance

JNU professor Nivedita Menon slams universities dialling parents if children take part in protests

Economist Jayati Ghosh pointed out the failure to recognise unpaid work and said the percentage of working women in India is 18 per cent

Mary Kom, Yogeshwar Dutt in ministry’s panel to probe wrestlers’ allegations

Sports ministry’s five-member Oversight Committee, which will investigate allegations of sexual harassment and exploitation made by wrestlers, includes three women and has been asked to submit report in four weeks

Wrestlers call off protest after Govt asks Sharan to step aside as WFI president

Earlier on Friday, World Championship medallist Vinesh and Olympic medallist Bajrang had warned that if their demands aren’t met and those guilty of sexually exploiting women wrestlers and coaches aren’t punished, they will take the matter further

Nurses of Delhi govt-run hospitals begin ‘symbolic’ strike

The Delhi Nurses Federation (DNF) had recently carried out a march till the Delhi secretariat to press for their demands, including regularisation of services, promotions that are long due and creation of new posts.