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Sri Lanka court restores sacked cricket board | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka's Court of Appeal has made a significant decision by quashing the sports minister's recent move to dismiss the country's cricket board and restore the expelled officials pending a full hearing. The decision follows a petition by the board's president, Shammi Silva, challenging the action taken by minister Roshan Ranasinghe, who had disbanded the Sri Lanka Cricket board and appointed an interim committee."The restoring of the board is for two weeks, when the court will hear the case again," confirmed a court official.Board officials have reported that Shammi Silva is set to return to his role, backed by a court order that prevents the interim committee, led by former skipper Arjuna Ranatunga, from continuing to operate.Additionally, the government has establish...
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Will the daughters get justice in this atmosphere of fear and intimidation: Vinesh Phogat | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Asian Games gold medallist and one of the prominent faces of the wrestlers' protest against WFI chief, Vinesh Phogat on Thursday wondered if the country's daughters would get justice in this "atmosphere of fear and intimidation".Phogat's tweet came days after the 'minor', whose complaint had formed basis of FIR against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh under the POCSO Act withdrew her sexual harassment allegations against the outgoing WFI president."Will the daughters get justice in the atmosphere of fear and intimidation???" Vinesh wrote on her Twitter handle.In another tweet, she said, "May these daughters not lose courage one by one because of the delay in this fight for justice??? God give courage to all."The minor wrestler's father told PTI that they levelled sexual harass...
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Will the daughters get justice in this atmosphere of fear and intimidation: Vinesh Phogat | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Asian Games gold medallist and one of the prominent faces of the wrestlers' protest against WFI chief, Vinesh Phogat on Thursday wondered if the country's daughters would get justice in this "atmosphere of fear and intimidation".Phogat's tweet came days after the 'minor', whose complaint had formed basis of FIR against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh under the POCSO Act withdrew her sexual harassment allegations against the outgoing WFI president."Will the daughters get justice in the atmosphere of fear and intimidation???" Vinesh wrote on her Twitter handle.In another tweet, she said, "May these daughters not lose courage one by one because of the delay in this fight for justice??? God give courage to all."The minor wrestler's father told PTI that they levelled sexual harass...
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Wrestlers agree to suspend protest till June 15 on government’s request | More sports News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In a significant development, the protesting wrestlers decided to temporarily suspend their protest for a week after the government requested them to await the completion of the police investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, by June 15.Following a lengthy meeting with Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, which lasted close to six hours, the wrestlers announced that the government had also assured them that the police would withdraw the First Information Reports (FIRs) filed against them.These wrestlers had been booked for violating law and order on May 28 when they marched towards the new Parliament building without permission to hold a gathering called 'Mahila Samman Mahapanchayat' (Women'...