Railway orders suspension of wrestler Sushil Kumar

Northern Railway has ordered suspension of wrestler Sushil Kumar after he was arrested by Delhi Police in a murder case. Why he was arrested? Winner of Olympic medal, Sushil Kumar, was arrested on May 23 for his involvement in death ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021

Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni, former Chief of Naval Staff passes away

Admiral Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni (86), the former Chief of the Naval Staff, has passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra on July 2, 2018. He was the 14th chief of the Indian Navy from December 1987 to November 1990. He participated in ..

Rahul Aware clinches gold in wrestling at Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018

In the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Indian wrestlers bagged 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze medal on the opening day of their competitions on April 12, 2018. Rahul Aware has won India’s first wrestling gold medal by defeating Canada’s ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018

Sushil Kumar clinches gold in 2017 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships (CWC)

Sushil Kumar, the double Olympic medalist, has defeated New Zealand’s Akash Khullar via a pinfall in the final of the 74kg freestyle category to clinch a gold medal at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships at Johannesburg in South Africa on December ..

M C Mary Kom resignes as national observer for Indian boxing

Wrestler Sushil Kumar and Boxer M C Mary C. Kom have submitted their resignation as National Sports Observers. As both the top athletes are still active in their respective fields, wrestling(Men) and Boxing (Women). This decision came after Sports Minister ..

Sushil Kumar clinches gold at 2017 National Wrestling championship

Two-time Olympic-medallist Sushil Kumar, India’s lone woman Olympic medal winner Sakshi Malik and Geeta Phogat won gold medal in their respective categories in the National Wrestling championship in Indore on November 17, 2017. Sushil Kumar took less than three minutes ..