From Periphery to Mainstream: High-Level Policy Dialogue at UN showcases Northeast India’s potentialIndia Water Foundation organized a dialogue on Northeast India's development at the UN Human Rights Council. Leaders discussed the region's...
13 Sep, 2025, 02.49 PM IST
North Korean weightlifters clean up in Hangzhou but won't be at OlympicsNorth Korea made a stunning return to weightlifting after a four-year absence, winning six gold medals and smashing six world records at th...
07 Oct, 2023, 12.20 PM IST
CWG gold medallist Sanjita Chanu fails dope test, suspended provisionally by NADASanjita's sample was taken on September 30, the day she lifted a total of 187kg to finish second. Both her 'A' and 'B' samples have shown t...
08 Jan, 2023, 12.07 AM IST
Use Interpol list, not IWF, to block child sexual abuse content: COAI to GovernmentThe association said its members are blocking such links based on the Interpol list, and complying with another list will only add to costs...
16 Jul, 2018, 06.23 PM IST
CWG gold medallist Sanjita Chanu fails dope testThe IWF did not give details, such as the dates, of the dope test sample collection, saying "it will not make any further comments on the c...
31 May, 2018, 10.46 PM IST
Internet service providers join the DoT to wipe out child porn content from netCompanies such as Vodafone India and Tata Communications have stepped up their efforts in partnership with international groups such as the...
28 Dec, 2017, 07.20 AM IST
Government asks ISPs to prevent distribution of child pornographyThe Internet Watch Foundation maintains such a list of dynamically updated websites/URLs containing online Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSA...
09 May, 2017, 09.04 PM IST
- Russia withdraws appeal against weightlifting ban - report
DOPING-WEIGHTLIFTING-RUSSIA:Russia withdraws appeal against weightlifting ban - report
27 Jan, 2017, 03.40 PM IST
- Doping-Russia withdraws appeal against weightlifting ban - report
DOPING-WEIGHTLIFTING/RUSSIA:Doping-Russia withdraws appeal against weightlifting ban - report
27 Jan, 2017, 03.25 PM IST
- Weightlifting-Russian weightlifting chief Syrtsov resigns
WEIGHTLIFTING-RUSSIA/SYRTSOV:Weightlifting-Russian weightlifting chief Syrtsov resigns
15 Sep, 2016, 11.30 PM IST
National lifting championship from December 24 sans five state unitsIWF earlier this year had imposed a year-long ban on four States -- Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Manipur -- for returning highest number of d...
12 Dec, 2015, 04.04 PM IST
Eight weightlifting coaches handed two-year suspensionThe Federation has also imposed a year-long ban on four states including Delhi for returning highest number of dope cases off late.
22 May, 2015, 04.45 PM IST
21 Indian lifters test positive for banned substances, suspended provisionallyThe National Anti-Doping Agency has increased the ban period of first time dope offenders to maximum of four years from two, effective from...
04 Apr, 2015, 04.14 PM IST
- IWF appoints Kripashankar Patel, Virendra Nicheet as referees
IWF president and MP Brajbhushan Singh and general secretary Raj Singh among others congratulated the two wrestlers for their appointment.
11 Nov, 2014, 08.22 PM IST
- Internet watchdog lifts Wikipedia ban
In an unprecedented move, the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has lifted its ban on a controversial page on Wikipedia which showed an image...
10 Dec, 2008, 11.51 AM IST
- IWF officials to present their case to Ministry
Top officials of the beleaguered IWF will meet Sports Ministry officials to present their case on the allegations of bribery and "manipulat...
06 Jul, 2008, 06.36 PM IST
- Sports Ministry to inquire into bribe scandal
The Sports Ministry has decided to inquire into the alleged bribe scandal in the Indian Weightlifting Federation over selection of dope-tai...
05 Jul, 2008, 03.16 PM IST