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Anurag Thakur

Anurag Thakur

Anurag Thakur is a member of 16th Lok Sabha from Hamirpur in Himachal. He was first elected to Lok Sabha in May 2008 in a by poll as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party.He is three time MP, being a member of 14th, 15th and 16th Lok sabha. He was the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from May 2016 to February 2017. He stepped down from his position of BCCI president after the Supreme Court ordered him to cease and desist works within BCCI. On 29 July 2016 he became the first serving BJP Member of Parliament to become a regular commissioned Officer in the Territorial Army.

Youngest BCCI President Anurag Thakur shares good rapport with cricketers
Cricket | May 22, 2016, 02:53 PM
New Delhi: Anurag Thakur, the new BCCI president, has taken over the reins of the world's richest cricketing body at a time it is fighting an existential battle against a complete restructuring recommended by the
BJP MP Anurag Thakur unanimously elected as new BCCI president
Cricket | May 22, 2016, 10:58 AM
Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Anurag Thakur has been unanimously elected as the youngest ever president of the body at a special general meeting on Sunday after Shashank Manohar stepped
Anurag Thakur set for unanimous elevation as BCCI president
Cricket | May 21, 2016, 01:57 PM
Anurag Thakur is set to be unanimously elected BCCI president in the Board's Special General Meeting (SGM) here tomorrow, replacing Shashank Manohar who stepped down from the position to take up the ICC chief's job.
Anurag Thakur set to be new BCCI president
Cricket | May 18, 2016, 11:49 AM
Mumbai: BJP MP Anurag Thakur is all set to be the new president of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as he has got the unanimous backing of all six east zone association
BJP MP Anurag Thakur frontrunner for BCCI president post?
Cricket | May 11, 2016, 01:33 PM
BJP MP and BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur is the frontrunner to become president of the cricketing body after Shashank Manohar stepped down on Tuesday.
Anurag Thakur proposes 10 years of jail term for fixers in private bill
Cricket | May 01, 2016, 06:36 PM
New Delhi: BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur, who is also a Lok Sabha MP, has introduced three private member bills including a significant 'National Sports Ethics Commission' bill which recommends "10 years of jail term" for
Hassled by drought, court action, BCCI may move IPL 2017 out of India
Cricket | Apr 21, 2016, 08:14 PM
The members of the IPL’s governing council are likely to deliberate on whether the 2017 edition of the cash-rich tourney can be held abroad, said Anurag Thakur

Afridi criticised by BCCI for his comment on Kashmir
Cricket | Mar 23, 2016, 05:53 PM
Anurag Thakur today criticised embattled Shahid Afridi for saying that "a lot of people from Kashmir" had come to support his team during the World Twenty20 match against New Zealand in Mohali.
Take revenge for shifting of Indo-Pak match venue: Anurag Thakur
Cricket | Mar 20, 2016, 04:29 PM
Take revenge for shifting of Indo-Pak match venue: Anurag Thakur
BJP youth wing launches 'India First' campaign
Politics | Mar 11, 2016, 10:27 PM
BJP youth wing today launched 'India First' campaign from Ahmedabad against those who have come out in support of 'separatist activities' in the country
Mallya got loans worth crores under UPA rule: Anurag Thakur
Politics | Mar 11, 2016, 09:00 PM
BJP MP Anurag Thakur said that it was during the UPA rule that Vijay Mallya got loans worth crores which have not been repaid to banks.
World T20: Two-member Pak team in Himachal to review security
Cricket | Mar 07, 2016, 10:35 PM
New Delhi: A two-member team from Pakistan today arrived in India to review the security arrangements at Dharamshala where India and their arch rivals are scheduled to face-off in the World T20 series on March
Pepsi back as BCCI associate sponsor with new four-year partnership
Cricket | Mar 03, 2016, 10:04 PM
New Delhi: Beverage major PepsiCo, which pulled out as title sponsors of the BCCI backed IPL in October, on Thursday entered into a four-year partnership with the apex cricket body as an associate sponsor for

Was Afzal Guru not a terrorist? Anurag Thakur asks Cong
Politics | Feb 27, 2016, 07:29 AM
Mathura: BJP's youth wing chief and MP Anurag Thakur today criticised former Home Minister P Chidambaram for his remarks on Afzal Guru's hanging in the 2001 Parliament attack case, and asked Congress whether it held
Are you with those who attacked Parliament or those who saved it? Anurag Thakur asks Rahul Gandhi
Politics | Feb 24, 2016, 11:17 PM
New Delhi: Union Minister Anurag Thakur today asked Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi to clarify if he stands with those who attacked the Parliament of India or those who saved it." Do you stand with Afzal
World T20: BCCI says India will provide complete security to all teams
Cricket | Feb 10, 2016, 09:25 PM
New Delhi: BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur on Wednesday said "no country should feel insecure" about playing in India amid reports that Pakistan has proposed to play its matches in the upcoming World T20 at a
No Indo-Pak series scheduled in 2016: Anurag Thakur
Cricket | Jan 13, 2016, 07:06 AM
New Delhi: 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.Thakur clearly said the two
BCCI reforms: 7 Key recommendations of Justice Lodha commitee
Cricket | Jan 04, 2016, 05:48 PM
New Delhi: If the Supreme Court decides to make sweeping reforms suggested by Justice RM Lodha committee binding, it could well mean the end of the road in sports administration for Maratha strongman Sharad Pawar
BCCI virtually rules out Pakistan series
Cricket | Dec 19, 2015, 11:31 PM
New Delhi: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Anurag Thakur on Saturday virtually ruled out the possibility of a bilateral series with Pakistan, asserting that it will be almost impossible for that
Honour Our Women: Forgetting political differences, MPs join hands for a noble cause
Politics | Dec 17, 2015, 04:02 PM
New Delhi: Members of Parliament (MPs) from different political parties may be seen shouting against each other in the parliament but at least 30 of them decided to bury their differences and assemble on a

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Anurag Thakur

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Youngest BCCI President Anurag Thakur shares good rapport with cricketers

BJP MP Anurag Thakur unanimously elected as new BCCI president

Anurag Thakur set for unanimous elevation as BCCI president

Anurag Thakur set to be new BCCI president

BJP MP Anurag Thakur frontrunner for BCCI president post?

Anurag Thakur proposes 10 years of jail term for fixers in private bill

Hassled by drought, court action, BCCI may move IPL 2017 out of India

Afridi criticised by BCCI for his comment on Kashmir

Take revenge for shifting of Indo-Pak match venue: Anurag Thakur

BJP youth wing launches 'India First' campaign

Mallya got loans worth crores under UPA rule: Anurag Thakur

World T20: Two-member Pak team in Himachal to review security

Pepsi back as BCCI associate sponsor with new four-year partnership

Was Afzal Guru not a terrorist? Anurag Thakur asks Cong

Are you with those who attacked Parliament or those who saved it? Anurag Thakur asks Rahul Gandhi

World T20: BCCI says India will provide complete security to all teams

No Indo-Pak series scheduled in 2016: Anurag Thakur

BCCI reforms: 7 Key recommendations of Justice Lodha commitee

BCCI virtually rules out Pakistan series

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