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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.

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Anurag Thakur

  • 28 more indians stranded in iraq anurag thakur tells swaraj

    28 more Indians stranded in Iraq: Anurag Thakur tells Swaraj

    India | Jul 12, 2014, 10:59 PM

    Shimla: BJP MP Anurag Thakur today told External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj that 28 more Indians, including six from Himachal Pradesh, are also stranded in strife-torn Iraq and asked her to ensure their early evacuation.The

  • no ipl in dharamsala cong bjp trade charges

    No IPL in Dharamsala: Cong, BJP trade charges

    Cricket | Apr 09, 2014, 04:29 PM

    Shimla  : Congress-led Himachal government and Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) were  engaged in a blame-game over the scuttling of IPL matches at the picturesque stadium in Dharamsala.The HPCA alleged that it had requested the

  • himachal cm caught in a web of legal cases

    Himachal CM caught in a web of legal cases

    Politics | Mar 23, 2014, 05:45 PM

    Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who is at the helm for a record sixth innings, finds himself enmeshed in legal wrangles in at least four cases in barely three months.Most of the cases

  • modi wave stronger than atal wave thakur

    'Modi wave' stronger than 'Atal wave': Thakur

    Politics | Mar 13, 2014, 09:08 AM

    New Delhi: Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha president Anurag Thakur feels that the ‘Modi' wave is stronger than the ‘Atal wave' as BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate has already set an example of “good” governance and development.

  • bjp dares virbhadra singh for a cbi probe

    BJP dares Virbhadra Singh for a CBI probe

    Politics | Jan 07, 2014, 02:00 PM

    New Delhi: BJP leader Anurag Thakur Tuesday asked Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh to quit and sought a CBI probe in corruption charges against him."Virbhadra Singh claims he is innocent. Why is he shying

  • congress bjp slugfest over land allotment

    Congress-BJP slugfest over land allotment

    Politics | Aug 09, 2013, 01:48 PM

    Shimla, Aug 9: This is one skier that could go either way for the ruling Congress and the main opposition BJP in Himachal Pradesh.The saffron brigade has taken on its arch rival on the issue

  • young politicians india is looking up to in 2013

    Young politicians India is looking up to in 2013

    Politics | Dec 31, 2013, 09:20 AM

    New Delhi, Jan 10: India is the world's second most populous country with a huge majority of young people but it is being governed by  mostly over aged politicians. While 50 percent of India's population

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    BJP leader denies calling Sonia Gandhi 'witch' on FB, says it's a fake account

    Politics | Jan 07, 2013, 01:19 PM

    New Delhi, Jan 7: Anurag Thakur, the chief of BJP youth wing, has strongly refuted media reports that he had called Congress president a ‘witch' on his Facebook account. Thakur said he had nothing to

 
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