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Anurag Thakur

Anurag Thakur

DOB: October 24, 1974

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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BJP MP Anurag Thakur unanimously elected as new BCCI president

Cricket | May 22, 2016, 10:58 AM IST

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

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Anurag Thakur set for unanimous elevation as BCCI president

Cricket | May 21, 2016, 01:57 PM IST

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.

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Anurag Thakur set to be new BCCI president

Cricket | May 18, 2016, 11:49 AM IST

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

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BJP MP Anurag Thakur frontrunner for BCCI president post?

Cricket | May 11, 2016, 01:33 PM IST

BJP MP and BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur is the frontrunner to become president of the cricketing body after Shashank Manohar stepped down on Tuesday.

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

Cricket | May 01, 2016, 06:36 PM IST

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

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

Cricket | Apr 21, 2016, 08:14 PM IST

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

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Afridi criticised by BCCI for his comment on Kashmir

Cricket | Mar 23, 2016, 05:53 PM IST

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.

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

Cricket | Mar 20, 2016, 04:29 PM IST

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

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BJP youth wing launches 'India First' campaign

Politics | Mar 11, 2016, 10:27 PM IST

BJP youth wing today launched 'India First' campaign from Ahmedabad against those who have come out in support of 'separatist activities' in the country

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Mallya got loans worth crores under UPA rule: Anurag Thakur

Politics | Mar 11, 2016, 09:00 PM IST

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

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

Cricket | Mar 07, 2016, 10:35 PM IST

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

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

Cricket | Mar 03, 2016, 10:04 PM IST

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

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Was Afzal Guru not a terrorist? Anurag Thakur asks Cong

Politics | Feb 27, 2016, 07:29 AM IST

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

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

Politics | Feb 24, 2016, 11:17 PM IST

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

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

Cricket | Feb 10, 2016, 09:25 PM IST

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

No Indo-Pak series scheduled in 2016: Anurag Thakur

Cricket | Jan 13, 2016, 07:06 AM IST

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

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BCCI reforms: 7 Key recommendations of Justice Lodha commitee

Cricket | Jan 04, 2016, 05:48 PM IST

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

BCCI virtually rules out Pakistan series

Cricket | Dec 19, 2015, 11:31 PM IST

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

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Honour Our Women: Forgetting political differences, MPs join hands for a noble cause

Politics | Dec 17, 2015, 04:02 PM IST

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

decision on indo pak series in a couple of days bcci

Decision on Indo-Pak series in a couple of days: BCCI

Cricket | Nov 19, 2015, 06:50 PM IST

Mumbai: The cricket fans will have to wait a few more days to find out whether the iconic bilateral series between arch-rivals India and Pakistan would go ahead next month."Wait for a couple of more

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