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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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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

world t20 bcci says india will provide complete security to

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

bcci reforms 7 key recommendations of justice lodha commitee

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

bcci interested in developing cricket in north east anurag

BCCI interested in developing cricket in North East: Anurag Thakur

Cricket | Nov 04, 2015, 10:57 PM IST

Shillong: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Anurag Thakur today expressed keen interest in developing cricket in the North East region, including Meghalaya."The Board is committed for development of cricket in

2016 asia cup in bangladesh 2018 in india anurag thakur

2016 Asia Cup in Bangladesh, 2018 in India: Anurag Thakur

Cricket | Oct 29, 2015, 10:57 PM IST

New Delhi: The next year's Asia Cup T20 tournament will be held in Bangladesh in February with India hosting the 2018 edition of the marquee event, said BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur.The BCCI secretary was a

abhinav bindra quits top committee says won t be able to

Abhinav Bindra quits TOP Committee, says won't be able to spare time

Other Sports | Oct 29, 2015, 07:24 PM IST

New Delhi: Star shooter Abhinav Bindra has decided to quit the Target Olympic Podium Committee, which selects Olympic medal prospect Indian athletes for availing government funds for top class training in the run up to

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'BCCI will examine details before taking action on Ravi Shastri-Sudhir Naik spat'

Cricket | Oct 26, 2015, 10:41 PM IST

Mumbai: Commenting on the controversy over Indian cricket team director Ravi Shastri abusing Wankhede Stadium curator Sudhir Naik for the nature of the pitch during the fifth one-dayer against South Africa, BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur

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Atmosphere not conducive for Indo-Pak cricket: Anurag Thakur

Cricket | Oct 25, 2015, 04:12 PM IST

New Delhi: BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur today said the atmosphere between India and Pakistan is not conducive for cricket right now and stressed on the importance of creating a good environment before resumption of the

no official talks with pcb on tuesday in delhi anurag thakur

No official talks with PCB on Tuesday in Delhi: Anurag Thakur

Cricket | Oct 19, 2015, 09:25 PM IST

New Delhi:  Putting an end to speculations, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Anurag Thakur here on Monday confirmed that the talks about reviving ties with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have

shashank manohar s reforms wants independent ombudsman for

Shashank Manohar's reforms: Wants independent Ombudsman for BCCI

Cricket | Oct 04, 2015, 05:31 PM IST

Mumbai: Newly-elected BCCI President Shashank Manohar today announced a slew of reforms, including the appointment of an ombudsman to deal with contentious issues like conflict of interest, as part of a clean-up operation to restore

n srinivasan moves sc accusing bcci secretary of perjury

N Srinivasan moves SC accusing BCCI Secretary of perjury

Cricket | Oct 01, 2015, 09:57 AM IST

New Delhi: N Srinivasan yesterday moved the Supreme Court accusing the BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur of committing an offence of perjury before the top court for making "plethora" of "misleading" statements against him including that

shashank manohar set to become next bcci president anurag

Shashank Manohar set to become next BCCI President: Anurag Thakur

Cricket | Sep 30, 2015, 06:31 AM IST

New Delhi: The BCCI has called a Special General Meeting (SGM) on October 4 to elect its new President with Nagpur lawyer Shashank Manohar emerging as a "consensus" candidate.Apprising media of the development, BCCI Secretary

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Dalmiya's last journey begins, body brought to Bengal's Cricket Association

Cricket | Sep 21, 2015, 02:10 PM IST

Kolkata:  The body of BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya, who passed away following a massive cardiac arrest here, was today brought to the Cricket Association of Bengal office here to let people pay their last respects

india must reward pakistan for supporting big three pcb

India must reward Pakistan for supporting 'Big Three': PCB

Cricket | Sep 06, 2015, 05:41 PM IST

Karachi:  PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan feels India must fulfill its promise of 'rewarding' Pakistan for its support for the 'Big Three' governance system introduced in the International Cricket Council (ICC) last year.Khan told reporters on

haven t received proposal on indo pak cricket match kiren

Haven't received proposal on Indo-Pak cricket match: Kiren Rijiju

Cricket | Sep 04, 2015, 11:55 PM IST

Kanpur:  Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju today said that his ministry has not received any proposal on India-Pakistan cricket match. Rijiju was here to attend a meeting with the DRDO-run Defence Materials and

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Panel to submit report on call drop before Parliament's Winter Session

Politics | Sep 02, 2015, 10:03 AM IST

New Delhi: Amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi's concerns over call drops, the standing committee on information technology and telecom has decided to take up the issue during its next meeting.BJP MP and standing committee chief

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