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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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BCCI calls emergency meeting on Oct 21 to discuss WI pullout

Cricket | Oct 18, 2014, 08:13 AM IST

New Delhi: Shocked at the sudden pullout of the West Indies team from the India tour, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) swung into action on Friday by calling an emergency working

indian cricket should cut all ties with west indies anurag

Indian cricket should cut all ties with West Indies: Anurag Thakur

Cricket | Oct 18, 2014, 06:45 AM IST

Dharamsala: Reacting angrily to the West Indies' pull out, BCCI joint secretary Anurag Thakur today severely criticized WICB's decision to call its players back midway from the tour and said that the Indian board should

confident of securing test status for dharamsala soon

Confident of securing Test status for Dharamsala soon: Anurag Thakur

Cricket | Sep 28, 2014, 06:22 PM IST

Dharamsala: BCCI joint secretary and Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) boss Anurag Thakur is confident about bringing Test cricket to the picturesque HPCA Stadium as he will push for ICC approval during the India-West Indies

is himachal assembly s monsoon session on way to washout

Is Himachal assembly's monsoon session on way to washout?

Politics | Aug 10, 2014, 11:54 AM IST

Shimla: Is the 16-day monsoon session of the Himachal Pradesh assembly also heading for a complete washout like the previous budget session? It would seem so.On the first three days of the session that began

tax proceedings against swiss account holders arun jaitley

Tax proceedings against Swiss account holders: Arun Jaitley

Politics | Jul 18, 2014, 01:15 PM IST

New Delhi: Tax proceedings have begun against Swiss bank account holders, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told the Lok Sabha Friday.Responding to a query from BJP member Anurag Thakur during a discussion on the union budget,

28 more indians stranded in iraq anurag thakur tells swaraj

28 more Indians stranded in Iraq: Anurag Thakur tells Swaraj

Politics | Jul 13, 2014, 12:14 PM IST

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

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 IST

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 IST

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 IST

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 IST

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 IST

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 IST

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

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Young politicians India is looking up to in 2013

Politics | Dec 31, 2013, 09:20 AM IST

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 IST

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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