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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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Gavaskar backs Ganguly for BCCI chief; he says too early to take his name

Cricket | Jan 03, 2017, 09:47 PM IST

Legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar today backed former national team captain Saurav Ganguly to take over as interim president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India even as the latter calmed talk about him

SC’s overhaul in BCCI ranks could see Sourav Ganguly take

SC’s overhaul in BCCI ranks could see Sourav Ganguly take over as BCCI president: Report

Cricket | Jan 03, 2017, 01:31 PM IST

A day after the Supreme Court sacked former BCCI president Anurag Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke from their respective posts, former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly has now emerged as the front-runner to take over as BCCI president.

‘Sacking Anurag Thakur, Ajay Shirke was a right

‘Sacking Anurag Thakur, Ajay Shirke was a right decision’, says Manish Tewari

Politics | Jan 03, 2017, 07:10 AM IST

Congress leader Manish Tewari on Monday said that the Supreme Court's decision to sack BCCI President Anurag Thakur and Secretary Ajay Shirke was a "right decision" and the cricket body should not have defied the orders of the apex court.

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2nd January News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day

India | Jan 02, 2017, 07:07 PM IST

Important stories of the day

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If SC feels BCCI would do better under retired judges, I wish them all the best: Anurag Thakur

Cricket | Jan 02, 2017, 04:29 PM IST

Sacked BCCI president Anurag Thakur today said that he respects the judgment of the apex court and that it was never a personal battle for him. However, in an veiled dig, Thakur, also a BJP

Anurag Thakur, BCCI, Ajay Shirke

SC cracks the whip, removes Anurag Thakur and Ajay Shirke from top BCCI posts

Cricket | Jan 02, 2017, 01:00 PM IST

Supreme Court on Monday ordered the removal of Anurag Thakur from the post of President of the cricket administration body for lying under oath during a hearing on recommendations of the Lodha committee.

Anurag Thakur faces perjury charges

Judgement Day: Supreme Court likely to decide on BCCI's fate today

Cricket | Jan 02, 2017, 09:07 AM IST

The fate of Board of Cricket Control of India and its office bearers could be decided today as the Supreme Court is likely to pass a verdict over the recommendations of Lodha Committee that seeks

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Congress should clarify if it thinks of Afzal Guru as ‘terrorist’ or ‘nationalist’, says Anurag Thakur

Politics | Dec 21, 2016, 06:35 PM IST

BJP MP Anurag Thakur today accused Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi of siding with those who raised anti-India slogans and asked his party to clarify whether it thinks of Afzal Guru as a “terrorist or a nationalist”.

Lodha committee not giving us time for last two months,

Lodha committee not giving us time for last two months, says BCCI

Cricket | Dec 21, 2016, 06:29 PM IST

Anurag Thakur said there are few recommendations by justice Lodha Committee which the Board members feel are not practical to implement but they have not been able to convey the same as the body has not given them time for last two months.

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BCCI president Anurag Thakur may have committed perjury, says SC

Cricket | Dec 15, 2016, 07:52 PM IST

The Supreme Court on Thursday suggested that BCCI president Anurag Thakur appears to have prima facie committed perjury by lying to the court in his affidavit.

BCCI-Lodha panel tiff likely to put IPL 2017 in danger

BCCI-Lodha panel tiff likely to put IPL 2017 in danger: Report

Cricket | Dec 06, 2016, 03:52 PM IST

The ongoing tussle between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha panel could jeopardise the Indian Premier League’s 2017 edition, the cricket administration body has said. While

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BCCI in dilemma on IPL media rights, bid likely to be delayed

Cricket | Oct 24, 2016, 03:54 PM IST

With the bidding process for the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) media rights tender getting delayed in wake of the fresh order from Supreme Court on Friday, a top-level executive, whose company is looking to

Justice Lodha

SC did its best, let’s see how BCCI responds to order: Justice Lodha

Cricket | Oct 21, 2016, 05:27 PM IST

After the Supreme Court barred the BCCI from dispensing funds to its state until they submit to the suggestions by the Lodha panel, the committee's Chairman Justice (Retd) R M Lodha said that the pinnacle

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SC curbs BCCI’s financial powers, asks auditors to step in

Cricket | Oct 21, 2016, 04:23 PM IST

The Supreme Court today asked the BCCI not to release funds to state cricket bodies till they promise to implement Lodha panel recommendations.

Territorial Army, Anurag Thakur, Rahane, Rohit

An evening with Territorial Army: When Indian cricketers visited 124 Sikh Battalion headquarters

Cricket | Oct 19, 2016, 09:14 PM IST

Marking the onset of Diwali season, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief Anurag Thakur along with cricketers Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Kedar Jadhav and Manish Pandey visited the headquarters of the

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BCCI to hold emergency SGM today to discuss Lodha panel recommendations

Cricket | Oct 15, 2016, 08:56 AM IST

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will today hold an emergency Special General Meeting (SGM) to discuss the Justice RM Lodha panel recommendations.

BCCI president Anurag Thakur speaks to media at an event

Under pressure from SC to implement Lodha panel reforms, BCCI calls for Special General Meeting on October 15

Cricket | Oct 11, 2016, 11:43 AM IST

The BCCI has called for a Special General Meeting (SGM) on October 15 to discuss the interim order passed by the Supreme Court on Lodha Panel recommendations ahead of the next hearing on October 17.

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Lodha panel recommendations: SC blocks funds flow to state bodies until they fall in line

Cricket | Oct 07, 2016, 04:58 PM IST

The Supreme Court today took a stern line as it barred the BCCI from disbursing funds to state cricket bodies until they file an affidavit stating their acceptance of the recommendations by the Lodha panel.

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Rajiv Shukla ‘dalal’, Anurag Thakur the ‘original fixer’: Lalit Modi on Twitter

Cricket | Oct 07, 2016, 12:55 PM IST

With Supreme Court set to pass order against BCCI for its failure to implement the recommendations of Lodha Panel, former IPL chief Lalit Modi tore into the top brass of the cricket body, making serious

File pic of Anurag Thakur and Justice Lodha

BCCI refutes allegations of non-compliance with Lodha panel recommendations

Cricket | Oct 06, 2016, 11:21 AM IST

The BCCI today filed its reply to the Supreme Court refuting allegations of non-compliance with Lodha Committee recommendations.

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