Anurag Thakur

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Centre Ends Early Election Speculation, Vows Full Term for Modi Goverment

The Union minister also said that the government had set up a committee on the ONOE proposal

03 Sep 2023 11:57 PM

Union information and broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur. (PTI)

PM eBus Sewa to Boost Bus Ops in Cities

The 'PM-eBus Sewa,' will lead to introduction of 10,000 e-buses using the PPP (public-private partnership) model

17 Aug 2023 1:10 AM

Security personnel detain wrestler Sakshi Malik during wrestlers' protest march towards new Parliament building, in New Delhi, Sunday, May 28, 2023. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Govt needs to deliver on its promises to wrestlers

It does not cover the govt with glory that it took the intervention of the SC for the police even to register an FIR based on the complaints

09 Jun 2023 12:15 AM

File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo:PTI)

Pavan K Varma | Successors & rising stars: Cabinet rejig to reveal all

What are the power dynamics in BJP under Narendra Modi? Whose stock is rising, and whose is declining?

08 Jan 2023 12:10 AM

There are lurking doubts about Himachal Pradesh where anti-incumbency and the rebel factor have queered the pitch for the ruling party. (DC Image)

Anita Katyal | Nadda, Anurag sleepless on HP; Shah lobby plans to sideline Raje

BJP president J.P. Nadda has reason to worry because a defeat would reflect poorly on him as he hails from the hill state

27 Nov 2022 12:00 AM

BJP National President JP Nadda, Union Minister Anurag Thakur and Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur during a roadshow in Shimla, Saturday, April 9, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Nadda blows poll bugle, AAP Himachal Pradesh chief, two others join BJP

Assembly elections in the state are scheduled by the year end

10 Apr 2022 8:44 AM

Those parties for whom Indians voted but are not part of government are treated with disdain, as if their voters are irrelevant. Representational Image. (AP)

Aakar Patel | What India will we leave for future generations? Some thoughts on I-Day

The people are useful for the State as they give it legitimacy, but they are also seen as a nuisance that gets in the way of government

17 Aug 2021 2:52 AM

It’s not fully depleted, but it’s hard to escape the feeling that solving the problems of 2020 and 2021 will require something special which at the moment is not on view. (AFP)

Aakar Patel | Does Modi govt know what to do to tackle 2020 & 2021 problems?

The most significant aspects of this period were the nationwide lockdown

10 Aug 2021 2:07 AM

India's new Sports Minister Anurag Thakur speaks in Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. (Photo: LSTV/PTI)

Anurag Thakur takes charge as sports minister

He comes into office at a time when the nation's athletes are in the final stage of their preparations for the Olympic Games from July 23

08 Jul 2021 5:36 PM

Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur speaks in Lok Sabha during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, amid the coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. (LSTV/PTI)

Anurag Thakur’s remark on Nehru-Gandhis sets off Lok Sabha furore

Thakur accused Gandhis of corruption after Opposition criticised Centre for PM-Cares Fund

19 Sep 2020 12:04 PM

During Delhi polls, Union minister Anurag Thakur and his men had raised the slogan, “Goli maro saalo ko.” “Saalo ko” has now been changed to “saron (all) ko.” (Photo: PTI)

‘Goli Maro’ slogan raised inside Rajiv Chowk station

After deboarding the train, they continued chanting pro-CAA and provocative slogans like “Shoot all the traitors”.

01 Mar 2020 7:14 AM

BJP launches a proxy war on Shaheen Bagh on election eve

The PM urged NCC cadets to “read the right kind of books” by “unbiased historians” to learn the truth about Partition.

04 Feb 2020 6:29 AM

Speaker Om Birla tried to intervene, saying statements by MPs outside Parliament cannot be raised inside the House, and members should not set a “wrong precedent”. (Photo: ANI)

Opposition uproar in Houses on CAA, Shaheen firing

The BJP’s Ramkripal Yadav talked of the “tukde-tukde” gang and how they were spoiling the atmosphere.

04 Feb 2020 1:13 AM

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal during a roadshow at Model Town in New Delhi on Thursday ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. (Photo: PTI)

Election Commission cracks down on minister and BJP MP

Kejriwal gets EC notice for promising mohalla clinics on court premises.

31 Jan 2020 1:37 AM

The value of total notes in circulation as at end of March 2019 stood at Rs 21,109 billion, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Monday. (Photo: File)

Currency in circulation rises to Rs 21 lakh crore as on March 2019: Thakur

MoS Finance Anurag Thakur was responding to a query whether currency notes in circulation increased post-demonetisation.

10 Dec 2019 9:25 AM

The 47-year-old Sourav Ganguly, who is currently the president of Cricket Association of Bengal, (CAB) will have to demit his post in September, 2020 as he will go into compulsory cooling off period. (Photo: AFP)

Saurav Ganguly set to be new BCCI President: reports

N Srinivasan regains control of board while Home Minister Amit Shah’s son will be secretary.

14 Oct 2019 8:37 AM

The crisis raises question mark on role of various people whether it is regulator, auditors, directors and other officials, MoS Finance Anurag Thakur said on the sidelines of an event organised by Punjab National Bank in New Delhi. (Photo: File)

PMC Bank crisis 'eye opener', RBI looking into lapses: Thakur

PMC Bank came under stress due to alleged financial irregularities forcing the RBI to impose restriction on it.

30 Sep 2019 3:38 PM

When the time arises to take a call on it (income tax relief), the government will do so. The government in the past has also increased (the limit) from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. In future, whenever the time arises, we will look into the matter, said Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur. (Photo: File)

Govt to take call on relief in income tax at appropriate time: Thakur

There has been a clamour for raising income tax exemption limit to push demand and consumption to boost economy.

26 Sep 2019 3:36 PM

There wont be any personal interaction between the taxpayer and the tax officer. This step aims to eliminate corruption in the tax department, said Union minister Anurag Thakur. (Photo: File)

'Faceless tax assessment to eliminate corruption in tax dept': Anurag Thakur

Infrastructure investment of Rs 100 lakh crore will be needed for achieving USD 5 trillion GDP, said Union minister Anurag Thakur.

12 Sep 2019 5:54 PM

You are aware that any rate cut on GST needs to be approved first by the fitment committee then by the GST Council. I request all of you to also reach out to the state finance ministers who are part of the GST Council, said Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur.

Auto players should take up GST rate cut demand with state FMs: MoS Finance

Automobile and component manufacturers have been seeking GST cut on automobiles to 18 per cent from 28 per cent

06 Sep 2019 3:09 PM

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