Anurag Thakur

“…Art of corruption, corruption through art”: Anurag Thakur on FATF report

Union Minister Anurag Thakur slammed the Congress on Tuesday, saying the party understands the "art of corruption and corruption through art." Thakur's remarks follow the publication of a recent report by the global watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a body that deals with anti-money laundering measures related to terror...

“Pegasus is in his mind, nowhere else”: Anurag Thakur on Rahul Gandhi

Union Minister Anurag Thakur lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday over his claim of being spied on by Israeli spyware Pegasus, saying it is his habit to make unfounded claims and 'defame' India on foreign soil. The statement comes after Rahul Gandhi claimed in a lecture at...

UP is steadily becoming India’s sports hub: Anurag Thakur

Union Minister Anurag Thakur stated on Sunday that Uttar Pradesh is slowly becoming a sports centre in India, with the state laying a solid basis for sportsmen to deliver medals to the country. The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports was addressing a session on 'Decoding the investment potential...

UM Anurag Thakur holds press conference amid BJP’s national budget campaign

The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) has launched a 12 day long nationwide campaign on Wednesday to reach out to the public and convey the benefits of the latest 2023-24 budget. While talking to the media today, Union Minister Anurag Thakur stated that in the latest Budget, Rs 2.40 Lakh Crore...

‘Have invited all members to SCO Film Festival, Attending or not upto them’: Anurag Thakur

Anurag Thakur, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, said on Friday that all member nations had been formally invited to the ongoing Shanghai Cooperation Organization Film Festival in Mumbai and that their attendance was totally up to them. The minister was responding to a media question on whether Pakistan, as...