The government had earlier announced the country's highest civilian honour for L K Advani and Karpoori Thakur.
Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily today took potshots at the BJP patriarch L K Advani saying he was responsible for nurturing Narendra Modi on whose elevation his is now sulking.
The satta market is accepting bets on how many times Modiji will mention Nehru at his election rallies, says A Ganesh Nadar with a wink.
Even as candidates continue their campaign for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections, the entire day Tuesday was about the allegations made against senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani.
India's poster boy of cue sports, Pankaj Advani, an eight-time world champion, had to miss the event due to his qualification for the 'International Championship', one of the most prestigious major ranking snooker events.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani on Wednesday night said he feels "awkward" attending functions where he feels his long-time associate and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee should have been present.
The verbal duel between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the fledgling Karnataka Janata Party turned nasty on Monday with a key leader of the B S Yeddyurappa-led outfit making allegations against senior leader L K Advani's children.
Stating that the BJP will return to power in Karnataka once again, the veteran leader dismissed speculations on the party losing the election after Yeddyurappa's exit as rubbish
Hailing the BJP's spectacular victory in Gujarat, its senior leader L K Advani on Sunday said the vote against "vilification" campaign by the Congress was a "turning point" for national politics, signalling the party's "comeback" ahead of next general elections.
Advani easily beat Jin Long of China 4-1 while Merchant edged past Hong Kong's Chi Wai Au 4-3 in the World snooker championships.
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday confirmed reports of an invitation to Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi for the Ayodhya Ram Mandir consecration ceremony, adding that she was 'very positive on this matter'.
Ahead of the party's National Executive in Panaji, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday said there was no pro-Modi or pro- Advani faction in the party. "There is no pro or anti Modi or Advani factions. There are no differences in the party on either of the leaders," said BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi.
Bhartiya Janata Party veteran leader Lal Krishna Advani on Saturday blasted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for putting up "indefensible defence" of bribery his Congress Party paid to survive the trust vote in the Lok Sabha in July 2008, in the wake of the WikiLeaks expose by citing the 2009 elections as the answer to the charge.
The actor was part of the 'electrifying launch' of Starlight Gaming's first-ever Battle Royale game Raider SIX in Mumbai.
Bharatiya Janata Party's oldest ally Shiv Sena on Tuesday said that while L K Advani "lost ground" due to the controversy over his remarks on Jinnah, similarly Nitin Gadkari has been jolted because of the Swami Vivekananda comments row.
"We have many potential leaders, but I have little doubt that very few of the others have proved their ability in the matter of governance and development as Narendra Modi has already proved," said Advani.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former deputy prime minister Lal Kishenchand Advani is contemplating another rath yatra to pay homage to those who sacrificed everything for the country's freedom.
The new World Snooker Champion is eager to convert his win into a grand double at the World Billiards Championships in Hyderabad next month.
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Leader of Opposition L K Advani has contended that he had no desire to become BJP president again after the 2004 shock defeat which had depleted the NDA's strength in the Lok Sabha from 304 to 186. The responsibility for the defeat was collective and there was no question of pinning the blame on any individual, Advani wrote in his book My Country My Life.
The Indian cueist, who maintained a clean slate in the group stage with an all-win record, trounced Germany's Lukas Kleckers 6-0.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Saturday showered praise on Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani and used his comments to lash out at his son Akhilesh Yadav's government in Uttar Pradesh.
Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani, who shares a warm relation with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar notwithstanding the severing of ties with the Janata Dal-United, will skip the party's October 27 rally.
Asked whether it meant that Advani should not be considered PM-in-waiting, he said, "No, this is not what I am saying. Whenever a decision is taken on the issue within the party and the NDA, you will be told."
The Indian champion overcame a late challenge from Tian Pengfei of China to make the grade in the World Under-21 snooker championship.
Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad Yadav on Sunday said Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani will never become the prime minister of the country.
Eight-time World champion Pankaj Advani continued his fine run to enter the pre-quarter-finals of the third European Players Tour Championship (PTC) of the season, the Bluebell Wood Open, being held at Doncaster Dome, in Sheffield.
Terming corruption as the biggest problem facing the country, Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani on Saturday said it emanated from the ego of the political class.
He has achieved a legendary status after pocketing 15th world title and India's most celebrated cueist Pankaj Advani derives a lot of satisfaction from the fact that he has successfully managed the tough balancing act of playing snooker and billiards at such a high level.
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A day after his release on interim bail, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging he was on a 'One nation, One leader' mission to impose 'dictatorship' by putting all leaders from opposition behind bars and 'politically finishing off' those in the Bharatiya Janata Party.
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee met Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha L K Advani on Wednesday amidst speculations that the present monsoon session may be curtailed.
Pankaj Advani lost to world No 2 Judd Trump of England in the last-eight of the BetVictor Welsh Open Pro Snooker Series at Newport, Wales, on Friday.
"Honest ministers were demoted and punished (in Cabinet reshuffle) while those who matter in elections are allotted berths in the Manmohan Singh Cabinet," he said. Advani said he was disappointed with the "spate of scams tumbling out of the Centre's closet".
