The Hindu : Thursday, December 26, 2002

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A birthday and a message
NEW DELHI, DEC. 25.Birthdays of political leaders are becoming carefully choreographed occasions, where cultivated loyalties are displayed and hierarchy is reaffirmed. They are also an opportunity for political rivals to observe the rites of ...

BJP hijacks 'nationalist' platform
NEW DELHI, DEC. 25. The Bharatiya Janata Party's just-concluded national executive committee meeting was significant for its attempt to hijack the "nationalist'' platform. During the course of its two-day deliberations, it was also equally ...

Law will take its course in riot cases: Modi
GANDHINAGAR, DEC. 25.The Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, has assured the people of "rule of law and administration of justice to all". In his first media conference after the elections here today, Mr. Modi expressed apprehension of more ...

Million Delhiites throng Metro on day one
NEW DELHI, DEC. 25. On its first day of operation for the general public, the Delhi Metro today developed teething trouble, but it still brought tremendous cheer to the Delhiites who thronged all the six stations on the 8.3-km Shahdara-Tis Hazari ...