Editorial: Truce at last

Sangma meets Advani over tie-up
New Delhi, January 6
In a bid to iron out differences on the path of a possible tie-up between the Nationalist Congress Party and the NDA for the Lok Sabha poll, senior party leader Purno A Sangma, who met Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani here today, is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

HC disallows truth serum for MLA
Mumbai, January 6
The Bombay High Court has restrained the Special Investigating Team probing the multi-crore fake stamp paper scam from injecting truth serum on accused Maharashtra MLA Anil Gote to obtain information from him about his role in the racket.

Howrah Express has miraculous escape
Goraya (Jalandhar), January 6
Rail traffic on the Jalandhar-Ludhiana section was disrupted for hours and passengers of the Howrah-bound Howrah Express had a miraculous escape as it allegedly passed on a fractured rail track, which was possibly blown up with some explosive device by some anti-social elements, about 1 km from Goraya railway station, last night.

Sports page: Waugh’s tenacity saves Aussies the blushes Steve Waugh overwhelmed by emotional farewell Editorial: Wah Bhai Waugh Indian captain Sourav Ganguly accepts the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from Sunil Gavaskar (left) and Allan Border on the final day of the fourth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday. The match was drawn, with India retaining the trophy after the series ended 1-1. — Reuters photo