Rs 65,000-CRORE MAKEOVER FOR DELHI

The capital city of Delhi is set to shed its old and ugly skin to give way to a shiny new world-class avatar for the Commonwealth Games. This is no cosmetic touch-up job but a multi-thousand crore rupees makeover, which will ensure that the 16 million-odd residents of the city forget that they ever faced any shortages of the basic kind (think power, water, transport, medical facilities) and instead enjoy the abundance of aesthetics.

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Indo-France talks to be wide ranging during Sarkozy visit

Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner put a positive spin on French ties with India on 24 December ahead of a visit next month by President Nicolas Sarkozy but admitted no deals would be signed. “After these four days, I feel that we are very close to each other. You will see that my president will precise a lot of common ground,” he told reporters in English. “We have a lot to achieve together,” Kouchner said.

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