31.  Chandrababu Naidu of the Telegu Desam Party arrived in the Indian capital late Wednesday, two days before Vajpayee faces a parliamentary confidence vote.

32.  Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji ended his visit to the Indian capital Tuesday amid protests by Tibetans who burned a paper effigy of him and demanded independence for their homeland.

33.  Despite efforts by the conservationists and the police, the Indian capital continues to be a major center for illegal trade in animal skins, especially those of tigers.

34.  Dil Fayyaz, an employee of the Pakistan High Commission in the Indian capital, was reported missing from the New Delhi railway station on Sunday.

35.  Dozens of armed policemen surrounded the cemetery in a predominantly Muslim area of the Indian capital and prevented people from entering.

36.  European Union Commissioner Chris Patten was in the Indian capital Friday to urge senior leaders to pull back from the brink of war with nuclear-rival Pakistan.

37.  FBI Director Robert Mueller was also in the Indian capital to hold talks with Indian officials.

38.  Flood waters receded in the Indian capital but the overall situation was still grim in northern India, news reports said Sunday.

39.  Following visits to Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Pakistan, Rumsfeld was only scheduled to be in the Indian capital for several hours before heading back to Washington.

40.  Fu arrived in the Indian capital later Sunday.