Bizarre news from West Bengal.

The state government recently ordered that Kolkata be painted blue. This is not the introduction to a joke. From footpaths and flyovers to dilapidated public parks and pavements, the city will sport a new look in an attempt to exhibit a "uniform blend of white and blue,' Amlan Lahiri, a spokesman for Kolkata's mayor, told the Wall Street Journal.

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