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Swine flu has also reached West Bengal and gets hold of West Bengal Minister, taking the total count of affected persons to 12 in the city.

State health department's nodal officer for swine flu Asit Biswas said that Nandagopal Bhattacharya, West Bengal Water Resources Minister has been diagnosed with the infection.

Bhattacharya's throat swab and soon after he shows the symptoms, he was rushed to the city clinic where he was admitted and brain haemorrhage, has tested positive, said by Health Minister Suryakanta Mishra.

Indian TV empress Ekta Kapoor is busy cooking up the desi version of the hit `Twilight Saga'. The original series features heart-throb Robert Pattison and is a love story that involves vampires. Ekta has decided that Robert Pattison's character would be played by Vivan Bhatena. The lead character is called Abhay. The character of Abhay is based on that of Pattison.

Kollywood star Suriya was recently the center of attraction for all when he landed in Bengaluru to be present at the magnificent launch of the film Jogayya. The film is his friend Shivaraj Kumar's 100th flick.

He was seen at the Urvashi theatre on Monday. He was with his fans and all of them watched Singam, his current block buster. Afterwards this charismatic star joined the entire team of Jogayya and was a part of the entire grand celebration. He was accompanied by his friend Puneet Raj Kumar. Post-party Suriya went on to meet Rebel Star Ambareesh.

Due to weak U. S. economic figures and dampened trader prospects for demand growth, U. S. crude oil futures fell on Thursday to settle below $77 a barrel.

Though, less than expected, natural gas prices were up on a government inventory report, showing a stockpile increase.

The troubled American pop singer and actress Lindsay Lohan has entered the rehab center for the fourth time on Wednesday.

For the next academic year, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) has been given the approval by Medical Council of India (MCI) to increase their medical seats from 100 to 150.

Before granting sanction for the augmentation of medical seats, MCI team has inspected KIMS on June 23 and 24, told by KIMS, director Dr M G Hiremath.

MCI has granted 430 seats in government colleges in Bidar, Raichur, Shimoga and KIMS in the state, and asked to fill the seats through CET counseling, reported by Dr Hiremath.