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Modi Govt. more concerned about business community: Rahul Gandhi

Modi Govt. more concerned about business community: Rahul GandhiSurat, Apr 28: Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that the Narendra Modi Government in Gujarat is more concerned about protecting the interests of the business community than in helping the farmers and poor people.

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I am ready to go to jail, if my involvement is proved: Modi

I am ready to go to jail, if my involvement is proved: ModiAnand (Gujarat), Apr 28: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he was ready to go to jail if his involvement in the
2002 Godhra riots was proved.

“I will abide by the Supreme Court directives and fully cooperate in any probe. I am willing to go to jail if my involvement is proved by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the post-Godhra riots,” he said at an election rally here.

What you need to know about swine flu

What you need to know about swine fluWashington, Apr 28: While there have been a number of outbreaks of the new strain of swine flu, there also have emerged a whole gamut of misinformation. Now, scientists have elaborated exactly what one needs to know about this new epidemic.

Infectious disease expert Charles Ericsson, M. D., professor of internal medicine and director of Travel Medicine at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, has answered some questions regarding swine flu, which are as follows:

1. How do symptoms of swine flu differ from other types of flu?

Pope visits Italian earthquake region, urges 'solid' reconstruction

Pope visits Italian earthquake region, urges 'solid' reconstructionL'Aquila, Italy - In a visit Tuesday to Italy's earthquake-stricken Abruzzo region, Pope Benedict XVI brought words of comfort and appealed for the construction of safer homes and churches. Benedict arrived from Rome by car, with his first stop in the village of Onna, situated near the epicenter of the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck on April 6, killing nearly 300 people.

No travel restrictions needed, EU says ahead of swine flu talks

No travel restrictions needed, EU says ahead of swine flu talks Brussels - The European Union's top health official Tuesday ruled out the need for travel restrictions to areas affected by outbreaks of swine flu for the time being, and insisted that properly cooked pork meat is safe to eat.

"At this juncture I do not see any point in restricting travelling," said EU Health Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou.

On Monday, the commissioner had issued a personal recommendation inviting citizens to "avoid non-essential travel" to Mexico and other badly affected areas.

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