Manjunath, who was under treatment at the Vaidehi Medical College Hospital, died&nbsp;yesterday evening and his throat swab results showed he had contracted the virus, Health&nbsp;Department authorities told PTI.

Flu toll in Karnataka mounts to three

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that the effects of the global slowdown were likely to recede by the end of 2009, but the real challenge for India was how quickly 9 per cent growth could be restored and appealed to all businessmen and industrialists to join the government in this task.

Prime Minister's Independence Day address

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With nearly one-fourth of the country reeling under drought, the&nbsp;government today asserted the country has adequate stocks of foodgrains and all efforts&nbsp;would be made to check rising prices and hoarding.

Adequate foodgrains; committed to control rising prices: PM

Terming female foeticide as a &quot;shame&quot; on Indian society, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the country cannot progress unless women become equal partners in growth.

Female foeticide a shame on Indian society: PM

Thousands of&nbsp;heavily-armed security personnel today kept guard of the national capital on Independence&nbsp;Day, roaming streets and checking vehicles to pre-empt any terrorist strike during the&nbsp;celebrations.

Heavily-armed security men keep guard of capital

It's no longer a baby's day out at many of the creches and day care centres here which have witnessed a 30-50 per dip in attendance in the wake of the swine flu outbreak with many of them adopting high hygiene standards and fortifying their menus.

Flu scare sees creches post a decline in attendance

Sending out a positive message on Independence Day, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called for a new era of cooperation and harmony and pledged all possible government assistance to farmers to deal with drought and stepped up efforts to control spiralling prices.

PM pledges govt assistance to farmers to deal with drought

&nbsp; New Delhi, Aug 15 (PTI) Against the spectre of looming drought, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today promised to make all efforts to control rising prices and take steps to improve the economic situation by year-end to restore nine per cent growth.

PM promises to make all efforts to control prices

Outlining the UPA government's objective to make the country slum-free as early as possible, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said his dispensation will provide houses to slum dwellers in the next five years.

Govt to provide houses to slum dwellers in five years

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh&rsquo;s address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort may have been a speech full of good intentions but the events he will attend in the week immediately following indicates, he has no intention of merely mouthing platitudes.

PM to address a meeting every day after 15 August

Bajaj Auto chairman Rahul Bajaj has said that IITs are the only Indian brand to gain global recognition and expressed hope that products manufactured in the country would be widely accepted throughout the world in future.

IITs only Indian brand to gain global recognition: Rahul Bajaj

Underlining the need for expansion of secondary education in the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said funds will not be a constraint and disabled children will get special attention.

Funds not a constraint for expansion of secondary education: PM

Glaciers will melt and rivers will go dry if timely steps are not taken to tackle climate change, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today.

Dry rivers if no steps taken to tackle climate change: PM

Patriotic fervour gripped Indians across the world today as they celebrated the country's 63rd Independence Day by unfurling of the tri-colour and organising traditional cultural programmes.

Indians across world celebrate I-Day with gala events

Three persons, suspected to be suffering from swine flu, died in Marathwada region of Maharashtra, health officials said today.

Three die of suspected swine flu in Maharashtra

Goa's tourism industry has rubbished rumours of weekend travellers cancelling their trips to the coastal state in wake of the Swine Flu pandemic.

Flu fears fail to deter tourist inflow in Goa

Centre has completed the bidding process for a 718-km stretch of the ambitious Rs 5,500 crore Trans-Arunachal highway, Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu said here today.

Bidding process for Trans-Arunachal highway complete

The Neyveli Lignite Corporation plans to venture into environment friendly projects based on resources like water and wind, company Chairman and Managing Director said here today.

Neyveli Lignite to venture into eco-friendly projects

'Shocking', 'disgraceful' and 'madness' is how Bollywood today reacted to the detention of Indian cinema icon Shahrukh Khan at a US airport, apparently because of his surname.

Bollywood livid over treatment meted out to Shahrukh

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his Independence Day speech announced the government would take steps to solve soon the problems faced by the beleaguered national carrier Air India. This was welcomed by the civil aviation ministry.

PM discusses AI in his I-Day speech

RSS chief Mohan Bhagawat today said he had not issued any &quot;directive&quot; to senior BJP leader L K Advani during their recent meeting to step down as Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

RSS chief says he has issued no 'directive' to Advani to quit

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