Via BBC News: Indian politician has swine flu. Excerpt:
The chief minister of India's Gujarat state Narendra Modi has tested positive for swine flu, a day after his return from a trip to Russia, officials say.
Mr Modi had been suffering from cough and cold on returning from the three-day official trip on Wednesday night, officials added. Tests held at a government hospital in Ahmedabad city confirmed the presence of the H1N1 virus.
More than 450 people have died of swine flu in India since this summer. The number of swine flu cases in India has climbed to more than 13,000 - they have been reported from 28 states, including Gujarat.
So far, 40 people have died of the flu in Gujarat and several hundred have been infected, officials say.
A state government release said Mr Modi had been on medication and all his engagements for the next few days have been cancelled.
None of the members of Mr Modi's delegation which went to Russia have shown any symptoms of the flu yet, reports say.
