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How political bigwigs reacted to Karnataka poll results

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May 15, 2018

The Bharatiya Janata Party has emerged as the single largest party in the Karnataka Assembly Elections after a hard-fought battle between the BJP, Congress and the JD(U).

Here is what political leaders in the country have to say about the results:

Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah tweeted saying, "Et tu Karnataka,". "Please save this tweet for future reference. If I win it was all my charm & hard work. If I lose it’s all down to those blasted EVMs," he added.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee: "Congratulations to the winners of the Karnataka elections. For those who lost, fight back. If Congress had gone into an alliance with the JD(S), the result would have been different. Very different."
Union Minister Smriti Irani attributed the success to "Amit Shah magic". "The Amit Shah magic works again. Toiling day and night, from district to district, booth to booth; Hats off to him! Under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi ji, our Party President Amit Shah ji creates history yet again in Karnataka," she tweeted.

News agency ANI reported that Congress leader Ashok Gehlot hinted at a possible alliance with Janata Dal (Secular). Mr. Gehlot said that Congress was confident about winning the elections but the party was open to all the possible options. While commenting on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leading in the State, Mr. Gehlot said that these were initial trends and it is too early to say who will win. “We hope Congress will form the Government in Karnataka,” he added.

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam tweeted his greetings. "On this cheerful occasion, I wish to express my warm greetings and felicitations for the significant victory of BJP in Karnataka Assembly Elections, bellwethering a grand entry to South India."

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje congratulated Mr. Modi and Mr. Shah. "History in the making as BJP emerges as the largest party in #Karnataka Assembly. Congratulate our inspiring leaders PM Shri @narendramodi and Shri @AmitShah ji who worked tirelessly to turn the tide. Karnataka has spoken! #KarnatakaElections2018," she tweeted.

BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav said the party's southward march had begun. "In Karnataka, TDP n Chandrababu Naidu have used all tactics to dissuade Telugu voters from supporting BJP. But in Hyderabad Karnataka where most Telugus live, BJP has increased its tally from 6 to 20+. People have rejected CBN’s politics. Our Southward March has begun," he tweeted.

Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy said he hoped to see Mr. B.S. Yeddyurappa as the State's Chief Minister. "It looks like my early prediction for Karnataka polls of BJP majority is turning out be true. I hope to see my good friend Yeddiruppa as CM on 18th," he tweeted.

Union Minister Suresh Prabhu said the verdict was "another stamp of approval for the leadership" of Mr. Modi and Mr. Shah. "Congratulations to all @BJP4India @BJP4Karnataka Karyakartas who put in untiring efforts for this victory!," he added.

Union Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore told news agency ANI that this was the third straight defeat of Mr. Rahul Gandhi since he became party president. "This is the third straight defeat of Rahul Gandhi since he became President. He declared himself the PM candidate. Now if all opposition wants to unite toh hamare liye bhi ye theek hai, ki desh ki jitni gandagi hai vo ek saath hate (It's okay with us if the Opposition wants to unite, this way all the dirt can be removed in one go)," he said.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh congratulated BJP. "I congratulate the people of Karnataka for reposing their faith in the leadership of PM @narendramodi ji and @AmitShah ji by giving a historical mandate to @BJP4Karnataka.This victory is a precursor of the inevitable @BJP4India victory in 2019 elections," he tweeted.

HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar spoke to ANI about the win, saying the BJP was winning the Karnataka elections hands down and the victory belonged to the people. He further said, “We are winning Karnataka hands down and the credit goes to PM and Amit Shah who have fought this election in unique way. This victory belongs to people. This is a big victory for the party.

Congress is losing state after state and we are winning state after state.”

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani called the results the "electorate's message to Congress from Karnataka". "Heartiest congratulations to BJP4Karnataka and Shri BSYBJP for thumping victory in Karnataka Election. Mindless negativity is counterproductive. This is the electorate’s message to Congress from Karnataka. The Karnataka Election verdict is a reflection of good governance - a new approach to Indian politics given by Shri Narendra Modi. It is also a referendum to the organisational skill of BJP4India national president Shri Amit Shah. Congratulations!" he tweeted.
 

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May 22,2020

Mumbai, May 22: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday reduced repo rate by 40 basis points to 4 per cent in an effort to further boost liquidity in the economy which has been reeling under the impact of COVID-19 induced countrywide lockdown.

As a result, the reverse repo rate stands at 3.35 per cent, said RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. The six-member monetary policy committee (MPC) voted 5:1 in favour of the decision.

Repo rate is the rate at which a country's central bank lends money to commercial banks, and the reverse repo rate is the rate at which it borrows from them. 

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June 25,2020

New Delhi, Jun 25: After the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) given its approval to manufacture and market the generic version of COVID-19 drug Remdesivir, COVIFOR, Hyderabad-based drugmaker Hetero Limited has delivered the first set of 20,000 vials in two equal lots of 10,000 each across 5 states.

The first batch, which is being marketed under the brand name of COVIFOR, was delivered to Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat Tamil Nadu and Hyderabad. Hetero has set a target to produce one lakh vials of the drug in two-three weeks.

The other lot would be supplied to Kolkata, Indore, Bhopal, Lucknow, Patna, Bhubaneshwar, Ranchi, Vijayawada, Cochin, Trivandrum and Goa within a week to meet the emergency requirements.

Managing director of Hetero Healthcare M Srinivasa Reddy said “the launch of Covifor in the country is a milestone in addressing public health emergencies. Through Covifor, we hope to reduce the treatment time of a patient in a hospital thereby reducing the increasing pressure on the medical infrastructure overburdened ue to accelerating COVID-19 infection rates," he said as reported by news agency.

"We are closely working with the government and the medical community to make Covifor quickly accessible to both public and private healthcare settings across the country”, Reddy said.

Covifor is a generic brand of Remdesivir which is used for the treatment of COVID-19 in adults and children hospitalised with strong symptoms of the disease. The Health Ministry had, on June 13, recommended the use of anti-viral drug Remdesivir in moderate stage of COVID-19.

Dr Reddys Laboratories and Hetero are among others which have separately entered into non-exclusive licensing agreements with the original drug-maker Gilead Sciences Inc to register, make and sell the investigational drug Remdesivir in India and other countries.

Remdesivir would be made in the company's formulation facility in Hyderabad, which has been approved by global regulatory authorities such as US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) and EU, among others, Hetero had earlier said.

The treatment first showed improvement in trials on coronavirus patients and was approved for emergency use in severely ill patients in the United States and South Korea.

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July 1,2020

Mumbai, Jul 1: Mumbai police on Wednesday imposed section 144 of CrPC prohibiting the movement of people in public places and gatherings, to prevent the spread of Covid-19, an official said.

The prohibitory order, issued by a senior police official, says restrictions on the movement of residents for non- essential work will remain in force till July 15.

The order prohibits "presence or movement of one or more persons in public places or gathering of any sort", the official said.

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