BJP wins Basavakalyan by-polls in Karnataka with over 20,000 votes' margin
Bidar: BJP candidate Sharanu Salgar defeated Congress candidate on Basavakalyan constituency in Bidar district by a margin of more than 20,000 votes on Sunday. The official announcement by the EC is yet to be made.
Sharanu was poised against Mala B Narayanrao, Congress candidate and wife of former Congress MLA from the constituency B Narayanrao.
The by-election in the constituency was held as B Narayan had passed away due to COVID-19 in September last year.
Sharanu polled 70,556 votes while Mala polled 50,108 votes. JD(s) candidate Syed Ali polled 9,390 votes in the by-election.
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PM Modi lauds reduction in tuberculosis incidence in India
New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded the reduction in the incidence of tuberculosis in India since 2015, which was twice the global rate of decline and credited it to the expansion of treatment coverage.
India's TB incidence, which refers to new cases emerging each year, reduced by 21 per cent, from 237 per lakh population in 2015 to 187 per lakh population in 2024, according to the World Health Organisation's Global TB Report 2025.
The reduction is almost double the pace of the decline observed globally at 12 per cent, the Health Ministry said.
"India's fight against TB is achieving remarkable momentum. The latest WHO Global tuberculosis report 2025 highlights that India has recorded a commendable reduction in TB incidence since 2015 and it is nearly twice the global rate of decline," Modi said in a post on X.
The Prime Minister said the decline in incidence of TB in India was one of the sharpest drops seen anywhere in the world.
"Equally heartening is the expansion of treatment coverage, the fall in 'missing cases' and the sustained rise in treatment success. I compliment all those who have worked towards achieving this success. We remain committed to ensuring a healthy and fit India," Modi said.
