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Bihar minister Shrawan Kumar stated rising sugar prices will have little impact on consumers. He cited increasing diabetes cases as a reason for reduced sugar consumption. Opposition party RJD criticized the minister's insensitive remarks about common people.…
Stocks were headed for weekly losses after a bond sell-off this week put pressure on tech and AI stocks.
A six-year-old boy died after an alleged assault by a teacher in Visakhapatnam. The child collapsed in his classroom and was later declared dead at a hospital. His family claims panic and distress caused the fatal collapse after the alleged incident. The Andh…

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