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Nitish Kumar: Longest serving CM of Bihar, whose party never got a majority

Patna, Mar 5 (PTI) Nitish Kumar may well go down in history as an astute politician who managed to occupy the post of Bihar chief minister for longer than all his predecessors, despite his JD(U) never winning a majority in the state assembly. Ironically, though, a section of his die-hard supporters sees the canny leader as a victim of palace intrigue, even as his opponents insist that he has been done in by rank opportunism. The remarks of Madan Sahni, the minister for social welfare and an old JD(U) hand, summed up the sentiment within the party. “We are stunned

What to know about how GLP-1 (Glucagon-Like Peptide-1) medications might fight addiction

The blockbuster GLP-1 drugs that have reshaped the treatment of diabetes and obesity may help prevent multiple substance use disorders — and reduce the tragic outcomes they cause, a large new study finds. An analysis published Wednesday in a medical journal looked at electronic health records from more than 600,000 U.S. Veterans Affairs patients with diabetes. It found that those treated with medications such as Ozempic and Mounjaro were less likely to develop addictions to alcohol, nicotine, cocaine, opioids and other substances than those treated with a different class of drugs. In those already addicted, the GLP-1 drugs were linked

Centre pushing Matuas into uncertainty over citizenship: Mamata

Kolkata, Mar 5 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that the BJP-led government at the Centre was pushing members of the Matua community into “uncertainty and confusion” in the name of granting citizenship. Remembering Matua matriarch Binapani Devi, popularly known as Baroma, on her death anniversary, Banerjee claimed that the Centre was questioning the identity of people who have long been citizens of the country. “It is extremely unfortunate that due to the conspiracy of the BJP government at the Centre, our Matua brothers and sisters are being pushed into an unstable and confusing situation. In

Stock markets rebound in early trade tracking rally in global peers

Mumbai, Mar 5 (PTI) Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back in early trade on Thursday tracking a rebound in global equities, after facing heavy losses in the past few trading sessions due to the conflict in West Asia. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 550.27 points to 79,666.46 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 171.45 points to 24,651.95. From the Sensex pack, Adani Ports, Reliance Industries, NTPC, Bharat Electronics, Tata Steel and Larsen & Toubro were among the major gainers. HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, ICICI Bank and Asian Paints were among the laggards. Brent crude, the

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