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Addressing a rally here, PM Modi also referred to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s remarks made in 2006 that minorities must have the “first claim” on the country’s resources and asked if the Congress has changed its position if the party wants to decrease the “rights of the minority”.

PM Modi’s remarks came a day after the Bihar government released data of the caste survey which showed that the 63 per cent of the state’s population comprises Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs). 

Following the caste survey data, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had targeted the Centre saying that of the 90 secretaries in the Union government, only three belong to OBCs and control “only five per cent budget”.
Gandhi said in a post on X that Bihar’s caste survey shows that the population of OBCs, SCs and STs is 84 per cent in the state and “jitni aabadi, utna haq” is the party’s commitment.

PM Modi attacked the Congress and said the party “has been outsourced’.   

"Since yesterday, Congress leaders are saying 'jitni aabadi utna haq'... I was wondering what the former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would be thinking. He used to say that the minority, particularly Muslims, has the first right to the country's resources... But now Congress is saying that the population of the community will decide who will have the first right to the country's resources.

So now do they (Congress) want to decrease the rights of the minority? Do they want to remove the minorities? So, should the Hindus, who have the largest population, come forward and take all their rights?” PM Modi asked.

“I am repeating Congress party is no longer being run by Congress people. Senior leaders of Congress are sitting with their mouths shut, neither are they asked, nor do they dare to speak after seeing all this. Now Congress has been outsourced,” he added.

PM Modi countered the caste thrust of opposition parties by laying emphasis on removing poverty among all sections.

“People of Congress say ‘jitni aabadi, utna haq’ (share in power according to size of population). I say if there is biggest population in the country, it is of the poor. Poor are the biggest population for me and their welfare is my objective,” he said.   

 PM Modi also attacked the Congress government in Chhattisgarh, saying it has provided “ghotalebaaz sarkar” to the people of the state and “corruption and crime are at their peak”.

He said the development in the state “is seen on posters” and people are yearning for a change.  
"Congress has given a 'Jhutha prachar aur ghotalebaaz sarkar' here. Congress government in Chhattisgarh has degraded the condition of the state. Everyone is fed up with this government. Corruption and crime are at their peak in the state. Sometimes it seems like Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh are competing with each other over the crime rates. Here development is seen either on posters or in the lockers of the leaders of the Congress government. Chhattisgarh is demanding change,” he said.

The Prime Minister, who inaugurated a steel plant at event before addressing the rally, said the facility belongs to the people of the state.    

"They (Congress government in the state) want to capture the steel plant and want to earn a lot through this...The steel plant belongs to the people of Bastar. I will not make any Congress leader the owner of this steel plant. The steel plant in Bastar belongs to the people here and I will not let any leader of Congress misuse these steel plants...This belongs to you and will be yours only," he said.

The Prime Minister said that steel industries developed here will provide jobs to more than 55,000 people.
“More steel industries are to be set up here, giving jobs to more than one lakh people. In the upcoming years, youths from across the nation will come to Bastar for employment,” he said.
The Prime Minister accused Congress of neglecting Bastar region of the state for years.
“They never thought about the people's interests. BJP has done several development works here. You all know that as compared to Congress, the BJP gives five times more budget for the tribal people here,” he said.
The Prime Minister also attacked Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and said the Congress faces infighting in the state.

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"There are two reasons behind this - firstly, they don't have time because they are busy saving the government. Secondly, this is Modi. No corrupt can make an eye contact with Modi," PM Modi said. 
Earlier in the day, PM Modi dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth about Rs 27,000 crore in Chhattisgarh, including the NMDC Steel Ltd’s steel plant at Nagarnar.
He inaugurated the steel plant at Nagarnar built at a cost of more than Rs 23,800 crore. The steel plant is a greenfield project that will produce high-quality steel.

Chhattisgarh is among five states that will go to the polls by the end of the year. BJP is seeking to oust the Congress government in the state which came to power in 2018.  

(ANI)

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On Tuesday morning, celebrity hairstylist Aalim Hakim took to his Instagram account to share a series of pictures of MS Dhoni and tagged it with a message that read, “amazing opportunity to get associated with Mahendra Singh Dhoni".

He captioned the post as “Yessss!!! It’s our Mahendra Singh Dhoni. It’s an amazing opportunity for any creative person to get associated with Mahendra Singh Dhoni and I’m always grateful that I get this honour to show my craft by styling his hair….We have done some really cool different hairstyles in the past but before the last IPL when everyone was cutting their hair sharp and short... That time Mahi bhai showed me one image of his which was a fanmade image of him with long hair and I just got fascinated with that image and requested him to grow his hair long… We both promised eachother that will not touch his hair and keep growing it and then we will cut & style it.”

In the pictures, MSD could be seen in his new long-haired look, complimenting it with a black t-shirt and a pair of matching black shades.

“I have been a huge fan of Mahi bhai’s long hair. We decided to create an all-new texture and colour for the hair. I really enjoyed creating this effortless hairstyle for Mahi bhai. So here I am sharing some images that I clicked before he went to give a shot for an ad film. Always a pleasure to work with him,” he added.

Soon after the celebrity hairstylist shared the pictures, fans swamped the comment section with red heart and fire emoticons.

Actor Aparshakti Khurana wrote, “Wowwww Aaaaalim Bhai! Looks Fab!.”

Anil Kapoor commented, “He’s looking great aalim .. great haircut and the aalim touch.”
Ranveer Singh dropped a red heart emoticon.

A user wrote, “That vintage look.”

A talismanic wicket-keeper batsman, who went by the nickname 'Captain Cool' while turning out in national colours, Dhoni led India in 332 matches, the most by a captain in international cricket. Of these, he won 178, lost 120, and tied six while 15 ended in no result. His win percentage as a captain is 53.61. These numbers, combined with the trophies he has won, makes him India's most successful captain ever. 

In these 332 matches, he scored 11,207 runs in 330 innings at an average of 46.89 and a strike rate of over 76. He scored 11 centuries and 71 fifties as a captain, with the best score of 224. Suffice it to say, the burden of captaincy did not affect MS at all. 
His success at the international level spilled over to franchise cricket as well. He represented and led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rising Pune Supergiant (RPG) in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Dhoni won five IPL titles with CSK in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023. He also won two Champions League T20 titles with CSK in 2010 and 2014. 

Despite the immense responsibility as a captain, Dhoni's batting was not affected a bit while playing for his franchises as well. 
In 250 IPL matches, he has scored 5,082 runs at an average of 38.79 and a strike rate of 135.92. He has scored 24 half-centuries, with the best score of 84*. He is the seventh-highest run-scorer in IPL history. (ANI)

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Dark tea, which originated in China, is a microbially fermented type of tea. The fermentation continues several months to many years and the leaves are often pressed in a cake or brick shape.

The research presented at the ongoing European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Hamburg, Germany, showed that daily consumers of dark tea had 53 per cent lower risk for prediabetes and 47 per cent reduced risk for type 2 diabetes.

“Our findings hint at the protective effects of habitual tea drinking on blood sugar management via increased glucose excretion in urine, improved insulin resistance and thus better control of blood sugar. These benefits were most pronounced among daily dark tea drinkers,” said Tongzhi Wu, study’s co-lead author and Associate Professor at University of Adelaide in Australia.

Along with researchers from the Southeast University in China, the team conducted the study on 1,923 adults of 20 to 80 years. Of this, 436 participants were living with diabetes and 352 with prediabetes, and 1,135 had normal blood glucose levels.

Participants included both non-habitual tea drinkers and those with a history of drinking only a single type of tea.

They were asked about the frequency and type (i.e. green, black, dark, or other tea) of tea consumption.

The team examined the association between both the frequency and type of tea consumption and excretion of glucose in the urine, insulin resistance (measured using the triglyceride and glucose index), and glycaemic status (defined as a history of type 2 diabetes).

Researchers also found that drinking tea every day was associated with an increase in urinary glucose excretion and a reduction in insulin resistance, as well as 15 per cent lower risk for prediabetes and 28 per cent reduced risk for type 2 diabetes, compared with never tea-drinkers.

“These findings suggest that the actions of bioactive compounds in dark tea may directly or indirectly modulate glucose excretion in the kidneys, an effect, to some extent, mimicking that of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors, a new anti-diabetic drug class that is not only effective at preventing and treating type 2 diabetes, but also has a substantial protective effects on the heart and kidneys,” Wu added.

Despite the promising findings, the authors caution that as with any observational study, the findings cannot prove that drinking tea every day improves blood sugar control by increasing urinary glucose excretion and reducing insulin resistance, but suggest that they are likely to contribute. (IANS) 

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