{
  "id": 2344872,
  "title": "'Everyone has diabetes': Bihar minister says sugar price rise won’t matter much",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/everyone-has-diabetes-bihar-minister-says-sugar-price-rise-wont",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-21T08:04:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/everyone-has-diabetes-these-days-bihar-minister-says-sugar-price-rise-wont-matter-much/articleshow/133397784.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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. They also blamed central government policies for the sugar price increase. Meanwhile, retail sugar and onion prices are also seeing…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "Bihar Minister's Bizarre \"Diabetes\" Logic Over Sugar Price Hike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/bihar-ministers-bizarre-diabetes-logic-over-sugar-price-hike",
        "published": "2026-08-21T08:58:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}