{
  "id": 1036122,
  "title": "'Remove bulletproof glass or I wont speak': PM told officers ahead of 2014 I-Day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/remove-bulletproof-glass-or-i-wont-speak-pm-told-officers-ahead-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T12:33:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/remove-bulletproof-glass-or-i-wont-speak-ex-officer-recalls-pm-modis-demand-on-i-day-2014/articleshow/133262173.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Former defence secretary RK Mathur has recalled how Prime Minister Narendra Modi insisted on removing the bulletproof glass barrier from the Red Fort before delivering his first Independence Day address as Prime Minister in 2014. Speaking about the episode, Mathur said he and the then Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) had briefed Modi about the security arrangements ahead of August 15.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}