{
  "id": 10907667,
  "title": "Former UP IAS Divya Mittal to join politics — Other prominent bureaucrats who switched sides",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/former-up-ias-divya-mittal-to-join-politics-other-prominent",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-30T09:15:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/former-up-ias-divya-mittal-to-join-politics-other-prominent-bureaucrats-who-switched-sides-11790756841541.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Divya Mittal said her political initiative would be shaped in joint consultation with citizens. She, however, is not the first civil servant to trade administrative files for political campaigns. Check other prominent bureaucrats who switched sides…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Divya Mittal quits IAS, enters politics: Why are mid-career civil servants shunning bureaucracy?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/divya-mittal-quits-ias-enters-politics-why-are-mid-career-civil",
        "published": "2026-09-30T07:45:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}