{
  "id": 1095269,
  "title": "Himanta Sarma Urges Assam Settlers To List Assamese As Mother Tongue During Census",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/himanta-sarma-urges-assam-settlers-to-list-assamese-as-mother-tongue",
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  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T17:50:21.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "Sarma said the people of Barak Valley, which has a predominantly Bengali-speaking population, and the tribals can exercise their own discretion while identifying their mother tongue.",
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        "title": "Himanta Sarma Urges Assam Settlers To List Assamese As Mother Tongue During Census",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/himanta-sarma-urges-assam-settlers-to-list-assamese-as-mother-tongue-1096418",
        "published": "2026-08-15T17:50:21.000Z"
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  "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."
}