{
  "id": 11250590,
  "title": "BAPS-Eiffel Tower Row: Probe Finds No Written Request To Exclude Women Employees Out Of Sight During Visit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/baps-eiffel-tower-row-probe-finds-no-written-request-to-exclude-women",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T17:46:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/baps-eiffel-tower-row-probe-finds-no-written-request-to-exclude-women-employees-out-of-sight-during-visit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha has denied allegations that it requested authorities to remove or conceal female employees during its recent visit to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. However, an inquiry conducted by the General Inspectorate of the City of Paris found that a \"collective dysfunction\" had occurred in the handling of the visit, according to Le Parisien. The inquiry discovered no explicit request from the Hindu delegation to exclude women from the procession, nor any written communication asking for female employees to be removed or sidelined. The report stated that all arrangements were made between consenting adults. Eiffel Tower Chief Patrick Branco Ruivo is set to resign following the incident, which led to a staff walkout, a closure of the Eiffel Tower for a day, and widespread criticism from France's political spectrum.",
  "summary": "The BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha has rejected claims that it asked authorities to remove, replace or keep female employees out of sight during its recent visit to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. An inquiry conducted by the General Inspectorate of the City of Paris, however, found that \"a collective dysfunction\" had taken place in the handling of the visit. According to Le Parisien, the General…",
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      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/wind-turbine-taller-than-the-eiffel-tower-aims-to-boost-german",
        "published": "2026-10-01T12:53:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Eiffel Tower probe clears BAPS, finds ‘no explicit request’ from delegation to remove female staff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/eiffel-tower-probe-clears-baps-finds-no-explicit-request-from",
        "published": "2026-10-01T15:44:42.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Mongabay",
        "title": "Wind turbine taller than the Eiffel Tower aims to boost German electricity production",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/wind-turbine-taller-than-the-eiffel-tower-aims-to-boost-german-11254598",
        "published": "2026-10-01T18:18:22.000Z"
      }
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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."
}