{
  "id": 121200,
  "title": "Veteran Congress leader, former West Bengal Governor D.Y. Patil passes away at 92",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/veteran-congress-leader-former-west-bengal-governor-d-y-patil-passes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T08:32:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/veteran-congress-leader-former-west-bengal-governor-dy-patil-passes-away-at-92/article71304290.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Veteran Congress leader and former West Bengal Governor D.Y. Patil has died at the age of 92 due to a prolonged illness. Patil, who was born in Kolhapur and founded several educational institutions in the state, passed away at his residence in Maharashtra's Kolhapur on Tuesday. Survived by his three sons, Patil served as an MLA from 1967-78 and went on to found the D.Y. Patil University, which offers courses in medicine, engineering and various other disciplines. A Padma Shri awardee, Patil had also served as the Governor of Tripura, Bihar and held additional charge of West Bengal.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "DY Patil, former Bengal governor, dies at 92",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/dy-patil-former-bengal-governor-dies-at-92",
        "published": "2026-08-04T06:54:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Who was DY Patil? Former Bihar, Tripura governor, Padma Shri awardee and veteran Congress leader passes away at 90",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/who-was-dy-patil-former-bihar-tripura-governor-padma-shri-awardee-and",
        "published": "2026-08-04T08:11:01.000Z"
      }
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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."
}