{
  "id": 12622891,
  "title": "Bengal likely to be renamed ‘Paschim Banga’, says BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya: ‘How many times must I say?’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/bengal-likely-to-be-renamed-paschim-banga-says-bjp-chief-samik",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T11:40:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bengal-likely-to-be-renamed-paschim-banga-says-bjp-chief-samik-bhattacharya-how-many-times-must-i-say-101791369827298.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The issue of changing West Bengal’s name has been debated for years. The TMC government had previously proposed changing the state’s name to \"Bangla\".",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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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."
}