{
  "id": 12626914,
  "title": "Today News Headlines for School Assembly, October 8, 2026: Andhra announces drought across 21 districts, Cabinet approves Rs 10,000 crore SME fund",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/today-news-headlines-for-school-assembly-october-8-2026-andhra",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T12:37:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/education/today-news-headlines-for-school-assembly-08-october-2026-delhi-andhra-announces-drought-across-21-district-cabinet-approves-rs-10000-crore-sme-fund-10910892/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Headlines for School Assembly, October 8, 2026:\n\nAndhra Pradesh declares drought in 21 districts after rainfall deficit of 53.4%.\n\nCabinet approves Rs 10,000 crore SME Growth Fund for small and medium enterprises.\n\nReserve Bank of India raises repo rate to 5.50% in first hike since February 2023.\n\nKenya reports first Ebola death after traveller from Democratic Republic of Congo dies in Nairobi hospital.\n\nLionel Messi retires from international football after Argentina defeats Benin 3-0.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Andhra declares drought in 21 districts due to 53.4% rainfall deficit",
    "Cabinet approves Rs 10,000 crore fund for SME growth",
    "RBI raises repo rate to 5.50% in first hike since February 2023"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "News@9: Today's top headlines - October 7, 2026 [WATCH]",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/news-9-todays-top-headlines-october-7-2026-watch",
        "published": "2026-10-07T13:02:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Andhra Pradesh Cabinet clears path for foreign university campuses in State",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/andhra-pradesh-cabinet-clears-path-for-foreign-university-campuses-in",
        "published": "2026-10-07T13:44:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}