{
  "id": 12777975,
  "title": "India news Live Updates, 8 October 2026: INDIA bloc steps up stir demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/india-news-live-updates-8-october-2026-india-bloc-steps-up-stir",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T03:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/today-india-breaking-news-live-updates-08-october-2026-india-bloc-protest-cec-gyanesh-kumar-odisha-bandh-nana-patekar-10911720/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Delhi's Jantar Mantar and surrounding areas are under heightened security as opposition MPs belonging to the INDIA bloc prepare for a large-scale demonstration against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. The INDIA bloc has also called for a state-wide bandh in Odisha, demanding Kumar's immediate resignation along with that of School and Mass Education Minister Nityanand Gond.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Delhi Confidential: INDIA bloc reaches out to President, Shekhawat savours Rajasthan in Malta",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/delhi-confidential-india-bloc-reaches-out-to-president-shekhawat",
        "published": "2026-10-08T01:45:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Akhilesh’s SP skips Kharge’s lunch for INDIA bloc MPs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/akhileshs-sp-skips-kharges-lunch-for-india-bloc-mps",
        "published": "2026-10-08T02:26:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}