{
  "id": 129420,
  "title": "India: Bangladesh presses Delhi over Sheikh Hasina speech",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/india-bangladesh-presses-delhi-over-sheikh-hasina-speech",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T07:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DW News",
    "slug": "dw-news",
    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/india-bangladesh-presses-delhi-over-sheikh-hasina-speech/live-78225515?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India: Bangladesh protests over Sheikh Hasina speech in New Delhi\n\nThis week's top headlines in India include a clash between police and protesters using pellet guns during the Cockroach Janta demonstrations in Delhi. Protests resulted in permanent scars and health complications for one demonstrator, Irshad Mansoori. The Indian government clarified it had no involvement in Bangladesh's ousted former leader Sheikh Hasina's planned speech at an event hosted by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia, despite public outrage. The opposition Indian National Congress accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of disrupting parliamentary sessions and wasting taxpayer money, preventing discussions on two welfare-related bills.",
  "summary": "Dhaka has warned New Delhi that giving a political platform to Bangladesh's former leader could hurt the improving ties between the nations. Meanwhile, Assam is reeling from devastating floods. DW has more.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Bangladesh asks India to clarify stance on Hasina’s planned New Delhi speech",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/bangladesh-asks-india-to-clarify-stance-on-hasinas-planned-new-delhi",
        "published": "2026-08-04T04:31:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "India: Dhaka presses Delhi on stance ahead of Hasina speech",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/india-dhaka-presses-delhi-on-stance-ahead-of-hasina-speech",
        "published": "2026-08-04T07:05:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "At least 12 hurt due to unusual turbulence on Air India flight from Thailand to Delhi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/at-least-12-hurt-due-to-unusual-turbulence-on-air-india-flight-from",
        "published": "2026-08-04T12:12:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "India distances itself from Sheikh Hasina’s presser, says it has no connection",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/india-distances-itself-from-sheikh-hasinas-presser-says-it-has-no",
        "published": "2026-08-04T12:56:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "India invites Bangladesh PM Rahman to attend BRICS summit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/india-invites-bangladesh-pm-rahman-to-attend-brics-summit",
        "published": "2026-08-04T13:11:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "India denies involvement in ex-Bangladesh PM Hasina’s planned speech",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/india-denies-involvement-in-ex-bangladesh-pm-hasinas-planned-speech",
        "published": "2026-08-04T16:34:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
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