{
  "id": 14832773,
  "title": "Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to represent India at upcoming SCO Heads of Government meeting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/defence-minister-rajnath-singh-to-represent-india-at-upcoming-sco",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T01:00:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/defence-minister-rajnath-singh-to-represent-india-at-upcoming-sco-heads-of-government-meeting/article71588802.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will represent India at the upcoming two-day meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on October 19 and 20, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to participate virtually. The meeting is expected to focus on strengthening practical cooperation among member states, particularly in trade, investment, transport and logistics.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Government taking steps to provide 34% quota for BCs in all local bodies, says A.P. Minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/government-taking-steps-to-provide-34-quota-for-bcs-in-all-local",
        "published": "2026-10-15T22:38:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}