{
  "id": 15431593,
  "title": "IIT Palakkad to lead 48-member team to U.P.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/iit-palakkad-to-lead-48-member-team-to-u-p",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T14:56:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/iit-palakkad-to-lead-48-member-team-to-up/article71600391.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Palakkad will lead a 48-member delegation from Kerala to Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi under the seventh phase of the Yuva Sangam programme. This initiative aims to promote national integration and cultural exchange among young people by visiting Uttar Pradesh to learn about its culture, traditions, history, and development initiatives. The delegation, comprising 24 women and 24 men along with five faculty members and staff, will participate in five themes: tourism, traditions, development, people-to-people connections, and technology. IIT Palakkad is participating in Yuva Sangam for the second time, this time paired with BHU to facilitate the exchange between Kerala and Uttar Pradesh. The flag-off ceremony will be held at IIT Palakkad on October 21, with the IIT director A. Seshadri Sekhar inaugurating the programme.",
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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."
}