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  "id": 16409800,
  "title": "Details of software used in SIR exempt from RTI, Election Commission cites 'trade secrets'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/details-of-software-used-in-sir-exempt-from-rti-election-commission",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T01:05:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/details-of-software-used-in-sir-exempt-from-rti-election-commission-cites-trade-secrets-101792887710352.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "It said no new software was developed or procured and that constituency-level electoral registration officers make decisions on voter inclusion or exclusion.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}