{
  "id": 16458210,
  "title": "'Disheartening To Hear Kannadigas Are Being Denied Jobs': DK Shivakumar Warns Bengaluru IT Firms Over Local Hiring",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/disheartening-to-hear-kannadigas-are-being-denied-jobs-dk-shivakumar",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T08:31:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/disheartening-to-hear-kannadigas-are-being-denied-jobs-dk-shivakumar-warns-bengaluru-it-firms-over-local-hiring"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has said the state government will take action against private institutions found deliberately sidelining Kannadigas in job recruitment, following complaints that native Kannada speakers are being denied employment opportunities in Bengaluru's IT sector. In a post on social media platform X, Shivakumar described the complaints as “disheartening” and…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "DK Shivakumar warns IT firms of action if found sidelining locals in Bengaluru: 'Kannadiga is sovereign'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/dk-shivakumar-warns-it-firms-of-action-if-found-sidelining-locals-in",
        "published": "2026-10-25T08:57:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}