{
  "id": 17193581,
  "title": "\"IDBI Bank Handed To Us In Bad Shape\": Nirmala Sitharaman Hits Back At Rahul Gandhi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/idbi-bank-handed-to-us-in-bad-shape-nirmala-sitharaman-hits-back-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T07:28:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV - India News",
    "slug": "ndtv-india-news",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/idbi-bank-handed-to-us-in-bad-shape-nirmala-sitharaman-hits-back-at-rahul-gandhi-12257779"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rahul Gandhi has opposed the government's decision to sell its 60.72% stake in IDBI Bank to the Canadian company Fairfax. According to the Free Press Journal, Gandhi questioned why a profitable public bank is being sold, asserting that public banks are tools for nation-building rather than assets to be sold off. He also expressed solidarity with the bank's employees, noting that they had previously met him to ask why a bank they had made profitable was being divested.\n\nThe Hindustan Times reports that Gandhi warned the sale could result in the end of protections and reservations for employees. NDTV - India News noted that Gandhi's opposition to the sale and his expression of support for the staff occurred a day before the government's response.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Rahul Gandhi Backs IDBI Bank Employees, Questions Sale To Canada's Fairfax Financial Holdings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/rahul-gandhi-backs-idbi-bank-employees-questions-sale-to-canadas",
        "published": "2026-10-30T05:43:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "From Tata row to IDBI Bank sale: Rahul Gandhi vs Nirmala Sitharaman round 2",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/from-tata-row-to-idbi-bank-sale-rahul-gandhi-vs-nirmala-sitharaman",
        "published": "2026-10-30T07:13:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Rahul Gandhi backs IDBI Bank staff, questions sale to Canadian firm",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/rahul-gandhi-backs-idbi-bank-staff-questions-sale-to-canadian-firm",
        "published": "2026-10-30T07:21:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}