{
  "id": 18322150,
  "title": "Mumbai’s 4,400 BEST Retirees Observe ‘Black Diwali’ At Azad Maidan, Protest Over Unpaid Retirement Dues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/mumbais-4-400-best-retirees-observe-black-diwali-at-azad-maidan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T14:31:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbais-4400-best-retirees-observe-black-diwali-at-azad-maidan-protest-over-unpaid-retirement-dues"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mumbai: Around 4,400 retired employees of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking are observing a “Black Diwali” protest at Azad Maidan on Thursday, November 5, demanding immediate payment of their pending gratuity and other dues. The protest, organised by the BEST Retired Employees’ Workers’ Struggle Committee, began at 9 am. The committee has accused the BEST…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}