{
  "id": 18834701,
  "title": "PM Modi extends Diwali wishes, to celebrate festival with jawans today",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/pm-modi-extends-diwali-wishes-to-celebrate-festival-with-jawans-today",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-08T01:06:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pm-modi-extends-diwali-greetings-will-continue-tradition-to-celebrate-festival-with-our-jawans-101794099911884.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended Diwali greetings to citizens across the country, wishing them happiness, peace and prosperity. He reiterated his tradition of celebrating Diwali with jawans, the armed forces personnel, continuing his annual gesture of spending the festival with them. \"Diwali wishes to everyone! Heartfelt Diwali wishes to my family members across the country,\" PM Modi said on X. On Saturday, he had conveyed his festive wishes through a video message, emphasizing Diwali as a symbol of light's victory over darkness. He appeared in traditional attire, offering \"very best wishes\" to all and praying for a festival filled with happiness, peace and prosperity. PM Modi has a practice of celebrating Diwali with jawans, a routine he has maintained since 2014. His visits have spanned various locations, including Siachen Base Camp, Punjab sector near Amritsar, Sumdoh near the China border, Gurez sector in Jammu and Kashmir, and Harsil in Uttarakhand, among others. These engagements aim to boost the morale of the personnel who remain on duty while the rest of the country celebrates with their families.",
  "summary": "PM Modi extended Diwali greetings to people across the country on Sunday. He will be celebrating the festival with the jawans.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Watch: PM Modi extends Diwali wishes, will celebrate festival with soldiers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/watch-pm-modi-extends-diwali-wishes-will-celebrate-festival-with",
        "published": "2026-11-07T11:48:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "What is Diwali, the Festival of Lights, and how is it celebrated?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/what-is-diwali-the-festival-of-lights-and-how-is-it-celebrated",
        "published": "2026-11-07T23:01:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}