{
  "id": 18907762,
  "title": "Diwali 2026: Indian PM Modi celebrates with security forces, honours soldiers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/diwali-2026-indian-pm-modi-celebrates-with-security-forces-honours",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T08:59:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/diwali-2026-indian-pm-modi-celebrates-with-security-forces-honours-soldiers-1.500740184"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali 2026 with the nation's security forces on Sunday, visiting the CoBRA operations base in Karanpur, a former Naxal stronghold. Modi paid tribute to fallen CRPF personnel at the camp memorial and emphasized the transformation of the region, now free from Naxalism. Security personnel danced to traditional songs as Modi described the troops as members of his family, highlighting the significance of the festival with security personnel. The Prime Minister emphasized that every district in the country was now free from Naxalism, marking this Diwali as particularly significant.",
  "summary": "Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued his tradition of celebrating Diwali with the nation's security forces on Sunday, joining personnel deployed in anti-Naxal operations in Bastar and highlighting the transformation of a region once considered a Naxal stronghold. Visiting the CoBRA operations base in Karanpur, historically a key launchpad for operations in Abujhmad and Bastar, Modi paid tribute…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}