{
  "id": 19810725,
  "title": "Shashi Tharoor alleges 115 Bharat Summit speakers barred entry to India, their visas cancelled",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/shashi-tharoor-alleges-115-bharat-summit-speakers-barred-entry-to-19810725",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T13:15:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/shashi-tharoor-alleges-115-bharat-summit-speakers-were-denied-entry-into-india-or-their-visas-were-cancelled/article71697127.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy stated that several speakers invited to the second Bharat Summit in Hyderabad were denied entry to India or had their visas cancelled by the central BJP government. Reddy claimed that the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs prevented individuals who question Prime Minister Narendra Modi from entering the country. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor reported that 115 out of 315 speakers were unable to reach India.\n\nIn response to these claims, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that visa matters are sovereign functions of any government or country. During a press conference, Revanth Reddy expressed confusion over why the BJP is concerned with diverse oppositional voices, alleging that Narendra Modi thinks he can stifle all voices. Former Union minister Salman Khurshid added that the summit aims to make Hyderabad a center for global discussion similar to Davos.\n\nThe Bharat Summit serves as a precursor to the Invest Telangana Global Summit scheduled for December in Hyderabad. According to The Hindu, the summit intends to create a platform for dialogue and cooperation between the Global North and the Global South, while also focusing on establishing a think tank called ‘Our World Institute’.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/my-phone-is-being-tapped-by-pm-modi-rahul-gandhi-during-instagram-chat",
        "published": "2026-11-13T08:10:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "‘The proof is in the phone’: Rahul Gandhi dares PM Modi to debate on anti-national charge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/the-proof-is-in-the-phone-rahul-gandhi-dares-pm-modi-to-debate-on",
        "published": "2026-11-13T09:37:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}