{
  "id": 3220708,
  "title": "Tamil Nadu CM Vijay flags off 250 new buses for MTC, TNSTC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/tamil-nadu-cm-vijay-flags-off-250-new-buses-for-mtc-tnstc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T07:58:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tamil-nadu-cm-vijay-flags-off-250-new-buses-for-mtc-tnstc/article71387753.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay flagged off 250 new buses for the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) and Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) in Chennai on August 25, 2026. The buses, procured at a cost of ₹290.8 crore, aim to reduce environmental pollution in the city. Currently, 625 low-floor electric buses are being operated through five MTC depots, and the state plans to procure an additional 750 low-floor air-conditioned electric buses at a cost of ₹1,337 crore as part of the initiative.",
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    "outlets": 4,
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        "published": "2026-08-24T15:52:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/tamil-nadu-cm-vijay-drops-parandur-airport-plan-sparks-political",
        "published": "2026-08-25T04:54:26.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "The Hindu",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/tamil-nadu-assembly-adopts-resolution-seeking-exemption-from-tet",
        "published": "2026-08-25T05:35:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}