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  "id": 3250948,
  "title": "Barricades broken, water cannons used: Bihar protests turn violent as protesters clash with cops",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/barricades-broken-water-cannons-used-bihar-protests-turn-violent-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T10:58:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/barricades-broken-water-cannons-used-bihar-protests-turn-violent-as-protesters-clash-with-cops-bpsc-exam-patna-101787653574066.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The student organisations have been opposing the Bihar Public Service Commission’s move to fill 33,000 teacher posts following a preliminary and main exam.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Patna student protest LIVE: Bihar BPSC protesters break barricades as water cannons turn into ‘rain dance’, detained",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/patna-student-protest-live-bihar-bpsc-protesters-break-barricades-as",
        "published": "2026-08-25T09:17:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Dispute, domicile, and ‘dog’: What’s behind fresh student protests in Bihar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/dispute-domicile-and-dog-whats-behind-fresh-student-protests-in-bihar",
        "published": "2026-08-25T09:31:25.000Z"
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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."
}