{
  "id": 639531,
  "title": "Private college in Chennai hikes fees, stops defaulting students from attending classes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/private-college-in-chennai-hikes-fees-stops-defaulting-students-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T06:22:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/private-college-hikes-fees-stops-defaulting-students-from-attending-classes/article71333043.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A professor denies allegation that the students were asked to pay the increased fee upfront at a short notice; students register a complaint with University of Madras and the Chief Minister’s Cell",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}