{
  "id": 692430,
  "title": "Kerala To Become Keralam, Now BJP MP Wants Bengal Renamed Paschim Banga",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/kerala-to-become-keralam-now-bjp-mp-wants-bengal-renamed-paschim-banga",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T18:35:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV - India News",
    "slug": "ndtv-india-news",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/kerala-to-become-keralam-now-bjp-mp-wants-bengal-renamed-paschim-banga-11902197"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Participating in a debate in the Rajya Sabha on the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, which proposes to rename Kerala as Keralam, Bhattacharya welcomed it, saying the people of the southern state have struggled for the change for decades.",
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        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Kerala To Become Keralam, Now BJP MP Wants Bengal Renamed Paschim Banga",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/kerala-to-become-keralam-now-bjp-mp-wants-bengal-renamed-paschim-banga-693712",
        "published": "2026-08-12T18:35:23.000Z"
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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."
}