{
  "id": 8626863,
  "title": "Senior journalist Payal Mehta passes away; PM, Rahul Gandhi, CMs offer condolences",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/senior-journalist-payal-mehta-passes-away-pm-rahul-gandhi-cms-offer",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T06:01:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cnn-news-18-senior-journalist-payal-mehta-passes-away-pm-rahul-gandhi-cms-offer-condolences-101789883657594.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Senior journalist Payal Mehta, 46, has passed away in Mumbai. According to reports, Mehta developed uneasiness on Saturday night and was rushed to a hospital at around 2 a.m. However, doctors found that she had no pulse before treatment could be administered.\n\nMehta worked with CNN-News18. Her sudden passing has left colleagues, friends, and members of the political and media fraternity deeply shocked.\n\nSeveral prominent figures have paid tribute to Mehta, including Prime Minister Modi, Rahul Gandhi, and Chief Ministers, although details of their tributes are not available. Actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut and Former Union Cabinet Minister Smriti Irani also expressed their grief over Mehta's untimely demise.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Senior Journalist Payal Mehta Passes Away; PM Modi Expresses Deep Condolences",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/senior-journalist-payal-mehta-passes-away-pm-modi-expresses-deep",
        "published": "2026-09-20T04:25:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Senior journalist Payal Mehta passes away; PM Modi, Union Ministers offer condolences",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/senior-journalist-payal-mehta-passes-away-pm-modi-union-ministers",
        "published": "2026-09-20T07:04:37.000Z"
      }
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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."
}