{
  "id": 8871465,
  "title": "IIT Bombay Denies Director's Resignation, Issues Apology For Earlier Statement On Sahil Wakode’s Death: 'Details Remain Under Investigation'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/iit-bombay-denies-directors-resignation-issues-apology-for-earlier",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T07:13:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/iit-bombay-denies-directors-resignation-issues-apology-for-earlier-statement-on-sahil-wakodes-death-details-remain-under-investigation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mumbai: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay on Monday clarified that its Director, Professor Shireesh B Kedare, has not resigned, calling reports claiming otherwise “false”. Director IIT Bombay has NOT resigned. We categorically state that the related news is false. https://t.co/Prxomzm7Ux — IIT Bombay (@iitbombay) September 21, 2026 “Director IIT Bombay has NOT resigned. We…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "IIT Bombay suicide case: Zoho's Sridhar Vembu backs Prof Doolla booked over 'casteist slurs' — SC/ST Act ‘weaponised’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/iit-bombay-suicide-case-zohos-sridhar-vembu-backs-prof-doolla-booked",
        "published": "2026-09-21T05:36:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Who Is Suryanarayana Doolla? IIT Bombay Professor Booked In Sahil Wakode’s Death Case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/who-is-suryanarayana-doolla-iit-bombay-professor-booked-in-sahil",
        "published": "2026-09-21T06:25:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "IIT Bombay suicide case: IIT-B apologises over communication concerning Sahil’s death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/iit-bombay-suicide-case-iit-b-apologises-over-communication",
        "published": "2026-09-21T06:55:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}