{
  "id": 891283,
  "title": "Learn Marathi or lose your permit? Maharashtra’s new rule explained",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/learn-marathi-or-lose-your-permit-maharashtras-new-rule-explained",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T16:42:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/videos/learn-marathi-or-lose-your-permit-maharashtras-new-rule-explained/article71347009.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik has clarified that app-based cab drivers working for platforms such as Ola, Uber and Rapido will not receive any exemption from the state’s mandatory Marathi language requirement.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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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."
}