{
  "id": 980782,
  "title": "Prime Minister sends congratulations to Indian counterpart",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/prime-minister-sends-congratulations-to-indian-counterpart",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T07:09:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf Times",
    "slug": "gulf-times",
    "url": "https://www.gulf-times.com/article/731100/qatar/prime-minister-sends-congratulations-to-indian-counterpart"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Prime Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, sent a cable of congratulations to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.\n\nNarendra Modi marked India's 80th Independence Day with a traditional outfit, wearing a red Bandhani-print Rajasthani safa, a white kurta, and a chocolate-brown vest. The safa was styled with a prominent tail and paired with three pocket squares of saffron, green, and white colours, according to Live Mint.\n\nDuring the 80th Independence Day celebration, Modi marked his 13th consecutive address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort. He expressed gratitude for the sacrifices of freedom fighters and emphasized the ongoing progress and aspirations of 140 crore Indians towards building a Viksit Bharat, as per Live Mint.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Independence Day 2027: PM Modi dons red Bandhani safa — A look at Prime Minister's saga of turbans since 2014",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/independence-day-2027-pm-modi-dons-red-bandhani-safa-a-look-at-prime",
        "published": "2026-08-15T02:37:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "India Independence Day 2026: Modi sets out vision for developed India by 2047",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/india-independence-day-2026-modi-sets-out-vision-for-developed-india",
        "published": "2026-08-15T03:08:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "In a first, Vande Mataram rendered during 80th Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/in-a-first-vande-mataram-rendered-during-80th-independence-day",
        "published": "2026-08-15T03:11:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "PM Modi stresses on energy resilience and ‘Samudra manthan’ project amid US-Iran war in Independence Day speech",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/pm-modi-stresses-on-energy-resilience-and-samudra-manthan-project",
        "published": "2026-08-15T04:32:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}