{
  "id": 9926842,
  "title": "'Regionalist, Not Racist': Bengaluru CEO To NDTV On Hiring Ban On Men From 4 States",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/regionalist-not-racist-bengaluru-ceo-to-ndtv-on-hiring-ban-on-men",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-26T03:44:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV",
    "slug": "ndtv",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/regionalist-not-racist-bengaluru-ceo-karthik-sg-to-ndtv-on-hiring-ban-on-men-from-4-states-12100262"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In an interview with NDTV's Padmaja Joshi, Karthik SG, CEO of A1 Sports World, said that the decision is \"not racist. It's being regionalist biased\".",
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "'Regionalist, Not Racist': Bengaluru CEO To NDTV On Hiring Ban On Men From 4 States",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/regionalist-not-racist-bengaluru-ceo-to-ndtv-on-hiring-ban-on-men-9928925",
        "published": "2026-09-26T03:44:01.000Z"
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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."
}