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‘Captain Smit Machchhar is a hero’: PM Modi hails pilot who saved 180 lives
6 outlets reported this over 30 hours. First seen by Huduku: Times of India, 1 Oct, 7:16 am.
Who owns these outlets?
6 outlets, 5 owners.
- Times of India, The Economic Times: Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd
- News18: Network18 Media & Investments LtdFounded 2016
- NDTV: New Delhi Television LtdFounded 1988
- The Hindu BusinessLine: THG Publishing Pvt LtdFounded 1994
- The Indian Express: The Indian Express Private LimitedFounded 1932
Sister outlets count once: one company’s coverage is not independent confirmation.
When the reports appeared?
7 reports from 6 outlets over 30 hours.
Times are as each outlet’s feed dated its headline. Huduku reads feeds every hour, so “first seen” is not proof of who broke the story.
Every outlet’s headline
- ‘Captain Smit Machchhar is a hero’: PM Modi hails pilot who saved 180 lives
- 'Captain Smit Machchhar is a hero': PM Modi
- ‘Saved Hundreds Of Lives, India Is Proud’: PM Modi Hails Flydubai's 'Hero' Pilot Smit Machchhar
Words only this outlet used: Hundreds, India, Proud.
- Who Is Captain Smit Machchhar? The flydubai Hero Pilot Who Saved 180 Lives
- PM Modi hails pilot Smit Machchhar as 'hero' for saving flydubai flight from crash
Words only this outlet used: saving, flight, crash.
- Who is Smit Machchhar, captain who saved 180 lives?
- PM Modi Interacts With Hero Pilot Smit Machchhar
Words only this outlet used: Interacts.
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