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Months after Yusuf Pathan's TMC exit, Gujarat allots him disputed Vadodara plot

10 reports from 8 outlets over 9 hours.

• India Today and Outlook India used nearly the same words. Headlines this close usually come from one news agency’s copy.
• The Print and Deccan Herald used nearly the same words. Headlines this close usually come from one news agency’s copy.

1. IT India Today · 20 Oct · changed · ≈ same wording
   Months after Yusuf Pathan's TMC exit, Gujarat allots him disputed Vadodara plot

   Earlier headline Months after Yusuf Pathan's TMC exit, Gujarat gifts him disputed Vadodara plot · change seen 20 Oct, 1:35 pm?

2. OI Outlook India · 20 Oct
   Yusuf Pathan To Get Half Of Disputed Vadodara Plot As 'Gift' Months After Joining BJP: Report

   Words only this outlet used: Get Half, Joining BJP, Report.

3. TP The Print · 20 Oct · ≈ same wording
   After TMC exit, Gujarat govt moves to ‘gift’ part of disputed Vadodara plot to Yusuf Pathan
4. NI The New Indian Express · 20 Oct · changed
   TMC exit, NDA switch and Rs 15-Crore land deal: Yusuf Pathan’s Vadodara plot sparks political storm

   Words only this outlet used: NDA switch, Rs 15, Crore, deal, sparks political storm.

   Earlier headline Months after TMC exit, Gujarat govt proposes to 'gift' part of disputed Vadodara plot to Yusuf Pathan · change seen 20 Oct, 4:35 pm?

5. DH Deccan Herald · 20 Oct · ≈ same wording
   After TMC exit, Gujarat govt moves to 'gift' part of disputed Vadodara plot to Yusuf Pathan
6. TW The Wire · 20 Oct
   Gujarat ‘Gifts’ Yusuf Pathan Long-Disputed Plot in Vadodara Months After He Quits Mamata’s TMC

   Words only this outlet used: Long, Mamata’s.

7. DH Deccan Herald · 20 Oct
   Gujarat govt 'gifts' Yusuf Pathan disputed residential plot months after he quit TMC

   Words only this outlet used: residential.

8. TH The Hindu News · 20 Oct · changed
   Gujarat government ‘gifts’ part of disputed Vadodara plot to Yusuf Pathan

   Earlier headline Gujarat govt ‘gifts’ part of disputed Vadodara plot to Yusuf Pathan · change seen 20 Oct, 6:35 pm?

9. OI Outlook India · 20 Oct · ≈ same wording
   Months After TMC Exit, Gujarat Allots Yusuf Pathan Disputed Vadodara Plot
10. Sc Scroll · 20 Oct
    Gujarat government ‘gifts’ MP Yusuf Pathan disputed plot of land months after he quit TMC

    Words only this outlet used: MP.

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3. How many different owners carried it? Do any outlets share an owner, or nearly the same words?

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6. If you shared one of these headlines, which would it be, and why?

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