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Rahul Gandhi gets relief in 2018 defamation case
15 outlets reported this over 35 hours. First seen by Huduku: The Economic Times, 26 Oct, 11:37 am.
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15 outlets, 13 owners.
- The Economic Times, Times of India: Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd
- India Today: Living Media India LtdFounded 1975
- The Indian Express: The Indian Express Private LimitedFounded 1932
- NDTV: New Delhi Television LtdFounded 1988
- Hindustan Times: HT Media LtdFounded 1924
- Scroll: Scroll Media Inc.Founded 2014
- The Quint: Quint Digital LimitedFounded 2015
- Outlook India: no owner named on Huduku’s list
- The Hindu, The Hindu BusinessLine: THG Publishing Pvt Ltd
- The New Indian Express: no owner named on Huduku’s list
- Deccan Herald: The Printers (Mysore) Pvt LtdFounded 1948
- The News Minute: Spunklane Media Pvt. Ltd.Founded 2014
- Bar and Bench: SAB Media and Publication Services Pvt LtdFounded 2009
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When the reports appeared?
19 reports from 15 outlets over 35 hours.
First seen by Huduku The Economic Times, 26 Oct, 11:37 am Latest 27 Oct, 10:52 pm
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India Today, The Indian Express, Hindustan Times, Scroll, Times of India, The New Indian Express, Deccan Herald and The Hindu BusinessLine used nearly the same words. Headlines this close usually come from one news agency’s copy.?
- Rahul Gandhi gets relief in 2018 defamation case
Words only this outlet used: relief.
- India Today ≈ same wordingRahul Gandhi acquitted by UP court in 2018 Amit Shah defamation case
- Rahul Gandhi acquitted in 2018 defamation case over remarks against Amit Shah
Earlier headline Rahul Gandhi acquitted in defamation case over 2018 remarks against Amit Shah · change seen 26 Oct, 2:35 pm?
- Rahul Gandhi 'Not Guilty' In Defamation Case Over 2018 Amit Shah Remarks
Words only this outlet used: Guilty.
- Hindustan Times ≈ same wordingRahul Gandhi acquitted in 2018 defamation case over remarks against Amit Shah, says Congress
Words only this outlet used: Congress.
- Scroll ≈ same wordingRahul Gandhi acquitted in 2018 defamation case over remarks about Amit Shah
- Times of India ≈ same wordingRahul Gandhi acquitted in 2018 defamation case over remarks on Amit Shah
- Rahul Gandhi Acquitted In 2018 Defamation Case Against Amit Shah
- UP Court Acquits Rahul Gandhi In 2018 Defamation Case
- The Hindu NewsRahul Gandhi gets bail over ‘defamatory remarks’ against Amit Shah in 2018
Words only this outlet used: bail, defamatory.
- Rahul Gandhi acquitted in 2018 defamation case over remarks on Amit Shah
Earlier headline Rahul Gandhi acquitted in defamation case over 2018 remarks against Amit Shah · change seen 26 Oct, 4:35 pm?
- Deccan Herald ≈ same wordingDefamation case over remarks against Amit Shah: Rahul Gandhi acquitted in 2018 case by UP court
- Rahul Gandhi acquitted of defamation over comments on Amit Shah and Sohrabuddin case
Words only this outlet used: comments, Sohrabuddin.
- Rahul Gandhi acquitted in 2018 defamation case by Sultanpur MP-MLA court
Words only this outlet used: Sultanpur MP, MLA.
- The Hindu BusinessLine ≈ same wordingRahul Gandhi acquitted in 2018 defamation case over remarks against Amit Shah
- Rush Hour: Rahul Gandhi acquitted in 2018 defamation case, Jamia students detained and more
Words only this outlet used: Rush Hour, Jamia students detained.
- 3 reasons why UP court acquitted Rahul Gandhi in case over calling Amit Shah murder accused
Words only this outlet used: 3 reasons, calling, murder accused.
- Hindustan Times ≈ same wordingRahul Gandhi acquitted in 2018 defamation case over remarks against Amit Shah
- Rahul Gandhi acquitted in Amit Shah defamation case as court rejects complainant
Words only this outlet used: rejects complainant.
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- Supreme Court Observer ↗ Reports, case pages and analysis on the Supreme Court, by the Legal Observer Trust, with offices in Bengaluru and New Delhi. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- The Leaflet ↗ Legal and public policy news and opinion; owned by AGIJ Promotion of Nineteenonea Media Pvt Ltd, Mumbai (About page). (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- DAKSH ↗ Bengaluru civil society group founded in 2008: research on courts and tribunals, and a High Court data portal. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- Indian Kanoon ↗ Search engine for Indian laws and judgments, run by IKanoon Software Development Pvt Ltd; free search, paid extras. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- LiveLaw: Karnataka High Court ↗ LiveLaw's page of Karnataka High Court reports; LiveLaw is published by Live Law Media Pvt Ltd, Kochi. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- Bar & Bench (Kannada) ↗ Kannada edition of Bar & Bench: legal news from the courts, published by SAB Media Software Services Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
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- National Judicial Data Grid (district courts) ↗ National Judicial Data Grid: pending and disposed cases in district courts, by state, district and year, with age of cases. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- eCourts services ↗ e-Committee of the Supreme Court: case status, court orders and cause lists for district courts and High Courts, in Kannada too. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
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17 of 19 headlines here use ‘defamation’.
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- Free Speech Collective ↗ A network of individuals on freedom of expression in India, formed in 2018: annual reports, statements and a free speech tracker. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- CPJ: India ↗ Committee to Protect Journalists, a New York non-profit working since 1981: its page of alerts and reports on India. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- RSF: India ↗ Reporters Without Borders' India page: a country summary and its news items on journalists in India. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- Newslaundry: Media ↗ Media section of Newslaundry, a Delhi news site: reporting on newsrooms, TV news and cases against journalists. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
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- RTI Online (Department of Personnel and Training) ↗ DoPT's portal for filing RTI requests and first appeals to central public authorities online; not for state bodies. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- Central Information Commission — Decisions ↗ Statutory appeals body under the RTI Act, set up 12 Oct 2005: its decisions on RTI appeals and complaints, and annual reports. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
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