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Delhi court issues fresh bailable warrants against YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in defamation case
6 outlets reported this over 27 hours. First seen by Huduku: The New Indian Express, 31 Oct, 1:12 pm.
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6 outlets, 5 owners.
- The New Indian Express: no owner named on Huduku’s list
- Times of India: Bennett, Coleman & Co. LtdFounded 1838
- Hindustan Times, Mint: HT Media Ltd
- Deccan Herald: The Printers (Mysore) Pvt LtdFounded 1948
- The Hindu: THG Publishing Pvt LtdFounded 1878
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6 reports from 6 outlets over 27 hours.
First seen by Huduku The New Indian Express, 31 Oct, 1:12 pm Latest 1 Nov, 4:32 pm
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The New Indian Express, Hindustan Times, Deccan Herald and The Hindu used nearly the same words. Headlines this close usually come from one news agency’s copy.?
- The New Indian Express ≈ same wordingDelhi court issues fresh bailable warrants against YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in defamation case
- YouTuber Dhruv Rathee faces fresh bailable warrants in 2018 defamation case
Words only this outlet used: faces.
- Delhi court issues fresh bailable warrants against YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in 2018 defamation case
Earlier headline Delhi court issues fresh bailable warrants against YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in 2018 defemation case · change seen 31 Oct, 3:35 pm?
- Deccan Herald ≈ same wordingDelhi court issues fresh bailable warrants against YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in defamation case
- Dhruv Rathee defamation case: Delhi Court issues fresh bailable warrants
- Mint NewsWhy Delhi Court issued fresh bailable warrant to Dhruv Rathee in case filed by Vikas Sankrityayan? All about the matter
Words only this outlet used: filed, Vikas Sankrityayan, matter.
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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)
- Bar & Bench ↗ Legal news on courts, law firms and law schools, 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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5 of 6 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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