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ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Friday, 6 November 2026

Reading the news: a worksheet

One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.

Delhi to Agra in 59 minutes: PM Narendra Modi approves north bullet train corridor connecting Lucknow, Varanasi, Guwahati

4 reports from 4 outlets over 15 hours.

  • The Hindu BusinessLine and NDTV used nearly the same words. Headlines this close usually come from one news agency’s copy.

How each outlet put it

Highlighted: words only this outlet used

Most outlets used: Delhi, Agra, 59, PM, bullet, train

  1. Times of India
    Delhi to Agra in 59 minutes: PM Narendra Modi approves north bullet train corridor connecting Lucknow, Varanasi, Guwahati

    Words only this outlet used: Narendra, connecting Lucknow, Varanasi.

  2. The Hindu BusinessLine ≈ same wording
    Delhi to Agra in 59 minutes: PM Modi approves north corridor of bullet train project

    Words only this outlet used: project.

  3. India Today changed
    Delhi to Agra in 59 mins, Guwahati in 8 hours: PM's nod to bullet train corridor

    Words only this outlet used: mins, 8 hours, nod.

    Earlier headline Delhi to Agra in 59 minutes: Bullet train corridor gets PM Modi's green light · change seen 1 Nov, 11:35 am?

  4. NDTV ≈ same wording
    PM Modi Approves Northern Bullet Train Corridor: Delhi To Agra In 59 Minutes

Questions

  1. Which words do most headlines share? Which words does only one outlet use, and what do they stress?

  2. Who reported it first, and how long did the others take? Does “first seen by Huduku” mean they broke the story?

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

  4. Which outlets you know did not carry it? What might explain that?

  5. What is the original source (a judgment, notice, speech or set of figures)? Find it. Does any headline say more than the source does?

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

Trace it to the source?

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Each headline links to the outlet’s own report. Huduku shows headlines only. https://huduku.org/story/10068