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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.

GST mop-up surges 23% to second-highest level of ₹2.31 lakh crore in October on festive demand boost

3 reports from 3 outlets over 44 min.

How each outlet put it

Highlighted: words only this outlet used

Most outlets used: GST, 23, 2, 31, lakh, crore

  1. The Hindu Business changed
    GST mop-up surges 23% to second-highest level of ₹2.31 lakh crore in October on festive demand boost

    Words only this outlet used: second, highest level, festive demand boost.

    Earlier headline GST mop-up grows 23% to over ₹2.31 lakh cr. in October · change seen 1 Nov, 9:35 pm?

  2. The New Indian Express changed
    Gross GST collections in Oct rose 23% to Rs 2.31 lakh crore driven by import revenue surge

    Words only this outlet used: Gross, collections, Oct rose, driven, import revenue.

    Earlier headline GST mop-up grows 23 per cent to over Rs 2.31 lakh cr in October · change seen 1 Nov, 2:35 pm?

  3. Deccan Herald
    GST mop-up grows 23% to over Rs 2.31 lakh crore in October 2026

    Words only this outlet used: grows, 2026.

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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