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.
Phone linked to Siddaramaiah ‘sting’ video taken to Kumaraswamy’s Delhi residence: Police
4 reports from 4 outlets over 15 hours.
How each outlet put it
Highlighted: words only this outlet used
Most outlets used:
- Hindustan Times changedPhone linked to Siddaramaiah ‘sting’ video taken to Kumaraswamy’s Delhi residence: Police
Words only this outlet used: linked, taken.
Earlier headline Phone linked to Siddaramaiah sting video taken to Kumaraswamy’s Delhi residence: Police · change seen 1 Nov, 9:35 pm?
- Phone used in Siddaramaiah ‘sting op’ changed hands at minister Kumaraswamy’s Delhi residence: K’taka Police
Words only this outlet used: op, changed hands, minister, K’taka.
- Bengaluru top cop links Siddaramaiah sting phone to HD Kumaraswamy's Delhi residence
Words only this outlet used: Bengaluru top cop links, HD.
- Phone used in Siddaramaiah sting row videos handed over at Kumaraswamy’s residence: Police
Words only this outlet used: row videos handed.
Questions
Which words do most headlines share? Which words does only one outlet use, and what do they stress?
Who reported it first, and how long did the others take? Does “first seen by Huduku” mean they broke the story?
How many different owners carried it? Do any outlets share an owner, or nearly the same words?
Which outlets you know did not carry it? What might explain that?
What is the original source (a judgment, notice, speech or set of figures)? Find it. Does any headline say more than the source does?
If you shared one of these headlines, which would it be, and why?
Trace it to the source?
Stories like this usually start from a document. These are where such documents are published; none is matched to this story.
Each headline links to the outlet’s own report. Huduku shows headlines only. https://huduku.org/story/10328