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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.

BMC takes down actor Dia Mirza’s pollution-free Diwali video after BJP leader’s objection

9 reports from 8 outlets over 11 hours. Those outlets have 7 owners.

  • Hindustan Times and Mint have the same owner: KK Birla Group.
  • The Print and The New Indian Express 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: BMC, Dia, Mirza, pollution, Diwali, BJP

  1. The Print ≈ same wording
    BMC takes down actor Dia Mirza’s pollution-free Diwali video after BJP leader’s objection
  2. The New Indian Express ≈ same wording
    BMC takes down actor Dia Mirza's pollution-free Diwali video after BJP leader's objection
  3. India Today
    BMC removes Dia Mirza's anti-pollution Diwali video after BJP objection

    Words only this outlet used: anti.

  4. Deccan Herald
    Dia Mirza's pollution-free Diwali video taken down by BMC after BJP leader says 'don't need lessons to celebrate'

    Words only this outlet used: taken, lessons.

  5. Deccan Herald
    Dia Mirza's pollution-free Diwali video taken down by BMC after BJP leader says 'don't need lessons to celebrate'

    Words only this outlet used: taken, lessons.

  6. The Hindu News changed
    BJP forces BMC to pull down Dia Mirza’s video on eco-friendly Deepavali

    Words only this outlet used: forces, pull, eco, friendly Deepavali.

    Earlier headline BMC takes down actor Dia Mirza’s pollution-free Diwali video after BJP leader's objection · change seen 2 Nov, 4:35 pm?

    Earlier headline BMC takes down actor Dia Mirza’s pollution-free Deepavali video after BJP leader's objection · change seen 2 Nov, 11:35 pm?

    Earlier headline BJP forces BMC to pull down Dia Mirza’s video on eco-friendly Diwali · change seen 3 Nov, 1:35 pm?

  7. Scroll
    Mumbai: BMC deletes Dia Mirza video calling for pollution-free Diwali after BJP objection

    Words only this outlet used: deletes, calling.

  8. Hindustan Times
    'Don't need Dia Mirza to teach us how to celebrate': Mumbai mayor on BMC's pollution-free Diwali video takedown

    Words only this outlet used: teach, mayor, takedown.

  9. Mint News
    Dia Mirza's Diwali pollution video removed by BMC after BJP objection: What really happened? what went wrong?

    Words only this outlet used: really happened, went wrong.

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/10527