ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Sunday, 4 October 2026
Reading the news: a worksheet
One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.
Drishyam 3 Box Office Day 1: Ajay Devgn Film Nears Rs 100 Crore
4 reports from 2 outlets over 26 hours.
How each outlet put it
Highlighted: words only this outlet used
Most outlets used:
- Drishyam 3 Box Office Day 1: Ajay Devgn Film Nears Rs 100 Crore
Words only this outlet used: Nears.
- Drishyam 3 box office Day 1: Ajay Devgn hits career-best, misses Rs 100-crore mark
Words only this outlet used: hits career, best, misses.
- Box Office: Ajay Devgn's Drishyam 3 Crosses Rs 100 Crore Mark
Words only this outlet used: Crosses.
- Drishyam 3 box office Day 2: Ajay Devgn film races towards Rs 180 crore worldwide
Words only this outlet used: 2, races towards, 180, worldwide.
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/1074