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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.

UPSC Mains Result 2026 out at upsc.gov.in; 2,526 candidates qualify for interview

3 reports from 3 outlets over 13 hours.

How each outlet put it

Highlighted: words only this outlet used

Most outlets used: UPSC, Mains, Result, 2026, 2, 526

  1. Hindustan Times
    UPSC Mains Result 2026 out at upsc.gov.in; 2,526 candidates qualify for interview

    Words only this outlet used: gov.

  2. India Today
    UPSC Civil Services Mains 2026 result out: List of 2,526 candidates who qualified

    Words only this outlet used: Civil Services, List.

  3. Times of India
    UPSC CSE Mains Result 2026 out: 2,526 candidates qualify for interview, check result PDF

    Words only this outlet used: CSE, check, PDF.

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?

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/11813