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ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Monday, 9 November 2026

Reading the news: a worksheet

One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.

Congress donations fall nearly 75% in 2025-26, sharpest decline in a decade

6 reports from 6 outlets over 58 min. Those outlets have 5 owners.

  • The Hindu BusinessLine and The Hindu have the same owner: The Hindu Group.
  • The Print and The Hindu 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: Congress, donations, fall, 75, sharpest, decade

  1. The Hindu BusinessLine
    Congress donations fall nearly 75% in 2025-26, sharpest decline in a decade
  2. The Print ≈ same wording
    Congress donations fall nearly 75%, sharpest decline in a decade
  3. Deccan Herald changed
    Congress donations above Rs 20,000 fall nearly 75%, sharpest decline in a decade: ECI filings show

    Words only this outlet used: ECI filings show.

    Earlier headline Congress donations fall nearly 75%, sharpest decline in a decade as per Election Commission filings · change seen 8 Nov, 3:35 pm?

  4. The Hindu News ≈ same wording
    Congress donations fall nearly 75%, sharpest decline in a decade
  5. Outlook India
    Congress Donations Plunge Nearly 75% To Rs 130.69 Crore In 2025-26, Sharpest Fall In A Decade

    Words only this outlet used: 130, 69.

  6. The New Indian Express
    Congress donations above Rs 20,000 plunge 75% to Rs 131 crore, sharpest fall in a decade

    Words only this outlet used: 131.

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/12685