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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.

Popular LGBTQ Influencer And Makeup Artist Mad Sandhu Shot Dead In Amritsar

14 reports from 10 outlets over 15 hours.

  • NDTV, Hindustan Times, India Today, News18 and The Indian Express used nearly the same words. Headlines this close usually come from one news agency’s copy.
  • 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: Influencer, Shot, Dead, Amritsar, Punjab, Makeup

  1. NDTV ≈ same wording
    Popular LGBTQ Influencer And Makeup Artist Mad Sandhu Shot Dead In Amritsar

    Words only this outlet used: Popular.

  2. Hindustan Times changed ≈ same wording
    Punjab makeup artist, influencer Mad Sandhu shot dead in Amritsar

    Earlier headline Punjabi makeup artist, influencer Maddy Sandhu shot dead in Amritsar · change seen 3 Oct, 9:35 pm?

    Earlier headline Punjabi makeup artist, influencer Mad Sandhu shot dead in Amritsar · change seen 3 Oct, 10:35 pm?

  3. India Today changed ≈ same wording
    Makeup artist and LGBTQ influencer Mad Sandhu shot dead in Amritsar

    Earlier headline Makeup artist and influencer Mad Sandhu shot dead in Amritsar · change seen 4 Oct, 7:35 am?

  4. News18 ≈ same wording
    Punjab Makeup Artist And Influencer Mad Sandhu Shot Dead In Amritsar
  5. NDTV
    Punjabi Influencer Mad Sandhu Shot Dead In Amritsar, Police Launch Probe

    Words only this outlet used: Police Launch Probe.

  6. Deccan Herald
    Punjabi social media influencer shot dead in Amritsar

    Words only this outlet used: social media.

  7. The Print ≈ same wording
    Punjabi influencer, makeup artist shot dead in Amritsar
  8. India Today ≈ same wording
    Who was Mad Sandhu, LGBTQ+ influencer and makeup artist shot dead in Amritsar
  9. Times of India
    LGBTQ+ influencer Mad Sandhu shot dead in Amritsar
  10. The Indian Express Cities
    LGBTQ influencer and makeup artist Madhu Sudan shot dead in Amritsar

    Words only this outlet used: Madhu Sudan.

  11. The Indian Express Cities ≈ same wording
    Punjabi LGBTQ influencer and makeup artist Mad Sandhu shot dead in Amritsar
  12. NDTV YouTube Video ≈ same wording
    Punjab News | Punjab LGBTQ Influencer And Makeup Artist Mad Sandhu Shot Dead In Amritsar

    Words only this outlet used: News.

  13. The Quint
    Punjabi Influencer Mad Sandhu Shot Dead by Bike-Borne Assailants in Amritsar

    Words only this outlet used: Bike, Borne Assailants.

  14. The Hindu News ≈ same wording
    Punjabi influencer, makeup artist shot dead in Amritsar

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/1350