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ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Reading the news: a worksheet

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

Smriti Mandhana takes over from Harmanpreet Kaur as India captain, Shafali Verma her deputy in T20Is

7 reports from 7 outlets over 2 hours. Those outlets have 5 owners.

  • India Today and Business Today have the same owner: India Today Group.
  • The Economic Times and Times of India have the same owner: The Times Group.
  • The Economic Times and BBC News 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: Mandhana, Harmanpreet, India, captain, Smriti, Kaur

  1. Hindustan Times
    Smriti Mandhana takes over from Harmanpreet Kaur as India captain, Shafali Verma her deputy in T20Is

    Words only this outlet used: Shafali Verma, deputy, T20Is.

  2. India Today
    Smriti Mandhana replaces Harmanpreet Kaur as India women's team captain

    Words only this outlet used: team.

  3. The Economic Times ≈ same wording
    Mandhana replaces Harmanpreet as India captain
  4. Times of India
    Smriti Mandhana replaces Harmanpreet Kaur as India captain: ‘Very special honour’

    Words only this outlet used: Very special honour.

  5. Business Today
    Smriti Mandhana takes charge as India women’s new captain after Harmanpreet Kaur steps down

    Words only this outlet used: charge.

  6. NDTV
    Smriti Mandhana Named India Women's New Captain After Harmanpreet Kaur Steps Down

    Words only this outlet used: Named.

  7. BBC News India ≈ same wording
    Mandhana replaces Harmanpreet as India captain

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/2595