ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Thursday, 8 October 2026
Reading the news: a worksheet
One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.
PM Narendra Modi Completes 25 Years as Head of Government in Public Office
7 reports from 6 outlets over 27 hours. Those outlets have 5 owners.
- India Today and Business Today have the same owner: India Today Group.
- Times of India and NDTV 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:
- PM Narendra Modi Completes 25 Years as Head of Government in Public Office
Words only this outlet used: Narendra.
- PM Modi Completes 25 Years Of Public Service As Head Of Government, Wishes Pour In
Words only this outlet used: Service, Wishes Pour.
- Times of India ≈ same wordingPM Modi offers prayers at Delhi temple as he completes 25 years in public office
- PM Modi Offers Prayers At Delhi Temple As He Completes 25 Years In Public Office
- PM Modi on completing 25 years as head of government
Words only this outlet used: completing.
- PM Modi Completes 25 Years In Government, Offers Prayers At Delhi Temple
- World leaders hail Modi as he completes 25 years in public office
Words only this outlet used: World leaders hail.
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/2699