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.
Indian mathematician Mahesh Kakde wins 2026 Ramanujan Prize for number theory
4 reports from 4 outlets over 2 hours. Those outlets have 3 owners.
- India Today and Business Today have the same owner: India Today Group.
How each outlet put it
Highlighted: words only this outlet used
Most outlets used:
- Indian mathematician Mahesh Kakde wins 2026 Ramanujan Prize for number theory
Words only this outlet used: Indian mathematician.
- Meet Mahesh Kakde, IISc Professor Who Won Ramanujan Prize 2026
- IISc professor Mahesh Kakde wins Ramanujan Prize 2026 for algebraic number theory work
Words only this outlet used: algebraic, work.
- Who is Mahesh Kakde? Meet the IISc professor who won the 2026 Ramanujan Prize for number theory
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/2846