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.
‘Completely false, baseless’: Virat Kohli rejects ₹5 crore claim over Premanand Maharaj’s ashram visit
3 reports from 3 outlets over 67 min.
How each outlet put it
Highlighted: words only this outlet used
Most outlets used:
- ‘Completely false, baseless’: Virat Kohli rejects ₹5 crore claim over Premanand Maharaj’s ashram visit
- 'Completely false, baseless': Virat Kohli refutes allegations of Rs 5 crore payment for Premanand ashram visit
Words only this outlet used: refutes allegations, payment.
- "Baseless": Kohli's Team Rejects Claim He Was Paid Rs 5 Crore for Premanand Maharaj's Ashram Visit
Words only this outlet used: Team, Paid.
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/2859