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.
2008 Ahmedabad bomb blasts: SC stays execution of death penalty of Indian Mujahideen operative
7 reports from 5 outlets over 20 hours. Those outlets have 4 owners.
- The Hindu and The Hindu BusinessLine have the same owner: The Hindu Group.
How each outlet put it
Highlighted: words only this outlet used
Most outlets used:
- The Hindu News2008 Ahmedabad bomb blasts: SC stays execution of death penalty of Indian Mujahideen operative
- 2008 Ahmedabad bomb blasts: Supreme Court stays execution of death penalty of Indian Mujahideen operative
- 2008 Ahmedabad bomb blasts: Supreme Court stays execution of death penalty of Indian Mujahideen operative
- The Hindu News2008 Ahmedabad bomb blasts: SC stays execution of death penalty of Indian Mujahideen operative
- SC stays death sentence of Indian Mujahideen operative in 2008 Ahmedabad blasts case
Words only this outlet used: sentence.
- Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Terror Operative In 2008 Ahmedabad Blasts
- SC Stays Execution Of Terror Operative In 2008 Ahmedabad Blasts Case, Issues Notice To Gujarat Govt
Words only this outlet used: Issues Notice, Gujarat Govt.
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/544