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.
'I was reciting Hanuman Chalisa': flydubai 'hero' Captain Smit Machchhar tells PM Modi about cockpit ordeal
4 reports from 4 outlets over 9 hours.
How each outlet put it
Highlighted: words only this outlet used
Most outlets used:
- 'I was reciting Hanuman Chalisa': flydubai 'hero' Captain Smit Machchhar tells PM Modi about cockpit ordeal
Words only this outlet used: hero, cockpit.
- The Indian Express News‘I kept reciting Hanuman Chalisa’: Smit Machchhar recalls flydubai ordeal in call with PM Modi
Words only this outlet used: recalls, call.
- Hindustan Times Video'I Kept Reciting Hanuman Chalisa': Captain Smit To PM Modi
- 'I Kept Reciting Hanuman Chalisa': Captain Machchhar Tells PM Modi Of flydubai Attack
Words only this outlet used: Attack.
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/746