ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Friday, 6 November 2026
Reading the news: a worksheet
One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.
BJP fields Hardeep Singh Puri for Rajya Sabha bypoll from seat vacated by L Murugan
4 reports from 4 outlets over 7 hours.
How each outlet put it
Highlighted: words only this outlet used
Most outlets used:
- BJP fields Hardeep Singh Puri for Rajya Sabha bypoll from seat vacated by L Murugan
Words only this outlet used: seat vacated, L Murugan.
- Union Minister Hardeep Puri to return to Rajya Sabha
Words only this outlet used: Union Minister, return.
Earlier headline BJP names Hardeep Singh Puri as candidate for Rajya Sabha bypoll in M.P. · change seen 28 Oct, 7:35 pm?
- BJP fields Hardeep Singh Puri as its candidate for Rajya Sabha bypoll from MP
Words only this outlet used: candidate, MP.
- Mint NewsBJP fields Hardeep Singh Puri for Rajya Sabha bypoll
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/8744