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BJP’s dare for Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge for calling Diwali ‘Khushiyon ka Eid’

Hindustan Times reaches for "slams" where The Indian Express stays flat.

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As of November 9, 2026 at 8:29 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened BJP’s dare for Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge for calling Diwali ‘Khushiyon ka Eid’.
The headline split The left frames it as "BJP slams Kharge for calling Diwali 'Eid of joy', dares Congress to call Eid 'Diwali of j...". The center frames it as "BJP’s dare for Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge for calling Diwali ‘Khushiyon ka Eid’".
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Left / center-leftBJP slams Kharge for calling Diwali 'Eid of joy', dares Congress to call Eid 'Diwali of joy'

Hindustan Times · Center-left · News report

CenterBJP’s dare for Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge for calling Diwali ‘Khushiyon ka Eid’

The Indian Express · Center · News report

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The Indian ExpressNews report · Nov 9, 8:29 AM

BJP’s dare for Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge for calling Diwali ‘Khushiyon ka Eid’

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Hindustan TimesNews report · Nov 9, 8:28 AM

BJP slams Kharge for calling Diwali 'Eid of joy', dares Congress to call Eid 'Diwali of joy'

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The BJP criticized Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for describing Diwali as ‘khushiyon ka Eid’, calling the party anti-sanatani.

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Details48/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
48/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Nov 9, 8:28 AM: Hindustan Times joined the source map.

Nov 9, 8:29 AM: The Indian Express joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 48/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.