Optics
← Today's headlines

3 sources checked · 2 source groups included · 5m ago

Still Watching

Congress's Nandigram candidate arrested hours after Mamata pledges support

Hindustan Times and India Today describe the same event in different terms.

2 Left1 Center0 Right
Still watching. Optics is waiting for a cleaner match before calling the split.

STILL WATCHING

As of September 18, 2026 at 1:24 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Congresss Nandigram candidate arrested hours after Mamata pledges support.
The headline split The left frames it as "Nandigram bypoll: Congress candidate Milan Pradhan arrested hours after getting Mamata’s...". The center frames it as "Congress's Nandigram candidate arrested hours after Mamata pledges support".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceMild

50/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftNandigram bypoll: Congress candidate Milan Pradhan arrested hours after getting Mamata’s support

The Hindu · Center-left · News report

CenterCongress's Nandigram candidate arrested hours after Mamata pledges support

India Today · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

Optics keeps watching for pickup.

SEE THE HEADLINES

Center-leftMostly Factual
The HinduNews report · Sep 18, 1:24 PM

Nandigram bypoll: Congress candidate Milan Pradhan arrested hours after getting Mamata’s support

The arrest comes an hour after Mamata Banerjee said she would support the Congress candidate after her own candidate withdrew her nomination

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
Hindustan TimesNews report · Sep 18, 1:19 PM

Hours after Mamata's support, Congress claims Nandigram bypoll candidate Milan Pradhan arrested

Congress claims Nandigram bypoll candidate Milan Pradhan arrested: Report

Open source
CenterHigh
India TodayNews report · Sep 18, 1:15 PM

Congress's Nandigram candidate arrested hours after Mamata pledges support

Congresss Nandigram candidate arrested hours after Mamata pledges support

Open source
Details50/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
50/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 18, 1:15 PM: India Today joined the source map.

Sep 18, 1:19 PM: Hindustan Times joined the source map.

Sep 18, 1:24 PM: The Hindu joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 50/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.