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‘India was my home, my children’s home’: Sonia Gandhi on why she never left after Rajiv’s assassination

Hindustan Times and The Indian Express describe the same event in different terms.

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As of November 7, 2026 at 3:13 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened ‘India was my home, my children’s home’: Sonia Gandhi on why she never left after Rajiv’s assassination.
The headline split The left frames it as "Sonia Gandhi recalls pleading with Rajiv not to become PM after Indira’s assassination: ‘...". The center frames it as "‘India was my home, my children’s home’: Sonia Gandhi on why she never left after Rajiv’s...".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftSonia Gandhi recalls pleading with Rajiv not to become PM after Indira’s assassination: ‘They will kill you’

Hindustan Times · Center-left · News report

Center‘India was my home, my children’s home’: Sonia Gandhi on why she never left after Rajiv’s assassination

The Indian Express · Center · News report

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The Indian ExpressNews report · Nov 7, 3:13 PM

‘India was my home, my children’s home’: Sonia Gandhi on why she never left after Rajiv’s assassination

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Hindustan TimesNews report · Nov 7, 2:50 PM

Sonia Gandhi recalls pleading with Rajiv not to become PM after Indira’s assassination: ‘They will kill you’

Sonia said she was overwhelmed by anger and anguish at the prospect of Rajiv taking over as prime minister, fearing that he too could become a target.

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Details60/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
60/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Nov 7, 2:50 PM: Hindustan Times joined the source map.

Nov 7, 3:13 PM: The Indian Express joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 60/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.