[General] Modi in U.S.A shows the real power of India and woman gives birth to baby girl.

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arjitsharma

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I saw it these two sentences on a news channel. Why the definite "the" is omitted before "U.S.A" and the indefinite artticle "A" before "baby girl"?
I have read and seen many sentences like these on a newspaper and a news channel, where the articles are omitted most times.
 

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Shorter words are omitted because they need to save space in newspaper headlines and on the captions on news channels.
 

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Newspaper headlines have a special grammar of their own, designed to minimize space while preserving meaning.
 

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Is there is a link to master the special grammar on the Internet?
 

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No. There is no "special grammar" for the internet. There are different styles​ used in different contexts.
 
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