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ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Tuesday, 6 October 2026

Reading the news: a worksheet

One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.

Your place is in jail: Supreme Court slams Rajpal Yadav for failure to pay in cheque bounce case

3 reports from 3 outlets over 3 hours.

How each outlet put it

Highlighted: words only this outlet used

Most outlets used: place, jail, Rajpal, Yadav, cheque, bounce

  1. Bar and Bench
    Your place is in jail: Supreme Court slams Rajpal Yadav for failure to pay in cheque bounce case

    Words only this outlet used: failure, pay.

  2. News18
    ‘Your Place Is In Jail’: Supreme Court Rebukes Rajpal Yadav In Rs 5 Crore Cheque Bounce Case

    Words only this outlet used: Rebukes, Rs 5 Crore.

  3. Deccan Herald
    'Your place is in jail': SC slams Rajpal Yadav for failing to honour payment undertaking in cheque-bounce cases

    Words only this outlet used: SC, failing, honour payment undertaking.

Questions

  1. Which words do most headlines share? Which words does only one outlet use, and what do they stress?

  2. Who reported it first, and how long did the others take? Does “first seen by Huduku” mean they broke the story?

  3. How many different owners carried it? Do any outlets share an owner, or nearly the same words?

  4. Which outlets you know did not carry it? What might explain that?

  5. What is the original source (a judgment, notice, speech or set of figures)? Find it. Does any headline say more than the source does?

  6. 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/1993