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ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Saturday, 10 October 2026

Reading the news: a worksheet

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

CMRL 'bribery' case: Kerala High Court orders registration of FIR against Pinarayi Vijayan

12 reports from 10 outlets over 4 hours. Those outlets have 9 owners.

  • The Hindu and The Hindu BusinessLine have the same owner: The Hindu Group.
  • Deccan Herald, The Hindu BusinessLine and India Today used nearly the same words. Headlines this close usually come from one news agency’s copy.
  • The Print and Hindustan Times used nearly the same words. Headlines this close usually come from one news agency’s copy.

How each outlet put it

Highlighted: words only this outlet used

Most outlets used: Kerala, FIR, CMRL, case, Vijayan, orders

  1. Deccan Herald ≈ same wording
    CMRL 'bribery' case: Kerala High Court orders registration of FIR against Pinarayi Vijayan
  2. The Print ≈ same wording
    Kerala HC allows plea to register FIR against Vijayan based on ED report in CMRL ‘bribery’ case
  3. India Today
    Kerala HC orders FIR against Pinarayi Vijayan in CMRL bribery case
  4. The Hindu News
    CMRL payoff case: Kerala HC orders registration of FIR against Pinarayi Vijayan, kin based on ED report

    Words only this outlet used: kin.

  5. News18 Video
    Kerala High Court Orders FIR Against Former CM Pinarayi Vijayan Amid ED Allegations

    Words only this outlet used: Allegations.

  6. News18 YouTube Video
    Kerala High Court Orders FIR Against Former CM Pinarayi Vijayan Amid ED Allegations

    Words only this outlet used: Allegations.

  7. Times of India
    Kerala HC orders FIR against former CM Pinarayi Vijayan in CMRL bribery case
  8. Hindustan Times ≈ same wording
    Kerala HC allows plea to register FIR against Vijayan based on ED report in CMRL 'bribery' case
  9. The Hindu BusinessLine ≈ same wording
    Kerala High Court orders FIR against Pinarayi Vijayan in alleged CMRL bribery case

    Words only this outlet used: alleged.

  10. ABP Live
    Kerala HC Orders FIR Against Pinarayi Vijayan In CMRL Case, Sets Aside SIT Probe

    Words only this outlet used: Sets Aside SIT Probe.

  11. India Today ≈ same wording
    Kerala High Court orders FIR against Pinarayi Vijayan in CMRL bribery case
  12. Onmanorama YouTube Video
    CMRL payoff case: Kerala High Court orders vigilance FIR against

    Words only this outlet used: vigilance.

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?

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