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CJP Says Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka Detained During Protest At Jantar Mantar

6 reports from 5 outlets over 47 min.

1. ND NDTV · 18 h
   CJP Says Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka Detained During Protest At Jantar Mantar

   Words only this outlet used: During.

2. DH Deccan Herald · 18 h
   Anti-CEC protest | CJP's Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka jump Jantar Mantar gate, detained

   Words only this outlet used: Anti, CEC.

3. DH Deccan Herald · 18 h
   Anti-CEC stir | CJP's Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka scale gate to enter 'denotified' Jantar Mantar protest site, detained

   Words only this outlet used: Anti, CEC stir, scale, enter, denotified, site.

4. AL ABP Live · 18 h
   CJP's Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka Detained Again As They Attempt To Protest At Jantar Mantar

   Words only this outlet used: Again.

5. IT India Today · 18 h · Video
   Video: CJP's Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka jump gate to sneak into Jantar Mantar, detained

   Words only this outlet used: sneak.

6. TI Times of India · 17 h
   Police detain CJP's Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka and Ajinkya Shinde as they attempt to breach Jantar Mantar

   Words only this outlet used: Police, Ajinkya Shinde, breach.

Questions

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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?

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