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ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Sunday, 4 October 2026

Reading the news: a worksheet

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

Bombay HC discharges Rahul Raj Singh in 2016 Pratyusha Banerjee suicide case

2 reports from 2 outlets over 21 hours.

How each outlet put it

Highlighted: words only this outlet used

Most outlets used: Bombay, HC, Rahul, Raj, Singh, Pratyusha

  1. The Indian Express Cities
    Bombay HC discharges Rahul Raj Singh in 2016 Pratyusha Banerjee suicide case

    Words only this outlet used: discharges, 2016.

  2. Hindustan Times
    Actor Rahul Raj Singh on being acquitted by Bombay HC in Pratyusha Banerjee suicide case: After learning I have been acquitted, I went numb

    Words only this outlet used: Actor, being acquitted, learning, acquitted, went numb.

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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Each headline links to the outlet’s own report. Huduku shows headlines only. https://huduku.org/story/552