ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Saturday, 7 November 2026
Reading the news: a worksheet
One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.
Bihar: JD(U) expels Anant Singh for six years over anti-party activities, seeks termination of his MLA membership
8 reports from 7 outlets over 20 hours.
- Deccan Herald and The Indian Express 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:
- Bihar: JD(U) expels Anant Singh for six years over anti-party activities, seeks termination of his MLA membership
Words only this outlet used: termination.
- Deccan Herald ≈ same wordingBihar: JD(U) expels Anant Singh, ex-MLA Neelam Devi for 6 years over 'anti-party' activities
- India Today changedBihar MLA Anant Singh expelled from JDU for 6 years for anti-party activities
Words only this outlet used: JDU.
Earlier headline Bihar MLA Anant Singh expelled from JD(U) for 6 years for anti-party activities · change seen 24 Oct, 10:35 pm?
- JD(U) expels Anant Singh for 6 years over 'anti-party activities', seeks cancellation of his Mokama MLA membership
Words only this outlet used: Mokama.
- JD(U) expels Bihar MLA Anant Singh, ex-MLA Neelam Devi for 6 years for ‘anti-party activities’
- Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) drops Anant Singh, wife Neelam Devi, over anti-party activities
Words only this outlet used: Nitish Kumar’s, drops, wife.
- Anant Singh Expelled From JD(U) For Six Years, Party Moves To Cancel His MLA Membership
Words only this outlet used: Moves.
- Bihar: JD(U) expels MLA Anant Singh for ‘anti-party activities’
Questions
Which words do most headlines share? Which words does only one outlet use, and what do they stress?
Who reported it first, and how long did the others take? Does “first seen by Huduku” mean they broke the story?
How many different owners carried it? Do any outlets share an owner, or nearly the same words?
Which outlets you know did not carry it? What might explain that?
What is the original source (a judgment, notice, speech or set of figures)? Find it. Does any headline say more than the source does?
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/7453