ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Friday, 6 November 2026
Reading the news: a worksheet
One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.
Banks must compensate digital fraud victims for losses if due diligence fails: SC
9 reports from 9 outlets over 4 hours. Those outlets have 8 owners.
- The Hindu BusinessLine and The Hindu have the same owner: The Hindu Group.
- Hindustan Times and Deccan Herald 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:
- Banks must compensate digital fraud victims for losses if due diligence fails: SC
- Hindustan Times ≈ same wordingBanks must compensate digital arrest victims if due diligence fails: Supreme Court
- Supreme Court says banks must compensate digital fraud victims for losses caused by negligence
Words only this outlet used: caused, negligence.
- Banks Must Compensate Fraud Victims If Due Diligence Fails: Supreme Court
- Supreme Court calls for financial institutions to compensate digital arrest victims
Words only this outlet used: calls, financial institutions.
Earlier headline SC calls for mandatory compensation to digital fraud victims in case of banks' due diligence · change seen 29 Oct, 10:35 pm?
- Supreme Court Flags Rs 800 Crore Digital Arrest Losses, Says Banks Must Compensate Victims
Words only this outlet used: Flags Rs 800 Crore.
- Banks must compensate digital fraud victims for loss if due-diligence failure established: SC
Words only this outlet used: failure established.
- Supreme Court Says Banks Must Compensate Cyber Fraud Victims If It Took Place Due To Bank's Lack Of Due Diligence
Words only this outlet used: Cyber, Took Place, Lack.
- Deccan Herald ≈ same wordingBanks must compensate digital arrest victims for losses if due diligence fails: Supreme Court
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/9226