Indian English-language newspapers, television channels and news websites reach enormous audiences, and they use a recognisable style. Headlines pack meaning into a few words: "Two held for chain-snatching", "Heavy rain lashes city; schools shut", "Sensex zooms 600 points". News reports use words that sound unusual to visitors: "nabbed" (caught), "mishap" (accident), "cops" (police), "miscreants" (wrongdoers), "lakh" and "crore" for numbers, "IMD" for the weather department. What you will learn: • Headline grammar • News vocabulary • Weather reports • Traffic and transport reports • Sport and business reports • Spoken VS written news • Practice: decode the headline • Listening strategies • Self-check questions to test your ear Level: B1–B2. Self-study: listen, then take the quizzes. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.