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ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Saturday, 10 October 2026

Reading the news: a worksheet

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

Two Mumbai-based firms, 5 Indian nationals face US sanctions over Iran oil trade

7 reports from 7 outlets over 7 hours. Those outlets have 6 owners.

  • The Hindu and The Hindu BusinessLine 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.
  • India Today and The Hindu BusinessLine 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: Two, Mumbai, firms, Indian, sanctions, Iran

  1. Hindustan Times ≈ same wording
    Two Mumbai-based firms, 5 Indian nationals face US sanctions over Iran oil trade
  2. India Today ≈ same wording
    US sanctions two Mumbai firms, five Indians over alleged Iran oil trade
  3. Times of India
    'Operation Economic Outcast': US sanctions two Mumbai firms, five Indians over alleged Iran oil trade

    Words only this outlet used: Operation Economic Outcast.

  4. The Hindu Business
    Two Mumbai-based firms, five Indian nationals face U.S. sanctions over Iran oil trade

    Words only this outlet used: U, S.

  5. Deccan Herald ≈ same wording
    Two Mumbai-based firms, 5 Indian nationals face US sanctions over Iran oil trade
  6. News18
    US Sanctions Two Mumbai-Based Firms, Five Indian Nationals Over Alleged Iran Oil Trade
  7. The Hindu BusinessLine ≈ same wording
    US sanctions two Mumbai firms and five Indians over alleged Iran oil trade

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/3544