ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Friday, 16 October 2026
Reading the news: a worksheet
One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.
India-US trade deal: First phase finalised, legal drafting under way, says Piyush Goyal
5 reports from 5 outlets over 8 hours.
- ABP Live and The New 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:
- India-US trade deal: First phase finalised, legal drafting under way, says Piyush Goyal
Words only this outlet used: way.
- India-US trade pact 1st phase finalised, undergoing legal drafting: Piyush Goyal
Words only this outlet used: 1st.
- ABP Live ≈ same wordingIndia-US Trade Deal: First Tranche Finalised, Legal Drafting Underway, Says Piyush Goyal
- The New Indian Express ≈ same wordingPiyush Goyal says first tranche of India-US trade pact finalised, legal drafting underway
- First tranche of India-US trade deal going through legal drafting: Piyush Goyal
Words only this outlet used: going through.
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/5126