12th January, School News Headlines Today: The morning assembly is a tradition that has been observed for years. The assembly is often held in the morning and requires all teachers and students to congregate on the school grounds or the hall.
The format of the assembly isn’t fixed and can differ from school to school. However, the main activities remain the same. The principal delivers a speech, and students read the news headlines. Talent shows, debates, speeches and fun skits are often included in the school assembly.
Prayers, yoga and physical exercise can also be a part of the morning school assembly. However, today we bring you the top news headlines, which increase awareness among the students about global and domestic affairs.
You can check out the news headlines for 12 January to be read during the morning school assembly below.
National News Headlines for Today’s School Assembly January 12
1) Indore retained the tag of the cleanest city for the seventh time in the 2023 Swachh Survekshan Awards.
2) A 6.1 magnitude earthquake jolted Afghanistan. Tremors were felt in Delhi and North India.
3) India improved its rank on the Henley Passport Index by four places, moving from 84th to 80th place. 62 destinations offered visa-free access to 62 destinations.
4) The speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly declared his verdict on the real Shiv Sena, giving the title to Eknath Sinde’s faction.
5) IMD predicted that the cold wave in North India and fog will reduce soon.
6) ISRO’s X-ray Polarimeter satellite (XPoSat) successfully captured light from black hole remnant Cas A.
7) The Indian Navy got its first indigenous medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) drone, the Drishti 10 Starliner unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
International News for Today’s School Assembly
- France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore and Spain were ranked at the top by the Henley Passport Index 2024 for having the most powerful passport.
- Papua New Guinea was hit with riots, arson and looting by people after the police went on strike over pay.
- Taiwan citizens went offline, banks were shut, and the semiconductor industry was paralysed amid fears of an invasion by China.
- South Korea’s parliament made history by passing a bill banning the consumption and sale of dog meat in support of animal welfare.
- Iran said it arrested 35 linked to ISIS-organized twin blasts that killed nearly 100 people.
Sports News for Today’s Assembly
- India will face Afghanistan under the leadership of captain Rohit Sharma in the first T20I in Mohali on 11 January.
- Real Madrid beat arch-rivals Atletico Madrid 5-3 in the Spanish Super Cup semifinal to reach the finals.
- Rahul Dravid dismissed media reports of disciplinary action against Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer.
Important Days on 12 January
- Work Harder Day
- National Youth Day
Thought of the Day
“Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.”
― Franz Kafka
