19th January, School News Headlines Today: The morning assembly is a long-running tradition in schools. The assembly is generally held in the morning and requires all teachers and students to congregate on the school grounds or the hall.
The layout of the assembly isn’t defined and can differ from school to school. However, the main activities stay the same. The principal delivers a speech, and students recite the news headlines. Talent shows, debates, student speeches and 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 19 January to be read during the morning school assembly below.
National News Headlines for Today’s School Assembly January 19
1) PM Modi launched a series of commemorative postage stamps dedicated to Ayodhya’s Ram Temple.
2) Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the ₹800 crore heritage corridor around the Puri Jagannath Temple.
3) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) achieved a significant milestone by becoming the second most valuable IT services brand in the world, according to the 2024 Global 500 IT Services Ranking by Brand Finance.
4) India was ranked the fourth most powerful military in the world by the Global Firepower list.
5) IMD predicted dense fog and cold in North India till January 21.
International News for Today’s School Assembly
- Pakistan retaliated at militant targets in Iran a day after missile strikes by Iran in Balochistan.
- The US launched further strikes on the Houthis in Yemen after a cargo ship attack and re-designated the group as a terrorist outfit.
- The UK parliament passed PM Rishi Sunak’s revised bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.
- Israel escalated Gaza strikes after making a deal for more aid to the territory with Hamas.
- India became the most populous nation for the second year as China’s growth rate continued to decline.
Sports News for Today’s Assembly
- India beat Afghanistan by 10 runs in the super-over to win the third and final T20I of the bilateral series.
- The Indian women’s hockey team faced Germany in the FIH Hockey Olympic qualifiers to book the Paris Olympics spot.
- India and Pakistan will clash in the T20 World Cup 2024 at New York’s 34,000-seat Nassau County International Cricket Stadium.
Important Days on 19 January
Thought of the Day
“Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.”
― Edgar Allen Poe
