19th December, School News Headlines Today: The morning assembly is a popular school tradition that has been followed for years. The assembly requires all teachers and students to gather on the grounds or the hall at the start of the day.
The structure of the assembly isn’t set and can vary from school to school, but the main activities remain the same. The principal gives a speech, and students read the daily news headlines. Talent shows, debates, speeches and role plays are usually a part of the morning assembly as well.
Prayers, physical exercise, and yoga can also be included in the morning school assembly as well. However, today we bring you the latest news headlines, which enhance awareness among the students about global and domestic happenings.
You can check out the news headlines for 19 December to be read during the morning school assembly below.
National News Headlines for Today’s School Assembly December 19
1) PM Modi unveiled the world’s largest meditation centre in Varanasi’s Swarved Mahamandir.
2) 33 MPs were suspended from the Lok Sabha during the winter session for disrupting the parliament.
3) The centre introduced a new telecom bill that will allow it to take over, and suspend any mobile network for public safety.
4) 8 ISIS terror operatives were arrested in raids across 19 locations in four states by the NIA.
5) Tamil Nadu rains caused severe flooding; IMD predicted more showers while trains and flights were cancelled.
6) The Karnataka health minister advised senior citizens and at-risk people to wear masks amid the surge of a new Covid variant in Kerala.
International News for Today’s School Assembly
- Oil shipping firms have begun avoiding the Red Sea for transport due to the rising attacks and hijackings by the Houthis.
- US President Joe Biden’s security convoy was involved in a car crash in Delaware.
- Israeli hacktivists “Predatory Sparrow” reportedly hacked and shut down 70% of Iran’s gas stations.
- Singapore issued a travel advisory after 56,000 COVID-19 cases were recorded in early December.
- Israeli attacks in Gaza continue to grow even as starving citizens resort to stealing food from aid trucks.
- Cyclone Jasper brought heavy rains, flooding and crocodiles to Queensland in Australia.
Sports News for Today’s Assembly
- Real Madrid crushed Villarreal 4-1 in the La Liga 2023/24.
- Manchester City will face Copenhagen, and Barcelona will face Napoli in the Champions League round of 16.
- The IPL 2024 auction will be held in Dubai on December 19 at 1:00 PM (IST).
- FIFA announced a revamped Club World Cup to be held in the US in 2025. Liverpool and Manchester United miss out on qualifying.
Important Days on 19 December
Thought of the Day
“Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.
