20th December, School News Headlines Today: The morning assembly is a widespread school tradition that has been followed for years. The assembly involves all teachers and students gathering on the grounds or the hall at the beginning of the day.
The structure of the assembly isn’t set and can differ from school to school, but the core activities remain the same. The principal gives a speech, and students read the daily news headlines. Talent exhibitions, debates, speeches and fun skits are usually a part of the school 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 increase awareness among the students about global and domestic affairs.
You can check out the news headlines for 20 December to be read during the morning school assembly below.
National News Headlines for Today’s School Assembly December 20
1) India topped the global remittance charts with $125 billion in 2023, double that of China.
2) The Jammu and Kashmir Anand Marriage Registration Rules, 2023 was implemented by the J&K administration, allowing sikh couples to register their marriages under specific regulations instead of the Hindu Marriage Act.
3) The Indian Parliament recently approved the Post Office Bill 2023, replacing the 125-year-old Indian Post Office Act, of 1898.
4) Row erupted in the Parliament over the Trinamul Congress leader’s mimicry of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar and Rahul Gandhi’s recording of the video.
5) The Allahabad high court allowed the restoration of the temple at Gyanvapi, rejecting all demands of the Muslim side.
International News for Today’s School Assembly
- An old video of Italian PM Giorgia Meloni emerged in which she can be heard saying Islam had no place in Europe.
- China was hit by its deadliest earthquake in 13 years of 6.2 magnitude, killing over 100 people in the Gansu province.
- Bhutan announced the Gelephu Smartcity Project set to create a 1,000 sq-km economic corridor along the border of India.
- Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi secured a third term in the election with an 89.6% vote.
- Israeli forces hit houses in Rafah crossing and hospitals in Gaza as it continued to intensify attacks.
- The US announced a 10-nation coalition force to combat Yemen’s Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.
Sports News for Today’s Assembly
- India and South Africa faced each other in the second ODI match of the bilateral series.
- IPL Auction 2024: Mitchell Starc became the most expensive player of the tournament ever after being sold to KKR for 24.75 crore.
- Pat Cummins was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹20.5 crore.
Important Days on 20 December
- International Human Solidarity Day
Thought of the Day
“The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.”
― John F. Kennedy
