9th February, School News Headlines Today: The morning assembly is an old tradition in schools. The assembly is typically held in the morning and requires all teachers and students to gather on the school grounds or the hall.
The format of the assembly isn’t fixed and can vary from school to school. However, the primary activities stay the same. The principal delivers a speech, and students read the news headlines. Talent shows, debates, speeches and fun role plays 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 9 February to be read during the morning school assembly below.
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National News Headlines for Today’s School Assembly February 9
1) The Lok Sabha successfully passed the Finance Bill 2024, completing the ₹47.66 lakh interim budget for the year 2024-25.
2) Telangana CM Revanth Reddy announced that the state government will establish a help desk for citizens residing abroad in light of recent attacks on Indians.
3) The Tata Group achieved a historic milestone after crossing the 30 lakh crore mark in market capitalization, with TCS reaching a peak of ₹ 15 lakh crore.
4) The Modi government’s white paper in the Rajya Sabha criticized the UPA government for corruption, poor economy, various scandals, and inflation. NDA labelled the UPA rule as a lost decade.
5) India suspended the Free Movement Regime with Myanmar due to internal security concerns.
6) The Noida-Delhi border faced blockage due to farmer protests. Uttar Pradesh farmers demanded increased compensation in exchange for the government procuring their lands.
International News for Today’s School Assembly
- Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Hamas’ truce proposal, saying “absolute victory” was within reach.
- The US killed Kataib Hezbollah Commander Abu Baqir-al-Saadi in a drone strike in Baghdad.
- Scientists revealed that January was the world’s warmest month on record breaching the 1.5C warming limit.
- The IMF warned that Maldives was a high risk of external debt as President Muizzu confirmed that development projects couldn’t be launched due to high debt.
- India eyed a $100 billion investment deal with Switzerland, Norway and select other European nations over 15 years, leading to the creation of 1 million jobs.
- Pakistan Election 2024: Violence erupted in Pakistan during polling as Nawaz Sharif, Bilawal Bhutto to Imran Khan battle for the Prime Minister post.
Sports News for Today’s Assembly
- India vs England Test: Virat Kohli is expected to miss the last three test games between India and England. Jasprit Bumrah will play the third test on Feb 15, and Mohammed Siraj will also be making a comeback.
- The Indian women’s hockey team lost 0-3 to Australia in the FIH Pro League.
- Lionel Messi was slammed by Chinese fans after he missed Inter Miami’s game in Hong Kong to play a friendly match in Japan.
Important Days on 9 February
- Baba Amte Death Anniversary
- Valentine’s Week (Chocolate Day)
Thought of the Day
“I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.”
― Bhim Rao Ambedkar
