School Assembly News Headlines for 18 December 2024: Top Stories, National, International, Sports

School Assembly News Headlines for 18 December 2024: Students participating in the school assembly news reading activity on 18 December can check the list of top national, international and sports news headlines here. Students can also check 'Word of the Day' and 'Thought of the Day' along with the news headlines here.

National News Headlines for School Assembly 18 December 2024

Here are the top national news headlines for the school assembly 18 December 2024 –

• In the Atul Subhash suicide case, the HC gives Sushil Singhania anticipatory bail.
• Bangladeshi Liberation War combatants recollect India's assistance during the Vijay Diwas celebration.
• The famous 1971 painting was moved to the Manekshaw Centre amid criticism; according to the Army, the artwork is now in a "befitting place."
• Members of the Lok Sabha want social security for workers.
• Properties valued at ₹23.7 crore that were purchased by IAS officer Sanjeev Hans's assistants are seized by the ED.
• The Supreme Court requests that the government reply to the request that sexual offenders be chemically castrated.
• President Dissanayake will not permit Sri Lankan territory to be used against India.
• The Lower House is probably going to introduce a bill allowing for simultaneous elections to the State Assemblies and Lok Sabha.
• OTT platforms are warned by the I&B Ministry not to broadcast anything that "glorifies" drug usage.

International News Headlines for School Assembly 18 December 2024

Here are the top international news headlines for the school assembly 18 December 2024 –

• Vanuatu, an island nation in the Pacific, is struck by an earthquake of magnitude 7.3.
• According to the governor, drone detectors in New Jersey have discovered "little or no evidence" of misconduct.
• Trump's attempt to have the hush money conviction overturned due to the Supreme Court's immunity rule is denied by the judge.
• According to an ILO report, the number of foreign workers in the United States has declined.
• Celebrations over the overthrow of the Assad regime are clouded by Germany's decision to suspend Syrian asylum applications.
• According to Amnesty, Serbian police tracked journalists and opponents using malware.
• Trump said he would discuss ending the war in Ukraine with Putin and Zelensky.
• The handling of abuse allegations has prompted calls for the resignation of the second-top Church of England bishop.
• A shooting at a Wisconsin Christian school left three people dead and numerous others injured.
• Putin claims that Russia is taking the initiative on the whole Ukrainian front.

Sports News Headlines for School Assembly 18 December 2024

Here are the top sports news headlines for the school assembly on 18 December 2024 –

• India 105 for 5 on Day 4 of the Third Test between Australia and India: Rain forces the players to retreat.
• The DDCA president, Rohan Jaitley, is expected to be re-elected.
• World Champion Gukesh declares in Chennai that he wants to be the greatest player in the world.
• Captain Shreyas thinks Prithvi Shaw has to improve his work ethic.
• MCA gives the winning Mumbai team a bonus of ₹80 lakh.
• In their debut Twenty20 International, India Women continue their undefeated streak against the West Indies by 49 runs.
• Following the team's dismal performance, the Kerala Blasters fired head coach Mikael Stahre.

Business and Start-Ups News Headlines for School Assembly 18 December 2024

Here are the top business news headlines for the school assembly 18 December 2024 –

• Ahead of the U.S. Fed rate announcement, markets are cautious as they fall in early trading, led by Reliance and HDFC Bank.
• To the US dollar, the rupee drops 1 paisa to its lowest point ever, 84.92.
• In the current fiscal year, SBI loan disbursements in Telangana exceeded ₹10,000 cr.
• A US consumer case concerning PlayStation game sales has been settled by Sony.
• FICCI reports that by 2030, India's expanding public charging infrastructure will require ₹16,000 crore in capital expenditures.
• Experts argue that although the U.S. case against India's Gautam Adani seems solid, extradition is doubtful.
• According to a source, India's solar energy agency modifies its bidding procedure in response to Adani's bribery claims.
• Customers are cutting back, which puts pressure on India's Tata in the Starbucks joint venture.

Word of the Day for School Assembly 18 December 2024 with Meaning

The word of the day for today’s school assembly is “Proficient". Proficient means Skilled and competent in doing something. It is often used to describe professionals or experts in their streams.

Proficient Meaning (Adjective)

Meaning: Skilled and competent in doing something.

Synonym: Skilled, Expert

Antonym: Incompetent, Unskilled

Proficient in a Sentence:

• The singer was also proficient in music keyboard skills.
• She read Latin and Greek and was proficient in music, and in the sciences so far as they were then accessible.

Thought of the Day for School Assembly 18 December 2024

Students note down the thought of the day for the school assembly 18 December 2024 as mentioned in the table below:

The inspirational thought for 18 December is a quote by Vince Lombardi, one of the greatest coaches and leaders in American sports. Lombardi was an American professional football coach and executive in the National Football League (NFL).

Meaning: The quote means that, in life, success is not measured by what one achieves, but through the hardships they have been through to achieve it. So, the strength or knowledge of a successful person is rewarded, but the most important is the will never to give up which makes them successful. Hence, we should have a strong will to achieve our dreams and put 100% into obtaining them.

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