School Assembly News Headlines for 9 May 2025: National, International and Sports

School Assembly News Headlines for 9 May 2025: Students participating in the school assembly news reading activity on 9 May 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 9 May 2025

Here are the top national news headlines for the school assembly 9 May 2025 –

• 'Operation Sindoor' caused schools in Punjab and Rajasthan's border districts to close.
• Delhi High Court holds off on granting Christian Michel's request to have the bail requirements loosened in the Agusta Westland case.
• 21 airports in northern India will close until May 10 as part of Operation Sindoor.
• Pakistani army shelled the areas of Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri, and Akhnoor in J&K.
• Amritsar's blackout drill has resumed, and locals are being asked to stay inside.
• The SC promises to communicate the CJI's response to the Justice Yashwant Varma probe panel report.
• Rahul Gandhi has been given notice by the Sambhal court to comment on the BJP and RSS.
• A plane crashed in a Punjabi village, killing one person and injuring nine.
• The Supreme Court queries why a permanent system for conducting CLAT, similar to NEET, cannot be established.
• The Election Commission informs the Supreme Court that it will not remove EVM data slotted for verification.

International News Headlines for School Assembly 9 May 2025

Here are the top international news headlines for the school assembly 9 May 2025 –

• States sue the Trump administration for denying subsidies for electric vehicle charging.
• Operation Sindoor: Watching situation very closely, says top U.S. army officer.
• Columbia University security officers brawl with pro-Palestinian protesters.
• U.S. media: Trump will announce a trade agreement with the United Kingdom on May 8.
• According to South Korea, North Korea launched multiple missiles into its eastern seas.
• A stabbing outside a California high school killed one student and injured two more.
• Black smoke indicates that the first conclave vote did not pick a pope.
• The 'continued existence' of Palestinians in Gaza is threatened by Israel's war plans:
• According to the army, a U.N. drone strike strikes a naval installation in Port Sudan.
• As international leaders converge for the Red Square parade, Ukrainian drones continue to strike Moscow.
• At least 92 people are killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza as Israel gets ready to increase its offensive.

Sports News Headlines for School Assembly 9 May 2025

Here are the top sports news headlines for the school assembly on 9 May 2025 –

• With immediate effect, Rohit Sharma has announced his retirement from Test cricket.
• Champions League semifinal: Inter Milan advances to the final after defeating Barcelona 4-3 in extra time.
• A 19-year-old South African who hasn't played yet replaces injured Nitish Rana for RR.

Business and Start-Ups News Headlines for School Assembly 9 May 2025

Here are the top business news headlines for the school assembly 9 May 2025 –

• Early trading saw the rupee gain 23 paise to 84.54 against the US dollar.
• Amid geopolitical tensions, the Sensex and Nifty trade flat in erratic trading.
• Fidji Simo, the CEO of Instacart, will take up a new leadership position at OpenAI.
• As the need for AI power increases, Google and Elementl Power collaborate on nuclear energy sites.
• About 200 employees are being let go by Google's global business unit: Report.
• In eight years, the trade between India and the UK increased by 60%, while imports almost doubled.
• U.S. FDA to inspect, sans notice, all foreign manufacturing of food, medication, and medical products for America.
• To ₹4,567 crore, PNB's Q4 net profit jumped 52%.

Word of the Day for School Assembly 9 May 2025 with Meaning

The word of the day for today’s school assembly is “bumptious" . Bumptious describes people who are rude and often noisily confident or over-assertive. It can also be applied to actions or behaviours that show this same attitude.

Bumptious Meaning (Adjective)

Meaning: irritatingly self-assertive

Synonym: arrogant, cavalier, supercilious

Antonym: humble, modest, lowly

Bumptious in a Sentence:

• Our host apologised for the bumptious party guest who caused a scene before being asked to leave.
• The student’s bumptious behaviour at the debate competition rubbed other participants the wrong way.

Thought of the Day for School Assembly 9 May 2025

Students note down the thought of the day for the school assembly 9 May 2025 as mentioned in the table below:

The inspirational thought of the day for the school assembly on 9 May 2025 is by Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, minister, abolitionist, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.

Meaning: This motivating quote says that instead of focusing on the past or worrying about the future, one should focus on themselves and making themselves better to deal with the past better, and be well prepared for the future.

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