School Assembly News Headlines 17 August 2024: Top Stories, National, International, Sports

School Assembly News Headlines for 17 August 2024: Students shall prepare for the news reading with the latest updates on the national, international, sports, and business for the school assembly from the top stories available here. 

National News Headlines for School Assembly 17 August 2024

Here are the top national news headlines for the school assembly 17 August 2024 –

• Calcutta High Court addresses vandalism at Kolkata Hospital and criticises the Bengal government.
• ISRO launched the EOS-08 satellite successfully, and SSLV development is finished, says Somanath.
• Launch of ISRO EOS 08: "No deviation, goal achieved," Somanath declares.
• Mamata Banerjee attributes 'Bam, Ram's' vandalism of RG Kar to the Kolkata rape-murder.
• On August 16, Arvind Kejriwal's birthday, Manish Sisodia will start a padyatra in Delhi.
• Mamata will spearhead the 12-hour Bengal bandh in response to the rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata.
• Safdarjung physicians will participate in a large-scale demonstration in Delhi today in response to the rape and murder in Kolkata.
• Doctors will stop providing care in the Kolkata rape-murder case for a full day on August 17.
• General Secretary of the TDP Minority Cell Fathullah Muhammad said, "We need to know the impact on civilians if the UCC is passed."
• India has exported weapons and taken steps to increase its defence industry's self-reliance: PM.

International News Headlines for School Assembly 17 August 2024

Here are the top international news headlines for the school assembly 17 August 2024 –

• Pakistan found the mpox virus, a few days after the WHO declared a health emergency.
• The terrifying statement made by a Russian MP was that "a third world war is on the horizon."
• Maguire is Europe's astute new renewable energy champion.
• A Russian diplomat claims that without US permission, Ukraine would not have attacked Nord Stream.
• Rail connections are high on the leaders' agenda for China and Vietnam.
• The youngest prime minister of Thailand is Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
• The interim administration in Bangladesh promises to act quickly to stop attacks against minorities.
• According to experts, Trump may go to jail in September as he tries to stall his punishment.
• According to the president of Palau, China is using profitable tourism as a weapon since he won't sever ties with Taiwan.
• A startling story claims that a Ukrainian crew destroyed the Nord Stream pipeline.
• Prabowo, the incoming president of Indonesia, wins a legislative majority.

Sports News Headlines for School Assembly 17 August 2024

Here are the top sports news headlines for the school assembly on 17 August 2024 –

• Rabada is on a fast track to reach the 300 Test wicket mark with an amazing average of 22.07.
• Day 1 of the Second Test between WI and SA sees Shamar Joseph of South Africa win a fifer at home.
• In Test cricket, Ricky Ponting is backing Joe Root to surpass Sachin Tendulkar's record.
• Sarfaraz Khan, who is much fitter, will use the Buchi Babu competition to take the middle-order spot in the Indian Test team.
• Prasidh Krishna, Mayank Yadav, Akash Deep, Umran Malik, and Harshit Rana are just a few of the many pacers whom Morne Morkel, India's bowling coach, believes may become great.
• Resorts World Sentosa will host the World Chess Championship match between Gukesh and Ding Liren.
• Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma make it into Dinesh Karthik's all-time India playing XI despite the absence of MS Dhoni.

Business and Start-Ups News Headlines for School Assembly 17 August 2024

Here are the top business news headlines for the school assembly 17 August  2024 –

• Ola has planned ONDC dark storage and Krutrim cloud.
• The revised instructions from the centre for special assistance to states include land reforms worth Rs 10,000 crore.
• After Karnataka suspends transactions with SBI and PNB, lenders are in negotiations with the government for a "amicable resolution." 

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