School Assembly News Headlines for 16 January 2025 : Students participating in the school assembly news reading activity on 16 January 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 16 January 2025
Here are the top national news headlines for the school assembly 16 January 2025 –
- Agniveer women participate in the Army Day Parade in Pune on January 15.
- TN Chief Minister MK Stalin orders to increase the wage of Sangamam festival performers to Rs. 5000.
- Supreme Court grants temporary protection to Puja Khedkar, former IAS trainee, in UPSC cheating case.
- The Delhi High Court directed the Election Commission to consider a plea regarding duplicate names in Delhi's voter list and implement technological solutions to discard duplication.
- Congress is moving its base to Indira Gandhi Bhawan, on Kotla Road.
- Arvind Kejriwal to file nomination from New Delhi Assembly constituency.
- MP Woman Killed by Father, Cousin for Refusing Arranged Marriage, Wanted to Marry Someone Else; Police Witness Honour Killing.
- PM Narendra Modi meets Maharashtra BJP MLAs at Mumbai's INS Angre Auditorium during his Mumbai visit.
- Delhi's air quality worsens, and AQI hits a 'very poor' level at 356 as the temperature dips to 6°C.
- PM Modi inaugurated ISKCON temple in Navi Mumbai's Kharghar area today, with traffic diversions and road closures in place to ensure smooth movement and avoid congestion.
International News Headlines for School Assembly 16 January 2025
Here are the top international news headlines for the school assembly 16 January 2025 –
- Chinese Manufacturer XPeng has created The Aero HT Land Aircraft Carrier, a flying car.
- South African authorities recover over 60 bodies from abandoned gold mine shaft after a crackdown on illegal mining, with many more feared trapped.
- Meta to fire 3600 low performers to retain only the strongest talents in the company.
- Outgoing Vice President Kamala Harris breaks with tradition by not hosting a formal meeting or tour for incoming Vice President, Senator JD Vance, and his family, who are set to move into the Naval Observatory residence on January 20.
- Prince William reportedly prepares for a future monarchy with progressive ideas but faces resistance from his father, King Charles III, royal insiders claim.
- Billionaires Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos are expected to attend US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony on January 20, with Zuckerberg also co-hosting a reception with Republican donors the evening before.
- Strong winds in Southern California raise fears of new fires, with millions under warning as existing blazes continue to rage.
- Indian investors face challenges and opportunities as the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program undergoes changes amidst Trump's second term.
Sports News Headlines for School Assembly 16 January 2025
Here are the top sports news headlines for the school assembly on 16 January 2025 –
- Noak Djokovic refused to play after the lights were turned on at the Rod Laver Arena.
- Naomi Osaka started a Slam’s 3rd round in 3 years for the first time.
- China’s Zheng claims Olympic Gold in Paris after falling short in the 2024 Australian Open final to Aryna Sabalenka.
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advance to the India Open second round with a thrilling win over Malaysian pair Man Wei Chong and Kai Wun Tee.
- IOC made a big announcement wherein the defective medals from Olympic Games in Paris 2024 will be replaced with identical models.
- Djokovic's son carries lucky Pikachu bag as dad eyes record 25th Grand Slam title.
Business and Start-Ups News Headlines for School Assembly 16 January 2025
Here are the top business news headlines for the school assembly 16 January 2025 –
- Google's global search engine market share dips below 90% for the first time since 2015.
- GSTR-2B statement for the December 2024 tax period is delayed, to be generated on January 16 instead of January 14.
- EPFO extends the UAN activation deadline to January 15, 2025.
- US President Joe Biden signs law requiring TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell the app or face a US ban by January 24, 2025.
- SEC charges Elon Musk for failing to disclose Twitter share purchase in a timely manner.
- US tech executives launch $30 million campaign to free social media from billionaire control.
Word of the Day for School Assembly 16 January 2025 with Meaning
The word of the day for today’s school assembly is “Absorb". Absorb means to take or soak something gradually.
Leitmotif Meaning (Noun)
Meaning : To take in something
Synonym : draw up, suck up, soak up
Antonym : exude, give out
Absorb in a Sentence :
- It is difficult to absorb so much information at once.
- the plant has absorbed all the necessary nutrients from the roots.
Thought of the Day for School Assembly 16 January 2025
Students note down the thought of the day for the school assembly 16 January 2025 as mentioned in the table below:
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world” - Mahatma Gandhi |
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The inspirational thought of the day for the school assembly on 16 January 2025 is by Mahatma Gandhi, an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who led India's independence movement with nonviolent resistance.
Meaning : The quote means that if we want to see any change in the world, we must first bring the change in ourselves. We cannot expect people to change if we do not follow our ideologies.