11th January, School News Headlines Today: The morning assembly is a much-revered custom that has been observed for years. The assembly is mostly held in the morning and requires all teachers and students to congregate on the school grounds or the hall.
The format of the assembly isn’t fixed and can vary from school to school. However, the main activities remain the same. The principal delivers a speech, and students read the news headlines. Talent shows, debates, speeches and fun skits 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 11 January to be read during the morning school assembly below.
National News Headlines for Today’s School Assembly January 11
- PM Modi inaugurated the Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show in Gandhinagar, with Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi and Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel.
- World Hindi Day 2024 was celebrated on January 10 with the theme “Hindi–Bridging Traditional Knowledge and Artificial Intelligence.”
- India is set to chair UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee and host the 46th session in July 2024.
- IMD issued a yellow alert in Delhi due to a cold wave and dense fog.
- The Congress party rejected the Ram Temple inauguration invite, calling it a “RSS, BJP” event.
International News for Today’s School Assembly
- The US identified China, North Korea, Pakistan, Cuba, Eritrea, Iran, Nicaragua, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Myanmar as ‘Countries of Particular Concern’ due to severe violations of religious freedom.
- The US and UK forces shot down 21 drones and missiles fired by Houthis in the Red Sea.
- Israeli strikes killed 147 Palestinians in a day in central and southern Gaza.
- Ecuador narco leaders escaped from prison and took a television studio hostage. President Daniel Noboa ordered military operations on the criminals.
- A scientific study found 2,40,000 nanoplastics in 1-litre bottles of packaged water.
Sports News for Today’s Assembly
- Virat Kohli will miss the first T20I against Afghanistan set to start on 11th January, while Rashid Khan was ruled out of the series.
- Australia handed India a seven-wicket loss in the third T20I to win the series 2-1.
- Real Madrid will face off against Atletico de Madrid in the Spanish Supercup semifinals in Saudi Arabia.
Important Days on 11 January
- Death Anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri
- International Thank You Day
- National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
Thought of the Day
“The preservation of freedom, is not the task of soldiers alone. The whole nation has to be strong.” — Lal Bahadur Shastri
