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News Headlines for School Assembly, December 17th: From ECI releasing the draft electoral rolls for West Bengal to Crown Prince Al Hussein Bin Abdullah II driving Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Jordan Museum, here are today’s top news highlights.
Top National News:
– The Election Commission of India has released the draft electoral rolls for West Bengal after a month-long Special Intensive Revision exercise, potentially igniting fresh political debates in the state.
– Despite relief from a Delhi court for Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case, the Enforcement Directorate’s investigation team may wait for the Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) to complete its probe before filing a fresh chargesheet, known as a prosecution complaint,
according to ED sources.
– Documents accessed by CNN-News18 reveal the truth about the disputed land on which Birch by Romeo Lane was illegally constructed in Goa. The ‘death trap’ was operating on land originally marked as an ecologically sensitive salt pan in government records.
Top International News:
– In a special gesture, Crown Prince Al Hussein Bin Abdullah II drove Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Jordan Museum on Tuesday. He also drove PM Modi to the airport and bid him farewell.
– Ahmed al Ahmed, the 44-year-old bystander hailed as a hero for disarming one of the shooters at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday, said he doesn’t regret his actions and would do it again despite enduring severe pain.
Top Sports News:
– Novak Djokovic begins his quest for an 11th Australian Open crown and a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title.
Top Business News:
– Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Tuesday that India remains the fastest-growing major economy and is poised to become the third largest economy in the world. He also proposed doubling bilateral trade with Jordan to $5 billion over the next five years.
– The Indian rupee hit a fresh low of 91.14 against the US dollar on Tuesday during early trade amid FPI selloffs and uncertainties over the US-India trade deal. The rupee opened at 90.87 at the interbank exchange, recovered to 90.79 before breaching the 91 level and hitting the record low of 91.14.
Top Education News:
– All government and private schools in Gurugram, Haryana (NCR region) have been instructed to conduct hybrid classes for students up to class 5.
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