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School Assembly News Headlines for 18th November: Check out top national, international, education, business and sports news for School Assembly.
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News Headlines for School Assembly, November 18, 2025: Today we bring you top news from India and around the world. From national updates to international events affecting Indian citizens as well as important developments in business and sports – here’s what you need to know to stay informed and aware of the world around you.
Top National News:
- A special NIA court has sent Amir Rashid Ali to 10-day NIA custody for further questioning in the Delhi blasts case. Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna granted the detention after hearing the agency’s request. The hearing took place in a closed courtroom amid tight security.
- The Assam government has banned movement of live pigs between districts and stopped the sale of pork in seven districts. This comes after a sharp increase in cases of African swine fever (ASF). More than 14,500 pigs have been culled since January 2025 and more than 3,000 have died due to the virus, making it one of the state’s worst ASF outbreaks since it was first detected in 2020.
Top International News:
- More than 40 Indian Umrah pilgrims are feared dead when a bus going from Mecca to Medina collided with a diesel tanker in Saudi Arabia on Monday morning. It is being told that due to the accident the bus caught fire while most of the passengers were sleeping.
- Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death by the country’s International Criminal Tribunal for her alleged role in ordering a deadly crackdown on student-led protests in August 2024. The verdict, delivered in absentia, included claims that he had instigated attacks on students. Sheikh Hasina has strongly rejected the verdict, calling it the result of a “rigged tribunal” under an “unelected government with no democratic mandate”.
Top Business News:
- India’s economy is continuously growing strongly. Rating agency ICRA expects GDP to grow by 7% year-on-year in the July-September quarter. India’s gross value added (GVA) is estimated to grow by 7.1%. Official GDP numbers for Q2 FY26 will be released on November 28. In the last quarter, GDP grew at 7.8% and GVA at 7.6%.
- Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced a historic deal to import Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) from the US. Indian PSU oil companies will import about 2.2 million tonnes of LPG per year from the US Gulf Coast in 2026. The move aims to boost India’s energy security and diversify LPG supply.
Top Sports News:
- Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has been given new responsibility by the Pakistan Cricket Board. He will now act as the director of Pakistan Shaheen and junior teams and will travel abroad with them when needed.
- Gautam Gambhir has defended the Indian players after the Indian team lost while chasing the target of 124 runs against South Africa at Eden Gardens. He refused to blame the pitch, even though some experts, including Harbhajan Singh, criticized it as “pathetic”.
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