Today’s News Headlines for School Assembly, December 26, 2025: Here are the news headlines for school assembly on December 26. A Maoist leader was killed in Odisha, Delhi’s fog eased, and Kerala introduced photo identity cards. Tarique Rahman returned to Bangladesh, blasts in Nigeria and Gaza. Australia faces England in cricket on Friday, while young Indians shine in chess. India’s GDP data defended, CTET window reopens, AI courses surge in 2025.
National
Paka Hanumanthu alias Ganesh alias Chamru, a top Maoist leader hailing from Telangana’s Nalgonda district, and three other Maoists were shot dead in an encounter in Odisha on the intervening night between Wednesday and Thursday, officials said.
After days of recording dense fog conditions, the weather improved in Delhi early Thursday, with hardly any fog over at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast.
The Kerala government decided to introduce permanent photo-affixed nativity cards, doing away with the prevailing practice of issuing nativity certificates.
International
The son of former Bangladeshi president Ziaur Rahman and first woman Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, Tarique Rahman returns Thursday to the nation after a 17-year self-imposed exile.
Blast at mosque in Nigeria kills 5 and injures more than 30 in an apparent suicide attack
Blast in Gaza wounds a soldier as Israel accuses Hamas of ceasefire violation
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Sports
Steven Smith’s Australia will lock horns with Ben Stokes’ England in the fourth of the five-match Test series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on Friday.
IM Ethan Vaz, WFM Shubhi Gupta win at National Junior Chess Championship
Business
Calling for a more even and symmetric evaluation of India’s economic performance, Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran defended the GDP data and said “we don’t hear too many murmurs” when growth numbers disappoint.
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) assessment of India’s official statistics should improve significantly once the ongoing review of the key macroeconomic indicators is complete, according to Mridul Saggar, Chairman of the Technical Advisory Committee on the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).
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Education
The Central Board of Secondary Education will reopen the application window for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) February registration for candidates who did not fill out the form.
In 2025, courses on generative AI, artificial intelligence, data science, and cybersecurity, among others, were the top choices of Indian learners.
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