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It’s the week of India’s Independence Day and as we inch closer to August 15, make sure you use ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ as a slogan to bring your schoolmates together in hailing this nation that we all call home. After you begin your morning school assembly presentation with this slogan, you can narrate these top headlines from India, world and sports section for your schoolmates.
We have also added some options for ‘quote of the day’ that you can share with your classmates. We also have two interesting facts about August 12 that you can share with your schoolmates.
India
- PM Modi holds phone call with Zelenskyy, asserts need for ‘early, peaceful resolution’ of Russia-Ukraine conflict
- CBSE to reportedly update Class 11, 12 legal studies curriculum; includes triple talaq, sedition, Section 377 changes
- Round up stray dogs, move them to shelters: Supreme Court tells Delhi government
- Air India to suspend Delhi-Washington flights from September 1 due to truncated Boeing 787 fleet, Pakistan airspace closure
- Record enrollment fails to fill over 45,000 engineering seats
World
- Colombian presidential candidate, shot twice in head at Bogota rally, dies
- Following UK, France, Australia to also recognise Palestine
- 5 Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike on Gaza
- Heavy rains in southern Japan cause flooding, mudslides, leave several people missing
- North Korea warns of reprisal against South Korea-US drills despite signs of tensions easing
Sports
- Bodhana Sivanandan, Indian-origin phenom from England, sets record as youngest girl to beat a grandmaster
- Another Japanese boxer Hiromasa Urakawa dies after injuries suffered in fight, second such death in last week in Japan
- Sports bill passed in Lok Sabha, ‘single biggest reform in sports since independence,’ says Mansukh Mandaviya
- Nascar driver Connor Zilisch falls out of stationary Chevy while celebrating race victory on the window
- Annu Rani goes past 62m, Animesh Kujur takes 200m gold
Interesting Facts
August 12 is celebrated as World Elephant Day. It was launched in 2012 to raise awareness about the urgent plight of Asian and African elephants, aiming to protect them from threats like poaching, habitat loss, and human–elephant conflict.
Also, August 12 also happens to be the birthday of Ian Fleming (1908), the creator of James Bond — so the day honors both gentle giants and a certain suave secret agent.
Thought of the Day
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the President or any other public official.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.” – Winston Churchill
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