School Assembly Headlines for August 20: Top national, international, sports and business updates
School Assembly Headlines for August 20: National news
India, China unveil raft of measures to fully realise their development potential
In a major thaw in their frosty ties, India and China on Tuesday unveiled a series of measures to forge a "stable, cooperative and forward-looking" relationship that included jointly maintaining peace along the frontier, reopening border trade, promoting investment flows, and resuming of direct flight connectivity at the earliest.
Former Supreme Court judge B. Sudershan Reddy named Opposition's candidate for vice president
The Opposition's INDIA bloc on Tuesday announced former Supreme Court judge B. Sudershan Reddy as its candidate for the upcoming vice-presidential election, setting the stage for a contest against the ruling National Democratic Alliance's nominee, C P Radhakrishnan.
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Over 500 rescued from two stranded Monorail trains in Mumbai; harrowing time for passengers
More than 500 passengers were rescued on Tuesday evening after two overcrowded Monorail trains on elevated tracks got stuck between stations in Mumbai on a day of torrential rains, with over a dozen passengers complaining of suffocation, officials said.
10 dead, hundreds displaced as rains pound parts of Maharashtra; CM says next 48 hours crucial
Rains pummelled most parts of Maharashtra on Tuesday, leaving 10 persons dead, bringing Mumbai to a near standstill, damaging properties and crops, and prompting the authorities to shift hundreds to safer locations.
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School Assembly Headlines for August 20: International news
White House eyes Budapest for Trump's possible trilateral meeting with Zelenskiy and Putin, Politico reports
The White House is eyeing the Hungarian capital of Budapest as a venue for a possible trilateral meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump, Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing a Trump administration official and a person close to the administration.
School Assembly Headlines for August 20: Sports news
India Asia Cup Squad: Surya Kumar Yadav to lead, Shreyas Iyer dropped
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday officially announced India's 15-member squad for the upcoming ACC Men's Asia Cup 2025, scheduled to be held in the UAE from September 9 to 28.
Tennis-Sinner withdraws from US Open mixed doubles competition
Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the U.S. Open mixed doubles event, where he was going to partner Katerina Siniakova, a day after illness forced the world number one to retire five games into his Cincinnati Open final. Sinner, the reigning Australian Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open champion, looked uncomfortable in sweltering conditions on Monday at Cincinnati where he retired after falling behind 5-0 to Carlos Alcaraz in the first set.
MLB roundup: Rockies earn walk-off win over Dodgers
Ezequiel Tovar doubled and scored on Warming Bernabel's single in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Colorado Rockies a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday in Denver. Tovar also homered to help Colorado end a 10-game losing streak against Los Angeles. Six of those games were this year.
School Assembly Headlines for August 20: Business news
US tariff unlikely to impact India's long-term prospects: S&P
New Delhi: S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday said high US tariffs are unlikely to impact India's long-term growth prospects as the government is focused on economic reforms and trying to improve the standard of living of people.
Nod for Ban on all Online Games Involving Money
The cabinet approved legislation that will impose a blanket ban on online games with a monetary component as they lead to suicides due to financial losses besides addiction among children and the youth. The bill also cited sovereign threats such as cybercrime, terror incitement and financing as well as money laundering through digital wallets and cryptocurrencies.
School Assembly Headlines for August 20: Thought of the Day
"Be the change that you wish to see in the world."— Mahatma Gandhi.
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