School Assembly News Headlines: 12 October 2026

National news

1. Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal Calls for Doubling India-UK Bilateral Trade by 2030 (PIB (Govt. of India))
2. “Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report” for the Quarter April - June, 2026 (PIB (Govt. of India))
3. Secretary, DoT, Shri Amit Agrawal inaugurates Special Foundation Course 2026 at NCA-F (PIB (Govt. of India))
4. Be Part of India’s Biggest Cinema Celebration: Media Accreditation for 57th IFFI Closes on 15th October (PIB (Govt. of India))

International news

1. Joint Statement of the 16th Meeting of the India–UK Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) (PIB (Govt. of India))
2. North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles, adding to streak of weapons tests (The Hindu)
3. Zelenskyy urges U.S. to ensure Russia respects energy ceasefire (The Hindu)

Business & economy

1. Retail inflation rises to 5.54% in September on costlier food items (The Hindu)
2. Explained | RBI’s worries about pressure on rupee and measures to curb volatility in forex market (The Hindu)

Science & technology

1. Dr. Jitendra Singh and UK Minister Jonathan Reynolds Advance India–UK Science and Innovation Cooperation at 8th Council Meeting (PIB (Govt. of India))
2. India–UK Bilateral Talks Explore Expanded Cooperation in Space, Civil Nuclear Energy and Emerging Technologies: Dr. Jitendra Singh (PIB (Govt. of India))

Environment

1. Visakhapatnam’s air was worse than ‘satisfactory’ on 259 of 382 days; data show winter brings the worst (The Hindu)

Sports news

1. Premier League: Man City defeats Liverpool 3-0, silencing hostile Anfield crowd (The Hindu)
2. IND vs WI 3rd T20: Abhishek, Arshdeep to the fore as India wins a batathon to go 2-1 up (The Hindu)
3. Karan returns to Ranji Trophy in style, puts Rajasthan in control against TN (The Hindu)

Thought for the day: this day in history

1. 2013: Twelve people were killed in an apartment-building collapse (pictured) in Medellín, leading to new construction laws being passed in Colombia.
2. 1992: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 or 5.9 struck south of Cairo, Egypt, killing 545 people.
3. 1984: The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a bomb at the Grand Hotel in Brighton, England, in a failed attempt to assassinate British prime minister Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet.

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