Here are the top School Assembly News Headlines for Today, August 29: Today’s morning assembly news roundup brings you the latest highlights from national, international, business, sports, and education fronts to keep students updated and aware. Key developments include PM Modi and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping meeting, visa relaxation for Indians in Argentina, free entry of people in the men’s Asia Cup in Bihar, among others. National News Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to hold a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Sunday as he travels to China for the first time in seven years. As per the government data, school enrolment has dropped for the third consecutive year, showing a dip of 11 lakh in enrolment over 2023-24. The Election Commission has directed West Bengal officials to step up preparations for electoral roll revision ahead of polls. Business News The Finance Ministry extended the exemption on cotton import duty till December 31, a move that would help the Indian textile industry place long-term cotton import orders. Amid the US H-1B visa row, Indian officials say the visa helped US companies. Data shows that Indians account for more than 70% of all H-1B petitions approved each year since 2015. World News The Security Council scheduled a vote on a resolution that would end the more than four-decade operation of the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon on 31 December 2026. Argentina has announced relaxed visa rules for Indian nationals holding valid US tourist visas. Indian passport holders with valid US tourist visas can now enter Argentina without applying separately for an Argentine visa. Sports News Indian teenage prodigy Praggnanandhaa lost a three-way tiebreak at the Sinquefield Cup. American grandmaster Wesley So won the Sinquefield Cup title in the tiebreaks Hockey India has announced that entry for all matches at the men’s Asia Cup in Rajgir, Bihar will be free. The tournament will be played from August 29 to September 7. PV Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist reached the pre-quarterfinals of the Badminton World Championships that is undergoing in Paris, France. The medalist for the first time reached the third round of the World Championships since her quarter-final finish in the year 2021. Education News The US government has tightened the rules for granting and renewing student visas, introducing stricter scrutiny of applicants’ backgrounds, ideological leanings, and immigration history. The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) remains the most preferred institute for JEE Advanced toppers, while IIT Delhi remains second in attracting a significant share of top 100 rankers this year. However, IIT-Madras, which is the top-ranking engineering institute in the country as per the NIRF, has only six students under the top 100 belt.
