Today News Headlines for School Assembly, Dec 26, 2025: Vijay Hazare Trophy updates, GDP slows as inflation hits 4%

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

Sports

Veteran Indian cricketers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are back in action during the second round of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. Rohit Sharma has fallen for 0. The bowler who scalped Rohit is Devendra Bora

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

GDP growth projection is likely to moderate with inflation expected to gradually move closer to the target in the coming quarters, and this is in line with the forecasts of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) resolution, said Saugata Bhattacharya, one of the three external members of the Reserve Bank of India’s rate-setting panel.

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).

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.

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