Today’s News Headlines for School Assembly, December 12, 2025: Here are the news headlines for school assembly on December 12, 2025. In India, Parliament saw heated debates over the usage of e-cigarettes in the house, allegedly by a TMC member; Thailand arrests Luthra Brothers after a Goa police request, and persistent cold wave conditions are expected to continue across several regions. Globally, tariff moves by Mexico, US social media history for applicants, and a Japanese quake made headlines. Under business for today, we have updates on SEZ closures by the Centre, and rising inequality in India backed by a report, while sports victories and new exam schedules rounded out the day’s developments.
National
A fresh row erupted in the Lok Sabha after BJP MP Anurag Thakur alleged that Trinamool Congress (TMC) members were smoking electronic cigarettes inside the House over the past few days.
Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra, who ran the nightclub Birch by Romeo Lane, have been denied bail by the Delhi Court.
Cold wave conditions are likely to persist across parts of central and western India, even as minimum temperatures over most of northwest and central India remain largely unchanged, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
World
Mexico’s Senate approved tariff hikes of up to 50% next year on imports from China and several other Asian countries, aiming to bolster local industry despite opposition from business groups and the governments of targeted countries.
The Donald Trump administration has proposed asking visitors from several nations to submit additional personal information to be allowed entry into the US. According to a notice published by the Department of Homeland Security, this includes five years of their social media history of such visitors.
An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck the Hokkaido region in Japan, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
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Business
Vikram Singh Mehta, chairman of IndiGo’s board, dismissed allegations that last week’s disruptions were engineered or that the airline tried to influence the government on revised FDTL rules.
As many as 466 units have closed in the last five years till FY25 in seven special economic zones (SEZs) across the country, according to data shared by the Commerce and Industry Ministry in a written response to a Lok Sabha question.
Income inequality in India is among the highest globally, with the top 10% earning 58% of national income while the bottom half gets just 15%, according to the World Inequality Report 2026.
Sports
India has won bronze medal in Junior World Cup
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India has won the first T20I against South Africa at Cuttack and will be looking to extend their lead in the second game at the New Chandigarh on Thursday.
India ODI World Cup-winning vice-captain Smriti Mandhana on Wednesday said that she loves nothing more than cricket, reflecting on her journey from her debut till winning the World Cup in 2025.
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