School assembly headlines for November 28, 2025: Here are top 15 news from India, world and sports

#News Desk

Last Updated: 19 February 2026, 11:41 AM IST

Good morning! Here’s your quick news update for 28 November 2025. We bring you a crisp roundup of major events from across India and around the globe. These key developments capture significant decisions, ongoing issues, and emerging conversations shaping public discourse today. Here’s a snapshot of what’s happening and why it matters.

NATIONAL NEWS: 

1. Do not blame volcanic ash from Ethiopia for Mumbai's poor AQI: High Court
   Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday said authorities cannot blame ash clouds from the volcanic eruption in Ethiopia for air pollution in the metropolis and said the air quality index here has been poor long before that.
2. Woman cop injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh's Sukma
   Sukma: A woman constable was injured when a pressure Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Thursday, police said.
3. Cyclone Ditwah intensifies; IMD puts several Kerala districts on yellow alert
   The deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal and the adjoining Sri Lankan coast intensified into Cyclone Ditwah on Thursday (November 27), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Meteorologists warned that the system will continue to strengthen as it moves northwestwards.
4. Woman lodges sexual assault complaint against Rahul Mamkootathil with Kerala CM Thiruvananthapuram: A woman on Thursday submitted a sexual assault complaint to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan against suspended Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, shortly after a fresh purported audio recording of a conversation between them surfaced online.
5. TMC MP questions EC over use of 'mysterious' AI app for SIR in Bengal
   New Delhi: Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Saket Gokhale on Thursday questioned the "mysterious" AI application that the Election Commission has said it will use for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal.
6. Red Fort blast accused Jasir Bilal Wani sent to 7-day NIA custody
   New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday sent Jasir Bilal Wani, a key accused in the Red Fort blast case, to the National Investigating Agency's custody for seven days.
7. SC asks Centre to mull stringent law to deal with derogatory remarks against disabled
   New Delhi: Highlighting the need for a stringent law to protect the dignity of the disabled, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to consider framing a statute to make derogatory remarks ridiculing persons with disabilities and rare genetic disorders a penal offence on the lines of the SC-ST Act.
8. GST rate rationalisation boosts consumption; economy to maintain growth momentum: FinMin report
   New Delhi: The GST rate rationalisation gave a "measurable" boost to consumption, and the Indian economy is on a stable footing to navigate risks and maintain growth momentum through the current fiscal, a finance ministry report said on Thursday.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS:

1. Death toll rises to 75 in Hong Kong fire, 279 still missing
   Beijing/Hong Kong: The death toll in a deadly fire in multiple high-rise towers in Hong Kong has risen to 75, with 279 people still missing, Chinese official media reports said on Thursday. By K J M Varma
2. Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 21 years in jail in corruption cases
   Dhaka: A Bangladesh court on Thursday sentenced deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 21 years in jail in three corruption cases related to irregularities in allocations of land in a government housing project.
3. Adiala Jail authorities deny rumours of Imran Khan’s death, insist former PM is in ‘good health’
   Rawalpindi (Pakistan): Pakistan prison authorities have issued a statement insisting that Imran Khan is alive, well, and remains inside the facility, a day after unrest broke out outside Adiala jail following rumours that the former PM had died in custody.
4. World’s first single-dose dengue vaccine developed in Brazil
   Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian health authorities have approved the world’s first single-dose vaccine against dengue, hailing the breakthrough as a “historic” milestone in the fight against the mosquito-borne disease, which is surging globally amid rising temperatures.
5. Israel returns 15 more Palestinian bodies to Gaza as first phase of ceasefire nears end
   Israel has returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians, following Hamas’ return of the remains of an Israeli hostage. This exchange is part of the first phase of the US-brokered ceasefire.
6. Earthquake strikes Indonesia; Flood and landslide toll continues to rise
   Jakarta: A powerful magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra in western Indonesia on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

SPORTS

1. WPL 2026 auction: Know who cashed in, who slipped out and the surprises in between
   The WPL 2026 auction delivered high drama and fierce bidding wars on Thursday, with franchise heavyweights splashing out enormous sums to redefine their rosters. As the WPL auction continues, several major signings have been confirmed, alongside a few unexpected omissions.