By Education And Careers Desk,News18,Sukanya Nandy

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News Headlines for School Assembly, 20 September 2025: On Friday, ABVP defeated NSUI by securing three of the four posts in the DUSU election 2025 including winning the presidential race. While Indian stock markets ended lower in the last trading session of the week, breaking a three-day winning streak as investors sold their stocks to take profits when prices were high. Let’s take a look at the news headlines for September 20th.
Top National News
— Fugitive businessman Nirav Modi has filed an application in the Westminster Court challenging his extradition to India.
— An affidavit submitted in the Delhi High Court last month claimed that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh “personally thanked and expressed gratitude” to chief of separatist group Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) and terrorist Yasin Malik for meeting 26/11 plotter and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed.
— Heavy overnight rains lashed Bengaluru, bringing large parts of the city to a near standstill on Friday. Several low-lying areas were waterlogged, and major roads witnessed long traffic jams as vehicles struggled to navigate flooded streets.
Top International News
— The United States has revoked a key sanctions waiver that had since 2018 allowed India and other countries to operate Iran’s Chabahar Port without triggering American penalties.
— The UK is preparing to formally recognise the state of Palestine this week after Israel failed to meet conditions that could have postponed the move, including a ceasefire in Gaza.
— US, UK, France block Pakistan-China bid at UN to list BLA and Majeed Brigade as terror groups. The proposal was put on hold over insufficient evidence linking the groups to Al Qaeda or ISIL.
Top Sports News
— Indian badminton star PV Sindhu succumbed to a defeat in the quarterfinal of the China Open on Friday as she went down to the top-seeded An Se Young of South Korea.
Top News in Business
— Indian stock markets ended the final trading session of the week lower, snapping a three-day winning streak as investors booked profits at higher levels and weakness weighed on key sectors such as IT, FMCG, and private banking.
Top News in Education
— The Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections 2025 results are out. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) presidential candidate, Aryan Maan has won the race against National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) candidate Joslyn Nandita Choudhary.