School assembly headlines for August 06, 2026: Top national, international and sports updates
Stay updated for your August 06 school assembly with headlines including major national updates, significant international developments, and key sports stories.
NATION
Parliament deadlock: Rijiju meets Rahul Gandhi to break logjam; Amit Shah may speak on FCRA bill
New Delhi: In a bid to end the ongoing logjam in Parliament, the government on Wednesday reached out to the principal opposition Congress to end the protests that have repeatedly disrupted proceedings since the Monsoon session began and sought its cooperation in smooth functioning of the House in the remaining days.
PM's video removed from FB: Parl panel gives Zuckerberg 3 days to apologise, threatens to withdraw immunity
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel on Wednesday gave Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg three days to apologise for the removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's video from Facebook and threatened to withdraw immunity if it was not done, a move that may lead to prosecution and registration of an FIR.
J-K, Ladakh witnessed wide-ranging transformation since Article 370 abrogation: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, the lives of people in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have witnessed wide-ranging transformation, with expansion of infrastructure and growth in opportunities in education, healthcare, entrepreneurship and sports sectors.
Vijay-led TN govt earmarks over Rs 1,000 cr to shower people with gifts of gold ring, coin, cows
Chennai: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay-led TVK government on Wednesday allotted over Rs 1,000 crore to provide gifts of gold coin, ring and milch cows to beneficiaries to fulfill the election promise made by the party ahead of the Assembly election this year.
Dipke backs Jharkhand student protest; says CJP will act as 'pressure group' to seek accountability
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday declared support for protesting students in Jharkhand, stating that the youth movement will operate as a "pressure group" to demand institutional accountability.
Wangchuk urges Jharkhand exam protester on hunger strike to drink water; five more join fast
Ranchi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday spoke to Devendra Nath Mahto, who is on a hunger strike against the alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations in Jharkhand, and urged him to at least drink water.
ISI-backed module planned to attack Jantar Mantar during student protests: Punjab Police
Chandigarh: A day after Punjab Police busted two ISI-backed cross-border terror modules, the police on Wednesday said one of the modules had planned to attack Delhi's Jantar Mantar during recent student protests and its members had even travelled to the site with logistical support and materials to make petrol bombs.
Want to return to Bangladesh, will visit Kolkata when called: Taslima leaves city after 6-day visit
Kolkata: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Wednesday left Kolkata after a six-day visit, and said she would visit the city "whenever it calls me".
RBI holds interest rates for fourth straight meeting, awaits clearer inflation outlook
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India kept its benchmark policy rate unchanged for a fourth consecutive meeting on Wednesday, opting to wait for greater clarity on whether higher energy costs triggered by the Iran war feed into broader inflationary pressures.
Rupee gains 13 paise to close at 95.15 against US dollar post-RBI policy decision
Mumbai: The rupee gained 13 paise to settle at 95.15 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, after the Reserve Bank of India kept the key policy rate unchanged for the third time in a row in FY27 amid the West Asia crisis.
RBI targeting polymer currency notes launch in early FY28: Guv Malhotra
Mumbai: Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday said the Reserve Bank of India is targeting to launch long-lasting polymer currency notes at the beginning of the next financial year.
CJP protest: SC says youngsters need to be pacified, law enforcement must show restraint
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday underscored the need for law enforcement agencies to exercise restraint during protests and said youngsters must be pacified, even if some "misguided elements" indulge in stone-pelting, as it agreed to hear a plea seeking action against organisers of the July 20 'Sansad Chalo' march for allegedly inciting violence.
Can't interfere in democratic process of Bar, says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to restrain the Supreme Court Bar Association from passing any unilateral resolution, saying it can't interfere in the democratic process of the Bar.
FOREIGN
FS Misri meets Lanka's top leadership; discusses issues of mutual interest, bilateral projects
Colombo: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Wednesday met Sri Lanka's top leadership and discussed issues of mutual interest and reviewed key bilateral projects, including Indian-assisted development projects in the island nation.
Easy win for Indian-American Jayapal in Washington; sets up fight with Nirav Sheth for November elections
Washington: Two Indian-Americans will face off in Washington state's seventh district as five-term member Pramila Jayapal will take on Republican Nirav Sheth in the November elections to the US Congress.
SPORTS
FIFA top brass distance themselves from Infantino’s World Cup privatisation plan
Geneva: FIFA President Gianni Infantino is facing unprecedented internal rebellion after two of his top executives—Chief of Global Football Development Arsène Wenger and Secretary General Mattias Grafström—publicly separated themselves from his collapsed $20 billion scheme to sell future World Cup profit stakes to private equity investors.