School assembly news headlines: Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Here are the top news headlines reshaped and perfectly tailored for your morning school assembly script on Tuesday, November 10, 2026

NATION

Questions over Delhi AQI data as several monitoring stations go offline on Diwali night
New Delhi: Delhi recorded its most polluted Diwali in five years but the extent of its severity was likely worse than official figures showed as several monitoring stations went offline on Sunday night during the peak period of firecracker use in the Capital, raising questions over the reliability of the AQI tracking exercise itself.

At 1,152, Punjab records season's biggest single-day jump in farm fires on Diwali

Patiala: Punjab witnessed its sharpest single-day spike in paddy stubble-burning incidents this season on Diwali with 1,152 fresh farm fires, which pushed the state's total count to 4,459 from 3,307 on November 7, according to official data.

Red Fort blast: Year-long anti-terror push results in 300 arrests, 73 deportations
New Delhi: As the first anniversary of the brazen Red Fort blast approaches, central security agencies have tightened vigilance nationwide, backed by a fortified counterterrorism architecture and a sweeping crackdown on cross-border terror syndicates over the past year, officials said on Monday.

BJP hits out at Kharge for calling Diwali 'Eid of joy', dares Congress to call Eid 'Diwali of joy'

New Delhi: The BJP on Monday accused the Congress of indulging in "appeasement politics" and hurting the sentiments of Hindus after AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge described Diwali as an "Eid of happiness"

Cong defends Kharge's remark on Diwali, says word 'Eid' literally means festival
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday slammed the BJP over its criticism of AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge's "khushiyon ka Eid" remark on Diwali, saying those making a big deal out of the statement are "semantically ignorant" as the word 'Eid' literally means festival.

Modernist artist Arpita Singh dies at 89
New Delhi: Modernist artist Arpita Singh, widely known for her detailed figurative works reflective of societal traumas such as war and communalism, died from age-related ailments at a hospital here on Monday. She was 89.

After minor girl's sexual assault, Goa minister says 90 pc of such crimes committed by 'outsiders'
Panaji: Reacting to the alleged sexual assault of a three-year-old girl in Goa's Mapusa town, Tribal Welfare Minister Ramesh Tawadkar on Monday claimed "90 per cent" of such crimes in the tourist state are committed by "outsiders".

Delhi records most polluted Diwali in five years; air quality 'very poor' the day after
New Delhi: Delhi recorded its most polluted Diwali in five years with average Air Quality Index at 376 and the morning after was only marginally better at 371 recorded at 10 am on Monday when a blanket of smog and fog blanketed the city.
Amit Shah sets 2028 deadline for drug-free Gujarat, urges citizens to report narcotics sales
Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday asserted that governments alone cannot eradicate narcotics without active public support, and urged citizens to report drug abuse to authorities via dedicated helplines.

Cancer drug prices slashed: Revised MRPs of 1,364 formulations come into effect
New Delhi: Revised Maximum Retail Prices (MRPs) of 1,364 anti-cancer formulations have come into effect from Monday, a move projected to save consumers an estimated Rs 3,540.38 crore annually, according to an official release.

FOREIGN

Pakistani TV anchor Rabia Ahsan shot dead at home; husband booked for murder

Islamabad: A Pakistani anchorperson was shot dead at her home in Rawalpindi, with police taking her husband into custody and seizing the suspected weapon.

China dismisses spy plot claim involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as smear campaign

Bangkok: China denied on Monday that there was a spy plot to ensnare Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, calling the spying allegations unsubstantiated and a smear campaign against Beijing.
Huang has acknowledged to the Nvidia board that he had been intimate with a business executive who US intelligence determined was gathering information for Beijing, according to The New York Times.

Sheikh Hasina seeks new passport, national identity card to return to Bangladesh
Dhaka: Bangladesh's deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday requested a new passport and national identity card, signalling preparations for her planned return to the country in December.

SPORTS

Fit-again Jemimah back as India announce squads for SA tour
New Delhi: A fit-again Jemimah Rodrigues made her way back as India stuck to the tried and tested in the squads announced on Monday for an all-format women's cricket tour of South Africa next month.

Lamine Yamal knee injury: Barcelona winger out of Spain’s Nations League match
Barcelona's teenage winger Lamine Yamal will miss Spain’s upcoming UEFA Nations League fixture against the Czech Republic on Thursday after reporting discomfort in his right knee. The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) confirmed on Monday that the 19-year-old forward experienced pain following Barcelona’s 2–1 victory against Atlético Madrid at the Metropolitano Stadium on Sunday night.