School assembly headlines 15 April 2026: Top national, world news for students

Here is a roundup of today’s important news headlines, covering key political developments, election updates, economic trends, legal observations, and international events.

National News

• Opposition leaders meet at Kharge's residence to evolve joint strategy on women's quota law

New Delhi: On the eve of a special three-day sitting of Parliament, top opposition leaders on Wednesday met at the residence of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to discuss and evolve a joint strategy on the women's quota law.

• Apr 23 polls: PM Modi holds impressive roadshow in TN, says DMK losing 'for sure'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a well-attended roadshow here in support of NDA candidates for the April 23 Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu and asserted that the AIADMK-led alliance "will win for sure," while the ruling DMK will be shown the door in the hustings.

• Over 12 lakh households used self-enumeration facility for Census: Centre

New Delhi: More than 12 lakh households have successfully availed the self-enumeration facility for the Census 2027 first phase -- houselisting and housing census over the last 15 days, the Centre in a statement said

• Gloves off: Govt, Opposition set for delimitation duel in Parliament

The government and the Opposition are set to cross swords in the Lok Sabha on Thursday as a three-day special sitting of Parliament begins with a debate on a key Constitution amendment bill that has provisions for the women's quota law implementation and the contentious delimitation exercise.

• No graft charge against Modi even after 24 years in power, BJP to recover money TMC stole: Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday pledged the BJP will recover every penny the TMC has "stolen from the people of Bengal through corruption", and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has no taint of graft charge even after two decades in the ruler's seat.

• Samrat Choudhary becomes first BJP leader to become Bihar CM; 2 from JD(U) take oath as ministers

BJP leader Samrat Choudhary was on Wednesday sworn in as the 24th Chief Minister of Bihar, in the first instance of a saffron party member making it to the top post in the state.

• PM Modi appeals to people to take nine pledges on health, conservation of nature, service, others

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appealed to people to take nine collective pledges, ranging from water conservation, natural farming, to fitness and service, to realise a "developed Karnataka and a developed India".

• Centre's delimitation will 'suppress' voices of southern states: Cong leader Chidambaram

Opposing the proposed delimitation exercise of the central government, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday claimed that the move would suppress the political voice of the southern states.

• TMC writes to CEC, alleges 'biased conduct' by poll panel officials

The TMC has written to CEC Gyanesh Kumar, alleging "biased conduct" by the Election Commission and seeking action against senior poll panel officials over "illegal" directive targeting its leaders, including Abhishek Banerjee.

• Central forces tried to check my car on way to airport: Mamata

A day after the TMC alleged that the Election Commission had ordered 'intrusive checks' of vehicles of its leaders, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that central forces tried to search her car when she was travelling to Kolkata airport earlier in the day.

• Delimitation: Stalin announces state-wide black flag protest, says Centre will pay 'heavy price'

Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday announced a state-wide black flag agitation on April 16 against the proposed delimitation exercise and warned the Centre of consequences and a "heavy price" if it did not heed to Tamil Nadu's voice.

• CBSE announces results for Class 10 board exams

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday announced results for Class 10 board exams, officials said.

• SC stays Telangana HC order granting one-week transit anticipatory bail to Pawan Khera

In a setback to Congress leader Pawan Khera, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Telangana High Court order granting him one-week transit anticipatory bail in a case registered for levelling allegations against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife.

• Delhi court takes cognisance of ED chargesheet against Robert Vadra in Shikohpur land deal case

A Delhi court on Wednesday took cognisance of an Enforcement Directorate chargesheet against businessman Robert Vadra in a money laundering case linked to a land deal in Haryana's Shikohpur.

• WPI inflation rises to 38-month high of 3.88 pc in March on higher fuel prices amid West Asia crisis

Wholesale price inflation rose sharply to an over 3-year high of 3.88 per cent in March, driven by a sharp spike in rates of fuel, power and manufactured items amid the West Asia crisis.

• India's exports drop 7.44 pc to USD 38.92 billion in Mar amid disruptions due to West Asia crisis

The country's merchandise exports dropped 7.44 per cent to USD 38.92 billion in March, according to government data released on Wednesday.

International News

• PM Balen's visit to India to be finalised after 'consultations': Nepal FM Shisir Khanal

Prime Minister Balendra Shah's visit to India will be finalised only after the external affairs ministries of both countries hold consultations, Nepal's Minister for Foreign Affairs Shisir Khanal said.

• Pakistani delegation, led by Army chief Munir, reaches Iran for peace talks

A Pakistani delegation, led by Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, reached Tehran on Wednesday as part of Islamabad's efforts to resolve the conflict between the US and Iran.

• ‘I am permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz’: Trump claims China won’t arm Iran

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that China has agreed not to supply weapons to Iran, positioning the development as a key breakthrough amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East.

• ‘I thought she had courage’: Trump blasts Meloni over Iran neutrality, defense of Pope Leo XIV

US President Donald Trump issued a sharp rebuke of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday, signalling a major fracture in one of his most prominent European alliances over Italy's refusal to participate in the conflict with Iran.