Here are the school assembly headlines for October 23, 2026. 

NATION

PM Modi receives call from Israel PM Netanyahu; discusses West Asia

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday received a telephone call from his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, during which the two leaders exchanged views on recent developments in West Asia and underscored the urgent need to restore peace and stability in the region.

BJP cites media report to allege 'regime change plot' by Cong, calls Rahul Gandhi 'gaddar'

New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday cited a media report on alleged links between riots in France and the recent protests in India, claiming it exposes the "anarchy and regime change plot" of the Congress, and called Rahul Gandhi a "gaddar" (traitor).

PM's ecosystem trying to divert, distract, spread lies; will not succeed: Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday hit back at the BJP over its allegation that the opposition party was hatching a "regime change plot", saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ecosystem, in its "desperation and nervousness", was trying to "divert, distract and spread lies" but would not succeed. 

Protests won't achieve anything; go to people if you want to win polls: Shah to Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah slammed the Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday, saying protests would not achieve anything, and asserted that the BJP would remain in power for 30 years as the party existed among people and addressed their concerns.

India will support every meaningful effort to bring peace to Ukraine, West Asia: PM Modi

New Delhi: India and Poland on Thursday agreed to deepen ties in defence, space, and nuclear energy domains, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk pledging to boost bilateral strategic partnership amid growing global instability. CJP leaders seek more time to join Crime Branch probe, likely to get fresh summons

New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were summoned by Delhi Police Crime Branch for questioning on Thursday in connection with the October 13 protest at Janatar Mantar but they have sought more time, police sources said.

Rubio concludes India visit, says advanced economic and strategic priorities in the region

New Delhi: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said that continuing to build economic partnership and energy security cooperation makes both India and the US stronger as he wrapped up his three-day visit, which took him to the country's financial capital Mumbai and a key refinery site in Gujarat's Jamnagar.

Six dead, 40 injured as bus hits tree in Chhattisgarh; CM expresses grief, announces compensation

Raipur: Six persons, including four women, were killed and 40 others injured after a bus collided with a roadside tree in Chhattisgarh's Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (MCB) district on Thursday, police said.

If House not prorogued, extended sitting can be convened on two days notice: Top official

New Delhi: Amid suggestions that the government could convene an extended sitting of Parliament for the passage of the delimitation-linked women's reservation bill, a top official on Thursday said such a sitting can be convened on a short notice of two days.

Sonia makes Instagram debut with first look of her book; garners over 110K followers within hours

New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi made her Instagram debut on Thursday with posts on her upcoming book, which she said is a "story of love, duty, loss and finding a place to belong".

LEGAL

Don't need permission to hoist national flag: Neha Bora; HC reserves order

New Delhi: All India Students' Association (AISA) president Neha Bora on Thursday contended before the Delhi High Court that citizens don't need permission to hoist the national flag, while challenging a police notice asking her to execute a "peace" bond before a special executive magistrate.

FOREIGN

Netanyahu invites Modi to light torch on Israel's I-Day

Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said he spoke with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and invited him to light a torch alongside brave Indian pilot Smit Machchhar on Israel's Independence Day.

One Indian killed, 3 injured in attacks on airport and oil field in Saudi Arabia

Dubai: An Indian national was killed and three others injured in two separate attacks targeting a major airport and an oil field in Saudi Arabia, officials said on Thursday, amid a spate of missile and drone strikes by Yemen's Houthis on key infrastructure in the Gulf country. 

PTI