Keeping up with current affairs helps students stay informed, build confidence and strengthen their understanding of the world around them. School assembly news headlines offer a quick and engaging roundup of the day’s most important national, international and sports stories, while also improving English communication skills and general knowledge. Here are the top news updates for Tuesday, July 7 covering major developments from India, around the world and the sporting arena.

TOP STORIES

Ram temple trust meets amid donation theft probe; chairman says 'deeply hurt'

Ayodhya: The Ram temple trust met here on Monday to decide on the resignations of its general secretary Champat Rai and member Anil Mishra in the wake of allegations of embezzlement of donations.

PM Modi arrives in Indonesia to further strengthen India's Act East Policy

Jakarta: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday arrived in Indonesia on the first leg of his three-nation tour, aimed at further strengthening India's Act East Policy, MAHASAGAR Vision and its commitment to a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific. 

WhatsApp gets more time to reply to username notice, assures no India rollout till talks end

New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp has been granted more time to submit its response on the contentious 'username' feature and assured the government that it will not roll it out in India until discussions are complete, according to sources. 'Self-styled Vishwaguru's stony silence' on Israel unconscionable: Cong slams PM Modi

New Delhi: The "self-styled, award-hungry Vishwaguru's stony silence" on Israel's actions is a betrayal of India's civilisational ethos and is simply "unconscionable", the Congress said on Monday in a scathing attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

NATION

BRICS Women's Working Group meeting begins in Kochi; focus on women-led development

New Delhi: India on Monday began the two-day BRICS Women's Working Group Meeting in Kochi, with senior officials from BRICS member countries discussing women's empowerment and women-led development under its BRICS Chairship 2026.

Will accept Ram temple trust's decision on Champat Rai, Anil Mishra's resignations: VHP

New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Monday said it will respect whatever decision the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust takes on the resignations of its general secretary Champat Rai and trustee Anil Mishra, asserting that allegations alone do not establish guilt. 

Stealth frigate 'Mahendragiri' to be commissioned into Navy on July 11

New Delhi: Indigenous stealth frigate 'Mahendragiri', endowed with state-of-the-art weapons, including surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missile systems, and a cutting-edge sensor suite, is set to be commissioned into the Indian Navy on July 11, officials said on Monday. 

Pahalgam terror attack: LeT chief Hafiz Saeed named as accused in supplementary chargesheet

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday named Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed as an accused in its supplementary chargesheet on the Pahalgam terror attack. 

Sexual assault, thrown into water alive: Autopsy reveals violent end of Bengal girl found in pond

Kolkata: Head injuries, sexual assault and being thrown into water alive were indicated in the preliminary post-mortem report of the 11-year-old girl whose body was found stuffed in a sack and fished out of a pond around 25 km from Kolkata. 

'MSMEs being strangled': Rahul puts out video of visit to bus, truck body-building workshop

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that regulations framed by the transport ministry were stifling small-scale industries such as the local bus and truck body-building workshops across the country, and asserted that MSMEs that ought to be supported were being "deliberately strangled".

Deadly monsoon batters India: 4 killed in Maha, Himachal; transport networks hit, Odisha on alert

New Delhi: The monsoon packed a deadly punch across India on Monday, claiming lives in Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh, crippling rail and road networks, triggering landslides and flooding, inundating towns in Odisha, with the IMD forcasting more heavy rainfall over several states. 

LEGAL

Delhi HC gives two weeks to WFI to decide matter of show-cause notice to Vinesh Phogat

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to make a decision within two weeks on the show-cause notice issued to grappler Vinesh Phogat over accusations of indiscipline and anti-doping rule violations.

Karur stampede: SC to hear on Jul 7 DMK plea alleging active influencing of witnesses

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list on July 7 a plea filed by the DMK alleging that ministers in the Tamil Nadu government were "actively influencing" witnesses in the CBI probe into last year's Karur stampede case. 

BUSINESS

Amit Shah announces new cooperative life insurance firm, Bharat Taxi to be expanded in 500 cities

New Delhi: Union Minister Amit Shah on Monday announced that a cooperative life insurance company will be established to expand the business areas of cooperatives and also said the services of 'Bharat Taxi' would be increased to 500 cities in the next two years.

NSE targets to launch Rs 30,000-cr IPO in September

New Delhi: The National Stock Exchange (NSE) is targeting to launch its much-awaited initial public offering (IPO), estimated at around Rs 30,000 crore, in September, people familiar with the development said on Monday. 

FOREIGN

China launches strategic missile from nuclear submarine in Pacific, draws criticism from Japan, Australia

Beijing: China on Monday successfully test-fired a long-range strategic missile from one of its nuclear-powered submarines in the Pacific Ocean, drawing sharp reactions from Japan and Australia.

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