Today’s News Headlines for School Assembly, January 21, 2026: Here are the news headlines for school assembly on January 21, 2026. From Assam’s communal flare-up and the BJP’s leadership change to the UK’s nod for a new Chinese Embassy and Trump’s criticism of Britain’s Chagos deal, Tuesday saw major developments. Sports action intensified with WPL and Alcaraz’s serve tweak, while business, education, and air quality concerns shaped India’s regulatory and academic landscape.
Quote of the day
A person who wants to function creatively has to function at risk… The trick, of course, is to lose one day and come back to win the next
The quote is by John Fitch, an American inventor and trailblazer, who is remembered for launching the first successful steamboat service in the United States.
National
A communal flare-up following a car accident in Assam’s Kokrajhar spiralled into violence on Tuesday, leading to the deployment of Rapid Action Force and prompting the state government to snap mobile internet services in the district.
With Nitin Nabin taking charge as the BJP’s national president on Tuesday, the ruling party has formally closed the chapter on J P Nadda’s extended tenure and brought itself back in line with its long-standing “one person, one post” principle.
International
Authorities in the United Kingdom on Tuesday approved the construction of a new Chinese Embassy building in London, which had been stalled due to potential security concerns. The proposed embassy building in central London will come up on the land that was once home to the Royal Mint Court, where Britain used to mint its coins.
Bangladesh is among 38 countries in the world whose citizens will have to pay a visa bond of US$ 5,000-15,000 for a B1/B2 (business and tourist) visa for the United States.
US President Donald Trump called out the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer-led government for a deal, wherein Britain would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago, which includes an island with a strategic US-UK air base, to Mauritius as an act of “great stupidity” and “total weakness”.
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Sports
With the race for the 2026 Women’s Premier League playoffs heating up, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians will take on the Jemimah Rodrigues-led Delhi Capitals in Match No. 13 of the WPL at the BCA Stadium in Kotambi.
The highlight of the 2026 Australian Open opening round was Carlos Alcaraz’s subtle serve change, showing both his ongoing effort to refine the stroke and hints of whom he is emulating.”
Business
Even as IndiGo continues to be under the regulatory scanner following the massive network-wide disruption in December, the airline expects to maintain its curtailed flight schedule beyond February 10, when the specific pilot duty and rest duration rules-related exemptions granted to it are set to expire.
In April, over 8 crore contributing members of the retirement fund body Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will be able to withdraw their funds using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) via the BHIM app.
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Education
In response to the deteriorating air quality in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Office of the District Inspector of Schools (DIOS), Gautam Budh Nagar, has mandated a shift to hybrid learning for schools across Delhi and neighbouring districts. The new directives, falling under Stages 3 and 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), aim to minimise children’s exposure to toxic smog while ensuring educational continuity.
Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Department has released the admission schedule for the academic year 2026–27 through 25 per cent reservation in private schools as per the RTE Act-2009, as per a statement issued here on Monday.
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