News Headlines for School Assembly, January 7, 2026: India becomes world’s largest rice producer, Chelsea Football Club gets new head coach

School Headlines Jan 7, 2026: Here are the top headlines for January 7 across National, International, Sports, and Business

School Assembly News Headlines for Today, January 7, 2026: Looking for news updates for your school’s morning assembly? Here are the top headlines for January 7 across National, International, Sports, and Business — perfect to keep you informed and confident while presenting in the assembly. This includes

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes western Japan. The quake occurred in Shimane prefecture in northwestern Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned the Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) ‘Samudra Pratap’, the first of two pollution control vessels built by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), in Goa Monday.

India has become the world’s largest rice producer, surpassing China, with a total output of 150.18 million tonnes during 2024-25.

A total of 12.55 crore voters have made it to Uttar Pradesh’s draft electoral roll, released by the Election Commission of India on Tuesday following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The state saw 2.89 crore deletions, or 18.70% of the electorate, from the rolls.

A purported video surfaced online showing students allegedly raising controversial slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. The varsity on Tuesday sought the registration of an FIR in connection with the incident. The JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU) declined to comment on the slogans.

Delhi to declare rabies a ‘notifiable disease’. Declaring human rabies a notifiable disease is a key component of the plan to achieve zero human deaths from dog-mediated rabies.

India’s IPO boom set to continue in 2026. A large and diverse set of companies — spanning sectors such as financial services, manufacturing, consumer goods, technology and infrastructure — are lined up to tap the markets, with total fundraising estimated at around Rs 2.65 lakh crore, says a report.

Institutional investments in the Indian real estate sector surged to an all-time high of $8.47 billion (around Rs 76,000 core) in 2025, registering a 29 per cent year-on-year growth from $6.56 billion (Rs 59,000 crore) in 2024, according to a report by property consultancy Colliers India.

Chelsea Football Club appoints Liam Rosenior as head coach of the men’s team.