Here are the top national, international, business and legal news headlines for Tuesday, September 1, covering major developments from Nepal's flood crisis and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's diplomatic engagements to India's economy, elections, defence and other key stories making headlines.

TOP NEWS

Nepal floods: 933 missing from hydropower project sites; rescue efforts intensify

Nuwakot (Nepal): Nepal's rescue teams are trying to trace 933 workers and employees in various hydropower project sites in flood-hit areas who have been out of contact since August 26, with many believed to be trapped in tunnels.

PM Modi to Vladimir Putin: Move from 'endless war to end of war'

Bishkek: Calling for an immediate end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to move from "endless war to the end of war," asserting that a peaceful resolution of the conflict is humanity's shared priority.

In meeting with Iran president, PM Modi calls for resolution of West Asia conflict through dialogue and diplomacy

NATIONAL NEWS

UP teen gang-raped on moving bus in Noida; dumped 40 km away in Kashmere Gate

New Delhi: A 16-year-old girl, who boarded a sleeper bus in Greater Noida on a rainy night earlier this month, was allegedly gang-raped by its conductor and driver and abandoned near Kashmere Gate, more than 40 km away in Old Delhi, police said.

11 killed in firecracker factory blast in UP's Kaushambi, rescue operations underway

Kaushambi (UP): Eleven people were killed and five were injured after a massive explosion at a firecracker factory in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district on Monday afternoon, officials said.

Major defence push: Tata firm partners with Raytheon-Lockheed Martin JV for Javelin missile production

New Delhi: Tata Advanced Systems Ltd and Javelin Joint Venture (JJV) inked an agreement for the co-production of the Javelin missile systems in India, in a move seen as in line with the country's focus on boosting domestic defence production.

Delhi's draft electoral roll out; 'highest' deletion of voters at 33%

New Delhi: Delhi's draft electoral roll was published Monday with more than 47 lakh out of the city's 1.45 crore voters, one in each three, excluded from the list.

'Attempt to divert attention, suppress voices': Cong slams BJP over FIR against Rahul

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday lashed out at the BJP after an FIR was filed in Uttarakhand against Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on a 'shuddhikaran ceremony' at the venue where party chief Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a rally, and called it an attempt to divert attention and suppress voices.

Centre defers census in Manipur following NRC demand by civil society groups

Imphal: The Union government on Monday deferred the census operations in Manipur considering the demand by civil society organisations for updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) before conducting the exercise, an official statement said.

INS Nipun joins Navy fleet, strengthens its deep-sea diving and rescue power

Mumbai: The Indian Navy on Monday commissioned INS Nipun, a deep-sea diving vessel to support complex operations, marking a significant enhancement in underwater support capabilities that only a few navies have, officials said.

LEGAL NEWS

SC agrees to hear on Sep 1 Delhi Police's plea to quash FIRs against NEET protesters

New Delhi: The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Tuesday a plea filed by the Delhi Police seeking quashing of 13 FIRs registered against students who participated in the NEET paper leak protests and registering a fresh case against 2,873 individuals who were present during the stir to probe their role in the violence.

Cauvery water: Released excess water to Tamil Nadu as of Aug 31, Karnataka tells SC

New Delhi: The Karnataka government has told the Supreme Court that it has released excess water to Tamil Nadu as of Monday and the state is complying with the direction of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to ensure a flow of 9,000 cusecs.

BUSINESS NEWS

Govt reforms, agile economic management bearing results: Sitharaman on 7.8 pc Q1 GDP growth

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the reforms undertaken by the NDA government, together with an agile management of the economy, are bearing results, with real GDP growth coming in at 7.8 per cent in the April-June quarter.

Record 7.5 cr ITRs filed for AY'27, deadline ends midnight tonight

New Delhi: A record 7.5 crore income tax returns have been filed for Assessment Year 2026-27 so far, and the number is expected to rise further as the filing deadline ends at midnight Monday for taxpayers with business or professional income who are not subject to audit.

Govt notifies Rs 1.27 lakh crore Semicon 2.0; outlines eligibility, sweeteners for full chip ecosystem

New Delhi: The government on Monday notified the Rs 1.27-lakh-crore Semicon 2.0 programme, spelling out eligibility and incentives across the semiconductor value chain, including 40 per cent fiscal support for silicon wafer fabs with a minimum investment of Rs 20,000 crore, and sweeteners for chip design.

PTI