Here is a roundup of important news headlines for September 2, covering significant political updates, economic developments, law enforcement actions, and international events.

 

TOP STORIES

 

SCO must confront countries using terrorism as an instrument of state policy: PM Modi

Bishkek: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to confront countries using terrorism as an instrument of state policy and reject "double standards" in the collective fight against terror financing and recruitment, remarks widely viewed as a direct swipe at Pakistan. 

 

SC quashes all FIRs against CJP protesters; Govt says youth welfare utmost priority

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed all FIRs registered against students who participated in the Cockroach Janta Party-led protests across the country between July 20 and 25 and said the cases should not affect their future. Following the order, the group called off its September 5 march in the national capital. 

 

NATION

 

NEET row: CJP calls off Sept 5 protest march as SC quashes student FIRs, delivers 'absolute justice'

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Declaring that "absolute justice" has been served, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Tuesday announced the cancellation of its protest march scheduled for September 5 after the Supreme Court quashed all FIRs against students involved in agitation on the NEET paper leak, and directed the Centre to compensate families of candidates who died by suicide. 

 

TN CM Vijay releases water from Mettur dam for irrigation; govt asserts 'Cauvery our legal right'

Salem (Tamil Nadu): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay opened the sluices of the Stanley Reservoir in Mettur on Tuesday for irrigation of paddy crop in the Cauvery delta districts with the government asserting that "Cauvery is our legal right." 

 

Bill to provide statutory framework to Indian Statistical Institute referred to parliamentary panel

New Delhi, Sep 1 (PTI A bill seeking to widen the remit of the Indian Statistical Institute and align its legal framework with evolving needs was on Tuesday referred to a parliamentary committee for threadbare examination. 

 

Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma scripts history with AVM-rank appointment

New Delhi: In a historic milestone for the Indian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma has become the first woman officer (non-medical) in the country's armed forces to attain the rank of air vice marshal or equivalent, officials said on Tuesday.

 

Delhi-bound IndiGo flight returns to Goa after engine 'failure'; makes emergency landing

Panaji: A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight with 229 passengers on board returned to Goa about 30 minutes after takeoff on Tuesday and made an emergency landing at Manohar International Airport after one of the aircraft engines failed mid-air, sources said. 

 

Rain wreaks havoc across India; 4 killed in Assam, rivers swell in UP, U'khand, Jharkhand

 

New Delhi: Torrential rain unleashed havoc across several parts of the country on Tuesday, killing four people in Assam, pushing rivers above danger levels in Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, submerging roads and homes, disrupting trains and forcing schools to shut.

 

Mamata's niece found hanging at her residence in West Bengal

Kolkata: TMC supremo and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's niece Bristi Mukherjee was found hanging at her residence in Birbhum district on Tuesday, police said.

 

LEGAL

 

SC agrees to consider Centre's plea on OBC creamy layer criteria for civil service candidates

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider the Centre's plea seeking clarification on the applicability of its March 11 judgement on OBC creamy-layer criteria on candidates of the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2025. 

 

BUSINESS

 

Bank unions to go on nationwide strike on Sep 11 over 5-day banking, other issues

New Delhi: The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has decided to go on a nationwide strike on September 11 over the delay in implementing five-day banking, differences over the performance-linked incentive scheme, and several pending demands, including pension-related issues. 

 

UPI transaction volumes hit all-time high of 24.51 billion in August

New Delhi: Homegrown Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processed a record 24.51 billion transactions worth Rs 29.8 lakh crore in August, primarily fuelled by Raksha Bandhan, according to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). 

 

FOREIGN

 

Nepal floods: Death toll crosses 1,000 as rescuers recover more bodies; nearly 4,000 still missing

Kathmandu: The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Nepal surged to 1,050 on Tuesday, with security forces recovering more bodies from eight districts of the country, officials said.