Top national and international news headlines for school assembly September 5 briefing

Here is a roundup of important news headlines for September 5, covering significant political updates, economic developments, law enforcement actions, and international events.
NATION
Nepal floods: 275 Indian nations remain missing, says MEA
New Delhi: Two hundred seventy-five Indians remained missing while 166 others were rescued following the devastating flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
Influencer who bragged about cracking man's skull detained after CJP protest
New Delhi: Delhi Police detained Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, hours after the Cockroach Janta Party staged a protest outside the Parliament Street police station demanding his arrest for assaulting a student's father, a crime he bragged about in an interview.
Heavy rainfall disrupts normal life in northern India, Delhi-NCR hit by waterlogging
New Delhi: Parts of northern India witnessed heavy rainfall on Friday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting light to moderate showers over the next few days.
HarperCollins to publish Sonia Gandhi's memoir in India on November 10
New Delhi: HarperCollins India on Friday said it will publish Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's memoir "Belonging: A Journey of Love" in India on November 10, ending the uncertainty over the book's domestic publication following an "impasse" between the author's representatives and Penguin Random House India.
Army kills one terrorist in forest area of J&K's Budgam
Srinagar: One terrorist was killed on Friday during a joint operation by the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police deep inside a forest area in Budgam district, officials said.
'Eye in sky': ISRO launches advanced earth observation satellite for 'strategic data'
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): ISRO on Friday made its way into history books yet again with the successful launch of the country's first ever imaging satellite in geo-orbit, placing the over 2,300 kg payload into a precise orbit using a GSLV rocket.
Indian embassy in Kuwait helps Tamil Nadu domestic worker after torture allegations
New Delhi: The Indian Embassy in Kuwait has stepped in to assist an Indian domestic worker who posted a video alleging that she was tortured and denied pay for months in the Gulf country.
Woman ends life with 2 kids by jumping off fort; husband among 4 booked over dowry, suicide abetment
Dharashiv: A woman and her two children died after she jumped along with them from the famous Naldurg fort in Maharashtra's Dharashiv district, following which a case of abetment of suicide and dowry harassment was registered against her husband and three others, police said on Friday.
Bengal deploys extra buses after rail services disrupted near Farakka after subsidence of tracks
Kolkata: The West Bengal Transport Department on Friday deployed additional buses on several routes following disruption of rail services because of subsidence of tracks near Farakka in Murshidabad district.
LEGAL
SC-appointed Aravalli panel seeks six-month extension for submitting its final report
New Delhi, Sept 4 (PTI) The Supreme Court-appointed Aravalli High-Powered Committee (HPC) has asked the apex court to extend the deadline for submission of its final report by six months, saying it needs more time for a "comprehensive and defensible" assessment of the Aravalli range.
BUSINESS
NSE gets regulatory nod for Rs 30,000 cr IPO, the biggest so far
New Delhi: The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd has received regulatory approval for the long-awaited Rs 30,000-crore initial public offering (IPO), which could potentially be the country's biggest-ever yet.
Forex kitty jumps USD 11.47 bn to fresh all-time high of USD 740.8 bn
Mumbai: India's forex reserves jumped USD 11.475 billion to a new all-time high of USD 740.803 billion during the week ended August 28, the RBI said on Friday.
FOREIGN
Tibet flash flood death toll rises to 31, another 531 missing
Beijing: The death toll in the flash flood that struck Gyirong county in Tibet near the Nepal border last week has increased to 31, with 531 others still missing, Chinese officials said on Friday.
Nepal man chanted 'Hare Krishna' for 9 days while trapped in tunnel, rescued on Krishna Janmashtami
Kathmandu: "I was chanting Hare Krishna," said 30-year-old Sanjay Sah shortly after he was pulled to safety from a tunnel in Nepal on Friday, bringing an extraordinary ordeal to an end on a day when millions were celebrating Krishna Janmashtami.
(PTI)
Published: 04 Sept 2026, 09:58 pm IST
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