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Top News Headlines of September 1, 2025 | Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday redefined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as Security, Connectivity and Opportunity, and raised the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. “At this hour, the friendly nations who stood by us, we are grateful to them. This attack was not just an assault on India’s soul, but also a challenge to those who believe in humanity,” he said.
Census 2027 budget: The Registrar General of India (RGI) has sought a Rs 14,618.95-crore budget to conduct the Census 2027, which will be the first “Digital Census” and collect data on caste, The Indian Express has learnt. According to sources, the next Census will be the first digital one as data will be collected through dedicated mobile applications developed for the purpose. The option to self-enumerate will also be provided to the public and caste data will also be captured electronically, sources told The Indian Express.
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India’s Russian oil imports, which have evidently emerged as a major sticking point for the Donald Trump administration in its relationship with New Delhi, helped Indian refiners save at least $12.6 billion in a little over three years, shows an analysis of India’s official trade data by The Indian Express, comparing the landed price of India’s Russian oil imports with crude from other countries.
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18:38 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
Mumbai News Live Updates | Mumbai Maratha agitation: quota protester assaults passenger on BEST bus
The Maratha reservation agitation led by Manoj Jarange-Patil has led to traffic snarls and disruption of public transport services across Mumbai. Read More
18:31 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
Hyderabad News Live Updates | Plea challenges Telangana Municipal Act’s ‘voter-based’ delimitation, HC gives govt 3 weeks to respond
The petition argues that 117 of the 150 wards in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation have recorded violations. Read More
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18:29 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
World News Live Updates | ‘I want the answer, and I want it NOW’: Trump calls on pharma companies to justify success of Covid drugs
Trump urged the companies to share their findings with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the wider public. Read More
18:29 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
India News Live Updates | Exclusive: In a first, all buildings to be geo-tagged in Census 2027
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18:25 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
Pune News Live Updates | Kapil Dev announces Trinity Golf Champions League in Pune from tomorrow: ‘This game is so lovely that you’ll stay awake at night
Eight teams consisting of a mix of professional golfers, amateur club members, and celebrities will participate in the Pune tournament aimed at promoting the sport and creating a vibrant golfing community. Read More
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18:16 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
India News Live Updates | ‘India stands by Afghanistan’: New Delhi sends aid, promises more after deadly earthquake
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also expressed sorrow over the loss of life saying “India stands ready to provide all possible humanitarian aid.” Read More
18:14 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
Delhi News Live Updates | Your new colleague could be a bot: From consulting giant McKinsey to firms in Delhi-NCR, how AI is changing the workplace
While some fear job losses, firms stress the focus is on freeing people for strategy and creativity, not replacing them. Read More
18:13 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
Lucknow News Live Updates | Allahabad HC flags safety of women in gyms, seeks report from Meerut police
A male gym trainer in the Meerut district was accused of hurling casteist abuses and physically assaulting a woman gym goer, among other allegations.
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18:02 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
Delhi News Live Updates | Your new colleague could be a bot: From consulting giant McKinsey to firms in Delhi-NCR, how AI is changing the workplace
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18:01 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
World News Live Updates | EU chief’s plane targeted by suspected Russian GPS jamming
Bulgaria issued a statement confirming that “the satellite signal used for the aircraft’s GPS navigation was disrupted. As the aircraft approached Plovdiv Airport, the GPS signal was lost.” Read More
17:51 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
Pune News Live Updates | Don’t miss a beat: why rheumatic heart disease, a preventable disease, still matters
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17:45 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
Kolkata News Live Updates | Army dismantles TMC’s ‘dharna manch’ stage after permission ‘expires’; Mamata reaches site, blames BJP
The protest stage at Mayo Road crossing had been set up against the alleged ‘humiliation of Bengalis’ in different BJP-ruled states. Read More
17:41 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
India News Live Updates | Ambitious plan for cheetah corridor between Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan put on backburner
MP officials confirm MoU put on hold since they want to ensure the state’s cheetah population grows first Read More
17:39 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
Mumbai News Live Updates | Bombay HC asks Manoj Jarange Patil, quota protesters to vacate all areas except Azad Maidan by tomorrow
The court asked the lawyers representing the protesters to convince Jarange Patil to ensure that agitators exceeding 5,000 should vacate the streets and Mumbai city, and permitted only 5,000 people to protest by making fresh applications to the competent authorities. Read More
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17:36 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
Chandigarh News Live Updates | Amid heavy rain, Bhakra water level rises by 2.4 ft in 24 hours, Pong and Ranjit Sagar dams close to danger marks
Rivers in Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh have been running high following continuous rainfall across the region, and officials are releasing water from dams in a controlled manner. Read More
17:23 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
India News Live Updates | What is the total sanctioned strength of CBI and how many posts lie vacant?
CBI latest news: Being the country's premier investigating police agency, the scope of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has expanded hugely in the past few years. Read More
17:14 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
Lucknow News Live Updates | Man vs wild: Amid recent tiger and jackal attacks, how UP forest dept is changing strategy
While villagers in the affected areas have demanded strict measures to keep wild animals at bay, the forest dept said it is expanding fencing and setting up rescue centres Read More
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17:09 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
Chandigarh News Live Updates | ‘How is it that officers are heard, and not legislators?’: AAP Ghanaur MLA Harmit Singh Pathanmajra slams Punjab Govt
Harmit Singh Pathanmajra slammed Bhagwant Mann and Krishan Kumar, Principal Secretary, Water Resources, accusing them of neglecting his constituency. Read More
16:54 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
Chandigarh News Live Updates | From debate to silence: Is PU scripting a new campus normal?
Recently, the university directed students to submit an affidavit restricting their fundamental right to protest under Article 19.
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16:37 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
Chandigarh News Live Updates | ‘Saza-e-kaala paani’: Heavily polluted water from overflowing Buddha Nullah enters Ludhiana homes after downpour
The 14-km-long Buddha Nullah crosses the heart of Ludhiana city, carrying untreated effluents from dyeing and other industries, domestic sewage, and solid waste, before flowing into the Sutlej River. Read More
16:36 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
Chandigarh News Live Updates | Himachal Pradesh records highest rainfall in August since 1949, rain to continue in September
Kangra district saw the highest rainfall at 816.2 mm, while Lahaul-Spiti recorded the lowest at 129.7 mm.
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16:04 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
Mumbai News Live Updates | ‘How will devotees come? Roads are blocked’: Maratha quota protest hits Ganesh Mandal darshans in South Mumbai
Large gatherings over the last few days brought traffic to a standstill in certain pockets of Mumbai, including Mazagaon, as the Eastern Freeway was shut. Read More
16:03 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
World News Live Updates | At least 800 dead, over 2,500 injured: All you need to know about Afghanistan earthquake
Rescue operations remain severely hampered by landslides, flooding and blocked roads in the mountainous Kunar region. Read More
16:02 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
India News Live Updates | ‘Read the judgement and then speak’: Facing Amit Shah heat on Salwa Judum judgement, INDIA bloc’s V-P candidate Sudershan Reddy responds
Message to his NDA counterpart: ‘I don’t know where the other candidate is… Every day, I am speaking to the media. A good debate would ensue only if he too speaks out. But he is silent’ Read More
16:00 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
Chandigarh News Live Updates | In flood-hit Mand in Punjab, Balbir Singh Seechewal chose to stay back: ‘When he came every morning, we felt we weren’t alone’
Rajya Sabha MP and environmentalist Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal has made flood relief in Punjab’s Mand his goal for the past three weeks. Read More
15:58 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
India News Live Updates | US Embassy hails ‘enduring friendship’ with India as Modi meets Putin, Xi Jinping at SCO Summit
India-US ties have been strained recently due to the 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods, including a penalty tariff for importing Russian oil.
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15:55 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
India News Live Updates | Assaulted for ‘hurting male ego’ of seniors, says hospitalised Jharkhand engineering student
FIR against 6 for assault on junior, who is recovering from injuries to ribcage and windpipe. Principal claims ragging not a frequent issue in college. Read More
15:50 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
India News Live Updates | US Embassy hails ‘enduring friendship’ with India as Modi meets Putin, Xi Jinping at SCO Summit
India-US ties have been strained recently due to the 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods, including a penalty tariff for importing Russian oil.
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15:45 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
India News Live Updates | Key takeaways from PM Modi’s SCO Summit address and bilateral talks with Putin
Reiterating India’s stance on terrorism, PM Modi highlighted the need for collective action against extremism. Read More
15:29 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
Delhi News Live Updates | Flood warning for Delhi: Yamuna expected to cross danger mark by tomorrow evening
Discharge from Haryana’s Hathnikund barrage rose to over 3.22 lakh cusecs — the highest this season. Read More
