India News Live Updates, 1 September 2026: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay releases Mettur dam water for Delta irrigation

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay opened the sluice gates of the Mettur Dam in Salem district, releasing water for irrigation in the Cauvery Delta region. Vijay travelled from Chennai to Salem by special flight before reaching Mettur by road for the ceremonial release.

The water released from the dam is expected to benefit farmers across around 12 districts, including Thanjavur, the state’s major rice-producing region. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged a handshake as they arrived for the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek.

The summit, held at the Yrys Ordo Congress Hall, is being attended by SCO members and invited leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin said Russia seeks to deepen cooperation with China in artificial intelligence and digital technologies.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an instagram video statement congratulated the people of India after the country recorded 7.8% GDP growth in the first quarter of FY27, saying the figure reflected their collective strength and efforts.

Taking a swipe at the Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, Modi said, “On the other hand, within India too, there are people drowned in an abyss of despair who are trying to spread despair all around through the ‘echo of lies’(Jhoot ki Goonj).” Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, wars and conflicts around the world, India had continued to progress, he said.

Modi added that the country’s policies were sound and its intentions clear, and that the strength of 140 crore people was helping India reach new heights. Social activist Anna Hazare has been admitted to a Mumbai hospital for treatment of a viral infection and acute dehydration, his aide said on Tuesday.

Hazare was shifted to Bombay Hospital in South Mumbai on Monday from Ahilyanagar district, where he had initially been admitted to a local hospital for treatment, the aide said, as per PTI. The CBI has registered an FIR against officials of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and the North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation (NERAMAC) over irregularities in the distribution of subsidised rice for poor labourers.

According to the agency, the rice was diverted to traders, who sold it for profit instead of giving it to the people it was meant for. Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Domestic Piped Natural Gas (DPNG) will get costlier in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MR) from today, September 1, after Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) announced a price hike.

Citing rising input costs, MGL has hiked the CNG prices by Rs 2 per kg and domestic DPNG by Re 1 per standard cubic metre (SCM), effective today. The revised rates stand at Rs 88 per kg for CNG and Rs 53 per SCM for DPNG.

According to MGL, the price increase was necessitated by the ongoing West Asia crisis, which has directly escalated input gas prices linked to international indices. A Queens woman stabbed two people in New York City’s Times Square on Monday before she was shot dead by police, officials said.

The woman allegedly pulled two knives from a shopping bag and attacked a 68-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman near West 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue. The woman later died of her injuries, while the man is in stable condition.

Police said officers confronted the suspect near an NYPD substation and spent several minutes trying to persuade her to drop the knives. After a Taser failed to stop her and she moved towards officers while wielding the weapons, two officers opened fire.

Six pilgrims were killed and 14 others injured after a pick-up vehicle carrying them rammed into a stationary truck on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway in Haryana’s Palwal early Tuesday, police said. The accident took place around 4.30 am as the pilgrims, who had visited the Khatu Shyam temple and other shrines in Rajasthan, were travelling to Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh.

Police suspect the driver fell asleep at the wheel. He fled the spot after the crash and efforts are underway to trace him. The victims, all from Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri district, included three women. (PTI) A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight returned to Goa shortly after takeoff following an engine snag, officials said.

The aircraft made an emergency landing at Goa airport, and all passengers and crew members were reported safe. (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay opened the sluice gates of the Mettur Dam in Salem district, releasing water for irrigation in the Cauvery Delta region.

Vijay travelled from Chennai to Salem by special flight before reaching Mettur by road for the ceremonial release. The water released from the dam is expected to benefit farmers across around 12 districts, including Thanjavur, the state’s major rice-producing region.

#watch | Salem | Tamil Nadu CM Vijay opens the sluice gates of the Stanley Reservoir at Mettur for irrigation in the Cauvery delta districts(Video source: TN DIPR) pic.twitter.com/10VbIXndyW Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged a handshake as they arrived for the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek.

The summit, held at the Yrys Ordo Congress Hall, is being attended by SCO member and invited leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin said Russia seeks to deepen cooperation with China in artificial intelligence and digital technologies.

#watch | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they participate in the 26th SCO Summit. (Source: Host Broadcaster via Reuters) pic.twitter.com/0I1khkxtum Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an instagram video statement congratulated the people of India after the country recorded 7.8% GDP growth in the first quarter of FY27, saying the figure reflected their collective strength and efforts.

Taking a swipe at the Opposition, Modi said, “On the other hand, within India too, there are people drowned in an abyss of despair who are trying to spread despair...