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Vijay was in Salem on Tuesday, where he conducted inspection of the Mettur hydroelectric power station. While returning he stopped and met women working in a farm. Vijay gifted the sunglasses he was wearing to an elderly woman, Chellam, who says, “I was surprised when he came and stood next to me. I told him how happy I was to see him, and he gifted me these sunglasses.” 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">VIDEO | Salem: Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay gifts the sunglasses he was wearing to an elderly woman, Chellam, who says, “I was surprised when he came and stood next to me. I told him how happy I was to see him, and he gifted me these sunglasses.”<br><br>(Full video available on PTI… <a href="https://t.co/ppg5zpToYO">pic.twitter.com/ppg5zpToYO</a></p>&mdash; Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) <a href="https://x.com/PTI_News/status/2094741256337571868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 1, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

A woman employee returning from maternity leave is entitled to be reinstated in the same position she held before proceeding on leave, the Delhi high court on Monday held, saying that motherhood cannot be allowed to become a source of ignominy at the workplace.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blocked or removed seven Army officers from a two-star general promotion list, triggering the resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll. Frustrated by constant interference, Driscoll reported his concerns regarding Army transformation and readiness directly to President Donald Trump before stepping down.

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is nominating acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao to permanently lead the service, calling the former Navy special operations officer a "true WARRIOR" and urging the Senate to quickly confirm him.

In a latest interview, former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that the current Bangladeshi government should not make a hue and cry about her event in India as she never made any issue out of incumbent Bangladeshi PM Tarique Rahman's political meetings while he was in exile in Britain. She also said that his government should not link her extradition to India- Bangladesh ties. Highlighting alleged persecution of Awami League leaders, she said that Bangladesh’s political crisis cannot be allowed to continue indefinitely. She also backed her son son Sajeeb Wazed Joy's statement that Bangladesh is on its path to become “another Pakistan.” Hasina made the remarks in an interview with Hindustan Times. READ MORE

A Financial Times report is claiming that Russia has been secretly helping Iran develop advanced supersonic cruise missiles under a programme codenamed ‘C430L’. The multiyear programme began in 2023, claimed the report, which cited leaked Russian communications, travel documents and defence patent analysis. The programme allegedly involves Russian missile specialists, technical exchanges and assistance with a ramjet propulsion system that could allow missiles to travel at several times the speed of sound, the FT investigative report published on Tuesday (Sep 1) said.

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Erin Piacenti, a New Jersey resident and lawyer, was fatally stabbed on Monday afternoon in one of Manhattan’s busiest areas near West 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue. Police said Piacenti was one of two people attacked in what investigators described as a random and unprovoked stabbing. The second victim, a 68-year-old man, survived the attack and was taken to a hospital for further treatment. "We are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague," the bank said in a statement issued. READ MORE

Amid the chaos of Nepal floods, the Bihar government has issued an advisory urging people to avoid consuming unknown or unusual fish reportedly reaching parts of the state along with floodwaters from the neighbouring country.  READ MORE

The Delhi government has issued fresh safety directions for all buses operating in the capital, including those from other states. The development comes amid outrage over the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl on a sleeper bus headed to Delhi from Greater Noida.

The US-Iran war has dramatically escalated into its heaviest exchange of fire following massive U.S. airstrikes on southern Iran and immediate, widespread Iranian ballistic missile and drone counter-retaliation across the Middle East

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Vijay was in Salem on Tuesday, where he conducted inspection of the Mettur hydroelectric power station. While returning he stopped and met women working in a farm. Vijay gifted the sunglasses he was wearing to an elderly woman, Chellam, who says, “I was surprised when he came and stood next to me. I told him how happy I was to see him, and he gifted me these sunglasses.” 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">VIDEO | Salem: Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay gifts the sunglasses he was wearing to an elderly woman, Chellam, who says, “I was surprised when he came and stood next to me. I told him how happy I was to see him, and he gifted me these sunglasses.”<br><br>(Full video available on PTI… <a href="https://t.co/ppg5zpToYO">pic.twitter.com/ppg5zpToYO</a></p>&mdash; Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) <a href="https://x.com/PTI_News/status/2094741256337571868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 1, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

A woman employee returning from maternity leave is entitled to be reinstated in the same position she held before proceeding on leave, the Delhi high court on Monday held, saying that motherhood cannot be allowed to become a source of ignominy at the workplace.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blocked or removed seven Army officers from a two-star general promotion list, triggering the resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll. Frustrated by constant interference, Driscoll reported his concerns regarding Army transformation and readiness directly to President Donald Trump before stepping down.

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is nominating acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao to permanently lead the service, calling the former Navy special operations officer a "true WARRIOR" and urging the Senate to quickly confirm him.

In a latest interview, former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that the current Bangladeshi government should not make a hue and cry about her event in India as she never made any issue out of incumbent Bangladeshi PM Tarique Rahman's political meetings while he was in exile in Britain. She also said that his government should not link her extradition to India- Bangladesh ties. Highlighting alleged persecution of Awami League leaders, she said that Bangladesh’s political crisis cannot be allowed to continue indefinitely. She also backed her son son Sajeeb Wazed Joy's statement that Bangladesh is on its path to become “another Pakistan.” Hasina made the remarks in an interview with Hindustan Times. READ MORE

A Financial Times report is claiming that Russia has been secretly helping Iran develop advanced supersonic cruise missiles under a programme codenamed ‘C430L’. The multiyear programme began in 2023, claimed the report, which cited leaked Russian communications, travel documents and defence patent analysis. The programme allegedly involves Russian missile specialists, technical exchanges and assistance with a ramjet propulsion system that could allow missiles to travel at several times the speed of sound, the FT investigative report published on Tuesday (Sep 1) said.

READ MORE

Erin Piacenti, a New Jersey resident and lawyer, was fatally stabbed on Monday afternoon in one of Manhattan’s busiest areas near West 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue. Police said Piacenti was one of two people attacked in what investigators described as a random and unprovoked stabbing. The second victim, a 68-year-old man, survived the attack and was taken to a hospital for further treatment. "We are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague," the bank said in a statement issued. READ MORE

Amid the chaos of Nepal floods, the Bihar government has issued an advisory urging people to avoid consuming unknown or unusual fish reportedly reaching parts of the state along with floodwaters from the neighbouring country.  READ MORE

The Delhi government has issued fresh safety directions for all buses operating in the capital, including those from other states. The development comes amid outrage over the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl on a sleeper bus headed to Delhi from Greater Noida.

The US-Iran war has dramatically escalated into its heaviest exchange of fire following massive U.S. airstrikes on southern Iran and immediate, widespread Iranian ballistic missile and drone counter-retaliation across the Middle East

READ MORE

Vijay was in Salem on Tuesday, where he conducted inspection of the Mettur hydroelectric power station. While returning he stopped and met women working in a farm. Vijay gifted the sunglasses he was wearing to an elderly woman, Chellam, who says, “I was surprised when he came and stood next to me. I told him how happy I was to see him, and he gifted me these sunglasses.” 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">VIDEO | Salem: Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay gifts the sunglasses he was wearing to an elderly woman, Chellam, who says, “I was surprised when he came and stood next to me. I told him how happy I was to see him, and he gifted me these sunglasses.”<br><br>(Full video available on PTI… <a href="https://t.co/ppg5zpToYO">pic.twitter.com/ppg5zpToYO</a></p>&mdash; Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) <a href="https://x.com/PTI_News/status/2094741256337571868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 1, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

A woman employee returning from maternity leave is entitled to be reinstated in the same position she held before proceeding on leave, the Delhi high court on Monday held, saying that motherhood cannot be allowed to become a source of ignominy at the workplace.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blocked or removed seven Army officers from a two-star general promotion list, triggering the resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll. Frustrated by constant interference, Driscoll reported his concerns regarding Army transformation and readiness directly to President Donald Trump before stepping down.

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is nominating acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao to permanently lead the service, calling the former Navy special operations officer a "true WARRIOR" and urging the Senate to quickly confirm him.

In a latest interview, former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that the current Bangladeshi government should not make a hue and cry about her event in India as she never made any issue out of incumbent Bangladeshi PM Tarique Rahman's political meetings while he was in exile in Britain. She also said that his government should not link her extradition to India- Bangladesh ties. Highlighting alleged persecution of Awami League leaders, she said that Bangladesh’s political crisis cannot be allowed to continue indefinitely. She also backed her son son Sajeeb Wazed Joy's statement that Bangladesh is on its path to become “another Pakistan.” Hasina made the remarks in an interview with Hindustan Times. READ MORE

A Financial Times report is claiming that Russia has been secretly helping Iran develop advanced supersonic cruise missiles under a programme codenamed ‘C430L’. The multiyear programme began in 2023, claimed the report, which cited leaked Russian communications, travel documents and defence patent analysis. The programme allegedly involves Russian missile specialists, technical exchanges and assistance with a ramjet propulsion system that could allow missiles to travel at several times the speed of sound, the FT investigative report published on Tuesday (Sep 1) said.

READ MORE

Erin Piacenti, a New Jersey resident and lawyer, was fatally stabbed on Monday afternoon in one of Manhattan’s busiest areas near West 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue. Police said Piacenti was one of two people attacked in what investigators described as a random and unprovoked stabbing. The second victim, a 68-year-old man, survived the attack and was taken to a hospital for further treatment. "We are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague," the bank said in a statement issued. READ MORE

Amid the chaos of Nepal floods, the Bihar government has issued an advisory urging people to avoid consuming unknown or unusual fish reportedly reaching parts of the state along with floodwaters from the neighbouring country.  READ MORE

The Delhi government has issued fresh safety directions for all buses operating in the capital, including those from other states. The development comes amid outrage over the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl on a sleeper bus headed to Delhi from Greater Noida.

The US-Iran war has dramatically escalated into its heaviest exchange of fire following massive U.S. airstrikes on southern Iran and immediate, widespread Iranian ballistic missile and drone counter-retaliation across the Middle East

READ MORE

Vijay was in Salem on Tuesday, where he conducted inspection of the Mettur hydroelectric power station. While returning he stopped and met women working in a farm. Vijay gifted the sunglasses he was wearing to an elderly woman, Chellam, who says, “I was surprised when he came and stood next to me. I told him how happy I was to see him, and he gifted me these sunglasses.” 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">VIDEO | Salem: Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay gifts the sunglasses he was wearing to an elderly woman, Chellam, who says, “I was surprised when he came and stood next to me. I told him how happy I was to see him, and he gifted me these sunglasses.”<br><br>(Full video available on PTI… <a href="https://t.co/ppg5zpToYO">pic.twitter.com/ppg5zpToYO</a></p>&mdash; Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) <a href="https://x.com/PTI_News/status/2094741256337571868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 1, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

A woman employee returning from maternity leave is entitled to be reinstated in the same position she held before proceeding on leave, the Delhi high court on Monday held, saying that motherhood cannot be allowed to become a source of ignominy at the workplace.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blocked or removed seven Army officers from a two-star general promotion list, triggering the resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll. Frustrated by constant interference, Driscoll reported his concerns regarding Army transformation and readiness directly to President Donald Trump before stepping down.

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is nominating acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao to permanently lead the service, calling the former Navy special operations officer a "true WARRIOR" and urging the Senate to quickly confirm him.

In a latest interview, former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that the current Bangladeshi government should not make a hue and cry about her event in India as she never made any issue out of incumbent Bangladeshi PM Tarique Rahman's political meetings while he was in exile in Britain. She also said that his government should not link her extradition to India- Bangladesh ties. Highlighting alleged persecution of Awami League leaders, she said that Bangladesh’s political crisis cannot be allowed to continue indefinitely. She also backed her son son Sajeeb Wazed Joy's statement that Bangladesh is on its path to become “another Pakistan.” Hasina made the remarks in an interview with Hindustan Times. READ MORE

A Financial Times report is claiming that Russia has been secretly helping Iran develop advanced supersonic cruise missiles under a programme codenamed ‘C430L’. The multiyear programme began in 2023, claimed the report, which cited leaked Russian communications, travel documents and defence patent analysis. The programme allegedly involves Russian missile specialists, technical exchanges and assistance with a ramjet propulsion system that could allow missiles to travel at several times the speed of sound, the FT investigative report published on Tuesday (Sep 1) said.

READ MORE

Erin Piacenti, a New Jersey resident and lawyer, was fatally stabbed on Monday afternoon in one of Manhattan’s busiest areas near West 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue. Police said Piacenti was one of two people attacked in what investigators described as a random and unprovoked stabbing. The second victim, a 68-year-old man, survived the attack and was taken to a hospital for further treatment. "We are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague," the bank said in a statement issued. READ MORE

Amid the chaos of Nepal floods, the Bihar government has issued an advisory urging people to avoid consuming unknown or unusual fish reportedly reaching parts of the state along with floodwaters from the neighbouring country.  READ MORE

The Delhi government has issued fresh safety directions for all buses operating in the capital, including those from other states. The development comes amid outrage over the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl on a sleeper bus headed to Delhi from Greater Noida.

The US-Iran war has dramatically escalated into its heaviest exchange of fire following massive U.S. airstrikes on southern Iran and immediate, widespread Iranian ballistic missile and drone counter-retaliation across the Middle East

READ MORE