September 2026
27 news stories across 8 days, and 14 short reads.
News by day
Tuesday, 29 September
- Bhagwat: Dharma rests on satya, dayā, tapas and śauca, not rituals or diet
- New NCERT Class IX text foregrounds resistance, the persecution of Sikh Gurus and the resilience of temples
- Supreme Court quashes NSA detention of alleged Sambhal violence mastermind
- Ram Mandir begins a year-long daily Vedic anuṣṭhāna with 60 ācāryas
Sunday, 27 September
- Char Dham Yatra halted for a second day as heavy rain from a Bay of Bengal depression hits the hills
- Ashok Singhal birth centenary: Amit Shah unveils a Shri Ram Stambh as VHP begins a year of programmes
- Bengal CM: "Read the Gītā without hesitation"; 10-lakh-voice recitation planned for 29 December
- Mann Ki Baat: Census progress, the Modhera Sun Temple and a Thai devotee's Gaṇeśa museum
- Simhastha 2028: MP CM helps demolish his own ancestral Ujjain home in road-widening drive
- Mata Amritanandamayi's 73rd birthday: Vice-President attends Viśva Sevā Dinam at Amritapuri
Saturday, 26 September
- Gaya Pitṛ Pakṣa Melā uses QR wristbands and AI crowd monitoring
- Mumbai concludes Gaṇeśotsava as Lalbaugcha Raja is immersed after a 21-hour procession
- Ram Mandir offerings theft chargesheet names eight; opposition alleges cover-up, VHP says probe complete
- Murli Manohar Joshi calls concerts and DJ events at Badrinath "an assault on sanctity"
Wednesday, 23 September
- Bengal CM opens RSS regional office as Sangh plans to double shakhas in the state
- Record year at Badrīnāth: 17.8 lakh pilgrims and counting
- Garba entry row: MLA's unsupported "4.5 lakh girls" claim and VHP demand for Aadhaar checks
- NSO survey: pilgrimage is the top reason Indians take overnight trips
- Tirumala's annual Brahmotsavam ends with Cakrasnānam