Saturday, 3 October 2026
2 verified stories first published on this date, from the daily briefing archive.
VHP releases list of 254 Hindu deaths it attributes to "jihadi" violence and seeks madrasa regulation
VHP joint general secretary Surendra Jain released a list of 254 Hindu deaths between January and August 2026 that the organisation attributes to "jihadi" violence.
Centres of Excellence approved for five newly classical languages, including Pāli and Prākṛt
The Ministry of Education set up five Centres of Excellence for research, digitisation and preservation: Assamese at Tezpur University, Bengali at Visva-Bharati, Pāli at the Central University of Odisha, Prākṛt at the Central University of Gujarat and Marathi at Deccan College, Pune.