Sunday, 11 October 2026
4 verified stories first published on this date, from the daily briefing archive.

Delhi Police arrest four Hindu Raksha Dal men for assaulting protesters
Four men from a faction of the Hindu Raksha Dal were arrested for a videotaped assault on CJP protesters on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg on 10 October.

Śāradīya Navarātri begins with crowds at Vaishno Devi, Varanasi, Prayagraj and Mumba Devi
The first day, marked by Ghaṭasthāpana and worship of Śailaputrī, drew large crowds at Mata Vaishno Devi in Katra, the Maa Shailputri temple in Varanasi, Alop Shankari Shaktipeeth in Prayagraj, Shri Mumba Devi in Mumbai, Mansa Devi in Haridwar, Kamakhya in Guwahati, and Chhatarpur and Kali Bari in Delhi.

Mysuru Dasara 2026 opens on Chamundi Hill with Gavi Mutt seer as inaugurator
Abhinava Gavisiddeshwara Swami of the Gavi Mutt lit the lamp and offered flowers to Goddess Cāmuṇḍeśvarī to open the Nāḍa Habba, Karnataka's state festival.
