Wednesday, 21 October 2026
3 verified stories first published on this date, from the daily briefing archive.
Sirpur, the ancient Śaiva, Vaiṣṇava and Bauddha city of Chhattisgarh, enters UNESCO's Tentative List
UNESCO's World Heritage Centre added three Indian sites to its Tentative List: the Sirpur Cultural and Archaeological Landscape in Mahasamund district, the Baratang karst and mud-volcano complex, and the Narcondam and Barren Island subduction volcanoes in the Andamans.
Mysuru Dasara ends with Jamboo Savari as elephant Prashantha carries the golden howdah for the first time
Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar offered flowers to Goddess Cāmuṇḍeśvarī, seated in the 750 kg golden howdah, at Mysuru Palace.
105 US lawmakers ask FBI to probe foiled Aurora Balaji temple shooting as a hate crime
A bipartisan group of 105 members of Congress, led by Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, who was at the temple with his family that day, wrote to FBI Director Kash Patel.