Saturday, 7 November 2026
The most important stories since the previous edition, each checked against its source and timestamp.
1Ayodhya readies more than 30 lakh diyas on the Sarayū ghats for its 10th Deepotsav tonight
About 35,000 volunteers have spent the week filling earthen lamps with oil along all 56 ghats of Rām kī Paiḍī.
2TTD executive officer Ravichandra takes charge as head of the authority now running Tirumala in place of the trust board
A three-member panel of IAS officers will exercise all the trust board's powers for up to a year, or until a new board is named.
3Devotees barred from climbing Aruṇācala for the Mahā Dīpam on 24 November, but the hilltop lamp will be lit by tradition
Only the community that has lit the lamp for generations will climb, carrying a 175 kg cauldron and 750 kg of ghee.
