Key dates and short updates in our own words: festivals, sports, rules and notices.
Sat 26 Sep: Heavy rain flooded parts of Raipur and Durg as the Kharun River swelled. All Chhattisgarh schools were closed and all 14 gates of Gangrel Dam were opened.
Sun 27 Sep: IMD says a depression is bringing heavy to very heavy rain. Extremely heavy rain is possible in Uttarakhand, very heavy in Himachal and west UP. Delhi: about 22°C to 31°C, no severe warning reported.
Four official Madhya Pradesh updates: 15,000 trained volunteers planned for Simhastha 2028, a new Ayurveda hospital building in Bhopal, sign-language interpreters at police stations and hospitals, and the 18th Shakti Cafe.
Brentford beat Chelsea 3-0 in the Premier League on 18 September 2026 at the Gtech Community Stadium. Jaidon Anthony, Igor Thiago and Fabio Carvalho scored.
India has six medals, four silver and two bronze, after day 2 of the Asian Games 2026. India beat Japan in kabaddi and lost to Japan in sepaktakraw. Men’s hockey vs Japan is on 26 September.
One calendar for the next month: Ganesh Visarjan, Pitru Paksha, Navratri, Dussehra, Asian Games cricket and the UPI rule change on 15 October.
