Harmanpreet Kaur-led India have begun their Women's T20 World Cup 2024 campaign in the UAE. India are facing New Zealand in their opener in Dubai. New Zealand won the toss and opted to bat first. New Zealand scored 29/0 in their first three overs. India had reached semi-finals in the previous edition of the Women's T20 World Cup.

Former cricketer and actor Salil Ankola's mother was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her flat in Pune. Police reached her house and investigation into her death has started, however, the reason for her death is still unknown. Ankola posted a picture of his mother on Instagram and wrote, "Good bye Mom," along with a heartbreak emoji.

Declaring that Israel would not prevail against Hamas or Hezbollah, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said that Israel "won't last long". "Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah is no longer with us, but his spirit and his path will continue to inspire us forever," he said. He called Hezbollah a "blessed tree" that grew steadily under the leadership of Nasrallah.

The Indian stock market recorded the worst week in two years amid rising tensions in Middle East. Sensex and Nifty fell more than 4% each this week in their biggest weekly drop since June 2022. The market declined amid concerns over potential disruption of crude oil supplies and foreign institutional investors moving money from India to cheaper markets like China.

India will participate in the SCO Summit in Pakistan and Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar will lead India's delegation to the neighbouring country, Ministry of External Affairs' spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed in a press conference. The summit will be held in Islamabad on October 15-16, Jaiswal added. Earlier, Pakistan confirmed it had invited PM Modi to the summit.