West Indies' Deandra Dottin and Australia's Kim Garth, who had the highest base price of ₹50 lakh each, went unsold in WPL 2024 auction. Sri Lanka all-rounder Chamari Athapaththu, who won Player of the Tournament award in WBBL 2023, also went unsold. Other prominent players to go unsold include Amy Jones, Punam Raut, Tammy Beaumont, Alana King and Amanda-Jade Wellington.

Australian all-rounder Annabel Sutherland and Indian all-rounder Kashvee Gautam were the joint-most expensive players in the WPL 2024 auction. Sutherland was bought by Delhi Capitals for ₹2 crore, while Kashvee was bought by Gujarat Giants for ₹2 crore. Indian batter Vrinda Dinesh was bought for ₹1.3 crore by UP Warriorz.

The Bahujan Samaj Party has suspended MP Danish Ali for indulging in "anti-party activities". This comes a day after he held a protest outside Parliament to demand justice for TMC MP Mahua Moitra after she was expelled from Lok Sabha over bribery allegations. Ali was abused with communal slurs by BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri inside Parliament in September.

The US embassy in Iraq was attacked as approximately seven mortar rounds landed in its compound on Friday, US military officials said. US forces in Iraq and Syria were also targeted with rockets and drones on Friday, officials added. The embassy attack marked the first time it had been fired on in more than a year.

Abbott has launched the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system in India, along with the FreeStyle LibreLink App, providing users the convenience of checking their readings on their smartphones without finger pricking. The App is compatible with both iPhone and Android smartphones, offering real-time glucose data and the ability to easily share the information with loved ones and doctors.