In a rare Friday sermon, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stated that Israel "won't last long" as he expressed strong support for Palestinian and Lebanese movements against Israel. Speaking to tens of thousands of supporters at a mosque in Tehran, Khamenei defended Iran’s missile strikes on Israel, describing them as a "public service."

In a shocking case from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, a couple has allegedly defrauded numerous elderly individuals out of ₹35 crore by claiming to possess an "Israel-made time machine" that could reverse aging. Rajeev Kumar Dubey and his wife, Rashmi Dubey, established a therapy center called Revival World in the Kidwai Nagar area, asserting that a machine from Israel could transform a 60-year-old into a 25-year-old.

In a surprising move, former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag has campaigned for Congress party candidate Anirudh Chaudhary, who is contesting from the Tosham constituency in Haryana.

Rajya Sabha MP Saket Gokhale has accused the Modi government of a lack of transparency in the management of the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund. Gokhale, in a post on X, highlighted that no financial data on the fund has been disclosed since March 31, 2022, sparking concerns about its administration and usage.

A three-year-old girl and her mother were killed in a road rage incident in Latur, Maharashtra, on September 29. Five men allegedly ran over the family, who were travelling on a motorcycle. The incident followed an argument between the men and Sadique Shaikh, who was riding the motorcycle. Shaikh and his six-year-old son survived with injuries, while his wife Iqra and daughter Nadia died.

 "Right to live with dignity extends even to incarcerated" and its denial to the prisoners is a "relic of the colonizers and pre-colonial mechanisms," the Supreme Court has said.

Jyotiradityasinh Jadeja, son of BJP MLA Geetaba Jadeja, was elected as the vice-chairman of Gondal Nagrik Sahakari Bank (GNSB) in Rajkot on Thursday. This election victory comes even as he remains embroiled in a legal case concerning the alleged assault and kidnapping of a Dalit leader.

Fact-checker Mohammed Zubair has raised concerns over the lack of legal action against Yati Narasinghanand, a controversial priest from Uttar Pradesh, known for his hate speeches targeting Muslims and Islam. Zubair pointed out that despite multiple FIRs lodged against him over the past four years, authorities have not taken any significant steps.