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Protesters in Delhi have called for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, and authorities carried out mass detentions and imposed security restrictions in the city on October 10. Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi led a march toward the Supreme Court days later to challenge recent revisions to voter rolls, which he says contain irregularities. Gandhi's group was stopped before reaching the court.

In Ukraine, Russian strikes continued after President Donald Trump announced what he called an "energy ceasefire" between Moscow and Kyiv on October 11. By Thursday, Ukraine had resumed its own strikes on Russian oil infrastructure. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he felt betrayed by Washington's approach to the war. Trump has also backed a Russian diesel deal that has drawn criticism; accounts differ on whether that deal is what Zelenskyy was referring to.

India's trade relationship with Washington moved forward as Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said the first phase of an India-US trade agreement has been finalized and is now going through legal drafting. Goyal said India wants to secure a competitive advantage over rival exporters before the agreement takes effect.

The Hindi-language version of Rajinikanth's film "Jailer 2" ran into a distribution fight. Multiplex chains PVR INOX and Cinepolis refused to screen the Hindi version, in a dispute with the film's distributors over a proposed four-week window before the movie would be available for streaming. One account places the film's release on October 15.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino faced backlash over how he handled communication about a proposal to create a new commercial entity for FIFA's competitions. Football officials from England and Germany called on Infantino to be more transparent about the plan, and questioned whether he can deliver on promised governance reforms.