1. Warren Anderson, 92, Dies; Faced India Plant Disaster

Warren M. Anderson, a Brooklyn carpenter’s son who ascended to the top of the Union Carbide Corporation, where he grappled with the ravages of a poisonous gas leak at the company’s plant in Bhopal, India, in 1984 that killed thousands in one of history’s most lethal industrial accidents, died on Sept. 29 at a nursing home in Vero Beach, Fla.

More Details: New York Times

2. Rajiv Mehrishi takes charge as Economic Affairs Secretary

Rajiv Mehrishi has taken charge as Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, replacing Arvind Mayaram, who was abruptly shunted out.

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3. Devendra Fadnavis sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister, Shiv Sena joins bash

Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as the BJP’s first chief minister in Maharashtra on Friday but had to share some of the limelight with another man — Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, who attended the ceremony after a last-minute phone call from BJP chief Amit Shah.

More Details: Hindustan Times

4. Foundation laid for world’s tallest statue in Gujarat

Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Friday laid the foundation of world’s tallest statue “Statue of Unity” of freedom fighter and leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel near River Narmada marking his 139th birth anniversary.

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5. Japan’s SoftBank to invest $10 billion in India

SoftBank plans to invest more than $10 billion in India over the next few years, the government said, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad separately met the Japanese telecom and internet giant’s chairman Masayoshi Son on Monday.

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6. Dilma Rousseff Re-Elected President of Brazil

Brazilian incumbent President Dilma Rousseff of the center-left Workers’ Party has been re-elected for a second four-year term, with 98.13% of the votes counted in the country’s presidential runoff.

More Details: Wall Street Journal

7. Pankaj Advani clinches World Billiards title, bags 3 Grand Doubles

India’s most celebrated cueist Pankaj Advani clinched the World Billiards Championship (time format) title to bag a record 12th world crown and also complete a rare ‘Grand Double’ post his third win in both the long and short formats in the same year.

More Details: Times of India

8. Black money: Government submits list of account holders to Supreme Court in a sealed envelope

The Supreme Court got 627 names in a sealed envelope from the government on Wednesday, having insisted on being given the list the previous day.

More Details: The Economic Times

9. Sania Mirza-Cara Black pair clinches WTA Finals doubles title

Indian ace Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black ended the season and their partnership on a remarkable high by clinching the WTA finals women’s doubles title with a comprehensive triumph in the summit clash here today.

More Details: The Economic Times

10. Google’s Sundar Pichai to oversee major products, services

Google Inc. chief executive officer Larry Page is giving top lieutenant Sundar Pichai most of the product leadership at the company, a person familiar with the matter said, a move that frees up Page to focus on longer-term strategy.

More Details: Mint