A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Brics summit today: India looks to nail Pakistan on militant outfits: The development of the Bay of Bengal, the Syrian civil war and economic growth will be the other major talking points at the five-nation event.
  2. One soldier killed, seven injured after militants attack convoy in Srinagar district's Zakura: The Sashastra Seema Bal jawans were targeted near a CRPF camp while they were returning from patrol duty.
  3. Former Apprentice contestant latest to accuse Donald Trump of sexual assault: Earlier on Friday, another woman came forward to say that the Repubican presidential candidate had groped her in a nightclub in the 1990s.
  4. Libyan militia attempts to topple UN-backed government in Tripoli: The groups captured key government buildings even as the country’s interior ministry tried to arrest them.
  5. Islamic State militants kill 12 Egyptian Army personnel in Sinai: The country’s military said they managed to kill at least 15 members of the group in response.
  6. Do not politicise the issue of triple talaq, Venkaiah Naidu tells Muslim law board: The Union minister said the Muslim divorce law was being unnecessarily linked with Uniform Civil Code, while the main issue was gender justice.
  7. Pakistan lifts travel ban on Dawn journalist Cyril Almeida: The country's Interior Ministry has issued a notification ordering the reporter’s name to be removed from the Exit Control List.
  8. India is a 'university of tolerance', will not allow religious persecution, says Rajnath Singh: Speaking at the All India Christian Council, the home minister said the 'entire global community should come together to fight terrorism'.
  9. At least 120 stray dogs killed in Kerala's Ernakulam and Palakkad districts in the last week: On October 4, the Supreme Court had asked the state's chief secretary to file a report on the matter and ensure that no more animals are culled.
  10. May have to launch election campaign on my own, says Akhilesh Yadav: While he said he was confident about winning a second term in the 2017 polls, Mulayam Singh Yadav said party legislators would pick the next CM.