- Sixth-seeded Manju Rani won the silver medal in the 48-kilogram category, in World Women's Boxing Championships at Ulan-Ude in Russia. Six-time champion MC Mary Kom signed off with bronze medal at the tournament.
- Asian Development Bank, ADB has signed 190 million dollar loan agreement with India for improving road connectivity in Rajasthan. 754 kilometres of state highways will be upgraded under the agreement in 14 districts of Rajasthan.
- Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya has become the first person to complete marathon under two hours in the Austrian capital of Vienna. He has ran 42km in just 1hr 59 min and 40 sec at Vienna's Prater-Hauptallee.
- A seven-day mega multimedia exhibition will be inaugurated by the Governor of Assam, Prof. Jagdish Mukhi, on 14th October to showcase the life, philosophy and ideals of Gandhiji through modern technology.
- BRICS Culture Ministers’ meet was held at Curitiba, Brazil on 13th October 2019, and Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent charge) Shri Prahlad Singh Patel represented India in the meet.
- The first visa-free corridor between India and Pakistan since Independence, Kartarpur Corridor, will be inaugurated by PM Modi on 8th November 2019. The corridor will connect Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district of Punjab with Darbar Sahib in Pakistan's Kartarpur.
- Typhoon Hagibis landed in the Izu Peninsula, southwest of Tokyo, Japan on 13th October 2019 and is the strongest storm the country has faced since Kanogawa Typhoon in 1958.
- 2nd India-China Informal Summit
- 2019 First Global DXB Challenge
- MoUs signed between India and Sierra Leone
- Bangladesh becomes 2nd Fastest Growing Economy
