Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka said she will not take part in next month’s Billie Jean King Cup finals in Spain due to injury.

"I've played so many tournaments this year, so it was definitely the toughest decision to not play this and obviously not play BJK," Kyodo News quoted Osaka as saying.

"I really honestly enjoyed it so much, and I think it helped with my development as a player."

In October, Osaka, currently ranked 58th, injured her lower back and retired during her round-of-16 match against Coco Gauff at the China Open. Following this, she withdrew from two tournaments in Japan, including the Pan Pacific Open, which starts on Monday.

The 27-year-old revealed on Sunday that she has also ruptured abdominal muscles."I thought I strained my back, but I did an MRI in Beijing, and they said that I bulged a disc in my back and I also raptured abdominal muscles," Osaka said.

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu has decided to take the necessary steps to introduce India's Unified Payment Interface (UPI) in the Maldives.

The move is expected to bring significant benefits to the Maldivian economy, including increased financial inclusion, improved efficiency in financial transactions, and enhanced digital infrastructure, the President's Office said in a statement on Sunday.

The decision was made after the Cabinet thoroughly discussed a paper submitted by the Minister of Economic Development and Trade at a cabinet meeting, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the matter.

"In this regard, President Dr Muizzu has decided to set up a consortium to introduce UPI in the Maldives," the statement added.

Pakistan-based terror outfit The Resistance Front (TRF) has owned responsibility for Sunday’s terror attack on unarmed, innocent civilians in Jammu & Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, official sources have confirmed.

Sources said, “TRF Chief Sheikh Sajjad Gul, based in Pakistan, is the mastermind of this attack. On his instructions, the local module of TRF became active, which for the first time targeted Kashmiri and non-Kashmiri people together.

The number of terrorists who carried out the targeted killing of seven civilians in Gagangir area of Ganderbal district is believed to be two to three.

This incident has been carried out by the local module of TRF. This module was doing recce of the crime spot for the last one month.

The Tamil Nadu Health Department has advised the public to be cautious regarding the spread of diseases such as dengue, malaria, leptospirosis, and influenza as the northeast monsoon sets in.

Since January 2024, Tamil Nadu has recorded 18,000 dengue cases.

In response, the state’s Public Health Department has urged residents to remove stagnant water from their premises to prevent mosquito breeding.

The department has already launched monsoon camps across the state to identify cases of dengue, malaria, leptospirosis, influenza, and other diseases.

Health Minister Ma Subramanian, while speaking to IANS, said that the department is closely monitoring vector-borne diseases like dengue in Tamil Nadu. He noted that 10 districts—Chennai, Coimbatore, Krishnagiri, Tiruppur, Tiruvallur, Theni, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Thanjavur, and Tiruchi—account for 57 per cent of the total dengue cases in the state.

The Indian stock market opened in green on Monday as buying was seen in the auto, IT and PSU bank sectors.

The Sensex was trading at 81,653.83 after gaining 429.08 points or 0.53 per cent in early trade. Nifty opened at 24,955.50 after climbing 101.45 points or 0.41 per cent.

The market trend remained positive. On the National Stock Exchange (NSE), 1,509 stocks were trading in green, while 602 stocks were trading in red.

At the same time, 1,727 stocks were trading in green and 807 stocks in red on the BSE.

Nifty Bank was at 52,335.50 after gaining 241.30 points or 0.46 per cent. Nifty Midcap 100 index was trading at 58,954.85 level after slipping 305.70 points or 0.52 per cent. Nifty Smallcap 100 index was at 19,122.45 after gaining 44.65 points or 0.23 per cent.

The Delhi Police were probing a possible Khalistani link in the blast that ripped through the wall of a CRPF school in Delhi's Rohini after a threatening social media post went viral.

Delhi Police have written to the messaging app Telegram, seeking details of a pro-Khalistani channel that claimed responsibility for the blast on Sunday, officials said.

The blast sent shockwaves across the national capital. No one was injured in the incident.

Delhi Police have said they were investigating the connection after the Telegram post claimed the explosion was in retaliation for the alleged targeting of pro-Khalistan separatists by Indian agents.

At least two people have been killed, 38 injured and nearly 300 rescued after overnight flash flooding caused by heavy rainfall swamped roads and homes in Roswell, a city in the southeastern US mountain state of New Mexico, authorities said.

City officials on Sunday said the rain caused heavy damage to homes and businesses in the city of more than 91,700. They added that many residents reported flood waters entering their homes and buildings, news agency reported.

"Many motorists became stranded when their vehicles got stuck in flood waters on many streets," the City of Roswell said in a statement on social media.

"Some people had to await rescue on top of their vehicles covered by water. The water swept some vehicles into the river channel," said the statement.

The New Mexico National Guard said on Sunday morning that they had rescued at least 290 people from the floodwaters, and at least 38 people among them needed to be taken to local hospitals for treatment.

Raphael Veiga netted a hat-trick as defending champions Palmeiras secured a 5-3 away win over Juventude in Brazil's Serie A championship.

Teenager Estevao and Colombia international midfielder Richard Rios were also on target for the visitors while Danilo Boza, Ronaldo Souza and Edson Carioca scored for the hosts.

The result leaves Palmeiras with 60 points, just a point behind leaders Botafogo with eight match days remaining. Juventude are 14th in the 20-team standings, 26 points further back, reports.

The health ministry here said on Monday it plans to co-host an annual biotechnology convention next month with the World Health Organization (WHO), bringing experts together to discuss strategies for a stable global healthcare supply chain.

Under the theme "Future investment for a healthy and secure decade," the World Bio Summit 2024 will kick off in Incheon, west of Seoul, on November 11-12, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

"The World Bio Summit 2024 will serve as a venue for discussions to address and prepare for global health care threats," Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong said, reports news agency.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was hospitalised in Brasilia after sustaining a bruise to the head in an accident at home on October 19, thereby cancelling his planned trip to Russia to participate in the upcoming BRICS Summit.

The Brazil president's office announced on Sunday, news agency reported.

The bloc is holding its 16th summit from October 22 to 24 in Kazan.

Lula da Silva, 78, "will not be travelling to the BRICS Summit" due to medical advice to avoid long-haul flights, his office said in a release.