Former world number one Serena Williams retired from her third-round match at Indian Wells while trailing 6-3, 1-0 against Garbine Muguruza. Serena, who has twice won the title at Indian Wells in the past, later said, "Before the match, I did not feel great and then it just got worse with every second, extreme dizziness and extreme fatigue."

After announcing that she won't contest the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Union Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj said, "I am not retiring from politics." She added, "It is just that I am not contesting the next Lok Sabha election due to my health issues." Swaraj is an MP from Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha.

Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia will retire on November 30, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday. "Hasmukh Adhia, the Finance Secretary, retires at the end of this month. He has been in the Finance Ministry for four years and held the specific responsibility of the Revenue Secretary for the last three years," he said in a Facebook post.