Top news of the day: BJP releases first list of 71 candidates for Bihar polls; hearing of plea on Sonam Wangchuk’s detention adjourned to October 15, and more

BJP releases first list of 71 candidates; two deputy CMs to contest again

The Bihar BJP on Tuesday (October 14, 2025) released the first list of 71 candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections. Bihar Legislative Assembly Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav is among the prominent leaders missed in the list. He has been replaced by Ratnesh Kushwaha, a new candidate, for Patna Sahib constituency. Health Minister Mangal Pandey, who is member of Bihar Legislative Council, is contesting from Siwan, while Ram Kripal Yadav who had lost 2024 Lok Sabha election to RJD’s Misa Bharti has been fielded from Danapur Assembly seat.

Supreme Court adjourns to October 15 hearing on plea by Sonam Wangchuk’s wife alleging mala fide detention

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 14, 2025) adjourned to October 15 the hearing of a habeas corpus petition filed by Dr. Gitanjali J. Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging his preventive detention under the National Security Act (NSA), 1980, following the September 24 violence in Leh.

Haryana IPS officer death: DGP sent on leave; Rahul Gandhi says ‘no action against accused sends wrong message going to Dalits’

Amid the demand for action against key accused in Haryana IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar’s death case, the Haryana government has sent Director General of Police (DGP) Shatrujeet Kapur on leave. According to a Haryana government order dated October 14, the additional charge of DGP has been assigned to Om Parkash Singh, IPS, currently Managing Director, Haryana Police Housing Corporation, during the leave period of Mr. Shatrujeet Singh Kapur.

South Asian University student sexually assaulted in Delhi, FIR registered

A woman student of South Asian University (SAU) in Delhi was allegedly sexually assaulted by four people on campus, triggering protests by students.The student was found injured, with her clothes torn, on campus on October 13, a day after she was reported missing, the police said on Tuesday (October 14, 2025) .SAU condemned the incident “in the strongest terms” and said it stands with its students.

WHO issues medical product alert on three contaminated oral liquid medicines in India

World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued medical product alert on three contaminated oral liquid medicines identified in India and reported to WHO on October 8, 2025. The contaminated oral liquid medicines have been identified to be specific batches of COLDRIF, Respifresh TR and ReLife, manufactured by Sresan Pharmaceutical, Rednex Pharmaceuticals, and Shape Pharma.

Unions allege discrepancy in TCS employee numbers, hold protest in Bengaluru

Following the second quarter results of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) that showed a significant reduction in the number of its employees, multiple unions have come out alleging ‘illegal retrenchment’ practices by the company and lack of transparency.The IT & ITES Democratic Employees’ Association (IIDEA) held a demonstration in front of TCS’s campus at Whitefield in Bengaluru, protesting mass layoffs by the company.