<h2>Bihar Assembly Election 2025 | Suspense over Prashant Kishor continues as Jan Suraaj releases list of 51 candidates</h2>.<p>Poll strategist-turned-politician and Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Thursday released the list of 51 candidates who will contest the Bihar Assembly elections as his party's nominees.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/bihar/bihar-assembly-election-2025-prashant-kishor-not-to-contest-pollsreleases-list-of-51-candidates-3758234">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Hungarian 'Master of the apocalypse' Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature</h2>.<p>Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday "for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art".<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/hungarian-master-of-the-apocalypse-laszlo-krasznahorkai-wins-2025-nobel-prize-in-literature-3758290">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Modi-Starmer talks: India and UK taking defence ties to the next level</h2>.<p>Amid the emerging global security situation, India and the United Kingdom are taking defence ties ahead with a broad cooperation on military training.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/india-and-uk-taking-defence-ties-to-the-next-level-3758074">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 | Supreme Court directs state legal service authority to assist excluded voters in filing appeals</h2>.<p>The Supreme Court has asked the Bihar State Legal Service Authority (BSLSA) to assist voters excluded from the final electoral rolls in filing appeals with the Election Commission. <br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/bihar/bihar-assembly-elections-2025-supreme-court-directs-state-legal-service-authority-to-assist-excluded-voters-in-filing-appeals-3758368">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Cough syrup deaths: Tamil Nadu govt not cooperating, it needs to take 'concrete steps', says MP CM Mohan Yadav</h2>.<p>Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday alleged that the Tamil Nadu government was not cooperating in connection with the probe linked to the death of 22 children from his state due to consumption of a cough syrup manufactured in the southern state.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/madhya-pradesh/cough-syrup-deaths-tamil-nadu-govt-not-cooperating-it-needs-to-take-concrete-steps-says-mp-cm-mohan-yadav-3758336">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Lancaster University debuts India with Bengaluru campus as education ties with UK soar</h2>.<p>Moving towards deepening educational ties between India and the United Kingdom, Lancaster University is set to open a campus in Bengaluru, a city known for its excellence in education, research, and innovation.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/lancaster-university-to-open-bengaluru-campus-as-india-uk-education-ties-soar-3758312">Read more</a></p>.<h2>'Forgotten chapter': CJI B R Gavai breaks silence on attempted shoe attack in Supreme Court</h2>.<p>Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Thursday said he and Justice K Vinod Chandran were shocked when an advocate attempted to hurl a shoe at him on October 6, during the court proceedings, but it is now a forgotten chapter.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/forgotten-chapter-cji-b-r-gavai-breaks-silence-on-attempted-shoe-attack-in-supreme-court-3758189">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Eyeing comeback, Mayawati holds massive rally, says BSP to go solo in 2027 UP Assembly polls</h2>.<p>Battling to remain relevant in Uttar Pradesh's electoral politics, BSP supremo Mayawati on Thursday addressed a massive rally of party supporters on the occasion of BSP founder Kanshiram’s death anniversary. <br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/eyeing-comeback-mayawati-holds-massive-rally-says-bsp-to-go-solo-in-2027-up-assembly-polls-3757859">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Vladimir Putin tells Azerbaijan's Aliyev how Russian air defences downed a passenger plane that killed 38</h2>.<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin told Azerbaijan's leader that two Russian missiles had detonated beside an Azerbaijan Airlines plane last year after Ukrainian drones entered Russian air space and promised compensation to those affected.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/vladimir-putin-tells-azerbaijans-aliyev-how-russian-air-defences-downed-a-passenger-plane-that-killed-38-3758473">Read more</a></p>.<h2>20 years of RTI: Central and State Information Commissions plagued with pendency; 4.3 lakh appeals still pending</h2>.<p>As the Right to Information (RTI) regime completes 20 years in existence on October 12, transparency watchdogs at the Centre and States are plagued with rising pendency of appeals that has now reached 4.13 lakh, functioning of panels crippled by vacancies of Information Commissioners (ICs) and lack of action against officials refusing to provide information citing flimsy grounds.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/20-years-of-rti-43-lakh-appeals-and-complaints-pending-in-cicssics-3758216">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Communication the key as Rohit and Kohli have lot of cricket left in them, says Ashwin</h2>.<p>Ace India spinner R Ashwin recently stirred a hornet's nest by calling it quits midway through the Australian tour.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/communication-the-key-as-rohit-and-kohli-have-lot-of-cricket-left-in-them-says-ashwin-3758392">Read more</a></p>
<h2>Bihar Assembly Election 2025 | Suspense over Prashant Kishor continues as Jan Suraaj releases list of 51 candidates</h2>.<p>Poll strategist-turned-politician and Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Thursday released the list of 51 candidates who will contest the Bihar Assembly elections as his party's nominees.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/bihar/bihar-assembly-election-2025-prashant-kishor-not-to-contest-pollsreleases-list-of-51-candidates-3758234">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Hungarian 'Master of the apocalypse' Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature</h2>.<p>Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday "for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art".<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/hungarian-master-of-the-apocalypse-laszlo-krasznahorkai-wins-2025-nobel-prize-in-literature-3758290">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Modi-Starmer talks: India and UK taking defence ties to the next level</h2>.<p>Amid the emerging global security situation, India and the United Kingdom are taking defence ties ahead with a broad cooperation on military training.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/india-and-uk-taking-defence-ties-to-the-next-level-3758074">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 | Supreme Court directs state legal service authority to assist excluded voters in filing appeals</h2>.<p>The Supreme Court has asked the Bihar State Legal Service Authority (BSLSA) to assist voters excluded from the final electoral rolls in filing appeals with the Election Commission. <br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/bihar/bihar-assembly-elections-2025-supreme-court-directs-state-legal-service-authority-to-assist-excluded-voters-in-filing-appeals-3758368">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Cough syrup deaths: Tamil Nadu govt not cooperating, it needs to take 'concrete steps', says MP CM Mohan Yadav</h2>.<p>Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday alleged that the Tamil Nadu government was not cooperating in connection with the probe linked to the death of 22 children from his state due to consumption of a cough syrup manufactured in the southern state.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/madhya-pradesh/cough-syrup-deaths-tamil-nadu-govt-not-cooperating-it-needs-to-take-concrete-steps-says-mp-cm-mohan-yadav-3758336">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Lancaster University debuts India with Bengaluru campus as education ties with UK soar</h2>.<p>Moving towards deepening educational ties between India and the United Kingdom, Lancaster University is set to open a campus in Bengaluru, a city known for its excellence in education, research, and innovation.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/lancaster-university-to-open-bengaluru-campus-as-india-uk-education-ties-soar-3758312">Read more</a></p>.<h2>'Forgotten chapter': CJI B R Gavai breaks silence on attempted shoe attack in Supreme Court</h2>.<p>Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Thursday said he and Justice K Vinod Chandran were shocked when an advocate attempted to hurl a shoe at him on October 6, during the court proceedings, but it is now a forgotten chapter.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/forgotten-chapter-cji-b-r-gavai-breaks-silence-on-attempted-shoe-attack-in-supreme-court-3758189">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Eyeing comeback, Mayawati holds massive rally, says BSP to go solo in 2027 UP Assembly polls</h2>.<p>Battling to remain relevant in Uttar Pradesh's electoral politics, BSP supremo Mayawati on Thursday addressed a massive rally of party supporters on the occasion of BSP founder Kanshiram’s death anniversary. <br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/eyeing-comeback-mayawati-holds-massive-rally-says-bsp-to-go-solo-in-2027-up-assembly-polls-3757859">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Vladimir Putin tells Azerbaijan's Aliyev how Russian air defences downed a passenger plane that killed 38</h2>.<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin told Azerbaijan's leader that two Russian missiles had detonated beside an Azerbaijan Airlines plane last year after Ukrainian drones entered Russian air space and promised compensation to those affected.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/vladimir-putin-tells-azerbaijans-aliyev-how-russian-air-defences-downed-a-passenger-plane-that-killed-38-3758473">Read more</a></p>.<h2>20 years of RTI: Central and State Information Commissions plagued with pendency; 4.3 lakh appeals still pending</h2>.<p>As the Right to Information (RTI) regime completes 20 years in existence on October 12, transparency watchdogs at the Centre and States are plagued with rising pendency of appeals that has now reached 4.13 lakh, functioning of panels crippled by vacancies of Information Commissioners (ICs) and lack of action against officials refusing to provide information citing flimsy grounds.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/20-years-of-rti-43-lakh-appeals-and-complaints-pending-in-cicssics-3758216">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Communication the key as Rohit and Kohli have lot of cricket left in them, says Ashwin</h2>.<p>Ace India spinner R Ashwin recently stirred a hornet's nest by calling it quits midway through the Australian tour.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/communication-the-key-as-rohit-and-kohli-have-lot-of-cricket-left-in-them-says-ashwin-3758392">Read more</a></p>
