Mon Oct 06 12:05:46 UTC 2025: **News Article: Key Highlights from India and Around the Globe (October 6, 2025)**

**New Delhi:** From assembly elections and international affairs, here’s the latest from India and the world as of October 6, 2025.

**Bihar Elections Announced:** The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the dates for the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections. Voting will take place in two phases, on November 6th and 11th, with vote counting scheduled for November 14th. Over 7.4 crore voters are eligible to participate, including 14 lakh first-time voters. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar assured a transparent and peaceful electoral process.

**Climate Activist’s Detention Debated in Supreme Court:** The Supreme Court has urged the Union government to consider sharing the grounds for the preventive detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk with his wife. Wangchuk was detained under the National Security Act following protests in Leh.

**Nobel Prize Awarded for Immune Tolerance Discoveries:** The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for their discoveries related to regulatory T cells and peripheral immune tolerance.

**Odisha Violence Leads to Arrests:** Eight individuals have been arrested in connection with violence in Cuttack, Odisha, following a bandh and attacks on police by VHP activists. The situation is now under control, according to authorities.

**India’s Services Sector Growth Moderates:** The HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index fell to 60.9 in September, down from 62.9 in August, indicating a slightly slower pace of growth in the services sector.

**Paper-Throwing Incident at Supreme Court:** A disruption occurred at the Supreme Court as papers were thrown at the judges by a person present in the courtroom during routine proceedings.

**Cough Syrup Deaths Investigated:** Madhya Pradesh police have formed an SIT to investigate the deaths of 14 children in Chhindwara, suspected to be linked to a toxic cough syrup. An arrest has been made, and a case has been registered against the manufacturer.

**BJP MP Injured in West Bengal Attack:** BJP MP Khagen Murmu was hospitalized with head injuries after stones were pelted at a delegation of BJP leaders in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district.

**Maharashtra FDA Issues Advisory on Cough Syrup:** Following the deaths in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, the Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has issued an urgent advisory to suspend the sale and distribution of Coldrif Syrup, which contained a toxic chemical.

**Telangana Quota Hike Challenge Dismissed:** The Supreme Court has declined to entertain a petition challenging the Telangana government’s decision to increase the Backward Classes’ quota in local bodies.

**Indo-Pakistani Relations Tense:** Following a warning from the Indian Army chief, Pakistan’s Defence Minister cautioned India against any future military conflict.

**Israeli Government Faces Pressure:** Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces challenges within his coalition as efforts to end the war in Gaza intensify, potentially leading to early elections.

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