Fire broke out in a coach of the Sasaram-Patna Passenger train in Bihar. Firefighters have brought the fire under control while no casualties were reported. The incident has triggered panic among passengers shortly before the train’s scheduled departure.

The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has added another harsh law to its series of anti-woman policies regarding marriage, divorce and child marriage. Among its marriage laws, the most criticised among them is the ‘silence of virgin girls’ taken as consent.