Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has sparked a fresh controversy after urging Hindu couples in the state to have more than one child, citing what he described as a declining birth rate among Hindus

Pakistan recorded its deadliest year of violence in a decade, with gunfights, airstrikes, and suicide bombings marking much of 2025, as relations with neighbouring Afghanistan deteriorated.

A 25-year-old woman was allegedly raped and assaulted by two men after accepting a lift in a van on the Gurgaon-Faridabad road. She was held captive for nearly three hours and then thrown from the moving vehicle, sustaining severe facial injuries. Police have detained two suspects following a complaint.