A powerful explosion has killed atleast 24 in Pakistan's Chaman Phatak, Quetta. Balochistan Liberation Army targeted a passenger train with an explosion-laden car that struck a coach. Cars parked metres away were completely burnt. Dozens have been injured in the attack.

A massive digital war has officially exploded between the ruling BJP leadership and the viral youth-driven satire platform, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). After Union Minister Kiren Rijiju suggested that the rapidly trending movement relies on social media followers from Pakistan and an "anti-India George Soros gang", CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke fired back with undeniable audience analytics.