Ahead of the panchayat elections, the Odisha has decided to raise the upper age limit for entry to state government services from 32 to 38.

In a big jolt to BJP in UP, a minister and three MLAs quit and joined the party's main challenger, Akhilesh Yadav led SP.

Kashmir valley and Ladakh continued to reel under sub-zero temperatures. The Leh region in Ladakh recorded a low of minus 12.9°C.

Maharashtra welcomes the New Year along with all other states, but part of the state is feeling cold. Covid-19 cases are going up.

A 1994 batch UP cadre IPS officer and first Kanpur Police Commissioner Asim Arun has taken VRS and joined the BJP.

The Met Department predicts that  Cold days are likely to occur at isolated places in the hills of Uttarakhand.