The ongoing coldwave conditions in North India intensified on Friday with parts of Delhi recording temperatures below 2°C. The temperature in Aya Nagar was 1.8 °C this morning, whereas the temperature in Safdarjung was 4.0°C.
A 22-year-old techie died in Chennai after she fell from her vehicle while trying to avoid a pothole and was then runover by a truck. Police have registered a case and are hunting for the truck driver who fled the spot.
A layer of dense fog enveloped the Delhi-National Captial Region (NCR) on Tuesday morning, reducing visibility. The IMD has also said that the cold wave is expected to continue for at least two days.
Internal bickering has driven a rift in the Telangana Congress. Some party leaders alleged that migrant leaders who had shifted between parties were given posts over senior leaders who were Congress loyalists.
A total of 12 members of the newly formed Pradesh Congress Committee have submitted their resignations to the body alleging that "migrant" leaders were given posts ahead of senior party loyalists in Telangana.