Chandigarh experienced its coldest day of the winter season as the minimum temperature plummeted to 2.7°C on Tuesday, marking the third consecutive day of cold wave conditions. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that this is the first time since 2017 that the city's minimum temperature dropped below 3°C. In 2017, it had fallen to 2.4°C on January 11.

In a significant spiritual gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Veerbhadra Temple in Lepakshi, Andhra Pradesh, a place of profound importance in the Hindu epic Ramayana. This pilgrimage comes just days before the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of the much-anticipated Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

In response to the recent chaos caused by fog-related flight disruptions at Delhi airport, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued new guidelines to address denied boarding, flight cancellations, and delays. The standard operating procedure (SOP) empowers airlines to cancel flights that are likely to be delayed or "consequentially delayed" beyond three hours.