Punjab border area on alert after senior police officer's abduction

Talwinder Singh, a superintendent of police, said he and his associates were going in his multi-utility vehicle to a religious shrine on Thursday night when they were signalled to stop by the five men. http://goo.gl/2TgcYW

Jammu and Kashmir high court stays its two-flag order

A larger bench of the Jammu and Kashmir high court on Friday stayed its earlier order allowing the state government to use both the tricolour as well as the state flags on official buildings and vehicles. http://goo.gl/IPjw10

Whistleblower IAS officer Ashok Khemka promoted

As a New Year gift to whistleblower IAS officer Ashok Khemka, the Khattar government has promoted the bureaucrat to the post of principal secretary from secretary to the government of Haryana. http://goo.gl/4nX7h8

Going to US? Carry these documents

Papers you need to have on hand if you are travelling to the US. This is not an all-inclusive list, and different categories of visas will require different documents. This is an indicative list. http://goo.gl/zxe1Uf

Delhi’s odd-even traffic rule in force from today

As a new year begins, Delhi will anxiously wait to see how the government’s odd-even experiment to check alarming levels of air pollution unfolds. http://goo.gl/dmoQkF

Singer Adnan Sami gets Indian citizenship

Pakistani singer Adnan Sami has been officially granted Indian citizenship. Sami has been granted Indian citizenship with effect from January 1 following his request to the Centre to legalise his status in the country on humanitarian grounds. http://goo.gl/4YupFr

How Beijing responded to its odd-even rule

As Delhi puts its new rule to trial for 15 days, some interesting and insightful lessons from Beijing’s experience between 2008 and 2013. http://goo.gl/KS7z12