Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) on Monday launched a large-scale `deep clean drive` in the Kopri area under its Naupada-Kopri ward. The special initiative was also joined by the locals who turned out in large numbers to lend a helping hand in the campaign. (PICS/ TMC)

Large swathes of the United States continue to reel under an intense cold wave, with freezing conditions expected to hold firm well into the coming week, according to weather reports. (Pics/AFP)