According to reports, Air India's Srinagar-Delhi flight was held up for up to an hour at Srinagar airport allegedly due to an altercation between a senior Air India pilot and an aircraft maintenance engineer.

Air India flight held up due to altercation between pilot and engineer: Report

India reported 2,86,384 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours with 573 fatalities. The number of active cases stands at 22,02,472 with the daily positivity cases at over 19 per cent, the health ministry said.

COVID-19 update: India reports marginal rise in cases; 573 deaths in 24 hours

As China battles the virus, Chinese authorities moved to close down communities in Beijing's neighbouring city Sanhe in Hebei province, reports said. China's state-run Global Times said capital Beijing reported eight new coronavirus cases.

Amid Delta outbreak, Chinese authorities lock down communities near Beijing's neighbouring city

As the world continues to battle against the Omicron wave, the World Health Organisation(WHO) warned that sub-variants have been on the rise worldwide. Reports say the BA.

Explainer: What is the new 'stealth Omicron'?

Russia on Saturday denied reports which claimed Putin's regime was ready to launch an attack on Ukraine with 175,000 troops. The Washington Post citing US officials reported that Russia was preparing an assault on Ukraine with 100 battalion tactical groups.

Russia planning to invade Ukraine with 175,000 troops: Report

President Putin on Friday took aim at Ukraine for deploying Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicles produced by Turkey during a call with Turkey's President Erdogan as tensions continued at the Russian-Ukraine border.

Biden prepares plan to protect Ukraine; Putin slams drone deployment at border

Amid tensions with Russia at the border, Ukraine's defence minister said Russia is ready for "large scale escalation" at the end of January. Ukraine's defence minister Oleksii Reznikov warned that the country's intelligence sources have analysed the "worst" scenario.

Large scale escalation from Russia in January, warns Ukraine's defence minister

Russian intelligence chief on Saturday dismissed reports of a possible invasion of Ukraine asserting that it was "malicious propaganda by the US State Department".

'Malicious propaganda': Russian spy chief dismisses reports of plan to invade Ukraine

As the Biden administration sent patrol boats to help the Ukrainian Navy counter Russia's naval might, US secretary of state Antony Blinken said he has "real concerns about Russia's unusual military activity".

Don't know about President Putin's intentions: Blinken on Ukraine 'provocation'

The "Rapid Trident" military international military drills continued in Ukraine with fifteen countries gathered for the joint exercises. One of the first drills included the simulation of the liberation of a captured town from hybrid extremist groups.

Ukraine conducts international military excercise amid tensions with Russia

Ahead of the G7 foreign ministers meet, UK's foreign minister Liz Truss said Russia would be committing a "strategic mistake" if it attacked Ukraine. Truss said there would be "severe consequences if anything were to happen" referring to Russia's reported plan to attack Ukraine which has been dominated the European agenda in the past month.

UK warns Russia on 'strategic mistake' over military action in Ukraine

As Russia and Ukraine tensions at the border continue, US President Joe Biden said Putin "has to do something" while adding that "my guess is he will move in". "What I'm concerned about is this could get out of hand, very easily get out of hand because of the borders of Ukraine and what Russia may or may not do," the US president said.

'Severe costs': My guess is he will move in, says Biden on Putin's Ukraine invasion plan

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