On Wednesday, February 23, adversaries Nawab Malik and Sameer Wankhede were confronted by the cops in Mumbai and Thane respectively.

As Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a 'military operation' in eastern Ukraine, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby revealed at a press conference in Washinton, DC, on Wednesday that 'Secretary Austin (US Secretary of Defense General Lloyd Austin III) ordered the additional movement of some US forces that are currently stationed in Europe to continue our support for NATO allies in the defense of the Eastern Flank.'

The Kashmir valley is cut off from the rest of the country as the Srinagar-Jammu national highway is closed and flights stand cancelled.

>Two hundred and forty one Indians in the Ukraine returned on a special Air India flight from Kyiv amid rising Russia-Ukraine tensions.

Naveenbabu turned 75 last October and there have been rumours of ill health, which he denied last Friday.

The possibility of war increased after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised two Russian separatist-held regions in Ukraine as independent.

Vladimir Putin signs documents, including a decree recognising two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent entities, during a ceremony in Moscow, Russia, February 21, 2022.

As schools reopened after a long hiatus imposed due to COVID-19, the children lodged in the women centric jail in Mandoli have also joined their newly renovated creche at the Mandoli jail in New Delhi.

Priyanka and Yogi meet up with future voters.

Glimpses of the protests against the $500 million United States infrastructure grant near the Nepalese parliament in Kathmandu.

A lady dog shares her milk with baby goats and her own puppy, at Madhupur village under Jamda block, Mayurbhanj, Odisha.

In what is seen as a major boost to India-Saudi Arabia defence ties, Lieutenant General Fahd Bin Abdullah Mohammed Al-Mutair, commander of the Royal Saudi Land Forces, visited India for three days earlier this week.

Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels gave conflicting accounts of shelling across the front in the Donbass separatist region.

Glimpses from the campaign trail on Thursday, February 17, 2022.

The government of Pakistan conferred on Gates the Hilal-e-Pakistan, the country's second-highest civil award.

Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel patrol a snow-bound area at 15,000 feet in sub-zero temperatures in the Uttarakhand Himalayas, February 17, 2022.

Students on the way to attend class through a snow-covered campus after authorities allowed to reopen schools for all classes after an ease in Covid-induced restrictions.

Glimpses of Ukraine's military preparations on Wednesday, February 16, 2022.

Glimpses of the pro-Ukrainian demonstration in London on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, as the United States warned of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra campaigns for Navjot Singh Sidhu ahead of the Punjab assembly election on Sunday, February 20, 2022.