Funeral rites have been held for the 14 civilians killed at an Indo-Myanmar border district in Nagaland after a counter-insurgency operation that went horribly wrong; Home Minister Amit Shah told parliament today that the Centre regrets the death of 14 civilians in a counter-insurgency operation of the army in Nagaland on Saturday that went horribly wrong; Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Russian President Vladimir Putin after two years on Monday in Delhi and held the 21st India-Russia summit, covering an array of areas with an aim to further enhance the special and privileged strategic partnership between the two countries; An uptick in COVID-19 cases in some states - including Telangana and Karnataka, where over 100 students tested positive in the past 72 hours - has raised concerns amid an increasing number of infections by the virulent Omicron strain and other top stories.