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With Russia looking to escalate its military offensive in Ukraine, the US has given a "green light" to Nato countries willing to hand over fighter jets to Ukrainian forces. However, the proposal is yet to yield any results, since no country has come forward with a concrete plan to supply fighter jets to Ukraine.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had requested the US and European countries to help Kyiv by handing over fighter jets to Ukrainian forces.

Poland was reportedly willing to send MiG-29s to Ukraine in exchange for US-made F-16s. But the same has been denied by Poland. But Poland is no exception. No other Nato country has offered to hand over fighter jets to Ukraine in order for them to be able to stall the Russian invasion.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine entered Day 11 on Sunday amid continuous escalation of conflict between the two sides. As a key city in Ukraine, Mariupol, reportedly halted the evacuation of nearly 2 lakh civilians allegedly due to continuous Russian assault, Turkish President Erdogan urged Putin to declare a ceasefire and pursue a peace deal.

Here are the top developments of Ukraine-Russia war, as the conflict entered Day 11 on Sunday:

1. The hostilities between the two countries continued in Mariupol as Ukraine said that it had to halt the evacuation of nearly 2 Lakh people amid Russian assault in the city. The Red Cross said in a statement that the situation in Mariupol is ‘extremely dire’.

Former head of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Chitra Ramkrishna was arrested by the CBI from Delhi late Sunday evening in connection with the co-location scam case. A medical checkup was conducted on her, following which Ramkrishna was lodged in a lockup at the CBI headquarters. The probe agency had grilled Ramkrishna for three consecutive days and carried out searches at her residence, officials said, adding that her responses have not been proper.

The CBI had also used the services of a senior psychologist of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory who also questioned the former NSE head. The officials said the psychologist had also come to the conclusion that she was evasive in responses leaving no option for the agency, but to arrest her.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Pune Metro line today and travelled a strtch with school goers. PM Modi has been on a day’s tour in Pune on march 6 for launching multiple development projects, Inaugurate Pune Metro rail project and R K Laxman Art Gallery.

“On board the Pune Metro with my young friends,'' tweeted PM Modi.© Provided by The Financial Express “On board the Pune Metro with my young friends,'' tweeted PM Modi.

“On board the Pune Metro with my young friends,” tweeted PM Modi. The Prime Minister inaugurated the Pune Metro Rail Project at around 11:30 a.m. A stretch of 12 km was inaugurated of the total 32.2 km Pune metro rail project that was flagged off today. The foundation stone of the project was also laid by the Prime Minister on December 24, 2016.

A global call given by PM Narendra Modi in 2018 for eliminating single-use plastics has provided momentum for action, culminating in the historic resolution and its adoption to end plastic pollution, said environment minister Bhupender Yadav while delivering India’s statement at a special session of UN Environment Programme in Nairobi on Friday.

He said, “We believe this will institutionalise ‘beat plastic pollution’ around the world.” He was referring to the resolution where 175 countries, including India, during the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) on Wednesday agreed to forge an international “legally binding agreement” by 2024 to end plastic pollution through multiple actions. He also stressed on paying greater attention to “means of implementation” in such a manner that it may not put burden on developing countries. He said, “Provision of finance, technology transfer and capacity building would ensure that implementation of these agreements is not a mere burden for developing countries but a pathway to a greener and healthier planet.”