Exiled Russian opposition figure Yulia Navalnaya on Friday urged presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump to strike a deal to free Russian and Ukrainian political prisoners held captive by Moscow for speaking out against the war.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a jibe at PM Modi over announcement of Rs 1 Lakh Crore PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana, saying that he is resorting to “same old rhetoric, same rehearsed figures” and that the “youth will get not jobs.

Following PM Modi’s praise of the RSS in his Independence Day speech, opposition parties criticized him, while the BJP defended his remarks. The BJP asserted that the RSS’s ideology is currently influencing India’s public discourse.