Today's top news covers the ongoing Farmers Protest in Delhi, Ashwin's departure from the India vs England test, the BJP National Council meeting in Delhi, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly's communication with Jaishankar, and the tragic demise of Navalny in prison.
Moscow has raised the red flag at a time when Twitter found itself in the crosshairs of Modi administration after its tepid response to Indian requests to reign in supporters of farmers' agitation.
The 44-year-old Navalny, an anti-corruption investigator who is the best-known critic of President Vladimir Putin, was arrested on January 17 upon returning from Germany.
Navalny's top ally Lyubov Sobol, Dr. Anastasia Vasilyeva from the Alliance of Doctors union backed by Navalny and Maria Alyokhina from the Pussy Riot punk collective were detained for 48 hours along with Navalny's brother Oleg.
Even US President Donald Trump seems to believe he deserves the prize, though one of the few predictions that pundits feel comfortable making is that he'll be disappointed.
