As US negotiating teams continue to hold talks with Moscow and Kyiv, Russia’s attacks on Ukraine continue. 

​As US negotiating teams continue to hold talks with Moscow and Kyiv, Russia’s attacks on Ukraine continue.  

Nishant Agarwal, a scientist at BrahMos Aerospace Limited, has been cleared of major charges related to passing defense secrets. He was arrested in 2018. The higher judiciary has now absolved him of charges under the Information Technology Act and Official Secrets Act. Agarwal will be released soon, having served his sentence for possessing official documents on his personal device.

Urging the government to treat the situation as an emergency, Thambi Durai said strong and coordinated action was needed instead of temporary measures.