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Pentagon Chief Hegseth shared details of attack on Yemen Houthis in 2nd Signal chat, sources say

The chat had about a dozen people, including his wife, brother & personal lawyer, a person familiar with the matter said.

A ‘smart’ phone & a mixup—White House probe reveals what led to Signalgate

The Guardian reported that US NSA Mike Waltz wanted to add NSC spokesperson Brian Hughes, not journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, to a chat about US military strikes in Yemen.

Signal, WhatsApp intel chatter may not be fool-proof. Enigma code-breakers proved that in World War 2

Used by Nazi Germany, Enigma code was considered secure to send top-secret messages. But code-breakers, mathematicians deciphered it & turned the tide in World War II.

After Signal leak, personal data of top US security officials compromised, easily found online

According to a report in German news magazine Der Spiegel, phone numbers, emails & even passwords of Mike Waltz, Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Hegseth are accessible online.

A new wave of Marathon runners is reshaping the culture of fitness in India

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Interoperability affects platforms like WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram. EU can learn from India

Evaluating the costs and benefits of interoperability requires a clear context. Modi govt's UPI push shows what consumer-friendly tech can look like.

Signal surges after WhatsApp’s new privacy rules, but expansion comes with growing pains

The meteoric growth has put huge pressure on Signal’s 30 or so employees, mostly engineers, product designers & developers who work remotely from their homes in US and Canada.

5% Indians have deleted WhatsApp, 21% using alternate platforms, finds survey

In a survey conducted by LocalCircles, 75% of respondents have also indicated that they will not use WhatsApp business chat and payment feature if its privacy policy is implemented in May.

Are Indians worried about privacy? Not really, shows data on WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram usage

A comparison of app usage between WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram in the first two weeks of January shows us how India reacted to WhatsApp privacy controversy. 

WhatsApp suffering ‘Facebook moment’. After capture by uncle-aunties, time for trendier apps

From loud and proud ‘Good Morning’ messages that clogged the web to endless memes, WhatApp’s ‘free’ service was a game-changer for Indians.

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Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.