Updated: Mar 20th, 2026 Popular messaging platform WhatsApp is planning to introduce usernames and unique IDs, enabling users to send messages and make voice or video calls without revealing their phone numbers, according to reports. The new feature is expected to be rolled out globally by June 2026. Both individuals and businesses are likely to...
Updated: Mar 20th, 2026 Iran’s military has claimed that it intercepted and struck a US F-35 fighter jet during a strategic mission, forcing the aircraft to exit Iranian airspace and land at a military base in the Middle East after sustaining significant damage. The development comes amid a sharp escalation in the ongoing conflict following...
President Donald Trump’s attempt to defend secrecy over US strikes on Iran by invoking Pearl Harbor appeared to unsettle Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during their White House meeting, creating an awkward moment in an otherwise warm display of alliance politics. The exchange came when Trump was asked why allies in Europe and Asia, including...
Updated: Mar 20th, 2026 World Health Organisation regional director for the Eastern Mediterranean Hanan Balkhy said the organisation is preparing for the possibility of a nuclear incident in the Middle East as the US‑Israel‑Iran conflict intensifies adding that it is reviewing protocols to deal with radiation exposure. The report from Politico cited the top official...
Updated: Mar 19th, 2026 Pakistan is reportedly considering cancelling its upcoming Republic Day parade as the country faces a deepening fuel crisis triggered by ongoing Middle East tensions. According to officials, petroleum reserves are under severe strain, with LPG stock sufficient for just nine days and crude oil reserves for around 11 days. The situation...
Updated: Mar 19th, 2026 Three teenage girls and their families have filed a class-action lawsuit against xAI, accusing the company of creating and allowing the spread of abusive AI-generated images using their faces, as per reports. The complaint claims the girls’ lives have been “shattered” due to the loss of privacy, dignity, and personal...
Updated: Mar 19th, 2026 India is now the world’s second most targeted country for international scams while US tops the list. Scammers use tools like AI to create convincing fake profiles, according to Meta’s Semiannual Adversarial Threat Report. “Our investigations surfaced that Criminal Scam Syndicates most frequently targeted English-speaking users across the US, followed by...
Updated: Mar 19th, 2026 In a major development amid Israel, US war with Iran, the Director of the US National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), Joe Kent, has stepped down with immediate effect, marking the first high-level resignation from President Donald Trump’s administration in protest against the ongoing Iran conflict. In a public statement, Kent said he...
Updated: Mar 19th, 2026 Pakistan and Afghanistan announced a ‘temporary pause’ in hostilities on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, following appeals from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar, even as tensions remain high after Kabul accused Islamabad of carrying out a deadly strike that killed hundreds. Pakistan’s Information Minister Ataullah Tarar made the announcement in a post...
Director of US National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday warned that Pakistan’s advancing missile programme could eventually put the United States within range, flagging it as part of a growing set of global threats to the American homeland. Presenting the intelligence community’s 2026 Annual Threat Assessment, Gabbard said China and Russia are developing advanced delivery...