SHOCKING: 4 - What They Never Told You

Secret WhatsApp groups, last-minute ‘drops’ and mystery locations: My bonkers quest to get solar eclipse glasses

FIRST PERSON: The celestial event of the season has seen people in the UK going to desperate lengths to secure a pair of cardboard-and-plastic viewing specs. Helen Coffey enters the fray (and finds the whole thing strangely exhilarating)

The Independent UK · Aug 12

Why Indian Men Stray: The Loneliness and Silence Their Families Never Speak About

The marriage he arrived inHe did everything right. He married the woman his family approved of, moved into the right kind of flat, showed up at every puja, every cousin's wedding, every office Diwali party with her on his arm. And somewhere inside that correct life, he started to disappear…

Times Life · Aug 12

88-year-old Delhi man loses mobile, then Rs 70,000 vanishes from his bank account: How this fraud led to a pan-India cyberfraud gang that uses victims' stolen phones to steal money

An 88-year-old Delhi man's stolen phone and Rs 70,000 in unauthorised transactions led Delhi Police to a pan-India cyberfraud syndicate operating across three states. Nine people have been arrested from Jaipur, Ghaziabad, and Meerut, with police recovering 52 stolen phones, 145 SIM cards, and 70 debit cards from the network.

The Economic Times · Aug 11

CBI finds NEET-UG 2026 paper leak involved 3 NTA experts, multi-state conspiracy

The CBI has filed a chargesheet against thirteen individuals for a NEET-UG 2026 paper leak. Three NTA subject experts allegedly accessed and shared confidential examination questions. A chain of intermediaries then distributed these leaked papers to candidates for money. Digital evidence, including chat records, confirms the circulation of leaked questions.…

The Economic Times · Aug 7

The HPV Vaccine Prevents Cervical Cancer, So Why Are Indian Parents Still Saying No?

What the HPV vaccine actually does inside the bodyThe vaccine does not treat an existing infection. It trains the immune system to recognise and destroy the human papillomavirus before it can establish itself. Two strains, HPV 16 and HPV 18, cause roughly 70 percent of all cervical cancer cases globally.…

Times Life · Aug 6

A Meta Executive Just Gave AST SpaceMobile a Shoutout. What It Means for ASTS Stock.

AST SpaceMobile shares rose 10.69% on August 4 after a Meta executive revealed a technical workshop exploring how WhatsApp could operate over the company’s satellite network for messaging, voice, video, and AI features on standard smartphones.

Barchart · Aug 5

WhatsApp Locks Out Multiple Users Worldwide After Sudden Account Review

Imagine you just opened your WhatsApp to check the messages and rather than messages you receive a message that your account is under review. WhatsApp says many accounts were placed under review while the platform checked account activity and device information to make sure they followed its Terms of Service.…

MyLifeXP · Aug 5

WhatsApp Photos Not Sending? A Morning Fix Arrived, but Meta Still Will Not Explain Why

WhatsApp photos stopped sending in an overnight outage. The issue was fixed by morning, but Meta has not explained what caused it.

International Business Times UK · Aug 4

WhatsApp users report being mysteriously blocked from app

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The Independent UK · Aug 4

People are mysteriously disappearing off WhatsApp

Meta-owned messaging app says it will try to fix problem deletions as ‘as quickly as possible’

The Independent UK · Aug 4