New Delhi, April 21 -- The White House has reportedly started the process of identifying a new Defense Secretary, according to NPR, which cited an anonymous US official as saying. This development comes as current Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces increasing scrutiny over allegations of leaking sensitive military information.

The controversy centers around claims that Hegseth shared details of planned US military strikes in Yemen with his family members via a private Signal chat on his personal phone. The recipients of this information reportedly included his wife, a former Fox News producer, and his brother.

The news report stated that according to the same official, this disclosure on family chat group occurred shortly after Hegset...