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From tensions flaring in West Asia to bypoll results unfolding across Indian states, here’s your roundup of the day’s top global and national headlines.

Daneesh Majid profiles families displaced by Operation Polo and its bloody aftermath, chronicling lives that were once comfortable but later upended, at times by the very hands that had once served them

In this episode of Hindustan Times Point Blank, Executive Editor Shishir Gupta delves into the recent ‘Operation Midnight Hammer’ and unravels the intricate deception tactics employed by the US military. The episode also explains wh ...more

Trump made the comments at the White House on June 21 night, hours after announcing the U.S. military had carried out strikes against three key nuclear facilities in Iran.

The U.S.’ unprecedented attack marks an escalation of a war in West Asia, in a region already on the edge.

Trump also noted that no military in the world except for that of the US could have pulled off the attack.

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As Iran and Israel edge closer to full-scale war, Arab nations are increasingly caught in the middle. A top UAE official, Anwar Gargash, has publicly called for an "urgent end" to the fighting, warning that the conflict threatens to unr ...more

During the interactive session at the International Economic Forum, Vladimir Putin addressed geopolitical issues being faced across the world, including the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict and Russia's war with Ukraine. Putin repeated his ...more

Delhi’s new Chief Minister, Rekha Gupta, sits down with The Hindu for an unfiltered conversation on her first 100 days in office. 

In a powerful address to the St Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a message interpreted by many as a direct warning to former U.S. President Donald Trump and Western leaders. P ...more

Can India keep its West Asian balance, or does it have a moral responsibility to weigh in?

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The Strait of Hormuz is the world’s most important oil choke point, with around 20% of the world’s oil flowing through it each day.