Editors prioritized the sharp escalation in the US-Iran conflict, leading with President Trump’s warning that Iran would "no longer exist" following a second round of American strikes. Throughout the morning, reports tracked Iranian retaliatory drone and missile attacks on US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, alongside Tehran’s threat to seize control of the Strait of Hormuz. By midday, attention shifted to the Ram Mandir donation theft in Ayodhya, as SIT raids on suspects' homes uncovered jewelry and cash. Local reports highlighted the refusal of Ayodhya's lawyers to defend the accused and emerging political claims regarding the case. In the afternoon, the Ministry of External Affairs rejected Pakistan's allegations regarding a suicide attack in Karachi, urging Islamabad to investigate its own terror networks. Simultaneously, the Ketan Agarwal murder investigation dominated regional coverage as police conducted a crime scene recreation at Lohagad fort, detailing a "ghost strategy" used to evade detection.