https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896320/INS-Sudarshini-India-Naval-Review-New-York-2026https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/sports/politics_latestnews/pm-modi-russia-visitpm-modi-while-addressing-the-indian-communityf8ea120e-413d-4be1-b02c-dfa6b52460a1-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA sail-training vessel at a birthday party sounds ceremonial. But India's presence in the largest international naval gathering on American soil in decades is a calculated diplomatic move — and the real cargo aboard INS Sudarshini is a set of unspoken defence asks. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - INS Sudarshini: India Naval Review New York 2026 - INS Sudarshini, India;New York;US Naval Review 250;Sail4th 250;Indian Navy;Modi;Pentagon;defence diplomacy;Indo-Pacific;Five Eyes;LEMOA;iCET{#}Goa;Train;TECHNOLOGY;Jersey;Elections;REVIEW;June;Uttar Pradesh;temple;Delhi;Event;Albania;INTERNATIONAL;Press;Government;Parliament;READ;Abhishek Banerjee;Party;Indian;India;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Apple;Sony;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;LG;European Union;Bharatiya Janata Party;ram pothineni;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee;gulf countries - indiaherald.com , India HeraldINS Sudarshini Docks at America's 250th Birthday Fleet — What Is Modi Quietly Asking the Pentagon?2026-07-05T08:00:32.313Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896318/NDA-Women-Quota-Bill-Why-Coalition-Allies-Block-Pushhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_cartoons/anna-hazare-agitations415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe BJP won more seats. The NDA's tally swelled. Yet the Women's Reservation Bill — passed with fanfare in a special session — now gathers dust. The obstacle is not arithmetic. It is the quiet leverage game NDA allies are playing with caste census demands, and Modi's inability to call their bluff without unravelling his own coalition. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - NDA Women Quota Bill: Why Coalition Allies Block Push - NDA,Women Reservation Bill,Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam,BJP,Nitish Kumar,JD(U),OBC Sub-categorisation,Caste Census,Delimitation,Indian Express,Coalition Politics,Lok Sabha{#}Shakti,NITI Aayog,Criminal,Nitish Kumar,Narendra,VIEW,INTERNATIONAL,zero,politics,court,Punjab,WATCH,Press,Government,Parliament,Party,Indian,WOMEN,central government,Population,Election,READ,India,Bharatiya Janata Party,National Democratic Alliance,Loksabha - indiaherald.com , India HeraldNDA's Numbers Are Up, Yet Women's Quota Stalls — Which Ally Is Quietly Holding Modi's Masterstroke Hostage?2026-07-05T07:52:35.829Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896314/BJP-UP-2027-Temple-Theft-UGC-Reversal-Fear-Maphttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/jai-shri-ram-chants-uniform-civil-code-bill-tabled-in-uttarakhand-assembly391bb628-0780-43dc-aa43-d1a83bb4cc63-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgEvery swift 'correction' the BJP makes in Uttar Pradesh — from the Ram Temple donation scandal to the UGC fee controversy — is not damage control. It is a seismograph. India Herald maps the pattern: where this party reverses itself is precisely where its own internal surveys say it is bleeding voters ahead of 2027. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - BJP UP 2027: Temple Theft UGC Reversal Fear Map - BJP, Uttar Pradesh;UP 2027 Elections;Ram Temple;UGC;Yogi Adityanath;Narendra Modi;Ayodhya;Ram Janmabhoomi Trust;Indian Express{#}avinash;Uttar Pradesh;Lucknow;Mohan;Shiva;Allahabad;Taj Mahal;students;Badrinath;politics;Fire;Ayodhya;oxygen;Survey;police;yogi;Sugar;court;Audience;Prime Minister;Party;temple;Punjab;Delhi;Congress;Election;Assembly;WATCH;READ;CM;Press;Government;war;Indian;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;ram pothineni;Loksabha;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTemple Theft, UGC U-Turn, Instant 'Corrections' — Is BJP's Own Fear-Map for UP 2027 Now Visible in Every Reversal?2026-07-05T07:41:30.483Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994896311/3rd-Schedule-Indian-Constitution-Oaths-and-Affirmationshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/viral-IndiaHerald.jpgFrom Presidents to Parliament members, the Third Schedule prescribes every word of the oath — and the story behind those carefully chosen words reveals more about India's founding anxieties than any textbook chapter. - Viral - G GOWTHAM - 3rd Schedule Indian Constitution: Oaths and Affirmations - 3rd Schedule,Indian Constitution,Oaths of Office,Constituent Assembly,Supreme Court,Parliament,Constitutional Law,India{#}Google,MLA,MP,High court,Odisha,Supreme Court,Supreme,Parliament,social media,Indians,VIEW,Office,Election,News,Srinagar,Sanskrit,war,Assembly,WATCH,READ,Pralhad Joshi,Karnataka,Pinarayi Vijayan,Press,Minister,Indian,India,Population,venkaiah naidu,tollywood-guest-roles,local language,Bharatiya Janata Party,Telangana Chief Minister,CM - indiaherald.com , India Herald3rd Schedule of Indian Constitution — 25 Oaths That Guard the Republic, but Does Anyone Read Them Before Swearing?2026-07-05T07:32:20.661Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896309/Chandrima-Bhattacharya-TMC-Resignation-Mamata-Banerjee-Crisishttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgChandrima Bhattacharya — Mamata Banerjee's most trusted organiser — has quit every TMC post she held. The party calls it pre-planned; she says she was hurt. India Herald reads the real fault-line: a generational power transfer Abhishek Banerjee does not need to announce, because it is happening on its own. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Chandrima Bhattacharya TMC Resignation: Mamata Banerjee Crisis - Chandrima Bhattacharya, TMC;Mamata Banerjee;Abhishek Banerjee;West Bengal politics;TMC crisis;Trinamool Congress;Bengal politics;TMC resignation;party factional war{#}trinamool congress;rahul;Shiv Sena;Abhishek Banerjee;abhishek;June;Heart;House;Assembly;Party;WATCH;Leader;Congress;Corporate;Mass;READ;Pralhad Joshi;Karnataka;Minister;Indian;India;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee;Smart phone;Bharatiya Janata Party;Rahul Sipligunj;shiv sena party;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Population - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMamata's Own Bengal Chief Walks Out, 'Traitor' Label Flies — Is Abhishek Banerjee Quietly Inheriting TMC by Letting It Bleed?2026-07-05T07:30:31.238Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896305/Kushner-Albania-Resort-Gulf-Funding-Protests-Responsehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgTens of thousands flood Albanian streets over a Kushner-linked luxury resort on protected coastland — India Herald unpacks the Gulf money trail, the diplomatic questions, and why developing nations should study this playbook before the next handshake. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Kushner Albania Resort: Gulf Funding, Protests, Response - Jared Kushner, Albania;Donald Trump;Gulf Sovereign Wealth;Ivanka Trump;Balkans;US Foreign Policy;Albania Protests;Affinity Partners;Edi Rama;Emoluments Clause;Global South{#}Albania;Driver;Ivanka Trump;white house;United States;BUSINESS;Corporate;VIEW;Office;INTERNATIONAL;Mass;Capital;Donald Trump;Cabinet;Karnataka;Audience;Election;East;Indian;READ;News;Delhi;Prime Minister;Government;India;gulf countries;Smart phone;Population - indiaherald.com , India Herald$1.4 Billion, Protected Land, and a Presidential Son-in-Law — Is Kushner's Albania Deal the Blueprint for Trump-Era Foreign Policy?2026-07-05T07:20:31.499Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/LifeStyle/Read/994896303/Sunday-Evening-Rituals-Why-Doing-Nothing-Resets-Youhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/lifestyle-IndiaHerald.jpgForget expensive retreats and curated self-care hauls. India's most potent weekly reset costs nothing, takes ninety minutes, and has been hiding in plain sight on every balcony, terrace and neighbourhood park since before wellness became an industry. - LifeStyle - Sindujaa D N - Sunday Evening Rituals: Why Doing Nothing Resets You - Sunday rituals,golden hour,mental health,wellness,Indian lifestyle,doing nothing,cortisol,grounding,Gen-Z soft living,chai,balcony culture{#}LIFESTYLE,Genre,Nani,Shadow,Saturday,monday,sunday,Mumbai,Indians,yogi,HEALTH,Customer,Industry,oil,East,Evening,Indian,READ,India,Industries,Population,Onion,Vaishno Devi,Dargah Sharif,Smart phone,Government - indiaherald.com , India HeraldGolden Hour, Bare Feet and the Art of Doing Nothing — Why Do Sunday Evenings Reset Us Like No Spa Ever Could?2026-07-05T07:12:20.959Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896301/Modi-New-Zealand-Visit-First-Indian-PM-Trip-in-40-Yearshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/education/virgo_virgo/government-job-guide-how-to-find-a-government-job-and-what-you-need-to-knowa05735ff-f317-4c08-9fd5-25d1bbe95ce9-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgNo Indian Prime Minister has set foot in New Zealand in four decades. Modi's July 10 Auckland stopover, sandwiched between Indonesia and Australia, is not sentimental bridge-building — it is the final brick in a wall being built around Justin Trudeau. India Herald lays out the diplomatic arithmetic. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Modi New Zealand Visit: First Indian PM Trip in 40 Years - Narendra Modi, New Zealand;Auckland;Five Eyes;Canada;Justin Trudeau;Christopher Luxon;India diplomacy;Indonesia;Australia;Indo-Pacific{#}Indonesia;Auckland;Rajiv Gandhi;EDUCATION;Bank;Canada;Australia;Cricket;New Zealand;Shield;Sanskrit;Evening;England;Narendra Modi;war;Letter;Delhi;READ;Prime Minister;Pinarayi Vijayan;Press;zero;Amaravati;WATCH;Leader;Indian;Minister;India;Christopher Nolan;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi - indiaherald.com , India HeraldModi's 40-Year Historic Flight to Auckland — Is India Quietly Dismantling Trudeau's 'Five Eyes' Shield?2026-07-05T07:09:21.147Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896300/Amaravati-Narayana-Orders-Immediate-Tenders-Farmer-Dueshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/viral/127/jindal-saw-penalises-consultant-for-insider-trading-violation-with-fine1e1b1f65-5880-407c-8895-18fa06e4765e-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Municipal Minister's directive to clear bottlenecks and invite fresh tenders is not routine governance — it is the quiet engineering of political irreversibility for Andhra Pradesh's capital city. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Amaravati: Narayana Orders Immediate Tenders, Farmer Dues - Ponguru Narayana, Amaravati;Chandrababu Naidu;Andhra Pradesh;Land Pooling Scheme;YSRCP;TDP;capital construction;farmer compensation{#}Karthik;Jigarthanda;wednesday;Amaravati;Digital Payments;Cycle;Master;REVIEW;WATCH;Audience;Mass;Leader;Indian;Capital;WOMEN;Jagan;Assembly;media;court;Election;Minister;KCR;Party;Government;TDP;Andhra Pradesh;India;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;local language;CBN;advertisement;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Population;Vishakapatnam;Digital Wallet Platform;Cinema - indiaherald.com , India HeraldNarayana's Tender Blitz, Farmers' Dues on the Clock — Is Naidu Quietly Making Amaravati Impossible to Undo?2026-07-05T07:02:37.498Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896295/Abhijeet-Dipke-Open-Letter-PM-Modi-Jantar-Mantar-Protesthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgAbhijeet Dipke's open letter to PM Modi on Day 15 of the Jantar Mantar protest is not just a plea — it is a mirror held up to a governing playbook that may be rewriting the rules of Indian street politics. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Abhijeet Dipke Open Letter: PM Modi Jantar Mantar Protest - Abhijeet Dipke, PM Modi;Jantar Mantar;Cockroach Janta Party;street dissent;protest politics;New Delhi;BJP;Indian democracy{#}96;oxygen;Instagram;Parliament;Audience;Nitin;police;Survey;Letter;Maharashtra;Culture;Tamil;Mass;zero;contract;social media;Leader;media;Government;Delhi;Indian;court;READ;Prime Minister;Capital;Minister;Party;India;Jr NTR;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Bharatiya Janata Party;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India HeraldJantar Mantar, Day 15, Zero Response — Is Modi's Silence a Tactic That Quietly Suffocates Street Dissent?2026-07-05T06:49:21.093Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896293/Kavinder-Gupta-BJP-J-K-Vasudhaiva-Kutumbakam-Shifthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/indias-new-jersey-unveiled-pakistan-name-visible-now12a81ccb-a3c1-4a34-98ef-27b231800621-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA traditionally muscular BJP voice in Jammu now channels ancient Sanskrit universalism — India Herald decodes the electoral arithmetic and international optics behind the pivot. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Kavinder Gupta: BJP J&K Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam Shift - Kavinder Gupta,Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam,BJP,Jammu and Kashmir,J&K Elections,Article 370,Supreme Court,Kashmir Valley,Indian Politics{#}Music,Deputy Chief Minister,Gift,March,Elections,Sanskrit,August,Article 370,Supreme,Army,Srinagar,Petrol,Strike,oil,Evening,England,INTERNATIONAL,Pinarayi Vijayan,Minister,Election,Party,Assembly,war,court,Press,READ,India,local language,Bharatiya Janata Party,Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu,Heritage Foods,European Union,Switzerland,tollywood-guest-roles,Telangana Chief Minister,CM,Scheduled Tribes,Europe countries,Loksabha - indiaherald.com , India HeraldKavinder Gupta's 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' Pivot — Why Is BJP's Hardline J&K Face Suddenly Speaking the Language of Global Peace?2026-07-05T06:42:34.104Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896291/Kerala-CM-Vijayan-Rajagopal-Passport-Renewal-Statementhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA veteran journalist finally gets his passport renewed — and Kerala's Chief Minister turns it into a pointed lecture on democracy, press freedom, and the Centre's record. India Herald unpacks what was really being said, and to whom. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Kerala CM Vijayan: Rajagopal Passport Renewal Statement - Pinarayi Vijayan, Rajagopal Ramadas;Kerala;press freedom;CPI(M);passport renewal;Centre-state relations;federalism;India Today;The Hindu{#}citizenship amendment act;Episode;Champion;Pinarayi Vijayan;Punjab;Kerala;Congress;Odisha;CM;Minister;Supreme Court;Election;Party;Assembly;war;Telangana;court;Press;Government;Delhi;READ;Indian;India;Telangana Chief Minister;Venkatesh;West Bengal - Kolkata;House;Gautam Adani - indiaherald.com , India HeraldA Journalist's Passport, a CM's Standing Ovation — Is Pinarayi Vijayan Turning One Man's Relief Into a Loaded Message for the Centre?2026-07-05T06:38:20.919Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994896290/Arshdeep-Singh-40-Runs-in-4-Overs-vs-England-T20Ihttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/indias-new-jersey-unveiled-pakistan-name-visible-now12a81ccb-a3c1-4a34-98ef-27b231800621-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgArshdeep Singh's costliest T20I spell hands England a platform in a 191-run chase — and forces India to confront an uncomfortable question about its left-arm seamer's evolving role in a format that no longer forgives reputation alone. - Sports - Srivastan Venkatraman - Arshdeep Singh: 40 Runs in 4 Overs vs England T20I - Arshdeep Singh, India vs England T20I 2026;Jacob Bethell;T20I bowling records;India cricket;death overs;BCCI selection;Shivam Dube;Stuart Binny{#}Mukesh;Shivam;Jasprit Bumrah;West Indies;Jersey;Evening;World Cup;England;Cricket;February;INTERNATIONAL;New Zealand;media;temple;Industry;READ;Indian;India;ICC T20;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Industries;Hardik Pandya - indiaherald.com , India HeraldArshdeep Singh, 40 Runs in 4 Overs, One Brutal Evening — Is India's Death-Overs Insurance Policy Finally Expiring?2026-07-05T06:32:20.745Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896289/Ukraine-Russia-Drone-Strike-India-Crude-Oil-Price-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/sports/politics_latestnews/pm-modi-russia-visitpm-modi-while-addressing-the-indian-communityf8ea120e-413d-4be1-b02c-dfa6b52460a1-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgUkraine's record 389-drone swarm hit Russia's St Petersburg oil infrastructure hard — and while Europe watches a war escalate, India Herald lays out why the real aftershock may land at Indian petrol pumps, not European ones. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Ukraine Russia Drone Strike: India Crude Oil Price Impact - Ukraine, Russia;St Petersburg;drone strike;India crude oil imports;petrol prices;Putin;energy security;Urals crude discount;Indian Oil Corporation{#}Ukraine;Petrol;Customer;Cabinet;Russia;Strike;contract;oil;Patna;Hyderabad;East;social media;war;Air;Industry;Diesel;Telangana;politics;Leader;WATCH;court;Fire;Press;Government;READ;Delhi;Indian;India;Scheduled Tribes;Europe countries;European Union;Digital Wallet Platform;Industries;advertisement;House;Smart phone - indiaherald.com , India Herald389 Drones, One Burning Refinery, and India's Quiet Panic — Will Ukraine's Deepest Strike Yet Send Your Petrol Bill Through the Roof?2026-07-05T06:32:07.517Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896287/Delhi-70-Lakh-Tree-Plantation-Survival-Rate-Concernshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/sports/politics_latestnews/when-and-where-to-watch-delhi-premier-league-live-streaming-21c4d2e5-b51b-478d-ab82-4fb6cfc4abb3-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgDelhi announces its biggest-ever monsoon plantation target — but without a public survival audit, the gap between saplings planted and trees standing is a political convenience nobody in power wants to measure. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Delhi 70 Lakh Tree Plantation: Survival Rate Concerns - Delhi, tree plantation;70 lakh saplings;sapling survival rate;Delhi pollution;smog season;CAG audit;Times of India;Delhi Next;green cover;monsoon drive{#}October;Neem;air pollution;pollution;september;economics;Mass;REVIEW;Office;Election Commission;Party;TECHNOLOGY;LG;District;Press;Government;temple;zero;Srinagar;Assembly;READ;Delhi;News;Indian;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Hanu Raghavapudi;Dry Fruits;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Apple;Sony;National Democratic Alliance;gulf countries - indiaherald.com , India Herald70 Lakh Saplings, No Survival Audit — Is Delhi's Monsoon Green Drive a Forest or a Photo-Op That Dies by Winter?2026-07-05T06:22:21.513Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896286/Kashmir-Leaders-Indo-Pak-Dialogue-Political-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/tvk-ministers-brainrot-idea-dump-trichys-shit-into-a-foot-valley-and-poison-the-entire-citys-water92bc4fe0-32a8-429d-9988-9290308f0940-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgAs encounters flare in Srinagar and the Valley's old guard faces electoral irrelevance, the renewed call for dialogue is less about diplomacy and more about the last card left in a shrinking political deck. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Kashmir Leaders Indo-Pak Dialogue: Political Strategy - Kashmir, India;Pakistan;Article 370;National Conference;PDP;Indo-Pak dialogue;Jammu and Kashmir;Frontline Magazine;Srinagar encounters{#}Pahalgam;December;Mehbooba;August;Article 370;Srinagar;Supreme;Supreme Court;Governor;Pakistan;Army;politics;Leader;Assembly;WATCH;court;Fire;READ;Delhi;News;Tamil;Australia;Red;Election;VIEW;Karnataka;Indian;India;local language;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu;Bharatiya Janata Party;Switzerland;Population - indiaherald.com , India HeraldKashmir's Sudden Chorus for Indo-Pak Talks — A Cry for Border Peace, or a Desperate Ploy for Political Survival Post-370?2026-07-05T06:18:42.733Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Spirituality/Read/994896283/Ashada-Month-Spiritual-Significance-Why-July-Mattershttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/spirituality-IndiaHerald.jpgAs Ashada deepens and the monsoon saturates the land, India enters a paradox older than any temple — the gods rest, yet every classical text says the truly devoted must not. Here is what the ancients understood about this strange, charged month that modern wellness culture is only now catching up to. - Spirituality - MANOJ KUMAR N - Ashada Month Spiritual Significance: Why July Matters - Ashada, Devshayani Ekadashi;Chaturmas;Vishnu;Yoga Nidra;Pandharpur Wari;Ayurveda;Hindu Spirituality;July 2026;Monsoon Practices{#}skanda;COSMOS;Sanskrit;Yatra;Heart;naga;Badrinath;Maharashtra;sun;Air;vishnu;Yoga;temple;Fire;job;Industry;Culture;Australia;Red;history;Election;VIEW;Karnataka;READ;zero;Indian;India;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;local language;Industries;Dry Fruits;Population;Sardar Vallabhai Patel;ICC T20 - indiaherald.com , India HeraldThe Gods Sleep Through July — But Why Do India's Oldest Texts Insist This Is When You Must Stay Wide Awake?2026-07-05T06:13:15.617Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896282/Trichy-ROB-Damaged-Bollards-Raise-Infrastructure-Quality-Concernshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/tvk-ministers-brainrot-idea-dump-trichys-shit-into-a-foot-valley-and-poison-the-entire-citys-water92bc4fe0-32a8-429d-9988-9290308f0940-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgFreshly installed bollards on a Trichy road over-bridge are already crumbling — and the pattern of premature infra decay across India raises a question no press release answers: who is checking the checkers? - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Trichy ROB: Damaged Bollards Raise Infrastructure Quality Concerns - Trichy ROB, Tamil Nadu;DMK;MK Stalin;Dravidian Model;infrastructure quality;NHAI;Delhi-Mumbai Expressway;contractor accountability;Tamil Nadu politics{#}bus;Jaipur;engineer;Stalin;youth;Tamil;Service;District;social media;Letter;WATCH;News;vehicles;Press;READ;court;Government;war;zero;CM;Minister;Indian;India;local language;Telangana Chief Minister;udhayanidhi stalin;Bharatiya Janata Party;advertisement;Research and Analysis Wing - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTrichy ROB Bollards Crumble Within Months — Is Tamil Nadu Building Roads or Laundering Public Money Through Concrete?2026-07-05T06:13:02.307Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896279/Sanae-Takaichi-India-Visit-Japan-Economic-Security-Dealshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/education/virgo_virgo/government-job-guide-how-to-find-a-government-job-and-what-you-need-to-knowa05735ff-f317-4c08-9fd5-25d1bbe95ce9-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgJapan's first female PM arrives with stealth warships, semiconductor pledges, and a $42 billion investment target — but the real cargo is a blueprint to decouple Asia's tech arteries from Beijing. India Herald unpacks the calculation underneath the ceremonial smiles. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Sanae Takaichi India Visit: Japan Economic Security Deals - Sanae Takaichi,Narendra Modi,India Japan Summit,Economic Security,Semiconductors,Critical Minerals,Quad,Indo-Pacific,China,Defence Manufacturing{#}Japan,Vietnam,Thailand,Train,June,Tokyo,Prime Minister,Beijing,Capital,Corporate,Hyderabad,media,Press,Australia,Narendra,China,Red,zero,TECHNOLOGY,East,history,Election,READ,Karnataka,court,Cheque,Government,Minister,Delhi,VIEW,Indian,war,India,Samsung,Huawei,Nokia,HTC,Motorola,Redmi,Dell,HP,Asus,Acer,Apple,Sony,LG,Posters,advertisement,Population,Sardar Vallabhai Patel,ICC T20 - indiaherald.com , India HeraldAbe's 'Iron Lady' Heir in Delhi, $42 Billion in Pledges — Is Takaichi Quietly Building the Anti-China Tech Wall Modi Needs?2026-07-05T06:05:21.032Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896277/Modi-Australia-Visit-Albanese-Breaks-Five-Eyes-Rankhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgAs Ottawa and Washington tighten the screws over alleged Indian covert ops abroad, Anthony Albanese rolls out Melbourne's red carpet for Modi — a deliberate strategic split that reveals the Quad's worth outweighs Five Eyes solidarity. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Modi Australia Visit: Albanese Breaks Five Eyes Rank - Anthony Albanese, PM Modi;Australia;Five Eyes;Quad;Canada;Justin Trudeau;Indo-Pacific;Melbourne;India-Australia relations;ECTA{#}Canada;Australia;Melbourne;British;New Zealand;Narendra;China;Red;Criminal;News;zero;TECHNOLOGY;East;Party;politics;history;Leader;Election;Delhi;VIEW;READ;Indian;Karnataka;court;war;India;local language;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Apple;Sony;LG;Venkatesh;Population;Sardar Vallabhai Patel;ICC T20 - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTrudeau Fumes, Albanese Embraces — Why Australia Just Broke the 'Five Eyes' Front Against Modi2026-07-05T05:58:51.144Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896275/JP-Ganga-Path-Patna-Vendor-Rehab-Plan-Shelvedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgHundreds of street vendors who fed Patna's showpiece riverfront for years now have no stalls, no rehab timeline, and no answers — while Bihar's most photographed promenade gleams for the cameras. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - JP Ganga Path Patna: Vendor Rehab Plan Shelved - JP Ganga Path, Nitish Kumar;Patna;Bihar;Street Vendors Act 2014;JD(U);vendor rehabilitation;urban displacement;Ganga riverfront{#}Ganga;VIEW;students;EDUCATION;Patna;Nitish Kumar;Bank;District;Wanted;Bihar;social media;Cycle;workers;Letter;NITI Aayog;Press;READ;WATCH;Indian;war;Government;CM;Office;Minister;India;Population;local language;Telangana Chief Minister - indiaherald.com , India HeraldNitish's 'Marine Drive' Cleared the View — But Who Cleared Out the People Who Built It?2026-07-05T05:50:21.195Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896272/Vizhinjam-Port-Stake-Transfer-Kerala-Opposition-Breach-Claimhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/education/virgo_virgo/government-job-guide-how-to-find-a-government-job-and-what-you-need-to-knowa05735ff-f317-4c08-9fd5-25d1bbe95ce9-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA quiet shareholding shift at India's deepest port has exploded into Kerala's sharpest political confrontation — and the real question is not whether a clause was broken, but who profits from the silence around it. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Vizhinjam Port Stake Transfer: Kerala Opposition Breach Claim - Vizhinjam,Kerala,Pinarayi Vijayan,Adani,MSC,SEBI,UDF,LDF,concession agreement,port stake transfer{#}Pinarayi Vijayan,Thiruvananthapuram,Tiger,contract,Letter,Leader,Odisha,NITI Aayog,Punjab,Kerala,Corporate,INTERNATIONAL,Press,Office,court,Election,Congress,READ,WATCH,Indian,Delhi,war,Minister,REVIEW,Elections,Government,India,Gautam Adani - indiaherald.com , India HeraldVizhinjam's Stake Transfer Without a Nod — Is Pinarayi Vijayan Shielding Adani or Cornering the UDF?2026-07-05T05:42:57.672Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896269/Karnataka-Mobile-Link-Rule-Voter-Roll-Revision-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Election Commission's mandatory mobile-number linking for voter-roll revisions in Karnataka is being sold as a fraud-proof upgrade. But grassroots workers warn that the very people it claims to protect — rural, elderly, and marginalised voters — are the ones being locked out. India Herald unpacks who really benefits from this digital gate. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Karnataka: Mobile Link Rule Voter Roll Revision Impact - Karnataka,Election Commission of India,voter roll revision,mobile linking,Special Intensive Revision,rural voters,digital disenfranchisement,Article 326,TRAI,universal suffrage{#}Tamilnadu,February,Jagan,Application,Reliance,WhatsApp,WOMEN,workers,Telangana,Karnataka,court,Minister,Donald Trump,TECHNOLOGY,East,Election Commission,Election,Party,Congress,Population,READ,WATCH,Indian,India,Digital Wallet Platform,Samsung,Huawei,Nokia,HTC,Motorola,Redmi,Apple,Sony,LG,Smart phone,local language,Research and Analysis Wing,Dell,HP,Asus,Acer,Cinema - indiaherald.com , India HeraldKarnataka's Mobile-Link Mandate for Voters — Is a 'Digital Clean-Up' Quietly Erasing the People It Claims to Protect?2026-07-05T05:32:30.337Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Health/Read/994896268/Axar-Patel-First-Indian-Spinner-100-T20I-Wicketshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/health-IndiaHerald.jpgAxar Patel has scripted history by becoming the first Indian men's spinner to claim 100 wickets in T20 Internationals — a milestone that reveals as much about the evolution of Indian spin bowling as it does about one man's relentless reinvention. - Health - S Venkateshwari - Axar Patel: First Indian Spinner 100 T20I Wickets - Axar Patel,T20I cricket,India vs England,100 wickets,Indian spinner,T20 World Cup,cricket milestones,left-arm spinner{#}Yuzvendra Chahal,Kuldeep Yadav,Ravi,ICC T20,abhishek,prince,England,Cricket,history,News,READ,Cycle,zero,WATCH,Indian,India,Sardar Vallabhai Patel,Cow slaughter,ravi anchor - indiaherald.com , India Herald100 T20I Wickets, One Left-Arm Spinner, Zero Precedent — What Makes Axar Patel India's Most Quietly Lethal White-Ball Weapon?2026-07-05T05:32:21.282Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896267/BBMP-East-Bengaluru-Infrastructure-Planning-Failureshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Corporation chief says growth 'outpaced' planning in East Bengaluru. But growth doesn't approve building plans — BBMP does. India Herald traces the alibi back to the approvals desk. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - BBMP East Bengaluru: Infrastructure Planning Failures - BBMP,East Bengaluru,Whitefield,Outer Ring Road,infrastructure planning,Karnataka,zoning violations,urban governance,Bengaluru infrastructure{#}TECHNOLOGY,Indians,BUSINESS,Master,East,Election Commission,Assembly,Election,Party,Congress,Government,Cycle,Population,zero,Office,WATCH,Indian,India,Samsung,Huawei,Nokia,HTC,Motorola,Redmi,Dell,HP,Asus,Acer,Apple,Sony,LG,House,Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldBBMP Admits East Bengaluru Outgrew Its Plans — So Who Approved the Buildings That Broke the Grid?2026-07-05T05:22:26.967Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896265/Road-Excavation-Criminal-Action-Commissioner-Orderhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA divisional commissioner's order to criminally prosecute anyone who digs up roads without permission sounds tough — but India Herald's read is that without dismantling the municipal corruption nexus that greenlights rogue contractors, the 'crackdown' merely raises the going rate for looking the other way. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Road Excavation Criminal Action: Commissioner Order - Commissioner, road excavation;criminal action;municipal corruption;urban infrastructure;traffic plan;utility agencies;civic governance{#}silver screen;Criminal;Pralhad Joshi;police;Beijing;High court;Cycle;March;Tamil;Karnataka;zero;job;Office;court;WATCH;READ;Press;Minister;Indian;CM;India;local language;Population;Smart phone;Mumbai;Digital Wallet Platform;National Democratic Alliance - indiaherald.com , India HeraldOne Commissioner's Criminal Threat Against Road Diggers — Will It Plug Potholes or Just Price the Bribe Higher?2026-07-05T05:09:21.535Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896262/Kerala-Minister-Janeesh-PSC-Recruitment-Probe-Demandhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/education/virgo_virgo/government-job-guide-how-to-find-a-government-job-and-what-you-need-to-knowa05735ff-f317-4c08-9fd5-25d1bbe95ce9-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA sitting minister calling for a probe into the state's own recruitment commission is never just about transparency — India Herald unpacks the factional arithmetic and electoral calculus behind O J Janeesh's calculated move. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Kerala Minister Janeesh: PSC Recruitment Probe Demand - O J Janeesh, Kerala PSC;PSC recruitment fraud;Kerala politics;Kerala government;factional politics;youth employment Kerala{#}gold;Professor;Episode;Champion;Service;Odisha;history;NITI Aayog;job;Currency;House;Office;youth;social media;court;Punjab;Delhi;Kerala;WATCH;READ;Election;war;Government;Press;Party;Congress;Minister;India - indiaherald.com , India HeraldOwn Government, Own Scam? — Why Is a Kerala Minister Demanding a Probe Into His Own Side's PSC?2026-07-05T05:01:21.270Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896261/Congress-Punjab-Crisis-Mustafa-Urges-High-Command-Actionhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/education/virgo_virgo/jnu-admissions-a-golden-opportunity-to-pursue-an-mba76866904-6ed4-4425-bc55-498d0740e593-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA senior Punjab Congress leader's public appeal to the national leadership exposes factional warfare that has paralysed the state unit — India Herald unpacks the power vacuum, the Sidhu factor, and whether Delhi's silence is strategy or surrender. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Congress Punjab Crisis: Mustafa Urges High Command Action - Mustafa, Congress;Punjab;Navjot Singh Sidhu;BJP Punjab;2027 Punjab Elections;Congress High Command;AAP Punjab;Indian Politics{#}Doctor;Fire;Gift;Amarinder Singh;Karnataka;Drought;Punjab;Leader;Delhi;Kerala;WATCH;Stalin;Uttarakhand;Elections;READ;Election;zero;war;Assembly;Government;Press;Party;Congress;Minister;India;Mustafa New Bollywood Actor;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Bharatiya Janata Party;Population;Hemant Madhukar;local language;udhayanidhi stalin;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMustafa's SOS to Congress High Command — Is Punjab the Party's Next Self-Inflicted Wound, or Is Delhi Watching It Bleed on Purpose?2026-07-05T04:53:44.307Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896259/R-Chandrasekharan-INTUC-Kerala-President-Re-electedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgR Chandrasekharan's continuation as INTUC state president is no routine union formality — it is a power signal that exposes the widening rift between Kerala Congress's trade union base and VD Satheesan's organisational ambitions. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - R Chandrasekharan: INTUC Kerala President Re-elected - R Chandrasekharan, INTUC;Kerala;VD Satheesan;KPCC;Congress;Kerala local body elections;trade union politics;Indian National Trade Union Congress{#}Degree;Kerala;youth;2020;Wanted;HEALTH;WATCH;Stalin;Uttarakhand;social media;Elections;READ;Press;Indian;Election;Party;court;politics;Congress;Minister;zero;India;local language;Panchayati;Venkatesh;Population;Smart phone;Hemant Madhukar;udhayanidhi stalin;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India HeraldR Chandrasekharan's Unbroken Grip on INTUC — Is This Kerala Congress's Quiet Admission That Satheesan Lost the Labour Vote?2026-07-05T04:48:21.366Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896258/Bermo-Santhals-Protest-Hemant-Soren-Tribal-Vote-Bankhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe deaths of three Santhal youths in Bermo have triggered a massive tribal mobilisation against the local administration — and the anger is landing squarely at the feet of the JMM government that was supposed to be their shield. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Bermo Santhals Protest: Hemant Soren Tribal Vote Bank - Santhals, Bermo;Hemant Soren;JMM;Jharkhand;SDO;tribal politics;Bokaro;Santhal community;tribal vote bank{#}Jamshedpur;Jharkhand;Ranchi;March;sunil;sunday;Governor;District;Elections;Mass;READ;central government;Press;Indian;Idea;Election;Assembly;Party;Office;court;politics;Congress;Minister;zero;Culture;Government;India;Hemant Madhukar;local language;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Population;Bharatiya Janata Party;House;Smart phone - indiaherald.com , India Herald3 Santhal Youths Dead, One SDO Gheraoed, Zero Accountability — Is Hemant Soren Quietly Losing the Tribal Streets He Built His Throne On?2026-07-05T04:39:21.578Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896256/Tamil-Nadu-Aavin-Milk-Price-Hike-DMK-Dairy-Crisishttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/education/virgo_virgo/jnu-admissions-a-golden-opportunity-to-pursue-an-mba76866904-6ed4-4425-bc55-498d0740e593-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgFarmers demand ₹50 per litre, private players are already paying more, and Aavin — the Dravidian cooperative crown jewel — bleeds suppliers. India Herald decodes why the DMK's silence on procurement pricing is a slow-motion self-goal with electoral consequences. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Tamil Nadu Aavin Milk Price Hike: DMK Dairy Crisis - Tamil Nadu, Aavin;DMK;MK Stalin;milk procurement price;dairy farmers;private dairies;cooperative;Times of India;AIADMK;PMK{#}Jayalalithaa;Onion;Fort;Stalin;Idea;Bank;contract;Chennai;village;Cycle;war;Election;Assembly;Party;Capital;Office;Government;court;politics;Industry;Uttarakhand;Tamil;Hindi;Congress;Minister;CM;zero;India;udhayanidhi stalin;Population;M G Ramachandran;Anand Deverakonda;Industries;Telangana Chief Minister;Smart phone;local language - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹50 Milk, Vanishing Farmers, One Cooperative Empire — Is Stalin Quietly Handing Aavin's Crown to Private Dairies?2026-07-05T04:33:07.301Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994896254/Ishan-Kishan-Post-Match-Press-Conference-England-T20Ihttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/sports-IndiaHerald.jpgIshan Kishan's composed, team-first press conference after the 2nd T20I against England in Manchester has gone viral — not for controversy, but for something Indian cricket rarely rewards: radical accountability without drama. - Sports - Sowmiya Sriram - Ishan Kishan: Post-Match Press Conference England T20I - Ishan Kishan, India vs England T20I;Manchester;post-match press conference;Indian cricket;Shreyas Iyer;Sanju Samson;BCCI;India cricket leadership{#}Ishan Kishan;Sanju Samson;Shreyas Iyer;England;Currency;Strike;House;politics;Cricket;Industry;Afghanistan;INTERNATIONAL;media;Press;WATCH;Indian;zero;Culture;India;Industries - indiaherald.com , India HeraldIshan Kishan, a Mic, and Zero Excuses — Is This the Press Conference That Rewrites His India Career?2026-07-05T04:32:46.267Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896252/Pushkar-Singh-Dhami-4-Years-as-Uttarakhand-CM-Explainedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/jai-shri-ram-chants-uniform-civil-code-bill-tabled-in-uttarakhand-assembly391bb628-0780-43dc-aa43-d1a83bb4cc63-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgOne lost election, zero leadership challenges — Pushkar Singh Dhami's survival as Uttarakhand CM is not luck but a carefully engineered bargain between ideological ambition and political loyalty that reveals how the BJP now builds state power. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Pushkar Singh Dhami: 4 Years as Uttarakhand CM Explained - Pushkar Singh Dhami,Uttarakhand,BJP,Uniform Civil Code,Modi,double-engine government,anti-conversion law,Khatima,Times of India,Yogi Adityanath{#}Uttarakhand,job,Election,Elections,Wanted,Assembly,Mass,Office,WATCH,Delhi,television,Population,Leader,Tamil,Hindi,Congress,Indian,Government,Party,Prime Minister,Minister,court,zero,CM,READ,India,Bharatiya Janata Party,local language,Telangana Chief Minister,Smart phone,Christianity,Islam,Hinduism,Chinese traditional religion - indiaherald.com , India HeraldDefeated in His Own Seat, Undefeated in Delhi's Eyes — Why Is Pushkar Singh Dhami the BJP's Most Unsinkable CM?2026-07-05T04:24:34.303Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896248/Pema-Khandu-Vivekananda-Tribute-Arunachal-Cultural-Assertionhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/astrology/astrology_galleries/swami-vivekananda415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgWhen a border-state chief minister invokes a 19th-century monk on a routine anniversary, the routine is the disguise. Pema Khandu's Vivekananda homage is Arunachal Pradesh quietly underlining what Beijing's cartographic bullying cannot erase — civilisational continuity. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Pema Khandu Vivekananda Tribute: Arunachal Cultural Assertion - Pema Khandu, Swami Vivekananda;Arunachal Pradesh;China renaming;India soft power;BJP;border politics;McMahon Line;Tawang;South Tibet{#}Varanasi;Tawang;Yoga;Tokyo;youth;Army;temple;television;Leader;Government;INTERNATIONAL;Narendra Modi;Party;Telangana;media;China;Beijing;Press;Tamil;Hindi;festival;Prime Minister;Congress;Minister;Indian;bollywood;READ;war;India;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Bharatiya Janata Party;Event;Heritage Foods;Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi;Population;Smart phone;local language - indiaherald.com , India HeraldKhandu's Vivekananda Tribute, Arunachal's Hindu Roots, and Beijing's Renaming Games — Who Really Owns This Border's Soul?2026-07-05T04:14:21.762Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896246/Trump-Netanyahu-Meeting-Impact-on-India-Iran-Policyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/74/pm-modi-and-russian-president-vladimir-putin-hold-delegation-level-talks-on-the-sidelines-of-the-sco-summit415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA phone call, a planned summit, and a tightening US-Israel axis. Behind the handshake diplomacy lies a squeeze play that could force New Delhi to pick sides in a region where it has spent decades refusing to. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Trump Netanyahu Meeting: Impact on India Iran Policy - Trump,Netanyahu,Modi,India,Iran,Israel,USA,Chabahar,foreign policy,multi-alignment,defence,energy,Middle East{#}Customer,monday,Afghanistan,Israel,Narendra,tuesday,oil,Iran,United States,Russia,Office,Donald Trump,Press,Capital,Tamil,Hindi,festival,WATCH,Prime Minister,Congress,Minister,East,Delhi,zero,Indian,bollywood,India,Smart phone,Research and Analysis Wing,local language - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTrump, Netanyahu Set a Date — Is Modi's Iran-Israel Tightrope About to Snap Under a Heavier American Boot?2026-07-05T03:59:21.752Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994896242/Alpha-Box-Office-Day-1-Alia-Bhatt-YRF-Spy-Universe-Openinghttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgAlia Bhatt's Alpha sells 35,000 tickets in national chains and opens to what may be the Spy Universe's first single-digit domestic opener — India Herald breaks down what the numbers actually reveal about YRF's franchise pivot and whether the female-led gamble was set up to succeed or engineered to absorb a cooling brand's fall. - Movies - G GOWTHAM - Alpha Box Office Day 1: Alia Bhatt YRF Spy Universe Opening - Alpha,Alia Bhatt,Sharvari,YRF Spy Universe,Pathaan,Tiger 3,Shiv Rawail,Dhurandhar,Ranveer Singh,Aditya Dhar,Bollywood Box Office,Day 1 Collection{#}Aditya Chopra,manu,Saturday,Tiger,Wanted,Audience,wednesday,Box office,Event,social media,WOMEN,economics,WATCH,READ,Industry,Taiwan,Suresh,East,Remake,Friday,Bengali,China,Venkatesh,Delhi,Beijing,Alia Bhatt,bollywood,war,Tollywood,India,Industries,Blockbuster hit,Research and Analysis Wing,Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu,Adimulapu Suresh,Mamata Benerjee,Cinema - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹16 Crore on Day 1, ₹100 Crore Deficit Against Pathaan — Has YRF's Spy Universe Finally Hit a Ceiling Only a Woman Was Asked to Break?2026-07-05T03:49:32.258Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896238/TNCC-Three-Language-Policy-Nehru-Assurance-NEPhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/education/virgo_virgo/jnu-admissions-a-golden-opportunity-to-pursue-an-mba76866904-6ed4-4425-bc55-498d0740e593-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Tamil Nadu Congress Committee has revived Jawaharlal Nehru's six-decade-old promise that Hindi would never be imposed on non-Hindi states — weaponising it against the BJP's National Education Policy. India Herald unpacks the electoral arithmetic behind the timing. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - TNCC Three Language Policy: Nehru Assurance NEP - TNCC,Nehru,Tamil Nadu,three-language policy,NEP,DMK,Congress,AIADMK,Hindi imposition,urban body elections{#}Jawaharlal Nehru,English,University,Letter,Devendra Fadnavis,Leader,students,EDUCATION,politics,Capital,Parliament,Assembly,June,Party,Elections,Tamil,Minister,Congress,DNA,WATCH,Hindi,Indian,Government,News,war,READ,India,local language,Bharatiya Janata Party,Jr NTR - indiaherald.com , India HeraldNehru's 1965 Promise, Modi's NEP Push, and Tamil Nadu's Language Tripwire — Why Is Congress Pulling the Pin Now?2026-07-05T03:39:28.460Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994896236/Parda-Faash-3-0-India-Indie-Film-Festival-Spotlighthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgWhile Bollywood's biggest studios quietly shelve scripts that might ruffle the wrong feathers, a grassroots film festival called Parda Faash 3.0 is doing something radical — screening them. Here is what that quiet defiance tells us about the real state of Indian storytelling in 2026. - Movies - Srivastan Venkatraman - Parda Faash 3.0: India Indie Film Festival Spotlight - Parda Faash 3.0,Indian independent cinema,Bollywood self-censorship,indie film festivals India,socially relevant cinema,Film Federation of India,OTT censorship India{#}Chaitanya,Bhubaneswar,Legend,Oscar,Shadow,producer,WOMEN,Film Industry,Hindi,Corporate,Mumbai,court,bhagyaraj,Press,economics,INTERNATIONAL,Industries,Industry,READ,Indian,festival,Government,Cinema,bollywood,India,Population,House,Vaishno Devi,Dargah Sharif - indiaherald.com , India HeraldParda Faash 3.0 Screens What Bollywood Won't Touch — Is India's Indie Festival Circuit the Last Stage for Dangerous Stories?2026-07-05T03:32:30.280Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994896232/Minions-Monsters-Box-Office--16M-Opening-Weekendhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/minions-monsters-review-a-sugar-rush-youll-never-forget4c3d896f-c244-48d9-b2ed-9f433f7d76a3-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgUniversal's latest Despicable Me spin-off topped North America with a $16 million opening — the franchise's weakest domestic debut in over a decade. India Herald unpacks why that number is less alarming than it looks, and what it signals about the animation economy in 2026. - Movies - S Venkateshwari - Minions Monsters Box Office: $16M Opening Weekend - Minions and Monsters,Despicable Me,Universal Pictures,North America Box Office,Illumination,animated films,franchise fatigue,OTT streaming{#}Coffee,Hollywood,REVIEW,Sugar,wednesday,Box office,economics,history,Tollywood,INTERNATIONAL,Cinema,bollywood,Event,Industry,READ,Indian,India,Industries,Venkatesh - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMinions & Monsters Opens to $16M — Lowest Franchise Debut Ever, So Why Is Universal Smiling?2026-07-05T03:28:33.618Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994896231/Solo-Leveling-Season-3-Release-Date-Updates-2026https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/viral-IndiaHerald.jpgNearly half a million searches a day, Anime Expo 2026 panels stacking up, and A-1 Pictures staying strategically silent — India Herald breaks down everything we actually know, everything we do not, and why the wait itself is the real story. - Viral - G GOWTHAM - Solo Leveling Season 3: Release Date, Updates 2026 - Solo Leveling, Solo Leveling Season 3;A-1 Pictures;Crunchyroll;Anime Expo 2026;Sung Jinwoo;anime 2026;Chugong;Aniplex;anime India{#}Tsunami;Masala;Google;Director;Cricket;bollywood;media;social media;Event;Prime Minister;Punjab;News;Industry;Press;WATCH;zero;READ;Audience;Indian;India;Industries;tollywood-guest-roles;Population;Gujarat - Gandhinagar - indiaherald.com , India HeraldSolo Leveling Season 3 — 480,000 Searches, Zero Confirmed Dates, So Why Is the Internet Already Counting Down?2026-07-05T03:28:25.543Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896229/India-Defence-Rs-52000-Crore-Weapons-Acquisitionhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Defence Acquisition Council just cleared the largest single-session weapons shopping list in recent memory. India Herald decodes not what India is buying — but what the specific combination of systems reveals about a fundamental shift from border defence to deep-strike offensive deterrence. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - India Defence: Rs 52000 Crore Weapons Acquisition - India Defence, DAC;₹52000 Crore;Aatmanirbhar Bharat;Defence Acquisition Council;Rajnath Singh;China LAC;Pakistan;Indian Navy;Anti-Tank Missiles;Defence Procurement;Military Industrial Complex{#}bhagyaraj;Djibouti;Rajiv Gandhi;software;Petrol;China;New Zealand;contract;Cinema;WhatsApp;VIEW;Bihar;Comedy;Industry;Tibet;2020;Rail;Party;Elections;Audience;Strike;Delhi;Tamil;war;Cycle;Press;WATCH;zero;Indian;Government;Minister;Pakistan;India;television;Industries;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Digital Wallet Platform - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹52,000 Crore, 11 Weapons Systems, One Doctrine Shift — Is India Quietly Building an Offensive War Machine Against a Two-Front Nightmare?2026-07-05T03:19:21.849Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896227/Vasai-Floods-NDRF-Rescue-MMR-Flood-Infrastructure-Gaphttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgOver 100 villagers rescued by NDRF in Vasai as monsoon fury exposes the MMR's ugliest secret: billions flow to Mumbai's flood defences while its fastest-urbanising satellite belt gets choked drains, vanishing creeks, and zero disaster infrastructure. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Vasai Floods: NDRF Rescue, MMR Flood Infrastructure Gap - Vasai, NDRF;Mumbai;Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation;MMR;MMRDA;BMC;Maharashtra floods;monsoon 2026;flood infrastructure;Palghar{#}Currency;Corporate;Success;Bank;Mumbai;High court;Population;Cycle;Press;News;village;Master;Maharashtra;WATCH;zero;Hero;Indian;Office;Government;READ;CM;Minister;India;Telangana Chief Minister;local language;court - indiaherald.com , India Herald100 Rescued in Vasai, Zero Flood Plans for MMR's Fastest-Growing Belt — Why Does Mumbai's Hinterland Always Drown Alone?2026-07-05T03:12:52.208Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896224/Odisha-HC-OAS-Seniority-List-Direct-vs-Promotee-Rowhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/logout-on-zee-review-worth-your-ott-binge-watche2cfe5b8-3bfd-4716-876b-5546f9de54bc-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Odisha High Court's stay on the revised OAS seniority list is not a routine legal footnote — it is the judicial detonation of a festering cold war between direct recruits and promotees that has quietly corroded state governance for years. India Herald decodes who the government was trying to favour, and why Odisha's babudom may be the real casualty. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Odisha HC OAS Seniority List: Direct vs Promotee Row - Odisha High Court,OAS Seniority List,Direct Recruits,Promotee Officers,Odisha Administrative Service,Odisha Governance,BJP Odisha,Bureaucracy Reform,Civil Services India{#}Champion,Frozen,police,Service,Odisha,Supreme Court,District,Tamil,war,Air,Indian,June,Office,Government,court,Punjab,Minister,READ,India,Bharatiya Janata Party,Telangana Chief Minister,CM,Salman Khan - indiaherald.com , India HeraldHC Freezes OAS Seniority List — Is a Bitter 'Direct vs Promotee' Cold War Quietly Paralysing Odisha's Babudom?2026-07-05T03:05:32.111Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896220/PM-Modi-Iran-Diplomatic-Triumph-Energy-Crisis-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/trailer-update-for-lokesh-kanagarajs-dc-movie2b4a7559-923b-4060-a911-b093c705aba6-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgPM Modi calls India's handling of the Iran-linked energy crisis the 'biggest triumph of the 21st century.' But India Herald's read is that this carefully timed narrative is less about Tehran and more about positioning India as the indispensable diplomatic bridge before a transactional Trump White House. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - PM Modi Iran Diplomatic Triumph: Energy Crisis Strategy - PM Modi, India;Iran;energy crisis;diplomacy;Vishwa Mitra;Trump;Washington;West Asia;Strait of Hormuz;foreign policy{#}pragnya;Russia;Wanted;oil;June;Elections;Congress;Iran;Audience;Prime Minister;Office;Punjab;Government;NITI Aayog;court;Pralhad Joshi;Delhi;Karnataka;READ;Minister;United States;India;Donald Trump;local language;gulf countries;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Venkatesh;Gujarat - Gandhinagar - indiaherald.com , India HeraldModi Claims a 'Diplomatic Triumph' Over Iran's Energy Crisis — But Is the Real Audience Not Tehran, but Washington?2026-07-05T02:52:21.678Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896218/India-Railway-Land-Compensation-Farmer-Stir-Infra-Crisishttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgFirst NHAI projects stalled over unresolved land payouts in Punjab and Haryana. Now railway expansion faces renewed farmer stirs. India Herald traces the systemic pattern — and the political arithmetic — behind the compensation bottleneck quietly choking Modi's infrastructure ambitions. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - India Railway Land Compensation: Farmer Stir Infra Crisis - Indian Railways, NHAI;land acquisition;farmer protests;land compensation;Modi infrastructure;Punjab;Haryana;Right to Fair Compensation Act 2013;BJP;infrastructure delays{#}Uttar Pradesh;Lucknow;Thiruvananthapuram;Drought;Chandigarh;Haryana;Rail;Capital;Parliament;Punjab;prince;zero;Assembly;Hero;WATCH;Indian;Government;NITI Aayog;court;Pralhad Joshi;Delhi;Karnataka;Party;READ;Minister;India;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;National Democratic Alliance;Andhra Pradesh - indiaherald.com , India HeraldNHAI Stalled, Now Railways Hit the Same Wall — Is India's 'Land Compensation' Crisis Quietly Derailing Modi's Mega Infra Push?2026-07-05T02:43:32.886Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896215/PM-Modi-Binod-Panchayat-Meme-BJP-Gen-Z-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/ashok-gehlots-meeting-fixed-in-mewarwagad-doubt-remainsf7628840-3545-448a-84f5-8b37143c6422-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA Prime Minister quoting an OTT web series character to a cheering Gujarat crowd is not an ad-lib — it is a carefully engineered linguistic pivot that tells you exactly where the BJP thinks its next electoral frontier lies. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - PM Modi Binod Panchayat Meme: BJP Gen Z Strategy - PM Modi, Binod;Panchayat;Gujarat;BJP;Gen Z;OTT;meme politics;PMO strategy;India{#}Comedy;Audio;sun;Beijing;village;twitter;Sea;Event;social media;Industry;war;Leader;Instagram;Hero;students;EDUCATION;Amazon;BUSINESS;WATCH;Party;Indian;Prime Minister;Office;Government;Audience;Air;READ;Minister;CM;India;Gujarat - Gandhinagar;Bharatiya Janata Party;Panchayati;local language;Smart phone;Digital Wallet Platform;Industries;saamna newspaper;Telangana Chief Minister - indiaherald.com , India HeraldModi Drops 'Sun Rahe Ho Na Binod' in Gujarat — Is the PMO Quietly Building a Meme-First Playbook for Gen Z?2026-07-05T02:34:21.907Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994896211/Pope-Leo-America-250-Immigration-Speech-US-Migrantshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/viral-IndiaHerald.jpgAs the United States marks 250 years of independence, the new Pope delivers a pointed moral challenge — welcome the stranger, or betray the founding story. Here is what his words mean for America, for migrants worldwide, and for the millions of Indians watching from across the ocean. - Viral - G GOWTHAM - Pope Leo: America 250 Immigration Speech, US Migrants - Pope Leo XIV, America 250;US immigration;Indian diaspora;Vatican;migrants;Pope Leo immigration speech;H-1B visa;green card backlog;Statue of Liberty{#}California;citizenship amendment act;Survey;engineer;United States;Indians;INTERNATIONAL;history;Tamil;Indian;zero;Bihar;Delhi;Press;News;READ;India;European Union;Switzerland - indiaherald.com , India HeraldPope Leo's America 250 Immigration Plea — Why Does a Pope Have to Remind the 'Nation of Immigrants' What Its Own Story Is?2026-07-05T02:28:21.773Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896209/Pralhad-Joshi-Karnataka-Voter-Roll-Fraud-Allegationshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/dcs-new-supergirl-has-a-dark-side-and-its-absolutely-ruthless4a5365cb-1f96-4465-a3d6-fd87e0e8f13b-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA Union Minister personally flagging booth-level voter roll complaints in his own constituency is not routine outrage — it is a calculated escalation designed to put Congress on the institutional back foot ahead of local body elections. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Pralhad Joshi: Karnataka Voter Roll Fraud Allegations - Pralhad Joshi, Karnataka;BJP;Congress;voter roll revision;Siddaramaiah;Election Commission;Dharwad;local body elections;SIR drive{#}Pralhad Joshi;Supreme Court;Cycle;BUSINESS;Karnataka;ashok;Omar Abdullah;Election Commission;Elections;Congress;LG;Police Station;School;prince;Election;Press;media;court;MLA;News;District;READ;WATCH;Cabinet;politics;Assembly;Party;Government;Minister;CM;India;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;Loksabha;Research and Analysis Wing;Telangana Chief Minister;Deputy Chief Minister;West Bengal - Kolkata;Andhra Pradesh;Mamata Benerjee - indiaherald.com , India HeraldOne Union Minister, One Voter Roll, and a Statewide Megaphone — Is Pralhad Joshi Building a Case or Just an Alibi for Karnataka BJP?2026-07-05T02:22:30.601Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896207/Bihar-State-Policy-Commission-NITI-Aayog-Modelhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/niti-aayog-bombshell-lakh-schools-have-no-power-k-no-girls-toilets6a771ae6-cdcc-49ba-8e87-3f154d6d59a5-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgBihar's decision to create a state-level policy commission on NITI Aayog lines is being read as both a governance upgrade and a quiet political statement — India Herald unpacks who really benefits. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Bihar State Policy Commission: NITI Aayog Model - Nitish Kumar, Bihar;NITI Aayog;Samrat Choudhary;JD(U);Bihar State Policy Commission;Indian federalism;cooperative federalism;Bihar development;Patna{#}Reliance;NITI Aayog;Idea;Patna;Nitish Kumar;Bihar;Love;Rajya Sabha;students;Rajasthan;EDUCATION;Kerala;VIEW;Government;READ;HEALTH;Amazon;vehicles;WATCH;Minister;CM;Delhi;bollywood;Tamil;Indian;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;National Democratic Alliance;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal;gulf countries - indiaherald.com , India HeraldBihar Wants Its Own NITI Aayog — Is Nitish Building a Governance Legacy or Quietly Auditing Delhi's Development Scorecard?2026-07-05T02:18:32.947Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896203/Saat-Mod-Forest-Trees-Felled-Despite-HC-Orders-Locals-Protesthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgHigh Court orders should be the last word. At Saat Mod reserve forest, they are barely the first — and the silence of the political class raises uncomfortable questions about who benefits from the timber trade. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Saat Mod Forest: Trees Felled Despite HC Orders, Locals Protest - Saat Mod,reserve forest,High Court,timber trade,illegal felling,political patronage,forest administration,deforestation,India,environmental law{#}Letter,Amazon,Application,High court,Mohan,temple,police,Service,Air,vehicles,bollywood,Shield,Election,Tamil,Press,Leader,WATCH,media,court,Indian,MLA,Minister,Party,India,local language,Population,Telangana Chief Minister,CM,Salman Khan,ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India HeraldHC Orders Trashed, Chainsaws Roaring at Saat Mod — Who Is Shielding the Timber Trade?2026-07-05T02:04:21.971Zalways1.0