https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896774/Kewal-Dhillon-Dera-Ballan-Visit-BJP-Punjab-Dalit-Votehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe BJP's Punjab president seeking blessings at the most politically potent Ravidassia shrine in Doaba is not devotion — it is a calculated bid to crack the one vote bank that has kept the saffron party locked out of the state's heartland. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Kewal Dhillon Dera Ballan Visit: BJP Punjab Dalit Vote - Kewal Dhillon, Dera Sachkhand Ballan;BJP Punjab;Dalit vote bank;Ravidassia community;Punjab elections;Doaba;Sant Niranjan Dass;Jalandhar{#}Jalandhar;Padma Shri;engineer;Scheduled caste;village;Bhagwant Mann;Punjab;temple;Elections;politics;Congress;WhatsApp;News;Leader;court;June;war;READ;Indian;Delhi;Party;Election;Population;Bank;Assembly;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Christianity;Islam;Hinduism;Chinese traditional religion;Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi - indiaherald.com , India HeraldKewal Dhillon at Dera Ballan, 32% Dalit Vote Share — Is BJP Quietly Rewriting Punjab's Caste Arithmetic?2026-07-06T08:26:30.077Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896769/India-Venezuela-Earthquake-Aid-Modi-Oil-Diplomacyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgDelcy Rodriguez's public gratitude to PM Modi for Operation Amistad is not just about tents and trauma surgeons — it is a diplomatic signal flare visible from Washington to Caracas, and New Delhi lit it deliberately. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - India Venezuela Earthquake Aid: Modi Oil Diplomacy - India,Venezuela,Delcy Rodriguez,Narendra Modi,Operation Amistad,earthquake relief,oil reserves,US sanctions,strategic autonomy,ONGC Videsh,disaster diplomacy{#}Ukraine,Narendra Modi,English,Telangana,oil,Frozen,Narendra,China,WATCH,Venezuela,Iran,INTERNATIONAL,Press,Delhi,Heart,Indian,Election,Hindi,Assembly,World Cup,Government,Crash,Party,jaishankar,Bank,zero,India,Population,European Union,local language,Subrahmanyam Jaishankar - indiaherald.com , India HeraldEarthquake Aid to a Sanctioned Regime, Oil Reserves Worth $12 Trillion — Is Modi Quietly Reopening India's Venezuela Door?2026-07-06T08:12:41.520Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/VidhyaKiVaidhyam/Read/994896768/India-Out-of-Pocket-Health-Spending-Why-Patients-Payhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/vidhyakivaidhyam-IndiaHerald.jpgIndia manufactures medicines for the planet but forces its own citizens to pay 47% of health costs from their wallets. A VidhyaKiVaidhyam deep-read on the structural paradox at the heart of Indian healthcare — and why Ayushman Bharat alone cannot fix it. - VidhyaKiVaidhyam - D N INDUJAA - India Out-of-Pocket Health Spending: Why Patients Pay - out-of-pocket health expenditure,India healthcare,Ayushman Bharat,OOPE,WHO,NITI Aayog,National Health Accounts,health insurance India,VidhyaKiVaidhyam,public health spending GDP{#}Doctor,Sri Lanka,Driver,Bangladesh,HEALTH,Thailand,Survey,Kerala,Event,NITI Aayog,Brazil,Tamil,Heart,Indians,READ,Indian,Election,Hindi,Assembly,Population,World Cup,Government,Crash,Party,jaishankar,Bank,zero,India,Sugar,Subrahmanyam Jaishankar - indiaherald.com , India HeraldIndia's ₹12-Lakh-Crore Out-of-Pocket Health Spend — Why Does the World's Pharmacy Still Bankrupt Its Own Patients?2026-07-06T08:12:30.094Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896766/Jaishankar-Qatar-Visit-India-Strategic-Partnership-2026https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgBehind the handshake photos and boilerplate about 'deepening strategic partnership,' Jaishankar's quiet Doha huddle is really about three things Delhi cannot afford to lose: its largest diaspora pocket in the Gulf, a critical LNG lifeline, and a discreet mediation backchannel in a region where every other door is slamming shut. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Jaishankar Qatar Visit: India Strategic Partnership 2026 - S Jaishankar,Qatar,Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani,India-Qatar Strategic Partnership,LNG,Doha,Middle East,Indian diaspora,energy security,Gulf diplomacy{#}Venezuela,Saudi Arabia,Qatar,Currency,Prime Minister,Iran,jaishankar,Tamil,East,UAE,Air,INTERNATIONAL,war,Heart,Supreme,Minister,Red,Episode,Cabinet,Governor,Bank,social media,Indians,court,Press,June,READ,Capital,Israel,zero,Indian,Delhi,India,Subrahmanyam Jaishankar,gulf countries,Jr NTR - indiaherald.com , India Herald8 Lakh Indians, One Gas Pipeline, Zero Public Talking Points — What Is Jaishankar Really Doing in Doha?2026-07-06T08:02:58.169Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994896763/2026-World-Cup-Top-Scorer-Messi-Golden-Boot-Racehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/sports-IndiaHerald.jpgHe covers the least distance of any player on the pitch. He is 39. And yet Lionel Messi is outscoring everyone at the 2026 FIFA World Cup — including Kylian Mbappé. India Herald breaks down the numbers, the rivalry, and the eerie possibility that the greatest is saving his final trick for last. - Sports - Srivastan Venkatraman - 2026 World Cup Top Scorer: Messi Golden Boot Race - Lionel Messi,2026 FIFA World Cup,Golden Boot,Kylian Mbappé,Argentina,France,Opta,Norway vs Brazil,World Cup top scorer 2026,FIFA{#}Argentina,Norway,France,Mexico,SPORTS,World Cup,Press,Industry,Beijing,Brazil,June,history,Donald Trump,Government,Delhi,zero,Indian,READ,Capital,India,Industries,tollywood-guest-roles - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMessi, 39, Barely Runs but Leads the Golden Boot — Is the 2026 World Cup Watching Football's Last Magic Trick?2026-07-06T07:53:16.114Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896762/CJP-Protest-New-Age-Indian-Dissent-Sociologyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA Citizens for Justice and Peace rally produced an unlikely protagonist — a former mall employee with zero political pedigree. India Herald reads what this tells us about who now owns the grammar of Indian protest, and why traditional parties should be nervous. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - CJP Protest: New Age Indian Dissent Sociology - CJP, Citizens for Justice and Peace;Indian protest;gig economy;new-age dissent;The Indian Express;NITI Aayog;Teesta Setalvad;political mobilisation;India politics 2026{#}Letter;Sugar;police;Crash;workers;Mass;WhatsApp;District;social media;Instagram;Event;News;zero;Indian;WATCH;Population;Party;READ;Leader;Indians;job;Capital;NITI Aayog;court;India;Smart phone;local language;Digital Wallet Platform;Hanu Raghavapudi;Devendra Fadnavis;Salman Khan - indiaherald.com , India HeraldAn Ex-Mall Worker, a Crash Course in Protest, and India's New Dissent — When the Streets Don't Wait for a Party Card, Who Really Owns the Movement?2026-07-06T07:52:25.041Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896757/Assam-Assembly-Hindi-Official-Language-BJP-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgFour languages, one assembly, and the quietest power play in the Northeast — Hindi enters Assam's legislature alongside Assamese, English, and Bodo. India Herald unpacks the electoral arithmetic, the identity anxiety, and the question Himanta Biswa Sarma's allies are too nervous to ask out loud. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Assam Assembly Hindi Official Language: BJP Strategy - Assam, Hindi;Himanta Biswa Sarma;BJP;Northeast India;Bodo;UPPL;Assam Assembly;Ranjeet Kumar Dass;language politics;ULFA;Assamese identity{#}tibetans;Ranjeet;Bengali;sunday;Assam;DNA;Gift;University;EDUCATION;2020;monday;June;history;Government;Leader;Bank;China;Population;Maharashtra;Assembly;Party;Minister;READ;Congress;Haryana;Hindi;India;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;Service;Tarun Kumar;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India HeraldHindi Now Official in Assam's Assembly — Is Himanta Building a Vote Bank or Lighting the Northeast's Oldest Fuse?2026-07-06T07:39:16.370Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896754/Prashant-Kishor-Bankipur-Bypoll-Jan-Suraaj-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/a-terrible-shock-for-vijay-prashant-kishore-resigned5110203e-3f36-4ecc-898c-da6235e7d4e2-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgIndia's most celebrated election strategist could have picked any seat in Bihar. He picked the one designed to humiliate him — or crown him. India Herald breaks down the real calculation behind the Bankipur gamble. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Prashant Kishor Bankipur Bypoll: Jan Suraaj Strategy - Prashant Kishor, Bankipur;Jan Suraaj;Bihar Politics;BJP;Nitish Kumar;Bypoll 2026;Patna;Election Commission{#}Nitin;Bihar;Nitish Kumar;Heart;Prashant Kishor;Arvind Kejriwal;Maharashtra;Assembly;Patna;Election;Election Commission;CM;Party;Minister;Idea;READ;Congress;Haryana;WATCH;Indian;Delhi;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Telangana Chief Minister;advertisement;Venkatesh;local language - indiaherald.com , India HeraldPrashant Kishor Chose BJP's Safest Urban Fortress for His First Fight — Is Bankipur a Launchpad or a Trap?2026-07-06T07:31:16.262Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896752/BRICS-Women-Working-Group-Meeting-Kochi-India-2026https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/education/virgo_virgo/ordnance-factory-khamaria-recruitment--vacancies-for-dbw-posts-9117f240-81b8-486d-8a94-98e75f2b499c-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgIndia's BRICS presidency puts gender diplomacy centre-stage at Kochi — but the real calculus is about locking in soft-power wins before the leaders' summit, while keeping the Russia-China fault line from cracking the table. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - BRICS Women Working Group Meeting Kochi India 2026 - BRICS,India,Kochi,Modi,BRICS 2026 Presidency,Women Working Group,Gender Diplomacy,Kerala,Ministry of Women and Child Development,Russia,China,Global South{#}Ethiopia,Moscow,Russia,Kochi,Elections,WOMEN,Bank,Cycle,UAE,Beijing,Air,Red,Haryana,Event,Kerala,News,Brazil,WATCH,Shadow,INTERNATIONAL,Accident,Governor,war,China,Population,Indian,Delhi,India,Digital Wallet Platform,Loksabha,Vaishno Devi,Dargah Sharif - indiaherald.com , India HeraldBRICS Women's Meet in Kochi, a Handpicked Guest List, and Modi's Soft-Power Gambit — What Is Delhi Really Negotiating Before the Summit?2026-07-06T07:20:16.356Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/LifeStyle/Read/994896751/Asia-Creative-Class-How-AI-Art-Redefines-Beauty-2026https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/lifestyle-IndiaHerald.jpgFrom Thai artists gracing Japanese magazines to AI-generated ink-meets-coffee brand grids, a quiet revolution is merging tradition with technology across Asia — and it is changing what beauty, aspiration, and lifestyle mean for a generation that curates life in nine squares. - LifeStyle - D N INDUJAA - Asia Creative Class: How AI Art Redefines Beauty 2026 - AI art, Asian beauty standards;creative economy;lifestyle trends 2026;nine-grid aesthetic;Adobe Creative Pulse;Bain and Company;digital creators India;cross-cultural aesthetics;golden hour photography{#}Coffee;Shanghai;BEAUTY;economics;Fashion;TECHNOLOGY;Instagram;Idea;BUSINESS;zero;China;jaishankar;Capital;Tamil;LIFESTYLE;Paris;Industry;media;READ;Indian;Texas;Delhi;ram mandir;House;Congress;East;India;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Huawei;Nokia;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Sony;LG;Samsung;Apple;Digital Wallet Platform;Smart phone;Switzerland;Industries;Population;ram pothineni;Subrahmanyam Jaishankar - indiaherald.com , India HeraldInk, Algorithms and the 6 PM Golden Hour — Why Is Asia's Creative Class Rewriting the Rules of Beauty?2026-07-06T07:12:50.004Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896748/RN-Ravi-Op-Sindoor-Bengal-Governor-Warning-Pakistanhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/fire accident videos4545999-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA sitting Governor does not name covert military operations by accident. RN Ravi's public invocation of Operation Sindoor carries the fingerprints of a deliberate strategic signal — and India Herald decodes who it was really aimed at. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - RN Ravi Op Sindoor: Bengal Governor Warning Pakistan - RN Ravi, Operation Sindoor;Bengal Governor;Pakistan;Rawalpindi;India Pakistan relations;psy-op;national security;Intelligence Bureau;New Delhi{#}naga;raj;Ravi;Governor;Director;News;Press;Audience;Prime Minister;Success;Office;rahul;Congress;Frozen;Party;Minister;Government;Brazil;media;war;WATCH;READ;Shadow;East;Delhi;Pakistan;Indian;India;ravi anchor;West Bengal - Kolkata;Rahul Sipligunj - indiaherald.com , India HeraldBengal Governor Names 'Op Sindoor' in Public — A Slip, or Delhi's Coldest Warning Yet to Rawalpindi?2026-07-06T07:02:28.230Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994896746/Neymar-Brazil-Career-End-Retirement-Farewell-2026https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/sports-IndiaHerald.jpgThe most gifted Brazilian footballer of the post-Pelé era appears to have played his last match for the Seleção — and the farewell tells us more about what Brazil lost along the way than what Neymar won. - Sports - S Venkateshwari - Neymar: Brazil Career End Retirement Farewell 2026 - Neymar, Brazil;Neymar retirement;Seleção;Vinícius Jr;2026 FIFA World Cup;PSG;Barcelona;CBF;international football{#}LIFESTYLE;Mexico;Belgium;Croatia;king;Qualification;Paris;Drought;Spain;Morocco;Bangkok;SPORTS;prince;Brazil;World Cup;Cricket;June;media;Canada;history;court;INTERNATIONAL;Industry;war;Pakistan;Kerala;social media;WATCH;READ;Indian;India;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Research and Analysis Wing;Europe countries;House;Industries;European Union - indiaherald.com , India HeraldNeymar, 33 Years Old, One Last Walk Off the Pitch — Did Brazil Just Watch Its Most Talented Heartbreak Say Goodbye?2026-07-06T06:52:54.629Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896745/Haryana-Census-2027-Pre-Test-Delimitation-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/pm-modi-urges-nation-make-census-a-digital-success-story54f0f5ab-76be-4eea-b5b4-9d775d0a895c-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Census pre-test that began in Haryana on July 6 is not a bureaucratic drill — it is the first concrete step toward a population count that will redraw India's parliamentary map, force a reckoning on the caste census, and reshape the BJP's electoral arithmetic for a generation. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Haryana Census 2027 Pre-Test: Delimitation Impact - Census 2027, Haryana;Delimitation;Lok Sabha;Caste Census;BJP;INDIA bloc;Faridabad;Election Commission;North-South divide{#}Faridabad;Haryana;District;Frozen;Kerala;jaishankar;Texas;Election Commission;Accident;social media;Andhra Pradesh;Telangana;Capital;Durga Puja;Ayodhya;Tamil;Party;Event;ali;Minister;Supreme Court;WATCH;Population;READ;Government;ram mandir;House;Hindi;Indian;Delhi;India;Loksabha;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal;Bharatiya Janata Party;Research and Analysis Wing;ram pothineni;Subrahmanyam Jaishankar - indiaherald.com , India HeraldHaryana's Census Pre-Test, a 2026 Delimitation Freeze, and 543 Lok Sabha Seats — Who Really Wins When India Finally Counts?2026-07-06T06:49:16.763Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896743/Great-Nicobar-Project-India-Strategic-Malacca-Straithttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgBehind the ecological fury and tribal displacement lies the coldest geopolitical arithmetic of the Modi era: a military footprint at the mouth of the Malacca Strait that Beijing cannot tolerate and New Delhi considers existential. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Great Nicobar Project: India Strategic Malacca Strait - Great Nicobar Project, Malacca Strait;India China;Shompen Tribe;Narendra Modi;Indian Navy;Andaman Nicobar;Indo-Pacific Strategy;DD News;Nalanda Talkies{#}Andaman and Nicobar Islands;Ancestral;Andaman;Thailand;Fighter;Supreme Court;Survey;Beijing;Car;Air;Malaysia;WATCH;Shiva;monday;Culture;United States;China;rahul;Congress;Population;Supreme;READ;Government;war;East;Delhi;oil;ram mandir;Hindi;Red;Pakistan;Indian;India;Donald Trump;local language;Egg;House;Rahul Sipligunj;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹72,000 Crore, a Vanishing Tribe, and China's Worst Nightmare — Why Is Modi Forcing the Great Nicobar Project Through?2026-07-06T06:43:24.129Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896741/Rahul-Gandhi-Asks-PM-Modi-Stand-on-Middle-East-Tensionshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgCongress rarely makes foreign policy an attack surface — but Rahul Gandhi's pointed demand that PM Modi break his silence on the spiralling Middle East crisis is not about Tehran. It is about the 2027 general election and the bet that Modi's greatest diplomatic asset — strategic ambiguity — can be reframed as cowardice. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Rahul Gandhi Asks PM Modi Stand on Middle East Tensions - Rahul Gandhi, PM Modi;Ayatollah Khamenei;Iran;Middle East;Congress;BJP;2027 Elections;India Foreign Policy;Fact Check;Hassan Nasrallah;Ismail Haniyeh{#}central government;WhatsApp;Rahul Gandhi;rahul;Parliament;Election;Shield;Congress;Party;september;Strike;Lucknow;Supreme;Hyderabad;INTERNATIONAL;politics;Service;Prime Minister;READ;Government;Red;war;Leader;Iran;East;Pakistan;Delhi;oil;ali;Indian;ram mandir;India;Rahul Sipligunj;Population;Bharatiya Janata Party;gulf countries;advertisement;House;ram pothineni;Event;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif - indiaherald.com , India HeraldRahul's Middle East Dare, Modi's Calculated Silence — Can Congress Turn Foreign-Policy Ambiguity Into a Weapon Before 2027?2026-07-06T06:34:36.498Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896736/Pakistan-US-Iran-Talks-Islamabad-India-Diplomatic-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/brahmos-successful-supersonic-cruise-missile-test87e56798-53d2-465d-ae76-c235dfffb44c-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgIslamabad is set to host the next round of US-Iran technical talks on July 11 — a calculated bid by Pakistan to reclaim its 'indispensable ally' status with Washington. For New Delhi, the implications run deeper than protocol. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Pakistan US Iran Talks Islamabad: India Diplomatic Impact - Pakistan, United States;Iran;Islamabad;US-Iran talks;India diplomacy;Shehbaz Sharif;nuclear negotiations;South Asia geopolitics{#}Rwanda;Interview;history;United States;politics;Oman;Afghanistan;Service;Prime Minister;court;ram mandir;war;READ;China;Government;East;oil;Pakistan;Delhi;Capital;Iran;zero;India;European Union;gulf countries;Donald Trump;House;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India HeraldWashington, Tehran, and a Table in Islamabad — Is Pakistan Quietly Stealing India's Diplomatic Thunder?2026-07-06T06:20:33.003Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Spirituality/Read/994896733/Monday-Spirituality-Why-Somvar-Is-the-Moon-Dayhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/spirituality-IndiaHerald.jpgEvery culture names Monday for the moon. But only India wove an entire spiritual architecture around it — fasting, silence, Shiva worship, and a psychology of emotional reset. Here is what the ancients were really engineering, and why modern neuroscience is quietly catching up. - Spirituality - MANOJ KUMAR N - Monday Spirituality: Why Somvar Is the Moon Day - Somvar, Monday spirituality;Lord Shiva;Shiva Purana;Skanda Purana;Somvar Vrat;Shravan;Kashi Vishwanath;Somnath;Ayurveda;Charaka Samhita;moon and mind;Hindu fasting;Om Namah Shivaya;bilva leaves;cognitive wellness;Indian traditions{#}Shiva;shravan;skanda;Moon;Calories;Mantra;Gemini;Love;protein;sun;English;HEALTH;Corporate;monday;job;revanth;Tamil;Varanasi;Telangana;Culture;zero;School;Google;2020;Andhra Pradesh;Minister;READ;Indian;temple;India;lord siva;House;Gujarat - Gandhinagar;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Digital Wallet Platform;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMonday Is the Moon's Day — But Why Did Ancient India Insist You Begin the Week by Looking Inward?2026-07-06T06:13:15.788Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896732/Champat-Rai-Former-Home-Secretary-Ramcharitmanas-Allegationshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA retired bureaucrat's explosive charges against the Ram Mandir Trust's general secretary aren't really about scripture — they're about who controls the most politically potent institution in Uttar Pradesh - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Champat Rai: Former Home Secretary Ramcharitmanas Allegations - Champat Rai, Ramcharitmanas;Ram Mandir Trust;VHP;Ayodhya;Uttar Pradesh;former Home Secretary;Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust;RSS;BJP{#}Panama;Ganga;Unnao;Train;Uttar Pradesh;Episode;Lucknow;court;media;READ;Indian;MP;temple;ram mandir;Ayodhya;Supreme;WATCH;war;India;House;ram pothineni;Event;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldFormer Home Secretary's Bombshell Against Champat Rai — Is the Ramcharitmanas Row a Proxy War for Control of the Ram Mandir Trust?2026-07-06T06:13:06.330Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896728/India-Iran-Hormuz-Toll-What-Delhi-Secured-From-Tehranhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/brahmos-successful-supersonic-cruise-missile-test87e56798-53d2-465d-ae76-c235dfffb44c-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgTehran's assurance that 'friendly nations' won't pay a Hormuz toll sounds generous — until you trace what India's Chabahar corridor, energy imports, and strategic silence on Iran's military posture are quietly worth to a regime under existential American pressure. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - India Iran Hormuz Toll: What Delhi Secured From Tehran - India, Iran;Strait of Hormuz;Chabahar Port;UNCLOS;US-Iran Tensions;Maritime Trade;INSTC;Delhi;Tehran;Energy Security;Geopolitics{#}Turkey;Oman;Egypt;Afghanistan;Malaysia;Sea;Strike;Service;Customer;UAE;June;Pakistan;Government;Shadow;Delhi;Capital;Iran;Hyderabad;oil;Currency;INTERNATIONAL;READ;Indian;war;India;Donald Trump;local language;Qasem Soleimani;Digital Wallet Platform;Andhra Pradesh - indiaherald.com , India HeraldIran's Hormuz 'Toll Booth' and India's Quiet Exemption — What Did Delhi Trade Away for Safe Passage?2026-07-06T06:05:23.262Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994896727/Zee5-Why-Streaming-Searches-Are-Surging-in-India-2026https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/sports-IndiaHerald.jpgWith over 35,000 hourly searches, Zee5 is dominating India's digital attention — and the spike tells a deeper story about content, pricing wars, and what Indian viewers actually want from streaming in 2026. - Sports - D N INDUJAA - Zee5: Why Streaming Searches Are Surging in India 2026 - Zee5, Diljit Dosanjh;Satluj;OTT streaming India;Netflix India;streaming wars 2026;subscription fatigue;FICCI-EY report;Indian digital entertainment{#}Ludhiana;Jio;Airtel;Diljit Dosanjh;Punjabi;Amazon;Film Nagar;Lucknow;NITI Aayog;Currency;Hindi;Air;Google;2020;Bank;Industry;court;social media;Cricket;Cycle;Mumbai;Press;Telugu;WATCH;Audience;media;INTERNATIONAL;READ;Indian;war;India;Digital Wallet Platform;Industries;tollywood-guest-roles;Population;Smart phone;Salman Khan;Event - indiaherald.com , India HeraldZee5, 35,000 Searches an Hour, and a Streaming War Nobody Predicted — Why Is Half of India Suddenly Looking for One App?2026-07-06T05:53:16.390Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896724/Netanyahu-India-Remark-Why-He-Corrected-Vancehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgJD Vance declared America is Israel's 'only ally.' Netanyahu didn't just disagree — he named India, its 1.4 billion people, and a friendship the US vice president apparently forgot. The correction was surgical, public, and aimed at an audience far larger than one podium. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Netanyahu India Remark: Why He Corrected Vance - Netanyahu, JD Vance;India Israel relations;Modi;US isolationism;West Asia diplomacy;Israel ally;India foreign policy{#}Palestine;Audience;Israel;media;United States;INTERNATIONAL;politics;READ;Indian;Population;Hyderabad;Government;Shadow;East;oil;Delhi;Prime Minister;Capital;India;European Union;gulf countries;Andhra Pradesh;House - indiaherald.com , India Herald1.4 Billion Indians, One Pointed Correction — Why Did Netanyahu Choose India to Put JD Vance in His Place?2026-07-06T05:49:16.952Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896720/Mumbai-Lake-Levels-3-8-Rise-After-Weekend-Rainhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/ira-khan-and-nupur-will-get-married-in-maharashtrian-style02600b52-6887-4e45-afb4-0db15c8dc670-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgMumbai's lakes jumped 3.8% after a single weekend deluge — a number that looks reassuring until you measure it against the city's actual seasonal water requirement. India Herald breaks down why this statistical comfort may be the most dangerous thing BMC can afford right now. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Mumbai Lake Levels: 3.8% Rise After Weekend Rain - Mumbai,BMC,Mumbai lake levels,Mumbai water supply,monsoon 2026,water rationing,Mumbai rain,The Times of India,Pune dams,Western Ghats{#}Modak,tuesday,Pune,Cycle,October,september,Culture,Horror,Idea,Mumbai,June,Guwahati,Kochi,Texas,Elections,Population,Press,Delhi,READ,WATCH,House,Indian,India,Smart phone,Hanu Raghavapudi,Huzur Nagar - indiaherald.com , India Herald3.8% in 24 Hours Sounds Like Relief — So Why Are Mumbai's Water Planners Still Nervous?2026-07-06T05:33:27.405Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896717/Trump-Putin-Call-India-Russian-Oil-Leverage-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgTrump ran 90 minutes of shadow diplomacy with Putin and followed up with Zelenskyy — all before the NATO summit even begins. If a sudden ceasefire materialises, India's discounted Russian crude lifeline could evaporate overnight. New Delhi's calculations just got harder. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Trump Putin Call: India Russian Oil Leverage Impact - Trump, Putin;Zelenskyy;India;Russian oil;NATO summit;sanctions;crude oil imports;shadow diplomacy;foreign policy{#}Customer;Patna;Shield;Petrol;Moscow;UAE;Fire;Ukraine;Russia;Shadow;World Cup;Japan;war;Delhi;Hyderabad;Government;READ;Indian;Cabinet;Saudi Arabia;East;oil;WATCH;Capital;India;Donald Trump;Smart phone;European Union;Europe countries;Andhra Pradesh;gulf countries - indiaherald.com , India Herald90 Minutes with Putin, a Call to Zelenskyy — Is Trump's Shadow Diplomacy About to Kill India's Cheap Russian Oil?2026-07-06T05:19:16.980Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896715/AP-Migrant-Voters-Tech-Snags-Slow-Voter-Registrationhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/ktrs-strategy-securing-parliamentary-seats0487e8ef-a1ef-4c62-804e-33853f4041d3-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgAndhra Pradesh's migrant workforce — concentrated in Hyderabad and Bengaluru — has historically tipped tight constituencies. Now, as 'server crashes' and 'tech glitches' stall their voter registrations, the question no one in Amaravati wants to answer is whether this is incompetence or arithmetic. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - AP Migrant Voters: Tech Snags Slow Voter Registration - Andhra Pradesh, AP migrant voters;voter registration;SIR electoral rolls;Election Commission;Hyderabad;Bengaluru;tech snags;voter suppression;AP elections 2026{#}Nara Lokesh;Rayalaseema;Sakshi;Amaravati;Crash;Biometric;Lokesh;TECHNOLOGY;EDUCATION;TDP;workers;Jagan;CBN;Election Commission;Assembly;WOMEN;Andhra Pradesh;court;Press;social media;Hyderabad;Parliament;Election;Government;Party;READ;Indian;India;Hanu Raghavapudi;Venkatesh;Digital Wallet Platform;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Huawei;Nokia;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Sony;LG;Samsung;Apple;Lokesh Kanagaraj - indiaherald.com , India HeraldLakhs of AP Migrants, One Crashed Server — Is the Ruling Establishment Quietly Choosing Who Gets to Vote?2026-07-06T05:12:55.278Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896712/PM-Modi-Rajya-Sabha-Middle-East-War-Economic-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgPM Modi's pointed warning about a prolonged Middle East conflict was no routine foreign-policy aside — it was strategic expectation management aimed at Indian markets, consumers, and an opposition primed to blame Delhi for global headwinds. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - PM Modi Rajya Sabha: Middle East War Economic Impact - PM Modi, Rajya Sabha;US-Israel-Iran War;India Oil Imports;Strait of Hormuz;Middle East Economic Impact;Indian Economy;Crude Oil Prices;RBI;Strategic Petroleum Reserves{#}Kuwait;Lockdown;Reserve Bank of India;Rajya Sabha;East;oil;Prime Minister;Narendra Modi;INTERNATIONAL;Parliament;Leader;politics;Industry;Red;Election;Elections;Government;Party;Supreme;WATCH;Iran;China;zero;Brazil;Pakistan;war;READ;House;Delhi;Capital;Indian;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Tarun Kumar;Population;gulf countries;Industries;local language - indiaherald.com , India HeraldModi's 'War Warning' in Rajya Sabha, Oil at the Edge — Is India Quietly Bracing for a Middle East Economic Shock?2026-07-06T04:52:51.613Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994896711/Arizona-Venomous-Snakes-US-State-Most-Species-Counthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/viral-IndiaHerald.jpgEveryone assumed Texas. The real answer — Arizona, with 19 venomous species across its sun-scorched basins — reveals something deeper about biodiversity, habitat, and why the biggest state is not always the deadliest. - Viral - D N INDUJAA - Arizona Venomous Snakes: US State Most Species Count - Arizona, venomous snakes;rattlesnakes;Texas;Sonoran Desert;snakebite;India snakebite deaths;wildlife;US states;CDC{#}Rocky;2020;University;Texas;social media;France;Fish;ram mandir;white house;Bank;READ;Office;Congress;Population;Delhi;Donald Trump;Capital;Indian;News;Hyderabad;India;local language;Chennai;ram pothineni;House - indiaherald.com , India HeraldArizona, Not Texas, Is America's Venomous Snake Capital — But Why Does a Desert State Harbour More Lethal Serpents Than the Lone Star Giant?2026-07-06T04:52:37.911Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896705/Hassan-Rains-Hemavati-Reservoir-Cauvery-Crisis-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/ram-charan-fans-are-badly-worried904f8455-162b-4220-809c-ee8fffec3259-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA timely monsoon surge in Hassan and Chikkamagaluru has quietly filled the Hemavati catchment and diffused a Cauvery water crisis that was days away from becoming a full-blown political emergency for Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar, and the Congress-DMK alliance. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Hassan Rains: Hemavati Reservoir Cauvery Crisis Impact - Hassan, Chikkamagaluru;Hemavati Reservoir;Cauvery Water Crisis;Siddaramaiah;DK Shivakumar;Karnataka Congress;DMK Alliance;BJP Karnataka;JDS;Monsoon 2026;Cauvery Water Regulation Committee{#}bhagyaraj;Kuruba;Kollywood;Stalin;Tamil;Mass;Posters;Arabian sea;Deputy Chief Minister;Cabinet;Event;war;Office;Elections;June;court;Party;Press;Delhi;House;Congress;Karnataka;Government;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Loksabha;udhayanidhi stalin - indiaherald.com , India HeraldHassan's Downpour, Hemavati's Revival, One Alliance Saved — Did Nature Just Do What Siddaramaiah's Cabinet Couldn't?2026-07-06T04:23:37.534Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994896698/Casemiro-Brazil-World-Cup-2026-Role-and-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/sports-IndiaHerald.jpgBrazil's dramatic 2-1 comeback against Japan in the Round of 16 reignited a furious debate about Casemiro's place in the squad — and whether the midfielder's club-level decline at Manchester United makes him a liability or a secret weapon for the knockout grind ahead. - Sports - G GOWTHAM - Casemiro Brazil World Cup 2026: Role and Impact - Casemiro, Gabriel Martinelli;Brazil;Japan;FIFA World Cup 2026;Manchester United;Dorival Junior;Round of 16;knockout stage{#}Reliance;Winner;SPORTS;Brazil;WhatsApp;Strike;United States;World Cup;Japan;Shadow;Press;READ;Indian;India;Population;tollywood-guest-roles;Huawei;Nokia;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Sony;Samsung;LG;Apple;Venkatesh - indiaherald.com , India HeraldCasemiro, 34, Benched by Manchester — But Brazil's World Cup Knockout Stage Needed Exactly That Absence?2026-07-06T03:50:46.465Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896695/Bommai-Cheap-Politics-Karnataka-BJP-Leadership-Crisishttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_wallpapers/bommai-nayakom-tamil-movie-hot-pics-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe 'cheap politics' jibe aimed at former CM Basavaraj Bommai is less about Congress-BJP bickering and more about a man scrambling for relevance inside a party that has quietly moved on without him. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Bommai Cheap Politics Karnataka BJP Leadership Crisis - Basavaraj Bommai, Karnataka BJP;cheap politics;Karnataka politics;Siddaramaiah;BJP leadership crisis;Lingayat;Haveri;CT Ravi;BY Vijayendra{#}priya bhavani shankar;Pralhad Joshi;Bank;Currency;Parliament;Election Commission;Election;Assembly;Office;Elections;police;Karnataka;Leader;politics;Party;CM;Murder;June;Congress;WATCH;court;Press;Minister;READ;television;media;Delhi;MP;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Telangana Chief Minister;Murder.;Loksabha;Donald Trump;local language - indiaherald.com , India HeraldBommai's 'Cheap Politics' Defence, a Leaderless BJP, and One Uncomfortable Question — Who in Karnataka Still Needs the Former CM?2026-07-06T03:38:53.844Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896691/India-BrahMos-Belt-ASEAN-Missile-Diplomacy-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/brahmos-successful-supersonic-cruise-missile-test87e56798-53d2-465d-ae76-c235dfffb44c-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgIndia is quietly forging a supersonic missile corridor across Southeast Asia — not as an arms dealer, but as a geopolitical architect. Six nations are now in the BrahMos pipeline, and Beijing's 'String of Pearls' has never looked more vulnerable. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - India BrahMos Belt: ASEAN Missile Diplomacy Strategy - India, BrahMos;ASEAN;China;South China Sea;Philippines;Indonesia;Vietnam;Modi;defence exports;String of Pearls;missile diplomacy;Indo-Pacific{#}Philippines;Malaysia;Vietnam;Moscow;Service;Russia;UAE;News;China;Indonesia;Beijing;BUSINESS;court;zero;Press;Minister;Government;Sea;Fire;Prime Minister;READ;Indian;media;Delhi;war;Iran;India;Population - indiaherald.com , India HeraldSix Nations, One Missile, Zero Alternatives — Is India's BrahMos Belt the Chain China Cannot Break?2026-07-06T03:33:17.045Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896689/Iran-Khamenei-Funeral-Trump-Assassination-Calls-Explainedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA poet's call for Trump's killing at Tehran's grandest funeral in 35 years was not grief — it was statecraft. India Herald unpacks the factional chess behind the theatrics, and why India cannot afford to look away. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Iran Khamenei Funeral: Trump Assassination Calls Explained - Iran, Donald Trump;Ali Khamenei;Mojtaba Khamenei;Iran succession;Khamenei funeral;Iran-US tensions;Strait of Hormuz;India-Iran relations;Chabahar;Middle East geopolitics{#}Degree;Murder;Army;white house;oil;Sea;Afghanistan;Wanted;Saudi Arabia;Red;House;June;Fire;war;INTERNATIONAL;Prime Minister;Pakistan;Capital;Event;READ;Indian;media;Congress;WATCH;Iran;Israel;Supreme;Donald Trump;Delhi;ali;India;Murder.;Kims Hospital;local language;gulf countries;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldAssassination Calls at Khamenei's Funeral, 70 Nations Watching — Why Is a Fractured Iran Desperately Baiting Donald Trump?2026-07-06T03:25:17.030Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896687/Jarkiholi-Dhupdal-Reservoir-Inspection-Karnataka-CM-Racehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/yeddyurappa-allocated-portfolios-to-newly-inducted-10-ministers902e98da-1fe4-4516-b007-66404d754bd2-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA monsoon reservoir inspection in Belagavi is routine business for a minister — except Jarkiholi holds no water portfolio, brought his full political machinery, and chose the week the Karnataka cabinet freeze deepened. India Herald reads between the inspection lines. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Jarkiholi Dhupdal Reservoir Inspection: Karnataka CM Race - Satish Jarkiholi, Dhupdal reservoir;Hiranyakeshi river;Belagavi;Karnataka politics;Siddaramaiah;DK Shivakumar;Karnataka CM race;Congress Karnataka;monsoon 2026{#}Sugar;BUSINESS;Banking;Karnataka;MLA;television;monday;District;Cabinet;court;Shadow;Leader;zero;Press;READ;Indian;politics;media;Frozen;Congress;CM;Minister;WATCH;India;local language;Telangana Chief Minister;Event;advertisement;Scheduled Tribes;Deputy Chief Minister - indiaherald.com , India HeraldOne Dam, Zero Portfolio, Full Entourage — Is Jarkiholi Already Rehearsing for the Chief Minister's Chair in Belagavi?2026-07-06T03:11:43.461Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896684/INS-Sanshodhak-India-Navy-Ocean-Floor-Mapping-Shiphttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgIndia just commissioned a vessel that doesn't fire missiles — it listens to the ocean floor. In a theatre where China's 'research' ships are quietly charting every underwater canyon, INS Sanshodhak hands Delhi the acoustic map it desperately needed to track submarines it cannot yet see. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - INS Sanshodhak: India Navy Ocean Floor Mapping Ship - INS Sanshodhak, Southern Naval Command;Indian Navy;Indian Ocean;China submarines;anti-submarine warfare;seabed mapping;Kochi;Quad;PLA Navy{#}Arabian sea;Survey;Australia;Jagan;China;Reddy;Indonesia;Kerala;Beijing;commander;Shadow;East;Leader;Kochi;Fire;Delhi;REVIEW;zero;Capital;war;Party;WATCH;Japan;Press;INTERNATIONAL;Government;READ;Indian;India;gulf countries;Vishakapatnam;CBN - indiaherald.com , India HeraldINS Sanshodhak, India's New Ocean-Floor Spy — Can Mapping the Seabed Win the War China Doesn't Want You to See?2026-07-06T03:03:23.851Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994896680/Rayan-Ait-Nouri-Left-Back-Struggles-Breakthroughhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/sports-IndiaHerald.jpgHe has the pace, the age, and the hype. But Rayan Ait-Nouri's difficulty breaking in from the flank tells a deeper story about modern full-back football — and what separates potential from dominance. - Sports - G GOWTHAM - Rayan Ait-Nouri: Left-Back Struggles Breakthrough - Rayan Ait-Nouri, Wolverhampton Wanderers;Algeria;Premier League;left-back;football tactics;transfer market;full-back revolution{#}Algeria;Egypt;Lie;marriage;Google;World Cup;June;Supreme Court;Letter;Elections;Industry;Press;INTERNATIONAL;Apple;Government;READ;Indian;India;Research and Analysis Wing;Population;tollywood-guest-roles;European Union;Industries;Posters;custard apple;Europe countries - indiaherald.com , India HeraldRayan Ait-Nouri, 24, One Brutal Flank — Why Is Europe's Most Watched Left-Back Still Struggling to Break Through?2026-07-06T02:50:36.385Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896678/Manipur-Draft-Electoral-Roll-19-Lakh-Voters-Displaced-Crisishttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgManipur's Chief Electoral Officer announces 19.34 lakh voters on the draft roll — but with over 60,000 people still living in relief camps, the 'claims and objections' window may be the most consequential democratic test in the state's recent history. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Manipur Draft Electoral Roll: 19 Lakh Voters, Displaced Crisis - Manipur, electoral roll;draft roll 2026;displaced voters;Manipur CEO;Election Commission;SIR 2026;Kuki-Zo;Meitei;relief camps;women voters{#}village;Jersey;Srinagar;British;Assam;VIEW;Election Commission;District;Telangana;Cabinet;Election;School;Donald Trump;Kolkata;court;war;Assembly;Party;Government;August;Mass;WOMEN;Office;READ;Horror;House;Indian;WATCH;India;Population;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Huawei;Nokia;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Sony;Samsung;Apple;LG;Indian Postal Service;local language;Hanu Raghavapudi;Siachen Glacier;Calcutta;Bharatiya Janata Party;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu - indiaherald.com , India Herald19 Lakh Names, 60,000 Nowhere — If Manipur's Displaced Cannot Reach a Booth, Does the Draft Roll Even Count Them?2026-07-06T02:39:17.517Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994896675/Devil-Wears-Prada-2-India-OTT-Release-Date-Platformhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/the-devil-wears-prada-just-proved-fashion-films-still-print-money0c6f46e4-15ff-47dd-83a4-d8472c86c997-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgMeryl Streep and Anne Hathaway's fashion sequel just did what most Hollywood films cannot in India — earned ₹21 crore in theatres in a single week. Now, as its OTT window approaches, India Herald unpacks the unlikely economics behind a nostalgia sequel that broke the rules. - Movies - S Venkateshwari - Devil Wears Prada 2: India OTT Release Date, Platform - The Devil Wears Prada 2, Anne Hathaway;Meryl Streep;Emily Blunt;Disney+ Hotstar;OTT release India;Hollywood box office India;Miranda Priestly{#}August;Italy;Box office;economics;Hollywood;Success;Mass;Fashion;REVIEW;Audience;media;Corporate;WOMEN;Office;INTERNATIONAL;WATCH;READ;Indian;zero;India;local language - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹21 Crore in One Week, Zero Indian Star Power — How Did Devil Wears Prada 2 Crack a Market That Ignores Hollywood Sequels?2026-07-06T02:29:17.733Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896673/Delhi-MCD-Zero-Challans-Public-Urination-Toilet-Crisishttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/education/virgo_virgo/mcd-school-initiative-and-teachers-go-doortodoor-to-boost-student-enrollment4b929858-4d19-4901-b058-9f5f2cf18efc-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgFive years, a capital city of 20 million, and virtually no enforcement against public urination or spitting — even as courts took suo motu notice of collapsing toilets. India Herald traces how the AAP-BJP turf war over MCD turned Delhi's civic hygiene into nobody's job. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Delhi MCD: Zero Challans Public Urination Toilet Crisis - MCD,Delhi,AAP,BJP,public toilets,Delhi High Court,suo motu PIL,civic governance,Swachh Bharat,Times of India{#}petitioner,High court,LG,Fire,WOMEN,Office,police,Capital,court,workers,HEALTH,zero,central government,News,INTERNATIONAL,Ayodhya,ram mandir,Frozen,Congress,Pakistan,WATCH,Supreme,war,Durga Puja,Press,Assembly,Governor,House,Party,READ,ali,Government,Minister,Indian,Delhi,India,Bharatiya Janata Party,Telangana Chief Minister,CM,ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India HeraldZero Fines, Crumbled Toilets, and a 5-Year Blind Eye — While AAP and BJP Fought for MCD, Did Delhi's Civic Sense Quietly Die?2026-07-06T02:19:17.585Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896671/Md-Ali-Park-Durga-Puja-Organisers-Resist-Name-Changehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgOne of Kolkata's oldest and most celebrated Durga Puja committees is pushing back against pressure to drop 'Md Ali Park' from its identity — and the refusal exposes why Bengal's syncretic traditions remain the one cultural barricade the saffron renaming project cannot breach. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Md Ali Park Durga Puja: Organisers Resist Name Change - Md Ali Park, Durga Puja;Kolkata;BJP;TMC;Mamata Banerjee;West Bengal;renaming;Khilafat Movement;Times of India;cultural politics;syncretic traditions{#}Durga Puja;Champion;Allahabad;Culture;festival;trinamool congress;Industry;history;Kolkata;Uttar Pradesh;Press;Episode;Assembly;Saidi Reddy;Amit Shah;Haryana;TDP;Governor;Leader;Party;Friday;Indian;READ;ali;Government;Minister;Delhi;India;Calcutta;Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi;Bharatiya Janata Party;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee;Huzur Nagar;Industries;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Venkatesh;Telangana Rashtra Samithi TRS;Arvind Kejriwal;CBN;House;local language - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMd Ali Park's Durga Puja Refuses a New Name — Is the BJP's Renaming Playbook Finally Meeting a Wall It Cannot Break?2026-07-06T02:09:17.548Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Breaking/Read/994896488/Netizens-Slam-YRFs-Alpha-This-Isnt-Women-Empowerment-Its-Lazy-Marketinghttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/netizens-slam-yrfs-alpha-this-isnt-women-empowerment-its-lazy-marketing85ae03eb-0984-4e05-9083-702124551e87-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgYash Raj Films' ambitious spy thriller 'Alpha' has found itself at the center of an unexpected controversy even before its release. Instead of celebrating the franchise's first female-led installment, a section of social media is questioning the creative choices made in its promotional material. What was expected to generate excitement has instead opened the floodgates to a heated debate online. - Breaking - SIBY JEYYA - Netizens Slam YRFs Alpha This Isnt Women Empowerment Its Lazy Marketing - Alpha{#}Thriller, Audience;Alia Bhatt;social media;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;raj;Yash - indiaherald.com , India HeraldNetizens Slam YRF's 'Alpha': "This Isn't Women Empowerment, It's Lazy Marketing!"2026-07-06T02:00:00.000Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896668/US-Iran-Talks-Islamabad-Impact-on-India-Chabaharhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/trump-given-signal-that-khamenei-will-be-thrown-out-of-powerfe92ca75-effc-4349-85c0-591b21a0fd92-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgPakistan is set to host the next round of US-Iran technical talks on July 11 — a move that hands Islamabad a diplomatic seat it had all but lost. India Herald breaks down what this means for India's Chabahar bet, Modi's Iran balancing act, and the quiet power shift New Delhi cannot ignore. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - US Iran Talks Islamabad: Impact on India Chabahar - US-Iran talks, Pakistan;Islamabad;India;Chabahar port;Modi;diplomacy;sanctions;Iran nuclear talks;geopolitics{#}Sea;Afghanistan;Wanted;Oman;Pakistan;United States;WATCH;politics;Ayodhya;ram mandir;Frozen;Saudi Arabia;Israel;ali;Iran;Supreme;Delhi;Congress;war;Minister;READ;India;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India HeraldUS-Iran Talks Move to Islamabad, Pakistan Gets the Chair — Can India Afford to Watch Chabahar's Future Decided From Across the Border?2026-07-06T01:59:17.648Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994896664/Khamenei-Funeral-Death-to-America-Chants-Iranhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/viral-IndiaHerald.jpgMillions mourned Iran's Supreme Leader — but the chants that echoed weren't just grief. They were a deliberate performance of state ideology at its most vulnerable inflection point. India Herald unpacks why funerals in the Islamic Republic double as geopolitical theatre. - Viral - Sowmiya Sriram - Khamenei Funeral: Death to America Chants Iran - Khamenei funeral, Iran;Death to America;Death to Israel;Tehran;Chabahar port;India Gulf diaspora;IRGC;Iran Supreme Leader succession;India Iran relations{#}wednesday;workers;Kochi;Guwahati;Saudi Arabia;Andhra Pradesh;Indians;East;dance;Israel;ali;Iran;School;Supreme;media;INTERNATIONAL;Friday;Hyderabad;READ;war;Indian;Delhi;India;gulf countries - indiaherald.com , India Herald'Death to America' at Khamenei's Funeral — Why Does Iran's Grief Always Sound Like a War Cry?2026-07-06T01:51:59.065Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896663/Karnataka-Cabinet-Expansion-DK-Shivakumar-Delayhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThirty-four ministerial berths remain vacant in Karnataka. Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar's public advice to aspirants — 'remain patient' — is less counsel than containment. India Herald reads the factional arithmetic the high command cannot say out loud. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Karnataka Cabinet Expansion: DK Shivakumar Delay - DK Shivakumar, Siddaramaiah;Karnataka Cabinet Expansion;Congress Factionalism;Karnataka Politics;BJP Karnataka;R Ashoka;AICC{#}Balakrishna;Fish;Krack;NTR;Cabinet;Hero;Frozen;Karnataka;MLA;Hyderabad;READ;court;Election;Leader;Government;war;Congress;Indian;Party;CM;Minister;Elections;Delhi;India;Telangana Chief Minister;Population;Bharatiya Janata Party;Cinema - indiaherald.com , India HeraldKarnataka's Frozen Cabinet, 34 Empty Chairs — Is Congress Buying Peace Between Siddaramaiah and DKS by Buying Time?2026-07-06T01:49:17.755Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896660/VHP-Ram-Mandir-Donation-Probe-Opposition-Leaders-SIThttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/breaking-IndiaHerald.jpgVHP chief Alok Kumar has written to the Ayodhya DSP demanding that opposition leaders substantiate their donation-theft allegations before an SIT — but the timing, the target list, and the BJP's silence all point to a carefully coordinated pre-2027 political counter-offensive, not a disinterested quest for truth. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - VHP Ram Mandir Donation Probe: Opposition Leaders SIT - VHP, Ram Mandir;Alok Kumar;SIT;Ayodhya;BJP;Akhilesh Yadav;UP 2027;Ram Janmabhoomi Trust;Champat Rai;Congress;donation theft{#}Shadow;Akhilesh Yadav;Ayodhya;Supreme Court;Narendra Modi;Lucknow;Uttar Pradesh;WATCH;Assembly;MP;ram mandir;temple;Press;News;Air;District;court;Election;Saidi Reddy;Friday;Amit Shah;Haryana;TDP;Governor;Party;Capital;media;Minister;Telangana;Elections;Leader;Government;INTERNATIONAL;war;Delhi;police;Letter;Congress;India;ram pothineni;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;Loksabha;Population;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Venkatesh;Telangana Rashtra Samithi TRS;Arvind Kejriwal;CBN;House - indiaherald.com , India HeraldVHP Wants Opposition Leaders Questioned Over Ram Mandir Donations — Legal Demand or BJP's Pre-2027 Counter-Strike to Save Its Holiest Brand?2026-07-06T01:40:17.348Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896658/Netanyahu-India-Support-Israel-Counters-Vance-Only-Ally-Remarkhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/trump-given-signal-that-khamenei-will-be-thrown-out-of-powerfe92ca75-effc-4349-85c0-591b21a0fd92-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgJD Vance told the world Israel has one friend. Netanyahu publicly corrected him — with India's name. The real story is not the compliment; it is what Tel Aviv is quietly telling Washington about who needs whom. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Netanyahu India Support: Israel Counters Vance Only Ally Remark - Benjamin Netanyahu, JD Vance;Israel;India;Modi;US-Israel Relations;MAGA;Diplomacy;White House;Middle East{#}Lebanon;Indians;East;Elections;dance;June;READ;Leader;Government;Republican Party;Israel;INTERNATIONAL;United States;war;Population;ali;white house;Prime Minister;Iran;School;Delhi;Shiv Sena;Election Commission;Supreme;India;Donald Trump;shiv sena party;Mamata Benerjee - indiaherald.com , India HeraldVance Called Israel America's 'Only Ally', Netanyahu Fired Back With '1.4 Billion Indians' — Why Is Tel Aviv Using Delhi to Warn Washington?2026-07-06T01:30:28.501Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Breaking/Read/994896485/Pooja-Hegde-Rejects-Shankar-Has-the-Directors-Golden-Touch-Finally-Fadedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/pooja-hegde-rejects-shankar-has-the-directors-golden-touch-finally-faded252fb852-9dde-4fe7-a0fe-9ce43a569851-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThere was a time when every leading actress dreamed of working with director Shankar. Landing a role in one of his grand-scale spectacles was considered a career-defining opportunity. Today, however, the narrative appears to be changing. If the latest industry buzz is anything to go by, even Shankar is finding it difficult to convince top stars to come on board. - Breaking - SIBY JEYYA - Pooja Hegde Rejects Shankar Has the Directors Golden Touch Finally Faded - Pooja Hegde{#}Pooja Hegde, Smart phone;Kollywood;Master;Vaishno Devi;Director;Dargah Sharif;Industries;Industry;shankar - indiaherald.com , India HeraldPooja Hegde Rejects Shankar? Has the Director's Golden Touch Finally Faded?2026-07-06T01:30:00.000Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896654/Mojtaba-Khamenei-Why-Iran-New-Leader-Skipped-Funeralhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThree of Ali Khamenei's sons were seen weeping at the Supreme Leader's state funeral in Tehran. But the one son who now holds the title — Mojtaba — was nowhere in sight. India Herald unpacks the security pretext, the IRGC's quiet choreography, and what Mojtaba's absence reveals about who truly commands the Islamic Republic right now. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Mojtaba Khamenei: Why Iran New Leader Skipped Funeral - Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran;Ali Khamenei funeral;IRGC;Iran Supreme Leader;Tehran;India Iran relations;Chabahar;Shehbaz Sharif{#}Iraq;commander;Father;February;dance;ali;white house;oil;Office;Kochi;Guwahati;Prime Minister;Capital;Saudi Arabia;Supreme;zero;Donald Trump;Pakistan;Iran;School;June;READ;Leader;media;Delhi;India;local language;gulf countries - indiaherald.com , India HeraldThree Brothers Wept, the Successor Vanished — Is Mojtaba Khamenei Already Ruling Iran From the Shadows?2026-07-06T01:19:26.951Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896651/TMC-EC-Hearing-Mamata-vs-Rebels-Party-Symbol-Disputehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgMonday's Election Commission hearing on who controls the TMC symbol isn't a procedural footnote — it's the most dangerous institutional challenge Mamata Banerjee has faced, and the Shiv Sena–NCP precedent tells us exactly how it could end. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - TMC EC Hearing: Mamata vs Rebels Party Symbol Dispute - TMC, Mamata Banerjee;Election Commission;Ritabrata Banerjee;Bengal politics;party symbol dispute;Shiv Sena precedent;BJP;West Bengal;NCP split{#}trinamool congress;engineer;Shiv Sena;monday;Uddhav Thackeray;kaleshwaram;Banking;MLA;Elections;Raj Bhavan;Election Commission;Letter;Maharashtra;war;politics;June;Tamil;Minister;District;Congress;Party;court;Government;READ;Indian;Leader;Election;India;shiv sena party;Mamata Benerjee;West Bengal - Kolkata;Bharatiya Janata Party;Congress-NCP;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Population;Yashasvi Jaiswal;Prashant Kishor - indiaherald.com , India HeraldOne Symbol, Two Claimants, and the Shiv Sena Playbook — Can Mamata Survive a Revolt Built With Her Own Weapons?2026-07-06T01:09:11.992Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Breaking/Read/994896483/Ashika-Ranganaths-Ravishing-Red-Saree-Look-Is-Breaking-the-Internethttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/ashika-ranganaths-ravishing-red-saree-look-is-breaking-the-internetde456ed8-6ea8-4b73-9136-97e7ed4c8529-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgAshika Ranganath has once again captivated fans with a breathtaking ethnic photoshoot that perfectly blends timeless elegance with contemporary glamour. Draped in a rich crimson-red saree accented with delicate golden stripes and paired with a shimmering gold embellished blouse, the actress effortlessly showcases why she continues to be one of South Indian cinema's most stylish fashion icons. - Breaking - SIBY JEYYA - Ashika Ranganaths Ravishing Red Saree Look Is Breaking the Internet - Ashika Ranganath{#}BEAUTY, advertisement;gold;Fashion;Red;social media;Indian;ranganath - indiaherald.com , India HeraldAshika Ranganath's Ravishing Red Saree Look Is Breaking the Internet2026-07-06T01:00:00.000Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896649/Chalakudy-Forest-Land-Diversion-Kerala-School-Controversyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgEnvironmental groups allege pristine Chalakudy forest land is being quietly diverted for a school with powerful political backing — while the CPI(M) government that lectures India on ecology looks the other way. India Herald unpacks the hypocrisy. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Chalakudy Forest Land Diversion: Kerala School Controversy - Chalakudy, Kerala;CPI(M);forest land diversion;Western Ghats;Thrissur;Forest Conservation Act;Wayanad;environmental policy;Kerala Forest Department{#}Thrissur;wayanad;pollution;Heart;EDUCATION;Kerala;School;Oman;dileep;Mollywood;producer;District;Pakistan;Election;Congress;Press;Party;court;Government;READ;Indian;Ravi;Governor;Leader;Iran;News;central government;Delhi;India;Population;Smart phone;Research and Analysis Wing;local language;Panchayati;Bharatiya Janata Party;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;ravi anchor;gulf countries;Donald Trump - indiaherald.com , India HeraldChalakudy's Forests Quietly Handed Over for a 'School' — Why Is the CPI(M)'s Green Conscience Silent When Its Own Lobby Knocks?2026-07-06T00:54:40.941Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994896646/Ganga-Expressway-Unnao-Link-Road-Damaged-First-Rainhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/ganga-expressway-toll-explained-will-annual-passes-work-and-what-you-should-know6e95e501-3c70-4fe8-9899-2dcf0479561b-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA ₹36,230 crore expressway inaugurated by the Prime Minister just two months ago has its link road caving in at the first monsoon shower — and what crumbles with it is not just asphalt but the entire 'double engine' infrastructure promise ahead of 2027. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Ganga Expressway Unnao: Link Road Damaged First Rain - Ganga Expressway, Unnao;Yogi Adityanath;Uttar Pradesh;BJP infrastructure;UP 2027 elections;Akhilesh Yadav;Modi inauguration;monsoon damage;Delhi-Dehradun Expressway{#}Meerut;Lucknow;Ganga;Unnao;April;Uttar Pradesh;politics;Prime Minister;News;WATCH;yogi;June;Assembly;Press;Minister;Party;court;Office;Government;MP;ram mandir;Yogi Adityanath;central government;Delhi;temple;zero;contract;READ;Indian;workers;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;local language;Jr NTR;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India HeraldGanga Expressway Link Road Washes Away in First Rain, Two Months After Modi's Inauguration — Is Yogi's ₹36,230 Crore 'Vikas' Sinking Into Its Own Foundation?2026-07-06T00:48:28.801Zalways1.0