https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900315/India-Nepal-Power-Deal-10000-MW-Grid-Diplomacyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/new-song-ayya-ayya-released-from-dhanushs-karac9a6a581-f90a-4304-a269-06fe5c8d3925-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgNew Delhi is not just buying electricity — it is wiring Kathmandu's economic future into India's grid, turning transmission lines into the most effective counter to Beijing's Belt and Road corridor that no missile system could match. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - India Nepal Power Deal: 10000 MW Grid Diplomacy - India,Nepal,S Jaishankar,Grid Diplomacy,Hydropower,Belt and Road,China,Transmission Lines,South Asia,Energy Integration{#}Himalayas,Heart,Nepal,Bangladesh,jaishankar,REVIEW,Parliament,politics,Rail,China,electricity,Minister,Australia,village,Bihar,Army,Beijing,Israel,Delhi,temple,Indian,Party,INTERNATIONAL,Tollywood,WATCH,Cabinet,Government,House,Ukraine,war,READ,India,Subrahmanyam Jaishankar,Blockbuster hit,Heritage Foods,National Democratic Alliance - indiaherald.com , India Herald10,000 MW and a Himalayan Checkmate — Is India's Grid Diplomacy Quietly Burying China's Nepal Masterplan?2026-07-16T05:33:30.712Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994900314/Tollywood-Opening-Day-Rs-97-Crore-10-Hours-Box-Officehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgA ₹97 crore opening day splashed across trade circles sounds like a genuine blockbuster dawn — but India Herald's read of the numbers suggests the real story is buried in territory splits, advance-booking inflation, and the ruthless economics of week-one survival. - Movies - MANOJ KUMAR N - Tollywood Opening Day: Rs 97 Crore 10 Hours Box Office - Tollywood,box office,opening day collection,₹97 crore,Andhra Pradesh,Telangana,Telugu cinema,week one trajectory,Andhra Jyothy{#}Guntur,Lie,Saturday,thursday,monday,producer,Corporate,RRR,social media,Culture,Audience,Box office,Indians,oil,INTERNATIONAL,Friday,Hyderabad,Telangana,Tollywood,Industry,Telugu,WATCH,Wanted,Andhra Pradesh,Tamil,economics,Cabinet,Government,March,history,MP,Ukraine,war,Crash,READ,India,Blockbuster hit,Population,Industries,Vishakapatnam,House,Digital Wallet Platform,Cinema,RRR Movie,Heritage Foods,Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu - indiaherald.com , India Herald10 Hours, ₹97 Crore — Is Tollywood Riding a Real Blockbuster Wave or Paying for a Front-Loaded Mirage?2026-07-16T05:22:11.039Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900310/Australia-Repatriates-Murugan-Nandi-Artefacts-Modi-Visithttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/new-song-ayya-ayya-released-from-dhanushs-karac9a6a581-f90a-4304-a269-06fe5c8d3925-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThree ancient temple artefacts — a Murugan, a Nandi, and a Bhadrakali — return from Australia to India during PM Modi's state visit. India Herald unpacks why heritage repatriation is no longer goodwill theatre but a calculated lever in New Delhi's bilateral diplomacy and domestic civilisational messaging. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Australia Repatriates Murugan Nandi Artefacts: Modi Visit - Modi,Australia,Murugan,Nandi,Bhadrakali,heritage repatriation,India-Australia relations,Quad,BJP,Tamil Nadu,Indo-Pacific,artefact diplomacy{#}kartikeya,Narendra,Tamil,economics,Event,United States,Israel,job,House,Australia,temple,Prime Minister,Press,history,MP,Ukraine,READ,Cabinet,media,Indian,Delhi,Party,Government,India,Heritage Foods,Bharatiya Janata Party,local language,Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMurugan, Nandi, and a Diplomatic Masterstroke — Has Modi Quietly Turned Stolen Heritage into India's Sharpest Foreign Policy Tool?2026-07-16T05:12:09.950Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900308/Bihar-Panchayats-Cabinet-Clears-Own-Tax-Ruleshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Bihar Cabinet has cleared rules empowering panchayats to raise their own revenue — but the real story is what Nitish Kumar's NDA gains when 8,300-plus village heads control local purse strings just months before voters decide who rules Patna. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Bihar Panchayats: Cabinet Clears Own Tax Rules - Bihar Cabinet,Nitish Kumar,Panchayati Raj,Bihar Elections 2025,gram panchayats,Mukhiya,Tejashwi Yadav,RJD,NDA,Patna,local taxation,Bihar governance reform{#}Mini,Patna,village,Panchayati,MLA,Kerala,Elections,Maharashtra,Karnataka,Service,Nitish Kumar,Press,Election,Minister,University,yogi,ali,WATCH,Party,history,Bihar,MP,Ukraine,Army,electricity,war,June,READ,Cabinet,media,Government,Indian,India,National Democratic Alliance,local language,Population,Heritage Foods,Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu,Telangana Chief Minister,CM - indiaherald.com , India HeraldBihar Panchayats Get Taxing Powers, 8,300 Mukhiyas Get a War Chest — Is Nitish Building His 2025 Ground Army One Village at a Time?2026-07-16T05:07:47.422Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900305/Zelenskyy-New-PM-Ukraine-Energy-Crisis-Government-Reshufflehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgZelenskyy's decision to swap a wartime administrator for an energy-sector fixer is not just a cabinet reshuffle — it is a public concession that Ukraine's survival now hinges as much on keeping the lights on as on holding the line. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Zelenskyy New PM: Ukraine Energy Crisis Government Reshuffle - Zelenskyy,Ukraine,Denys Shmyhal,Ukraine energy crisis,government reshuffle,Russia-Ukraine war,India diplomacy,NATO,power grid,ThePrint,NDTV{#}Rail,Application,Air,Ukraine,Russia,Survey,Army,China,Population,electricity,Office,war,Fire,June,Prime Minister,engineer,Strike,TECHNOLOGY,READ,Government,Cabinet,Delhi,Indian,India,European Union,Dell,HP,Asus,Acer,Huawei,Nokia,HTC,Motorola,Redmi,LG,Sony,Samsung,Apple - indiaherald.com , India HeraldGenerals Out, Power Boss In — Is Zelenskiy's New PM Pick a Silent Admission That the Grid, Not the Front, Could Lose Ukraine the War?2026-07-16T04:58:30.840Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900302/House-Democrats-Israel-Aid-Vote-Impact-on-Indiahttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgMore than 100 House Democrats broke ranks to vote against unconditional military aid to Israel — a fracture that hands New Delhi a rare opening to recalibrate its Iran oil corridor, its Abraham Accords adjacency, and its leverage with both Washington and Tehran. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - House Democrats Israel Aid Vote: Impact on India - House Democrats,Israel Aid,India Foreign Policy,Modi,Iran,Chabahar Port,Abraham Accords,I2U2,Politico,US Congress,Middle East,Defence Procurement{#}Afghanistan,United States,workers,Prime Minister,Israel,Shadow,University,yogi,ali,Bank,Assembly,job,engineer,Iran,oil,Strike,House,TECHNOLOGY,Capital,politics,Congress,MP,WATCH,Party,East,history,READ,INTERNATIONAL,Success,Delhi,Government,Indian,India,Donald Trump,gulf countries,Smart phone,Dell,HP,Asus,Acer,Huawei,Nokia,HTC,Motorola,Redmi,LG,Sony,Samsung,Apple,Customer,Hanu Raghavapudi,Heritage Foods,Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu - indiaherald.com , India Herald100+ Democrats Just Voted to Cut Israel's Lifeline — Does Modi's 'Friend of Both' Gambit Finally Have Room to Breathe?2026-07-16T04:50:30.875Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994900299/FIFA-2026-World-Cup-Bracket-Format-Explainedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/sports-IndiaHerald.jpgThe biggest World Cup in history rewrites every assumption about knockout football — here is what the 48-team bracket actually looks like, why it baffles even seasoned fans, and what India Herald's read says it means for the tournament's soul. - Sports - G GOWTHAM - FIFA 2026 World Cup Bracket: Format Explained - FIFA World Cup 2026,FIFA World Cup brackets,48-team World Cup format,World Cup knockout bracket,FIFA,MetLife Stadium,FIFPRO,US Mexico Canada World Cup,World Cup 2026 schedule{#}Fire,East,Mumbai,Canada,Qatar,Industry,Love,Cricket,Beautiful,Qualification,France,World Cup,June,Event,January,zero,history,Indian,READ,India,television,Industries - indiaherald.com , India Herald48 Teams, 104 Matches, Zero Margin for Error — Can Any Fan Actually Decode the FIFA 2026 World Cup Bracket?2026-07-16T04:41:31.002Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900298/Chandrababu-Naidu-AP-River-Interlinking-35000-Crore-Planhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/ys-jagans-visit-to-idupulapaya-rescheduled-triggers-rumorsa3d6b2e8-20d3-49ad-8921-40f446b09cb4-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgAndhra Pradesh's coffers are strained, its debt ballooning — yet Chandrababu Naidu has just unveiled the most ambitious irrigation blueprint in the state's recent memory. India Herald unpacks the coalition arithmetic that makes the money flow. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Chandrababu Naidu: AP River Interlinking 35000 Crore Plan - Chandrababu Naidu,Andhra Pradesh,river interlinking,NDA 3.0,TDP,coalition politics,irrigation,₹35000 crore,Rayalaseema,Nitish Kumar,BJP{#}Prakasam,Kurnool,Girl,Sabarimala,Balloon,ayyappa,Nellore,Gang Leader,Nitish Kumar,secretariat,TDP,Drought,Rayalaseema,Amaravati,gold,central government,Andhra Pradesh,Press,Telangana,WATCH,Election,Leader,Minister,history,Indian,READ,Delhi,Party,Government,India,CBN,National Democratic Alliance,Telangana Chief Minister,CM,Loksabha,Cinema - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹35,000 Crore, 36 Projects, One Empty Treasury — Is Chandrababu Naidu Cashing In His Kingmaker Chips With Delhi?2026-07-16T04:39:31.239Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900296/Shabana-Mahmood-UK-Chancellor-India-UK-FTA-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgAndy Burnham's expected elevation of Shabana Mahmood — a Birmingham MP with Mirpuri-Kashmiri heritage and a history of pointed Kashmir commentary — to the most powerful economic post in British government sends a signal South Block cannot afford to ignore. The India-UK Free Trade Agreement, already stalled through two premiers, now faces its most politically loaded gatekeeper yet. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Shabana Mahmood UK Chancellor: India-UK FTA Impact - Shabana Mahmood,Andy Burnham,India-UK FTA,UK Chancellor,Kashmir,South Block,Free Trade Agreement,Labour Party,British Treasury,India foreign policy{#}Auckland,Teachers,Posters,naga,Britain,British,Iraq,london,House,TECHNOLOGY,Capital,Election,police,Cabinet,Government,MP,CM,European Union,Leader,Minister,January,history,Indian,zero,politics,READ,Delhi,India,Heritage Foods,Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu,local language,Event,Research and Analysis Wing,Bharatiya Janata Party,Service,Dell,HP,Asus,Acer,Huawei,Nokia,HTC,Motorola,Redmi,LG,Sony,Samsung,Apple,gulf countries,Donald Trump,advertisement - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMahmood at No. 11, Mirpur in Her Roots — Will Burnham's Chancellor Pick Quietly Kill the India-UK FTA?2026-07-16T04:29:43.932Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900295/Todd-Blanche-Trump-DOJ-Confirmation-Hearing-Key-Takeawayshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/technology/sports_videos/xchat-launch-elon-musks-x-introduces-privacyfirst-messaging-appee9b4a2e-b390-4f7e-a4c7-1a626ec268d3-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgTodd Blanche's Senate confirmation hearing wasn't just a job interview — it was a live stress test of whether the Department of Justice will serve the law or the man who appointed its next boss. The Epstein files, January 6 pardons, and Mueller probe answers told the real story. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Todd Blanche: Trump DOJ Confirmation Hearing Key Takeaways - Todd Blanche,Donald Trump,DOJ,US Attorney General,Senate Judiciary Committee,Epstein files,January 6 pardons,Mueller investigation,US-India relations,Department of Justice{#}Lawyer,January,Office,job,white house,engineer,history,Indians,Indian,Iran,oil,media,zero,politics,READ,WATCH,Strike,war,Delhi,India,Donald Trump,Service,Smart phone - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTodd Blanche's Senate Grilling Laid Bare Trump's DOJ Playbook — Is America One Confirmation Away From a Loyalty Test?2026-07-16T04:21:15.653Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900292/China-Retired-Media-Censor-Investigation-Xi-Jinping-Purgehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgBeijing's anti-corruption dragnet has reached into the retired ranks of its own propaganda apparatus — a move that tells you less about graft and more about who Xi Jinping trusts with the memory of how China's narrative machine actually works. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - China Retired Media Censor Investigation: Xi Jinping Purge - Xi Jinping,China,censorship,anti-corruption,CCDI,propaganda,India-China relations,Beijing,Communist Party of China{#}Jinping,Interview,contract,youth,Horror,Beijing,Lebanon,China,Delhi,Iran,oil,INTERNATIONAL,media,zero,October,Crash,Supreme,Shield,politics,Leader,Party,READ,WATCH,Strike,war,India,Population,European Union,tollywood-guest-roles,local language,Mamata Benerjee - indiaherald.com , India HeraldChina's Retired Censor Investigated — Is Xi Purging Everyone Who Knows How the Propaganda Machine Was Built?2026-07-16T04:13:36.861Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900291/Azam-Khan-Jauhar-University-38-Buildings-Demolition-Orderhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/govindas-words-in-pairse-of-cm-yogi1f8bd64b-be13-4b83-9fa6-0c590d6684d0-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Yogi government's demolition order against 38 of 40 structures at Mohammad Ali Jauhar University is not routine municipal enforcement — it is the most precise strike yet against the last institutional pillar of Azam Khan's political legacy, and Akhilesh Yadav's silence may be the most telling detail of all. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Azam Khan Jauhar University: 38 Buildings Demolition Order - Azam Khan,Jauhar University,Yogi Adityanath,Akhilesh Yadav,Samajwadi Party,Rampur,Uttar Pradesh,UP 2027 Elections,Demolition Order,BJP{#}Surat,Akhilesh Yadav,Yogi Adityanath,University,Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh,yogi,Criminal,Parliament,ali,Bank,Hindi,Cabinet,temple,Assembly,June,politics,Leader,Party,READ,Government,MP,WATCH,Indian,Strike,court,Minister,war,Congress,India,local language,Bharatiya Janata Party,Loksabha,Vaishno Devi,Dargah Sharif,ram pothineni,Huawei,Nokia,HTC,Motorola,Redmi,LG,Sony,Samsung,Apple,Telangana Chief Minister,CM - indiaherald.com , India Herald38 Buildings, One Final Order — Is Yogi's Bulldozer Erasing Azam Khan's Last Standing Empire?2026-07-16T04:04:31.152Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900285/Elon-Musk-Le-Pen-France-X-Platform-Global-Politicshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/technology/sports_videos/xchat-launch-elon-musks-x-introduces-privacyfirst-messaging-appee9b4a2e-b390-4f7e-a4c7-1a626ec268d3-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgFrom Trump to Milei to Le Pen, Elon Musk is converting X from a social platform into a political kingmaking engine — and the pattern carries a direct warning for every democracy still deciding how to regulate Big Tech, including India. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Elon Musk Le Pen France: X Platform Global Politics - Elon Musk,Marine Le Pen,France,X platform,global politics,Big Tech regulation,India,Digital India Act,right-wing alliance,Donald Trump,Javier Milei{#}Tesla,Paris,BUSINESS,TECHNOLOGY,Cycle,Shadow,Leader,Elections,France,Capital,October,Crash,Supreme,Supreme Court,Election,Shield,Party,News,Donald Trump,Delhi,Strike,World Cup,Argentina,media,READ,Government,court,Indian,India,European Union,saamna newspaper,Digital Wallet Platform,Dell,HP,Asus,Acer,Huawei,Nokia,HTC,Motorola,Redmi,LG,Sony,Samsung,Apple,Loksabha,Congress-NCP - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMusk Crowns Le Pen 'France's Last Hope' — Is the X Boss Now Picking Winners Across Every Democracy That Matters?2026-07-16T03:49:49.395Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994900282/Lionel-Messi-Why-India-Searches-Him-500000-Timeshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/viral-IndiaHerald.jpgHalf a million Indians searched for one Argentine footballer in a single burst — not because he scored, not because he retired, but because the 2026 World Cup has turned Messi's every breath into a national event for a country that has never hosted him. India Herald unpacks the devotion. - Viral - G GOWTHAM - Lionel Messi: Why India Searches Him 500000 Times - Lionel Messi,2026 FIFA World Cup,India football fandom,Argentina,Inter Miami,Indian sports culture,smartphone viewership,digital fandom{#}Indonesia,Nigeria,Kozhikode,Instagram,social media,WhatsApp,Kolkata,Beautiful,Canada,SPORTS,World Cup,Qatar,Kerala,Argentina,Indians,Culture,WATCH,media,READ,Audience,Industry,history,Legend,Jio,Love,Cricket,Event,INTERNATIONAL,Indian,zero,India,Research and Analysis Wing,tollywood-guest-roles,Digital Wallet Platform,Calcutta,Christianity,Islam,Chinese traditional religion,Hinduism,Industries,Population,Europe countries,European Union - indiaherald.com , India HeraldLionel Messi, 500,000 Searches, One World Cup Summer — Why Does India Worship a Man Who Has Never Played Here?2026-07-16T03:40:55.023Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900281/Zaporizhzhia-Chief-Engineer-Killed-Nuclear-Safety-Riskhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe drone strike that killed Zaporizhzhia's chief engineer isn't just a battlefield casualty — it exposes a safety-chain hollowed out by war, skeleton staffing, and the slow erosion of every redundancy that keeps six reactors from becoming Europe's worst nightmare. India Herald examines what this means for IAEA thresholds, for Modi's Kudankulam bet on Rosatom, and for the grim arithmetic of nuclear risk. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Zaporizhzhia Chief Engineer Killed: Nuclear Safety Risk - Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine;Russia;IAEA;Rosatom;Kudankulam;Rafael Grossi;Nuclear Safety;Modi;India Nuclear Energy;Drone Strike;VVER-1000{#}Moscow;Ukraine;white house;Diesel;Russia;Army;June;Event;engineer;REVIEW;INTERNATIONAL;court;politics;Tamil;March;Survey;China;war;Delhi;Strike;Director;Indian;zero;India;Service;House;European Union;Donald Trump - indiaherald.com , India HeraldZaporizhzhia's Chief Engineer Killed by a Drone — Is Europe's Biggest Nuclear Plant Now One Skeleton Crew Away from Catastrophe?2026-07-16T03:40:31.035Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900277/TVK-Congress-Tamil-Nadu-Karnataka-Alliance-Contradictionhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgVijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam isn't just throwing punches at Congress — it's exposing the structural impossibility of the DMK's national alliance holding together when two Congress-allied states fight over the same river and the same border. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - TVK Congress Tamil Nadu Karnataka: Alliance Contradiction - TVK,Congress,DMK,Tamil Nadu,Karnataka,Cauvery,Vijay,Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam,INDIA bloc,Siddaramaiah,MK Stalin{#}Kannada,Stalin,rahul,Karnataka,politics,Tamil,Episode,Press,Congress,Iran,war,Delhi,Chennai,Assembly,media,Minister,Strike,Election,March,Lebanon,oil,Government,READ,Shield,Party,zero,Indian,India,Telangana Chief Minister,CM,Rahul Sipligunj,Vaishno Devi,Dargah Sharif,udhayanidhi stalin,Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu,Mamata Benerjee - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTVK Calls Out Congress's TN-Karnataka 'Drama' — Has Thalapathy Vijay Found the One Fracture the DMK Alliance Cannot Repair?2026-07-16T03:30:31.121Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900275/AI-171-Crash-Probe-Centre-Tells-SC-Draft-Report-by-Octhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe AAIB says it needs six more weeks to wrap up field work and until year-end for the draft final report. India Herald reads the timeline — and the silence it is engineered to buy. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - AI-171 Crash Probe: Centre Tells SC Draft Report by Oct - AI-171,Supreme Court,AAIB,DGCA,aviation safety,Centre,crash investigation,ICAO,Ministry of Civil Aviation{#}Mangalore,October,Accident,REVIEW,Crash,Supreme,Red,Supreme Court,Government,temple,Sutlej,history,INTERNATIONAL,School,court,WATCH,READ,Indian,Shield,Party,India,Population,indigo airlines,Mamata Benerjee,ram pothineni,Scheduled caste - indiaherald.com , India HeraldAI-171 Crash Draft Report Pushed to October — Is the Centre Running Out the Clock to Shield DGCA Before the Supreme Court?2026-07-16T03:19:26.776Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900272/Muzaffarabad-March-ISI-Troops-Deployment-Internet-Blackouthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/breaking-IndiaHerald.jpgIslamabad's military panic in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is not about an external threat — it is about an internal rebellion the ISI can no longer contain. India Herald reads the desperation behind the deployment. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Muzaffarabad March: ISI Troops Deployment Internet Blackout - Muzaffarabad,ISI,Pakistan,PoK,Pakistan-occupied Kashmir,false flag,internet blackout,India,Kashmir,military deployment{#}96,March,engineer,Bengali,students,Balochistan,Gift,Culture,history,Driver,electricity,Pakistan,East,Capital,INTERNATIONAL,School,court,News,central government,Lebanon,Iran,war,Party,Delhi,oil,Strike,Tillotama Shome,Mass,london,WATCH,READ,Indian,zero,India,Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu,Digital Wallet Platform,Population,Blockbuster hit - indiaherald.com , India Herald20,000 Troops, a Total Blackout, and a City That Dared to March — Is the ISI Engineering Its Own 'Enemy' in Muzaffarabad?2026-07-16T03:09:08.652Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994900271/Sunny-Deol-Ikka-Legal-Drama-With-Tillotama-Shomehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/sunny-deol-shows-a-glimpse-7e25f8b3-92a6-462b-8917-db2f03a5e51b-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA decade stuck in development, a mass hero flush with blockbuster capital, and an indie actor who never needed Bollywood's validation — Ikka is the collision India Herald thinks could define whether Sunny Deol becomes a legacy actor or remains a nostalgia act. - Movies - Sowmiya Sriram - Sunny Deol Ikka: Legal Drama With Tillotama Shome - Sunny Deol,Tillotama Shome,Siddharth P Malhotra,Ikka,Gadar 2,Bollywood,courtroom drama,Hindi cinema{#}Amitabh Bachchan,Siddharth P Malhotra,Sidharth Malhotra,Sunny Deol,Tillotama Shome,tara,Kamal Haasan,Mass,festival,Genre,Bank,economics,Box office,Christopher Nolan,Sutlej,Audience,Industry,Hindi,bollywood,london,Event,WATCH,READ,Indian,zero,India,Blockbuster hit,Smart phone,Industries,Digital Wallet Platform - indiaherald.com , India HeraldSunny Deol Picks Tillotama Shome and a 10-Year Legal Drama — Is 'Ikka' His Gamble to Outlast Nostalgia?2026-07-16T03:01:29.602Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900267/West-Bengal-TMC-Judicial-Panel-Corruption-Probehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA ruling party investigating itself sounds absurd — until you see the jurisdictional chess underneath. West Bengal's new judicial panel isn't about finding the guilty; it's about deciding who gets to do the finding. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - West Bengal: TMC Judicial Panel Corruption Probe - Mamata Banerjee,TMC,West Bengal,judicial panel,corruption probe,CBI,ED,federalism,Trinamool Congress,Bengal politics{#}trinamool congress,School,CBI,Supreme,District,High court,Red,June,Kerala,WATCH,Leader,Election Commission,House,Shield,Supreme Court,Minister,Elections,Telangana,court,Election,READ,Party,Government,Indians,Indian,India,Mamata Benerjee,Bharatiya Janata Party,West Bengal - Kolkata,local language,Telangana Chief Minister,CM,Event,tollywood-guest-roles - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMamata Probing Mamata — Can a State Judicial Panel Actually Shield TMC From the Centre's Investigative Agencies?2026-07-16T02:53:49.339Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900265/RSS-Bhagwat-Hindu-Rashtra-Without-Muslims-Remark-to-Quraishihttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/breaking-IndiaHerald.jpgA private 2022 conversation between RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat and former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi has surfaced publicly — and the timing tells a story the words alone cannot. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - RSS Bhagwat: Hindu Rashtra Without Muslims Remark to Quraishi - Mohan Bhagwat,RSS,SY Quraishi,Hindu Rashtra,BJP,Sangh Parivar,Indian politics,RSS Muslim outreach{#}Saidi Reddy,Mohan,Nagpur,media,television,Maharashtra,court,Election,Press,READ,Party,Delhi,India,Bharatiya Janata Party,advertisement,Venkatesh,Telangana Rashtra Samithi TRS - indiaherald.com , India HeraldBhagwat's 2022 'No Hindu Rashtra Without Muslims' Secret to Quraishi Leaks Now — Is the RSS Playing Good Cop to BJP's Bad One?2026-07-16T02:48:21.878Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900261/Israel-Lebanon-Withdrawal-US-Pressure-India-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgBehind the 'positive signals' from Naqoura lies a brutal piece of American arm-twisting — and for New Delhi, the difference between a calm Strait of Hormuz and a ₹15-a-litre diesel spike may hinge on whether Netanyahu means it. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Israel Lebanon Withdrawal: US Pressure, India Impact - Netanyahu,Lebanon,Israel,United States,Iran,Strait of Hormuz,India oil imports,ceasefire withdrawal,Hezbollah,crude oil prices,Middle East,Naqoura{#}November,Arabian sea,Diesel,Reserve Bank of India,Lebanon,Israel,East,Qatar,Election,Minister,Army,police,Press,Indian,Iran,zero,oil,war,Indians,Delhi,Strike,READ,India,local language,Venkatesh - indiaherald.com , India HeraldNetanyahu's Lebanon Pullback, Washington's Arm-Twist — Is This Peace, or Just Clearing the Deck for Iran?2026-07-16T02:42:34.755Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994900260/Lautaro-Martinez-Argentina-Striker-Form-Analysishttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/sports-IndiaHerald.jpgHe is Serie A's most ruthless finisher and a World Cup winner — yet for the Albiceleste, Lautaro Martínez keeps flickering in and out of games that matter. India Herald unpacks the tactical, psychological and systemic reasons behind one of world football's strangest dual identities. - Sports - G GOWTHAM - Lautaro Martinez: Argentina Striker Form Analysis - Lautaro Martínez,Inter Milan,Argentina,Lionel Messi,Lo Celso,Emiliano Martínez,2026 FIFA World Cup,Serie A,Lionel Scaloni,football analysis{#}Germany,Forbes,Mexico,DNA,Canada,Service,Sea,SPORTS,Argentina,Industry,World Cup,Shadow,READ,INTERNATIONAL,France,India,tollywood-guest-roles,Industries,Population,Europe countries,European Union - indiaherald.com , India HeraldLautaro Martínez, 27 Years Old, 30+ Goals a Season — Why Does Inter's Deadliest Striker Still Vanish When Argentina Need Him Most?2026-07-16T02:39:31.735Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900258/Trump-Iran-Kharg-Island-Impact-on-India-Oil-Priceshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/pakistan-admits-deal-with-taliban-for-kashmir21cbc256-02c9-433a-8db9-a1bfc6b44437-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgWashington is openly weighing a seizure of the island that handles 90% of Iran's crude exports. For India — which ships 85% of its oil through the same corridor — the calculation is no longer theoretical. India Herald maps the diplomatic squeeze closing in on New Delhi. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Trump Iran Kharg Island: Impact on India Oil Prices - Donald Trump,Iran,Kharg Island,Narendra Modi,India oil imports,Strait of Hormuz,crude oil prices,US Iran escalation,strategic petroleum reserves,India energy security{#}Cycle,Currency,Prime Minister,Army,police,Government,Press,Indian,News,Iran,zero,oil,war,Indians,Delhi,Strike,India,Donald Trump,gulf countries,local language,Air,Smart phone - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTrump Eyes Iran's Oil Jugular at Kharg Island — Can Modi Afford the Fuel Bill If Washington Actually Squeezes?2026-07-16T02:33:47.152Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900253/US-Iran-War-Budget-Impact-on-India-Oil-Importshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/pakistan-admits-deal-with-taliban-for-kashmir21cbc256-02c9-433a-8db9-a1bfc6b44437-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgHouse Republicans have legislated a sustained war chest against Iran — not a one-week strike but a months-long campaign. For India, which ships 85% of its crude through the Strait of Hormuz, this is not a foreign headline. It is a fuel bill. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - US Iran War Budget: Impact on India Oil Imports - US Iran War Budget,House Republicans,Narendra Modi,India Oil Imports,Strait of Hormuz,India Energy Security,Crude Oil Prices,ISPRL,Strategic Petroleum Reserve,Chabahar,Queen City News{#}Indian Oil Corporation,Raid,Reliance,House,Qatar,white house,Shadow,Iran,Congress,Strike,Army,Queen,court,police,Government,Delhi,zero,Election,Press,READ,UAE,oil,war,Indian,Indians,India,Vishakapatnam,gulf countries,Donald Trump - indiaherald.com , India Herald$95 Billion to Bomb Iran, Zero to Calm the Strait — Does Congress's War Budget Just Hand Modi the Costliest Oil Bill of His Third Term?2026-07-16T02:19:31.878Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900250/Madan-Mitra-TMC-Exit-BJP-Bengal-2026-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/politics_latestnews/bhabanipur-bypoll-machines-at-two-polling-booths-shut03c0c9df-e4a1-4d71-92eb-677fcb99c703-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA Mamata-era loyalist with a Saradha-scarred past joins the Ritabrata rebel camp. The defection is not noise — it is the clearest signal yet that TMC's generational fault-line has cracked open, and someone in saffron may be holding the chisel. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Madan Mitra TMC Exit: BJP Bengal 2026 Strategy - Madan Mitra, TMC;BJP;Mamata Banerjee;Abhishek Banerjee;Ritabrata Banerjee;West Bengal;Bengal 2026;municipal elections;TMC rebel faction{#}amar;Abhishek Banerjee;WhatsApp;abhishek;Rajya Sabha;Kolkata;madan;Frozen;television;politics;Election;Party;Assembly;Leader;Election Commission;Elections;Maharashtra;Press;workers;Minister;READ;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Mamata Benerjee;West Bengal - Kolkata;Calcutta;Smart phone;local language - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMadan Mitra Walks Out, TMC's Rebel Bench Grows — Is BJP Quietly Building a Defectors XI to Checkmate Mamata Before Bengal 2026?2026-07-16T02:13:52.385Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900248/India-UK-FTA-How-Modi-Linked-Khalistan-to-Trade-Dealhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/pakistan-admits-deal-with-taliban-for-kashmir21cbc256-02c9-433a-8db9-a1bfc6b44437-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgBritain's sudden conversion to India's security vocabulary is not diplomacy — it is the sound of a post-Brexit economy discovering that the price of the Indian market is denominated in Khalistan crackdowns, not just tariff schedules. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - India UK FTA: How Modi Linked Khalistan to Trade Deal - Modi, UK India FTA;Khalistan;post-Brexit trade;India security concerns;free trade agreement;UK India relations{#}Degree;New Zealand;Currency;Australia;Britain;British;london;Hyderabad;European Union;Prime Minister;Capital;Parliament;United States;police;Indian;READ;Government;Survey;China;Delhi;oil;Indians;war;zero;India;local language;Digital Wallet Platform;Population - indiaherald.com , India HeraldIndia's $2 Trillion Market, Britain's Post-Brexit Panic — Did Modi Just Make London Pay for Khalistan in Trade Coin?2026-07-16T02:00:50.995Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994900246/CBFC-OTT-Certification-India-Mandatory-Censorship-Policyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgIndia becomes the first major streaming market to extend its theatrical-era censor board to digital films. The Satluj-Zee5 controversy was the trigger — but the real beneficiaries may be the very Bollywood gatekeepers OTT once threatened to make irrelevant. - Movies - MANOJ KUMAR N - CBFC OTT Certification: India Mandatory Censorship Policy - CBFC, OTT;Satluj;Zee5;Netflix India;Amazon Prime Video;streaming regulation;film censorship;I&B Ministry;content regulation;Bollywood;Indian cinema{#}Punjabi;Film Nagar;Amazon;economics;Cinema;Box office;Christopher Nolan;Audience;media;Hindi;zero;Industry;Tamil;Telugu;Indian;READ;Queen;Bhagwant Mann;Sutlej;bollywood;court;Government;India;Digital Wallet Platform;advertisement;Industries;Smart phone;Cinema Theatre;cinema theater;Population - indiaherald.com , India HeraldCBFC for OTT Is Now Policy — Will India's Censor Board Kill the Very Content Revolution That Dethroned Bollywood?2026-07-16T01:54:21.436Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900244/US-Iran-Strikes-India-Oil-Imports-Hormuz-Riskhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/pakistan-admits-deal-with-taliban-for-kashmir21cbc256-02c9-433a-8db9-a1bfc6b44437-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgBrent crude has already breached $75 a barrel. With over 85% of India's crude imports transiting the Strait of Hormuz and 8 million Indians living in the Gulf, the US military's escalating campaign against Iran is not a distant war — it is a line item on every Indian household's monthly budget and a live test of Modi's diplomatic architecture. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - US Iran Strikes: India Oil Imports Hormuz Risk - US Iran strikes, Strait of Hormuz;India oil imports;Brent crude;Modi foreign policy;Gulf diaspora;Indian Navy;Chabahar port;fuel prices India;MEA{#}Kuwait;white house;Petrol;BUSINESS;Industry;Air;Shadow;Rajasthan;Kerala;Tamil;Bank;Cycle;police;WATCH;Press;workers;Telugu;oil;Iran;Congress;Telangana;Strike;Indians;Indian;Minister;gulf countries;TECHNOLOGY;Army;READ;war;Government;India;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;LG;Apple;Sony;Donald Trump;Industries - indiaherald.com , India Herald85% of India's Oil Sails Past a War Zone — Can Modi's Fuel Bill Survive the Strait of Hormuz Turning Into a Shooting Gallery?2026-07-16T01:49:06.320Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900243/Pew-Survey-China-Overtakes-US-Global-Favourabilityhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/us-secretary-blinken-to-meet-pm-modi0f884584-8302-469b-b1a3-8792c2af92e3-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA new Pew Research Center survey finds China more popular than America worldwide for the first time — and the shift quietly rewires the leverage Delhi has been banking on in the Quad, BRICS, and every corridor in between. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Pew Survey: China Overtakes US Global Favourability - Pew Research Center, China;United States;India;Narendra Modi;Quad;BRICS;global favourability;multi-alignment;foreign policy;UN Security Council reform{#}Application;Wanted;United States;TECHNOLOGY;Banking;court;Survey;VIEW;zero;Beijing;Army;Leader;electricity;Election Commission;Elections;Maharashtra;READ;UAE;China;war;Government;Delhi;India;Population;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;LG;Apple;Sony;Driver - indiaherald.com , India HeraldChina Beats America in Global Popularity for the First Time — Does Modi's 'Friend of Both' Gamble Just Get Harder or Smarter?2026-07-16T01:44:00.478Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900240/Sheikh-Hasina-Bangladesh-Return-India-Diplomatic-Stakeshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgSheikh Hasina's reported plan to surrender in Dhaka forces New Delhi into its most uncomfortable South Asia moment in years — hand back an ally or damage ties with the regime that replaced her. India Herald unpacks the backchannels, the leverage, and the lose-lose calculus. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Sheikh Hasina Bangladesh Return: India Diplomatic Stakes - Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh;India;Narendra Modi;Dhaka;India-Bangladesh relations;South Asia diplomacy;China;Teesta;bilateral trade{#}Nepal;Episode;Bangladesh;Sri Lanka;Beijing;China;Hindi;Narendra;Criminal;East;Army;Fire;police;June;Leader;electricity;Election Commission;Elections;Maharashtra;WATCH;Press;Minister;war;Parliament;Government;Delhi;READ;Indian;India;Research and Analysis Wing;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldSheikh Hasina Flies Back to Dhaka — Is Modi About to Discover the Real Price of Sheltering a Fallen Ally?2026-07-16T01:39:01.229Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994900239/Emiliano-Mart-nez-Why-Goalkeeper-Trends-in-Indiahttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/viral-IndiaHerald.jpgHe saves penalties, he taunts strikers, he grabs the biggest trophies — and somehow, a goalkeeper from Mar del Plata has become the most polarising athlete on Indian social media. Here is what is really driving the obsession. - Viral - Srivastan Venkatraman - Emiliano Martínez: Why Goalkeeper Trends in India - Emiliano Martínez, Aston Villa;Argentina;Premier League;2026 FIFA World Cup;Indian football fans;penalty saves;goalkeeper{#}Koramangala;Qatar;English;salt;job;Kochi;Google;World Cup;social media;Horror;Audience;Indians;SPORTS;Argentina;Culture;bollywood;media;history;READ;Love;Cricket;zero;Indian;India;tollywood-guest-roles - indiaherald.com , India HeraldEmiliano Martínez, 2 Million Searches and Zero Apologies — Why Does Football's Greatest Wind-Up Merchant Make India Lose Its Mind?2026-07-16T01:38:49.650Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900237/Maharashtra-Farm-Power-Dues-Waiver-Fiscal-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/farm-loan-waiver-and-da-release-drama-kcr-government-faces-election-heat749d7887-83cd-4268-921c-1074cea0f26f-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgAfter the farm loan waiver failed to move the rural needle, the Mahayuti government doubles down with a ₹48,000 crore electricity dues write-off — a treasury-emptying gamble that tells you more about Sharad Pawar's grip on rural Maharashtra than any rally ever could. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Maharashtra Farm Power Dues Waiver: Fiscal Impact - Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis;farm electricity dues waiver;Mahayuti;Sharad Pawar;MVA;farm loan waiver;Ajit Pawar;Maharashtra assembly elections;fiscal deficit{#}electricity;Singapore;Mumbai;Corporate;Strike;Ajit Pawar;Bihar;politics;Sharad Pawar;Bank;Capital;Cabinet;READ;Election Commission;Elections;Cycle;Maharashtra;WATCH;Election;Press;Party;Minister;Indian;war;Amaravati;Parliament;Government;Assembly;Delhi;India;CM;Telangana Chief Minister;Devendra Fadnavis;Bharatiya Janata Party;Congress-NCP;Prashant Kishor - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹48,000 Crore in Farm Power Dues Wiped, Loan Waivers Already Bleeding — Is Mahayuti Bankrupting Maharashtra to Outrun Sharad Pawar's Rural Fury?2026-07-16T01:29:32.077Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900235/One-Nation-One-Election-EC-Readiness-CM-Tenure-Riskshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Election Commission says it can execute simultaneous elections with just six months' lead time. The hardware may be ready — but the political cost falls almost entirely on regional parties whose chief ministers face premature assembly dissolution. India Herald unpacks who stands to lose the most. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - One Nation One Election: EC Readiness, CM Tenure Risks - One Nation One Election, Election Commission;BJP;ONOE;JPC;Mamata Banerjee;MK Stalin;regional parties;2029 elections;constitutional amendment;simultaneous elections{#}Naveen Patnaik;Election Commission;Rajasthan;Jharkhand;Kerala;Elections;VIEW;Assam;Telangana;Odisha;Parliament;Cycle;Prime Minister;Government;Tamil;TDP;Maharashtra;Assembly;police;June;WATCH;Delhi;Election;Press;Party;Minister;Indian;war;India;Loksabha;CM;Telangana Chief Minister;Bharatiya Janata Party;Mamata Benerjee;West Bengal - Kolkata;local language;Digital Wallet Platform;Blockbuster hit - indiaherald.com , India Herald6 Months to 'One Nation One Election' — Which Chief Ministers Will Lose Their Chairs if Modi Pulls the Trigger?2026-07-16T01:22:59.850Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900233/Zelenskiy-Klymenko-as-Ukraine-Defence-Ministerhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgUkraine's wartime president is about to hand the defence portfolio to a career law-enforcement officer — a move that tells you the rot inside the army may now worry Kyiv more than Russian shells outside it. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Zelenskiy: Klymenko as Ukraine Defence Minister - Zelenskiy, Klymenko;Ukraine;Defence Minister;Russia-Ukraine War;military corruption;draft dodging;India foreign policy;Verkhovna Rada;NATO{#}United States;Moscow;TECHNOLOGY;Ukraine;Poland;Russia;Bank;HEALTH;East;Red;February;Banking;gold;Capital;Shield;police;Army;media;June;Cabinet;WATCH;Leader;Minister;Indian;war;READ;Fire;Narendra Modi;court;Delhi;India;Population;European Union;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;LG;Apple;Sony;National Democratic Alliance - indiaherald.com , India HeraldZelenskiy Picks a Cop to Run Ukraine's War — Is Kyiv Now Fighting Its Own Army Before It Fights Russia?2026-07-16T01:22:31.559Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900230/PM-Modi-BJP-Parliament-Session-Pre-Session-Strategy-Meethttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/mcd-election-bjp-is-scared-to-contest7c411e0c-1550-4a93-9836-6ae9552b9e6b-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA pre-session war room with Modi, Shah, and Gadkari at the same table signals legislative intent sharper than any whip notice — India Herald reads the seating chart, the silences, and the bills waiting in the wings. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - PM Modi BJP Parliament Session: Pre-Session Strategy Meet - PM Modi, BJP;Amit Shah;Nitin Gadkari;Parliament Session 2026;JP Nadda;Delimitation;Waqf Bill;Uttar Pradesh 2027;Indian Parliament;BJP Strategy{#}Nagpur;Narendra;Parliament;Shadow;Nitin Gadkari;Cycle;Criminal;Uttar Pradesh;Maharashtra;politics;Population;Prime Minister;Cabinet;WATCH;Leader;Assembly;Minister;Party;Indian;war;Press;READ;Government;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;House;Amit Shah;Nitin;Loksabha;local language - indiaherald.com , India HeraldModi, Shah, Gadkari in One Room Before Parliament — What's the Legislative Ambush BJP Is Loading, and Who's Missing From the Table?2026-07-16T01:09:32.048Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900229/Pakistan-Bannu-TTP-Kills-6-Cops-KP-Police-Crisishttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgSix KP police officers killed in Bannu as the TTP wages a calculated campaign not to defeat the Pakistani state outright — but to shatter its weakest, most resentful link: the underpaid, under-equipped local cops fighting the military's war with borrowed rifles and broken morale. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Pakistan Bannu: TTP Kills 6 Cops, KP Police Crisis - TTP, Pakistan;Bannu;Khyber Pakhtunkhwa;KP Police;Pakistani Army;counterinsurgency;India security;law enforcement crisis{#}Khyber Pakhtunkhwa;police;Mayawati;Army;yamuna;vehicles;ali;oil;Pakistan;war;Heart;media;Air;Delhi;June;District;Press;READ;Government;India;local language;Posters;Bharatiya Janata Party;Donald Trump - indiaherald.com , India Herald6 Cops Dead, Bannu Burning, Army Nowhere — Is the TTP Engineering Pakistan's Police Into Open Mutiny?2026-07-16T01:03:07.151Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900227/Bidadi-Township-Siddaramaiah-No-Forced-Land-Farmer-Pledgehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgKarnataka's CM vows no farmer will be displaced for the Bidadi Township — but India Herald's read is that the real displacement may be political, aimed squarely at his own deputy's ambitions in Vokkaliga country. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Bidadi Township: Siddaramaiah No Forced Land Farmer Pledge - Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar;Bidadi Township;Karnataka;Ramanagara;Greater Bengaluru;land acquisition;Vokkaliga;Congress;2028 Karnataka election{#}Ancestral;Crush;secretariat;Champion;Tamilnadu;Karnataka;Success;Shield;June;CM;Congress;Wanted;WATCH;Leader;District;history;Election;Press;Telangana;Assembly;READ;Minister;Government;Party;Indian;India;Deputy Chief Minister;Telangana Chief Minister;local language;Cinema - indiaherald.com , India Herald516 Acres, Two Ambitions, One Party That Cannot Keep Both — Is Siddaramaiah Using the Farmer Shield to Stall Shivakumar's Megacity Dream?2026-07-16T00:56:31.712Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900223/Jan-Suraaj-Leaders-Join-BJP-Prashant-Kishor-Biharhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgPrashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj is bleeding ground-level operators to the BJP weeks before the Bankipur bypoll — a pattern that reveals less about ideology and more about who controls the levers of patronage in Bihar's ruthless political ecosystem. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Jan Suraaj Leaders Join BJP: Prashant Kishor Bihar - Prashant Kishor, Jan Suraaj;BJP;Bihar;Bankipur bypoll;Nitin Nabin;Bihar politics;defections{#}Prashant Kishor;Nitin;Bihar;workers;Journey;Maharashtra;Master;Narendra Modi;politics;Leader;Heart;District;Idea;history;Election;Government;Party;Press;Telangana;Assembly;media;Indian;READ;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;local language;Mamata Benerjee;Population;Smart phone;television - indiaherald.com , India HeraldJan Suraaj's Ground Troops Defect to BJP Before a Single Vote — Is Prashant Kishor's Bihar Math Collapsing on the Chalkboard?2026-07-16T00:42:19.748Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994900222/Nico-Paz-Real-Madrid-Transfer-Future-Explainedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/sports-IndiaHerald.jpgA 20-year-old Argentine playmaker has become the most contested young talent in European football — India Herald breaks down why the Nico Paz conversation is really about what Real Madrid values next. - Sports - Sowmiya Sriram - Nico Paz: Real Madrid Transfer Future Explained - Nico Paz, Real Madrid;Como 1907;Serie A;transfer window 2026;buyback clause;Argentine football;La Liga;Cesc Fabregas{#}Italy;Roja;Brazil;Spain;youth;Gift;SPORTS;Argentina;Beautiful;Culture;economics;Wanted;media;INTERNATIONAL;zero;war;Industry;WATCH;Indian;READ;India;Europe countries;European Union;Population;tollywood-guest-roles;Industries;advertisement;Posters - indiaherald.com , India HeraldNico Paz, 20 Years Old, Real Madrid's Argentine Jewel — Why Is Half of Europe Suddenly Fighting Over One Midfielder?2026-07-16T00:36:11.308Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900219/Ram-Mandir-Trust-CEO-New-Rules-Power-Shifthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgNew trust rules mandate a professional CEO to manage the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust's swelling coffers. India Herald's read: this is less about efficiency and more about who holds the keys to Ayodhya's billion-dollar devotional economy — the saffron-robed seers or New Delhi's bureaucratic machinery. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Ram Mandir Trust CEO: New Rules, Power Shift - Ram Mandir Trust, CEO appointment;Ayodhya;Modi government;VHP;Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust;UP 2027;BJP;temple economy;Nritya Gopal Das{#}Mathura;krishna;ram mandir;February;wednesday;Lucknow;Corporate;2020;central government;Ayodhya;temple;Indians;Uttar Pradesh;Supreme Court;gold;Capital;ali;oil;News;Government;MP;Congress;Party;Strike;Survey;Press;court;Delhi;BUSINESS;WATCH;Indian;READ;India;ram pothineni;Digital Wallet Platform;Bharatiya Janata Party;Mamata Benerjee - indiaherald.com , India HeraldA CEO for Ram Lalla's Billions — Is Modi Quietly Corporatising the Temple Away From the Seers Who Built It?2026-07-16T00:30:09.033Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994900218/Christopher-Nolan-The-Odyssey-India-Box-Office-Day-1https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/grace-meets-glamour-kajal-aggarwals-stunning-whitehot-fashion-moment916a3c3c-fb76-4167-a71d-f1125721a300-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgChristopher Nolan's The Odyssey arrives across 2,500 Indian screens — uncut, critic-adored, and backed by distributor confidence last seen for domestic tentpoles. India Herald breaks down the trade math, the Oppenheimer precedent, and why a Hollywood auteur now plays the pan-India game better than most Indian stars. - Movies - Sowmiya Sriram - Christopher Nolan The Odyssey: India Box Office Day 1 - Christopher Nolan,The Odyssey,India Box Office,Pan-India,CBFC,Oppenheimer,IMAX,Hollywood in India,क्रिस्टोफर नोलन,द ओडिसी{#}Kollywood,Diwali,Box office,vehicles,Akshay Kumar,Hindi,REVIEW,Office,BUSINESS,Industries,WATCH,Sea,zero,Event,Fire,war,Shreyas Talpade,Train,Christopher Nolan,Horror,Genre,Hollywood,Audience,Mumbai,producer,Tollywood,Industry,Minister,Telugu,bollywood,Election,Indian,READ,India,House,Digital Wallet Platform,Kangana Ranaut - indiaherald.com , India Herald2,500 Screens, Zero Cuts, 98% RT — Is Christopher Nolan Now the Safest 'Pan-India' Star India's Box Office Has?2026-07-16T00:22:02.420Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900215/NSA-Doval-BIMSTEC-Meetings-Myanmar-Sri-Lanka-Securityhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/us-secretary-blinken-to-meet-pm-modi0f884584-8302-469b-b1a3-8792c2af92e3-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe official agenda says multilateral cooperation. The real agenda, India Herald's read suggests, is a quiet Indian attempt to draw red lines around a neighbourhood where Myanmar is fracturing, China is building ports, and Bangladesh is drifting — before the next crisis makes diplomacy irrelevant. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - NSA Doval BIMSTEC Meetings: Myanmar Sri Lanka Security - Ajit Doval,NSA India,BIMSTEC,Myanmar civil war,China Bay of Bengal,Sri Lanka Hambantota,Bangladesh,Thailand,Indian Ocean security,India foreign policy{#}Laos,Thailand,Bangkok,Mosque,Survey,Mohan,Supreme,Driver,Red,Bangladesh,VIEW,Event,Fire,Sri Lanka,China,Beijing,Press,court,Indian,war,Army,READ,Delhi,India,West Bengal - Kolkata,local language,Pooja Hegde,Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal,surya sivakumar - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMyanmar's Collapse, China's Port Deals, One NSA — What Is Doval Really Securing in These Closed-Door BIMSTEC Talks?2026-07-16T00:13:10.780Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900213/MCD-NDDB-Cow-Dung-Biogas-MoU-Yamuna-Pollution-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/mcd-election-bjp-is-scared-to-contest7c411e0c-1550-4a93-9836-6ae9552b9e6b-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgDelhi's municipal body signs a cow-dung-to-biogas deal with NDDB and calls it a Yamuna cleanup move. The numbers tell a very different story — and the timing tells another one entirely. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - MCD NDDB Cow Dung Biogas MoU: Yamuna Pollution Impact - MCD, NDDB;Yamuna pollution;cow dung biogas;Delhi;BJP;2027 MCD elections;compressed biogas;sewage treatment;National Green Tribunal{#}yamuna;pollution;oxygen;Idea;Shakti;East;June;social media;Elections;Election;court;Government;Indian;READ;zero;Delhi;Bhagwant Mann;MP;Congress;Party;Sutlej;Strike;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Cow slaughter;Gujarat - Gandhinagar;House;Congress-NCP - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMCD's Cow-Dung 'Clean Yamuna' MoU — If Sewage Is 80% of the Problem, Why Is BJP Fixing the 2%?2026-07-16T00:08:55.107Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900210/Balochistan-Independence-Impact-on-CPEC-India-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgBalochistan's insurgency is no longer a fringe separatist fever dream — it is a live geopolitical faultline. If Pakistan's military grip slips further, China's corridor crumbles and New Delhi inherits both a lever and a minefield. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Balochistan Independence: Impact on CPEC, India Strategy - Balochistan, Pakistan;CPEC;China;Gwadar Port;Chabahar;India;Modi;BLA;Reko Diq;Indian Ocean Strategy;Geopolitics{#}Copper;Sri Lanka;Balochistan;Prize;gold;Afghanistan;China;Pakistan;Population;Beijing;Army;Mayawati;Capital;Indian;Delhi;ali;Press;READ;Sea;oil;Strike;Iran;India;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu;Donald Trump - indiaherald.com , India HeraldPakistan's Crumbling Grip on Balochistan, China's $62 Billion CPEC Nightmare — If the Province Actually Breaks Free, What Is Modi's Next Move?2026-07-16T00:00:54.777Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900207/Rampur-Demolition-Azam-Khan-Jauhar-University-Bulldozerhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/govindas-words-in-pairse-of-cm-yogi1f8bd64b-be13-4b83-9fa6-0c590d6684d0-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgRampur's demolition drive targets 38 structures built over two decades at Azam Khan's Jauhar University — but the timing, with the SP veteran politically weakened and 2027 assembly elections approaching, suggests the bulldozer carries more than civic intent. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Rampur Demolition: Azam Khan Jauhar University Bulldozer - Azam Khan, CM Yogi Adityanath;Rampur;Jauhar University;Bulldozer Politics;UP 2027 Elections;Samajwadi Party;BJP;Rohilkhand;Uttar Pradesh{#}University;Yogi Adityanath;Criminal;ali;Heart;MLA;Kanpur;yogi;Assembly;District;Cabinet;CM;Uttar Pradesh;HEALTH;Press;Elections;Party;WATCH;Election;READ;Government;media;India;Shaheen Bhatt;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India Herald38 Buildings, 20 Years, One Weakened Rival — Is Yogi's Rampur Bulldozer a 2027 Campaign Launch Disguised as Civic Action?2026-07-15T23:50:31.852Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900205/OTT-Censorship-India-Sutlej-Controversy-Broadcast-Billhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/tf-is-peddi-even-about-internet-tears-into-ram-charans-film-after-ott-release15703e7e-20b6-492c-9a5f-0da035930b68-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Sutlej web series sparked public fury — but the Centre's censorship machinery was already in motion. India Herald decodes the legislative timing, the Broadcast Bill's quiet journey, and why one controversial show may have handed the I&B Ministry the political cover it needed to regulate every screen in your pocket. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - OTT Censorship India: Sutlej Controversy Broadcast Bill - OTT Censorship, Sutlej Controversy;Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill;CBFC;Modi Government;I&B Ministry;Digital Content Regulation;India Streaming{#}Sutlej;Culture;eenadu;economics;television;Wanted;Queen;advertisement;Murder;Odisha;Industry;Cinema;WATCH;Fire;Supreme Court;Telangana;social media;Election;READ;Government;court;News;media;bollywood;Indian;Delhi;India;Service;Digital Wallet Platform;Industries;Murder.;tollywood-guest-roles - indiaherald.com , India HeraldOne Web Series, a National Outrage, and a Ready-Made Bill — Did Modi's I&B Ministry Just Get the Excuse It Was Waiting For?2026-07-15T23:40:31.784Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900203/Chandrashekhar-Azad-Jantar-Mantar-Dalit-Tribal-Coalitionhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgDay 25 of the CJP hunger strike at Jantar Mantar has become a magnet for opposition figures — but the Nagina MP's calculated appearance is less about Ladakh and more about assembling a street-level Dalit-Tribal front that neither Mayawati nor Rahul Gandhi currently commands. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Chandrashekhar Azad Jantar Mantar: Dalit-Tribal Coalition - Chandrashekhar Azad, Sonam Wangchuk;Jantar Mantar;CJP;Abhijeet Dipke;BSP;Mayawati;Congress;Dalit-Tribal Coalition;Nagina;Ladakh Sixth Schedule;Azad Samaj Party{#}Jharkhand;Shashi Tharoor;Haryana;ajay;Faizabad;Chhattisgarh;Mayawati;Uttar Pradesh;Legend;HEALTH;Episode;Mass;MP;Press;Telangana;social media;politics;Capital;temple;Elections;Election;Congress;Leader;Strike;READ;Party;Government;Rahul Gandhi;rahul;Delhi;court;India;Rahul Sipligunj;Azad Hind Fauj;Scheduled caste;Bharatiya Janata Party;Venkatesh;ram pothineni;Scheduled Tribes;Loksabha;local language;House;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu;Alia Bhatt;Event - indiaherald.com , India HeraldSonam Wangchuk's Stage, Chandrashekhar Azad's Script — Is the Nagina MP Building the Coalition That Congress and BSP Cannot?2026-07-15T23:33:49.395Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900200/Punjab-AAP-17-Market-Committee-Chairs-2027-Planhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/sharad-pawar-started-politics-of-sabotage-raj-thackeray90097211-6e00-4208-ba8f-e47f78bf0489-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgBehind a routine list of 17 mandi appointments lies AAP's most calculated rural power play — controlling the agrarian economy's nerve centres to firewall its vote bank against Congress and Akali Dal before 2027. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Punjab AAP: 17 Market Committee Chairs, 2027 Plan - Bhagwant Mann, AAP Punjab;Market Committee;Punjab 2027 Elections;Barnala;Abohar;Sanghera;Dabbu;Mandi;Rural Punjab;Dainik Bhaskar{#}Chandigarh;Bhagwant Mann;Sugar;Rajasthan;VIEW;Beijing;Assembly;Accident;Cycle;District;Bank;Cabinet;WATCH;Punjab;Elections;Election;Congress;Leader;Strike;READ;war;Party;Indian;court;Minister;Government;CM;India;Smart phone;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;Congress-NCP;National Democratic Alliance - indiaherald.com , India Herald17 Chairs, One Chessboard — Why Is Bhagwant Mann Betting AAP's 2027 Future on Punjab's Grain Mandis?2026-07-15T23:23:14.125Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994900195/Sunetra-Pawar-NCP-President-Legal-Challenge-Crisishttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA legal challenge to Sunetra Pawar's elevation as NCP president isn't routine party drama — it's a surgical strike at Ajit Pawar's command structure. India Herald traces the fingerprints and asks: is the uncle quietly reclaiming the party his nephew took? - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Sunetra Pawar NCP President Legal Challenge Crisis - Sunetra Pawar, Ajit Pawar;NCP;Sharad Pawar;Maharashtra politics;NCP split;BJP;Mahayuti alliance;India Today;Hindustan Times{#}spouse;Puducherry;Fort;Mumbai;Election Commission;Elections;Wife;Deputy Chief Minister;Maharashtra;Sharad Pawar;Election;politics;court;Ajit Pawar;Silver;Congress;Paris;Frozen;House;Capital;Leader;Strike;READ;Government;Minister;Indian;CM;war;Party;Delhi;India;Congress-NCP;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;Telangana Chief Minister - indiaherald.com , India HeraldSunetra Pawar's Legal Trap, Sharad's Fingerprints — Is the NCP Being Dismantled From the Inside?2026-07-15T23:09:32.442Zalways1.0