https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895823/Modi-Takaichi-India-Japan-Defence-Semiconductor-Pacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgJapan's first female PM brings chips, missiles and a quiet China hedge to Delhi — India Herald unpacks the corridor both sides are building while the cameras focus on handshakes. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Modi Takaichi India Japan Defence Semiconductor Pact - Modi, Takaichi;Japan;India;semiconductor;defence;Quad;China;supply chain;Indo-Pacific;AI;Make in India{#}Taiwan;France;Customer;Prize;BUSINESS;Corporate;Hyderabad;VIEW;Cabinet;Tokyo;Japan;TECHNOLOGY;Australia;engineer;United States;Beijing;Prime Minister;Strike;Supreme;Capital;pollution;Election;Air;China;zero;court;READ;Indian;Narendra Modi;Minister;Government;Delhi;India;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Huawei;Nokia;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Sony;Samsung;Apple;LG;Research and Analysis Wing;local language;House - indiaherald.com , India HeraldModi and Takaichi Sign the Defence-Chip Pact Nobody Predicted — But Can Two Democracies Actually Out-Supply China?2026-07-04T03:59:46.871Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895820/130th-Amendment-Bill-Objections-Impact-Allieshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe 130th Amendment Bill promises delimitation and reservation reform — but underneath the constitutional language lies a brutal arithmetic of power that could redraw India's electoral map and test every alliance the BJP holds dear. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - 130th Amendment Bill: Objections, Impact, Allies - 130th Amendment Bill,Delimitation,Lok Sabha,BJP,NDA,TDP,JDU,Chandrababu Naidu,Nitish Kumar,SC/ST Reservations,Southern States,Monsoon Session 2026,Parliament,Constitutional Amendment,Indian Express,The Hindu,Congress,DMK{#}Uttar Pradesh,Andhra Pradesh,Frozen,TDP,Parliament,Stalin,Bihar,Haryana,Friday,Tamil,Rajasthan,Congress,MP,Karnataka,Minister,Telugu,Hindi,media,Assembly,Shield,Party,Population,Government,court,READ,Indian,Delhi,India,local language,Bharatiya Janata Party,Loksabha,National Democratic Alliance,Research and Analysis Wing,udhayanidhi stalin,House,Jr NTR,Telangana Chief Minister,CM - indiaherald.com , India Herald130th Amendment Bill, 543 Seats, and One Question No Ally Will Answer — Is Modi Rewriting the Constitution or the Coalition?2026-07-04T03:53:38.074Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895818/Delhi-8300-Crore-Clean-Air-Plan-AAP-Election-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/-pink-saheli-smart-card-launched-what-it-is762f30f0-832c-4ee3-bc46-72f6d7c1f8c3-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgDelhi's ₹8,300-crore World Bank-aided pollution plan sounds like governance. But its timing, its scale, and its centre-state fault lines reveal something sharper: AAP's most expensive pre-election defence mechanism yet. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Delhi 8300 Crore Clean Air Plan AAP Election Strategy - Delhi government,AAP,clean air plan,World Bank,Delhi pollution,₹8300 crore,LG Delhi,BJP,2027 Delhi election,GRAP{#}Siliguri,bus,youth,Rekha,september,Bank,Cycle,Assembly,October,Office,MLA,history,Capital,Punjab,Governor,District,2020,Shield,LG,Party,air pollution,pollution,June,Election,Press,Government,court,INTERNATIONAL,Air,China,WATCH,zero,READ,Indian,Delhi,CM,war,India,Bharatiya Janata Party,Population,Rekha Vedavyas - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹8,300 Crore, World Bank's Backing, and Delhi's Worst Air on Earth — Is AAP Building a Clean-Air Plan or a Pre-2027 Election Bunker?2026-07-04T03:45:44.153Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895814/Sweden-Climate-Lawsuit-Impact-on-India-PILshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/-vs-the-jawdropping-smoking-divide-between-indonesia-and-sweden59b57468-ab2c-484f-ba8c-c1532c0559a3-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgSweden's Supreme Administrative Court has ruled that activists can sue the state for climate inaction — a first in Scandinavian law. India, the world's third-largest emitter with a stack of pending environmental PILs and deepening COP commitments, now faces a sharper question: if Stockholm can be dragged to court for insufficient emissions cuts, how long before New Delhi is next? - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Sweden Climate Lawsuit: Impact on India PILs - Sweden, climate litigation;India;Supreme Court;National Green Tribunal;Paris Agreement;COP30;Urgenda;Aurora;Modi;Article 21;PILs;net-zero 2070;climate change{#}Sweden;air pollution;Netherlands;london;Paris;Germany;Arabian sea;pollution;Sea;Brazil;REVIEW;Dubai;United States;Supreme Court;Mass;Beijing;Prime Minister;Arrest;Karnataka;June;High court;Election;Press;Government;court;INTERNATIONAL;Air;Strike;Supreme;China;WATCH;zero;READ;Indian;Minister;Leader;Delhi;India;advertisement;House;Chennai;Bharatiya Janata Party;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India HeraldOne Swedish Ruling, 600 Indian Climate PILs Waiting — Can Courts Now Force Governments to Stop Burning the Planet?2026-07-04T03:33:38.121Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895810/MHA-Ladakh-Deal-Sixth-Schedule-Demand-Droppedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgAfter years of agitation and a hunger strike that nearly killed Sonam Wangchuk, Ladakhi groups and the Home Ministry have struck a deal — but the fine print reveals who held the stronger hand, and it was not the streets. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - MHA Ladakh Deal: Sixth Schedule Demand Dropped - MHA, Ladakh;Sixth Schedule;Amit Shah;Sonam Wangchuk;Union Territory;Article 370;Kargil;Leh;Apex Body;India border politics{#}Tibet;EDUCATION;August;Air;Strike;oil;Supreme;Article 370;Drought;job;Governor;Amit Shah;police;temple;District;Population;March;engineer;China;2020;Shield;LG;WATCH;Congress;zero;politics;READ;Party;CM;Indian;Minister;central government;Leader;Delhi;India;House;Venkatesh;local language;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu;Hanu Raghavapudi;Bharatiya Janata Party;Loksabha;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India HeraldOne Demand Dropped, One Promise Gained, Zero Sixth Schedule — Did Ladakh's Protesters Just Trade Their Loudest Weapon for Delhi's Quietest Concession?2026-07-04T03:24:26.407Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895808/China-Critical-Minerals-India-Defence-EV-Supply-Riskhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgBeijing's pointed remarks on the Indo-Pacific and critical minerals are not diplomatic pleasantries — they are a calibrated signal. With China controlling the processing of nearly every mineral India needs for electric vehicles and advanced defence systems, the real question is whether Delhi's counter-strategy with the Quad is moving fast enough to survive an embargo. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - China Critical Minerals: India Defence EV Supply Risk - China, critical minerals;India;Indo-Pacific;Quad;lithium;rare earths;defence;EV;Beijing;Japan;Takaichi;Make in India;supply chain{#}tejas;Chile;Democratic Republic of Congo;NITI Aayog;Tokyo;Japan;vehicles;engineer;Beijing;China;Capital;TECHNOLOGY;2020;Prime Minister;Heart;Pakistan;Industry;Rajasthan;Arrest;Punjab;Shield;WATCH;Karnataka;Congress;June;zero;High court;politics;Election;Press;Government;READ;Party;Delhi;CM;Indian;Australia;Minister;India;Industries;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu;Research and Analysis Wing;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Huawei;Nokia;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Sony;Samsung;Apple;Chennai;court;Bharatiya Janata Party;Telangana Chief Minister - indiaherald.com , India HeraldChina Controls 70% of Critical Minerals Processing — Is Beijing Engineering a Chokehold on India's EV and Defence Future?2026-07-04T03:18:26.318Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895804/CM-Vijay-4-Election-Petitions-in-Madras-High-Courthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgWeeks into his chief ministership, Thalapathy Vijay faces four separate election petitions in the Madras High Court — India Herald decodes the legal siege and asks whether Dravidian old guard politics is weaponising the judiciary to paralyse a government before it can govern. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - CM Vijay: 4 Election Petitions in Madras High Court - Thalapathy Vijay, Madras High Court;Tamil Nadu;election petition;DMK;AIADMK;TVK;Dravidian politics;Representation of the People Act;CM Vijay legal challenge{#}secretariat;Dussehra;sun;DNA;VIEW;naga;Cabinet;October;Success;zero;history;Shadow;Office;High court;Chennai;Jayalalithaa;media;MLA;Tamil;Leader;politics;Election Commission;Mass;Election;Press;Government;READ;court;Party;Delhi;war;Minister;CM;Indian;Cinema;News;India;Population;Venkatesh;Telangana Chief Minister;local language - indiaherald.com , India Herald4 Election Petitions, One New CM, Zero Breathing Room — Is the Dravidian Old Guard Using Courts to Strangle Vijay's Government in Its Cradle?2026-07-04T03:10:26.485Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895801/Karnataka-Voter-Enumeration-CEO-Door-to-Door-Orderhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer's directive to BLOs for a door-to-door verification of electoral rolls is no routine housekeeping — it is the opening salvo in a high-stakes booth-level turf war that could reshape the state's electoral arithmetic before 2028. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Karnataka Voter Enumeration: CEO Door-to-Door Order - Karnataka, Chief Electoral Officer;BLOs;voter enumeration;mass enrolment;BJP;Congress;Siddaramaiah;Election Commission of India;Karnataka elections 2028;voter rolls;booth level officers{#}Haryana;Friday;WOMEN;School;WATCH;Assembly;Population;Election Commission;Mass;Cycle;Election;workers;Karnataka;District;Press;Government;READ;Indian;court;Party;Congress;Delhi;war;Minister;CM;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;local language;Telangana Chief Minister - indiaherald.com , India HeraldDoor-to-Door 'Voter Hunt' in Karnataka, 30 Lakh Names Under Scrutiny — Is the BJP Engineering a Pre-Election Purge or Defending Democracy?2026-07-04T02:59:26.780Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895797/MK-Stalin-Criticises-Vijay-Govt-Former-Minister-Arresthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgStalin calls the arrest politically motivated and questions the urgency — but the real signal is that Vijay's TVK government is dismantling the DMK's old guard with a ruthlessness that would make Karunanidhi proud. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - MK Stalin Criticises Vijay Govt Former Minister Arrest - MK Stalin, Vijay;Tamil Nadu;DMK;TVK;Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam;Chief Minister;former minister arrest;anti-corruption;Dravidian politics;News18{#}Jayalalithaa;Fort;Arrest;Bhagwant Mann;Accident;Mass;Cycle;police;News;Election;temple;workers;Leader;Stalin;Karnataka;District;media;Punjab;politics;Press;MLA;Shield;Tamil;Minister;Government;MP;READ;Indian;CM;court;Party;Congress;India;Telangana Chief Minister;udhayanidhi stalin;M. Karunanidhi;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal - indiaherald.com , India HeraldOne Midnight Arrest, Two Dravidian Legacies — Is Chief Minister Vijay Using Stalin's Own Playbook to Bury Him?2026-07-04T02:48:18.548Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895794/Madhya-Pradesh-UCC-Tribal-Exemption-BJP-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_analysis/prashant-predicts-jagans-fate5cac8dcc-e859-4b27-9cb0-56e4825494d1-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgMadhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav's promise to shield Adivasis from the UCC is not generosity — it is arithmetic. With tribal voters constituting over a fifth of the state's electorate, the exemption reveals the precise electoral fear that will shape a diluted national UCC. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Madhya Pradesh UCC: Tribal Exemption BJP Strategy - Uniform Civil Code, Madhya Pradesh;Mohan Yadav;BJP;tribal communities;Fifth Schedule;Article 244;Uttarakhand UCC;Census 2011;Adivasi;Chhattisgarh;Indian Constitution{#}Arun Jaitley;Uttarakhand;Silver;Governor;Mohan;MLA;Diesel;Odisha;Chhattisgarh;Shield;Rajasthan;Application;Red;marriage;Assembly;Steel plant;Corporate;Tamil;Minister;Government;Parliament;Population;MP;Election Commission;READ;Indian;Party;Congress;CM;court;Delhi;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal;Arun;Amit Shah;Anand Deverakonda;Telangana Chief Minister;National Democratic Alliance - indiaherald.com , India HeraldOne Nation, Two Codes — Why Is BJP Exempting 21% of Central India's Voters From Its Own Ideological Flagship?2026-07-04T02:39:26.520Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895790/Manish-Tewari-Backs-Modi-Indus-Water-Treaty-Standhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/trump-just-called-india-a-hellhole-modi-govts-gutless-reply-that-humiliated-billion-indians424990e7-2b75-4fda-b16b-5a33c92bb99c-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA sitting Congress MP publicly echoes the PM's hardline on Pakistan and water — and hands his own party a lose-lose choice between Punjab's farmers and the national opposition playbook. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Manish Tewari Backs Modi Indus Water Treaty Stand - Manish Tewari, PM Modi;BJP;Congress;Indus Waters Treaty;Punjab;Pakistan;national security;Indian politics{#}terrorism;Indus River;Chandigarh;Punjabi;Manish Tewari;rahul;Parliament;manish;Narendra;Punjab;Bank;MP;Gift;Easter;politics;Election Commission;READ;court;Pakistan;Delhi;Drought;Supreme Court;Press;Office;Indian;Party;Congress;India;Manish Pandey;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;Population;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Rahul Sipligunj - indiaherald.com , India HeraldManish Tewari Backs Modi's Indus Treaty Freeze — Why Has the Punjab MP Just Walked Congress Into a Nationalist Trap It Cannot Exit?2026-07-04T02:33:38.135Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895788/Mysuru-Farmers-Protest-Demands-Drought-Relief-Karnatakahttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/-girls-ghost-guys-chasing-fantasiesthen-scream-marriage-is-a-scam-on-the-internetcde0d410-cabd-4914-9e7b-f1d1bfb5d2d5-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgFarmers in Mysuru have taken to the streets demanding drought relief, raising uncomfortable questions for the ruling establishment. India Herald examines what is known — and what remains unanswered — about the protests and their political undertow. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Mysuru Farmers Protest Demands Drought Relief Karnataka - Mysuru farmers protest, Karnataka drought relief;Siddaramaiah;Congress Karnataka;BJP-JDS alliance;drought compensation;Old Mysuru belt;Karnataka politics{#}Stalin;Drought;Karnataka;Amit Shah;Supreme Court;District;Heart;Press;Minister;CM;Office;WATCH;Indian;central government;Party;Congress;media;Government;India;Telangana Chief Minister;Bharatiya Janata Party;House;udhayanidhi stalin - indiaherald.com , India HeraldFarmers Hit the Streets in Mysuru Demanding Drought Relief — What's Behind the Agrarian Anger in Karnataka's Heartland?2026-07-04T02:24:46.216Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895785/India-Contests-US-Forced-Labour-Tariff-Trade-Disputehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/-girls-ghost-guys-chasing-fantasiesthen-scream-marriage-is-a-scam-on-the-internetcde0d410-cabd-4914-9e7b-f1d1bfb5d2d5-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgIndia is preparing a formal challenge to Washington's 'forced labour' designations on Indian exports — but the real fight is not about labour standards. It is about whether the US has found a moral-sounding weapon to bypass WTO rules and squeeze a rising trade rival, just as it did with China's Xinjiang supply chains. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - India Contests US Forced Labour Tariff: Trade Dispute - India, United States;forced labour tariffs;Xinjiang playbook;WTO;Make in India;non-tariff barriers;trade war;Times of India;UFLPA{#}Kanpur;Degree;Lawyer;December;United States;workers;Tamil;TECHNOLOGY;Episode;2020;Industries;history;media;Elections;WATCH;Frozen;ali;Pakistan;Shadow;Easter;Delhi;politics;Election Commission;Indian;READ;Government;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;West Bengal - Kolkata;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Huawei;Nokia;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Sony;Samsung;Apple;Digital Wallet Platform;Hanu Raghavapudi - indiaherald.com , India HeraldForced Labour or Forced Leverage? — India Contests US Tariff Move, But Is Washington Running the Xinjiang Playbook on Delhi?2026-07-04T02:18:26.652Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895784/China-Teesta-Project-India-Bangladesh-Geopolitical-Costhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/-girls-ghost-guys-chasing-fantasiesthen-scream-marriage-is-a-scam-on-the-internetcde0d410-cabd-4914-9e7b-f1d1bfb5d2d5-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgBeijing pledges backing for Bangladesh's long-stalled Teesta river management — the same project India's own domestic politics has blocked for over a decade. India Herald lays out the geopolitical price of inaction. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - China Teesta Project: India Bangladesh Geopolitical Cost - China, India;Bangladesh;Teesta River;Mamata Banerjee;MEA;water-sharing treaty;geopolitics;Belt and Road;West Bengal;Article 253{#}Sikkim;Bangladesh;Rail;Beijing;september;China;central government;WATCH;Frozen;INTERNATIONAL;ali;Prime Minister;Pakistan;Shadow;Easter;Minister;CM;Capital;Delhi;Gift;politics;zero;Election Commission;Party;temple;Supreme;Office;Congress;Indian;READ;Government;India;Mamata Benerjee;West Bengal - Kolkata;National Democratic Alliance;local language;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India HeraldChina's Billion-Dollar Teesta Offer, Mamata's Decade-Long Veto — Is Delhi Watching Its Closest Ally Drift Into Beijing's Orbit?2026-07-04T02:11:52.578Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895780/TMC-HQ-Takeover-Ritabrata-Faction-vs-Mamata-Banerjeehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe rebel Ritabrata Banerjee faction physically occupied Trinamool Congress's state headquarters in Kolkata, prompting an Election Commission notice to both camps — India Herald reads the factional arithmetic behind the most brazen internal challenge Mamata has faced in a decade. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - TMC HQ Takeover: Ritabrata Faction vs Mamata Banerjee - TMC, Mamata Banerjee;Ritabrata Banerjee;Trinamool Congress;Election Commission;Kolkata;West Bengal;TMC Split;Bengal Politics;Party Headquarters{#}Kolkata;Shiv Sena;politics;zero;Election Commission;Lie;Party;war;Steel plant;Corporate;Elections;Maharashtra;Uddhav Thackeray;Election;Bank;Press;June;temple;Supreme;Office;Congress;Indian;court;READ;India;Mamata Benerjee;Calcutta;West Bengal - Kolkata;Population;shiv sena party;Congress-NCP;Bharatiya Janata Party;local language;Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMamata's Own Fortress Breached From Inside — Who Is the Hidden Hand Behind Ritabrata's Coup at TMC HQ?2026-07-04T01:59:26.876Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994895777/Taylor-Swift-MSG-Wedding-Clues-Cost-Securityhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/taylor-swifts-billiondollar-empire-is-getting-protected-before-the-wedding71e417fe-9efc-46c1-96ae-fad9bad62aee-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgFlower walls, fairy-tale décor, a $26 million charity donation, and security fit for a head of state — the clues outside Madison Square Garden have turned Swiftie speculation into a global event. India Herald decodes what is real, what is rumour, and what Swift's own playbook tells us about the spectacle. - Viral - Srivastan Venkatraman - Taylor Swift MSG Wedding: Clues, Cost, Security - Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce;MSG;Swifties;Madison Square Garden;wedding;easter eggs;celebrity wedding;New York City{#}Easter;Love Story;Terrorists;marriage;Music;Kerala;Army;Love;Gift;Audience;economics;Assembly;social media;Industry;Minister;News;Event;READ;history;media;Capital;Delhi;India;Population;Industries;advertisement;Smart phone;CM;Telangana Chief Minister;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTaylor Swift's MSG Wedding, $26 Million in Charity, and Trump-Level Security — Is Pop's Biggest Easter Egg Hunter Finally Done Hiding?2026-07-04T01:49:40.928Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895776/India-Indus-Treaty-Dam-Infrastructure-Reality-Checkhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/viral/127/gig-workers-must-work-days-to-get-pension-and-insurance4d4d27b3-8f60-4d9e-acc8-39960760c800-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgIndia has frozen the Indus Waters Treaty until Pakistan dismantles its terror infrastructure — but the real story is not the diplomatic ultimatum. It is the yawning gap between Delhi's rhetoric and the half-built dams that are supposed to give the threat its teeth. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - India Indus Treaty: Dam Infrastructure Reality Check - India, Indus Waters Treaty;Pakistan;Shahpurkandi Barrage;Ujh Dam;Chenab;Jhelum;Ravi;Modi;Jal Shakti;World Bank;Pakal Dul;NHPC;water diplomacy;India-Pakistan relations{#}Pahalgam;electricity;international court;Ravi;Shakti;Frozen;Wanted;Heart;Election;Bank;oil;media;INTERNATIONAL;Hindi;Press;ali;Capital;June;Prime Minister;Pakistan;Punjab;Egypt;World Cup;temple;Supreme;Shadow;Office;Iran;Congress;Indian;Government;court;Delhi;India;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu;ravi anchor;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India HeraldIndia Freezes Indus Treaty Till Terror Ends — But Does Delhi Actually Have the Dams to Back Its Boldest Threat?2026-07-04T01:49:34.009Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895773/Iran-Khamenei-Funeral-India-Chabahar-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgAs millions flood Tehran for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's six-day funeral, his son Mojtaba's conspicuous absence signals a succession crisis that could reshape Iran's power structure — and force New Delhi to recalculate a decade of careful Middle East diplomacy built around the Chabahar corridor. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Iran Khamenei Funeral: India Chabahar Impact - Ali Khamenei, Iran;Mojtaba Khamenei;IRGC;Chabahar Port;Narendra Modi;India Iran Relations;Shehbaz Sharif;Iran Succession;South Block;Firstpost{#}commander;Afghanistan;Narendra;ali;Father;East;Capital;Leader;June;Prime Minister;Saudi Arabia;Steel plant;Pakistan;Corporate;Punjab;Israel;Egypt;World Cup;WATCH;Event;temple;Supreme;Supreme Court;Shadow;Office;Iran;Congress;Indian;READ;court;Delhi;India;gulf countries;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India HeraldIran Buries Khamenei, Son Hides From the Funeral — Will the IRGC's Shadow Succession Unravel Modi's Chabahar Gamble?2026-07-04T01:41:26.700Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895771/congress-ram-temple-trust-dissolution-demand-bjphttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA donation fraud scandal gave the opposition an opening. Congress seized it — demanding dissolution and a Supreme Court-monitored probe. But in Indian politics, attacking a temple trust has never been a risk-free proposition. India Herald unpacks the calculation, the danger, and what comes next. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - congress-ram-temple-trust-dissolution-demand-bjp - Congress, Ram Temple Trust;BJP;RSS;Ayodhya;Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra;donation scandal;Supreme Court;INDIA bloc;Hindutva politics{#}Evening;temple;Maharashtra;Press;Lie;Amit Shah;Government;Supreme;Supreme Court;Strike;Shadow;Office;Iran;Congress;Indian;READ;Party;war;Telangana;court;Ayodhya;News;Delhi;India;ram pothineni;Bharatiya Janata Party;Population;Uddhav Thackeray - indiaherald.com , India HeraldCongress Wants the Ram Temple Trust Dissolved — But Does Attacking the Shrine Risk Handing Modi the One Martyrdom Card He Cannot Manufacture Himself?2026-07-04T01:32:47.562Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895767/Israel-Denies-Iran-Plot-India-Diplomatic-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgIsrael's Prime Minister's Office calls the reported assassination plot against Iran's nuclear negotiators a 'complete fabrication of reality.' But in a shadow war where denial IS the weapon, India — balanced on a knife-edge between Iranian oil and Israeli defence tech — cannot afford to take anyone's word at face value. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Israel Denies Iran Plot: India Diplomatic Impact - Israel, Iran;PMO;India foreign policy;nuclear negotiations;Chabahar;defence ties;crude oil;S Jaishankar;shadow war;West Asia{#}University;Episode;Steel plant;Rekha;Pakistan;Supreme;Supreme Court;Corporate;Bank;jaishankar;Strike;Shadow;Cycle;2020;Office;Punjab;Air;Minister;Iran;Israel;court;oil;Congress;Egypt;World Cup;media;Indians;WATCH;Indian;READ;INTERNATIONAL;Event;News;Delhi;India;Subrahmanyam Jaishankar;gulf countries;Hanu Raghavapudi;Rekha Vedavyas - indiaherald.com , India HeraldIsrael Calls Iran Plot Report a 'Complete — But Why Should Modi's Diplomatic Tightrope Between Tehran and Tel Aviv Fear the Echo More Than the Leak?2026-07-04T01:19:26.940Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994895764/Australia-vs-Egypt-FIFA-World-Cup-2026-Matchhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/technology/sports_videos/-flipkart-summer-sale-iphone-gets-big-price-dropca865f65-27ac-4e95-b841-4346954f6d12-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgAustralia face Egypt in a FIFA World Cup 2026 group-stage clash that has gripped Indian football fans — not because India qualified, but because the match exposes everything Indian football still cannot deliver. Here is the tactical breakdown, the stakes, and the mirror it holds up. - Viral - S Venkateshwari - Australia vs Egypt: FIFA World Cup 2026 Match - Australia vs Egypt, FIFA World Cup 2026;India football;Socceroos;Egypt Pharaohs;AIFF;Mohamed Salah;FIFA 48-team format;Indian football fans;World Cup 2026 group stage{#}Egypt;Jersey;Qatar;South Korea;Austria;Spain;Saudi Arabia;World Cup;Algeria;VIRAT KOHLI;Portugal;Google;youth;Australia;Population;social media;Hindi;SPORTS;media;Qualification;Indians;zero;WATCH;Indian;Industry;READ;INTERNATIONAL;Event;India;tollywood-guest-roles;Industries - indiaherald.com , India HeraldAustralia vs Egypt — Two Continents, One FIFA World Cup Dream, So Why Is India Glued to a Match It Cannot Play?2026-07-04T01:09:26.936Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895762/John-Bolton-India-Trust-Deficit-Pannun-Russia-Oilhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/viral/127/gig-workers-must-work-days-to-get-pension-and-insurance4d4d27b3-8f60-4d9e-acc8-39960760c800-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgTrump's former National Security Advisor names the two fractures — the Pannun assassination plot and Indian purchases of Russian crude — that he says have corroded Washington's confidence in New Delhi. India Herald reads what this means for Modi's negotiating hand under a transactional Trump 2.0 presidency. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - John Bolton India Trust Deficit: Pannun, Russia Oil - John Bolton, India;United States;Narendra Modi;Pannun;Russia Oil;Trust Deficit;Trump;US India Relations;CAATSA;iCET;Quad{#}John;white house;Interview;Red;Leader;TECHNOLOGY;Amit Shah;Ukraine;Russia;court;oil;Samantha;Posters;June;Party;WATCH;politics;Delhi;Indian;Industry;READ;INTERNATIONAL;war;Prime Minister;India;Donald Trump;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Huawei;Nokia;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Sony;Samsung;Apple;House;Industries;Research and Analysis Wing;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldJohn Bolton, the Pannun File, and Russia's Oil — Can Modi's Washington Playbook Survive the Man Who Wrote the 'Trust Deficit' Memo?2026-07-04T01:03:45.934Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895759/PM-Modi-UDAN-Scheme-Relaunch-Jodhpur-Airporthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/trump-just-called-india-a-hellhole-modi-govts-gutless-reply-that-humiliated-billion-indians424990e7-2b75-4fda-b16b-5a33c92bb99c-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe original UDAN promised every Indian a ₹2,500 flight. Nearly a decade and thousands of crores later, over 400 routes lie abandoned. Now a 'modified' reboot launches — not from Delhi, not from an NDA stronghold, but from Ashok Gehlot's own seat. The aviation economics are messy. The political signal is crystal clear. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - PM Modi UDAN Scheme Relaunch Jodhpur Airport - PM Modi, UDAN scheme;Jodhpur airport;Ashok Gehlot;Rajasthan politics;regional connectivity;viability gap funding;BJP;Congress;Rajasthan 2028{#}Jaisalmer;Hubli;Jodhpur;Lie;airport;ashok;Ayodhya;Shiv Sena;ram mandir;Ashok Gehlot;Prime Minister;Uddhav Thackeray;Rajasthan;economics;Election;Assembly;Party;WATCH;Elections;Election Commission;Air;News;politics;zero;Delhi;Indian;Mass;Capital;Event;Industry;READ;Government;central government;Congress;Minister;India;National Democratic Alliance;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;indigo airlines;Industries;Bharatiya Janata Party;Loksabha;local language;ram pothineni;West Bengal - Kolkata;shiv sena party - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹4,500 Crore Spent, 400+ Routes Abandoned — Why Is Modi Relaunching His Aviation Dream from Gehlot's Own Backyard?2026-07-04T00:58:26.978Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994895756/Samantha-Maa-Inti-Bangaaram-Box-Office-Collectionshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/lenin-statue-vandalised-in-west-bengal-cpi-condemns-the-incidentb7074433-6d19-416b-b59d-f95f52c778e9-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgForget the congratulatory posters and the PR drums. India Herald strips Maa Inti Bangaaram down to its theatrical shares, OTT recovery math, and the one question every producer in Film Nagar is now privately asking: what does Samantha charge next? - Movies - Sowmiya Sriram - Samantha Maa Inti Bangaaram Box Office Collections - Samantha,Maa Inti Bangaaram,Tollywood box office,Telugu cinema,female-led films,Akhil Akkineni,Film Nagar,OTT deals,Tier-2 heroes{#}akhil akkineni,Heroine,Naga Chaitanya,Samantha,Posters,Andhra Pradesh,history,Success,producer,June,Office,Hero,Mass,Tollywood,Film Nagar,Telugu,Audience,House,Capital,Event,Telangana,Hyderabad,Industry,READ,India,Industries,ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMaa Inti Bangaaram's Box-Office Math — Did Samantha Just Quietly Out-Earn Tollywood's Tier-2 Heroes?2026-07-04T00:49:26.937Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895753/S-400-Ballistic-Missile-Intercept-India-Air-Defencehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/breaking-IndiaHerald.jpgRussia says its S-400 Triumf just shot down Ukraine's first indigenous ballistic missile — a combat milestone never previously demonstrated. India, which risked US CAATSA sanctions to buy five of these systems for $5.4 billion, now faces a pointed question: does this validate Delhi's most consequential defence gamble, or does the fine print complicate everything? - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - S-400 Ballistic Missile Intercept: India Air Defence - S-400, India air defence;Russia;Ukraine;FP-9;ballistic missile intercept;THAAD;CAATSA;India defence procurement;DRDO BMD;Pakistan Shaheen;China DF-21{#}Ukraine;Dubai;jaishankar;Russia;Moscow;Shield;Strike;China;Shadow;Cycle;Gift;court;politics;zero;war;oil;School;Indians;Press;Delhi;Indian;READ;Minister;India;Shaheen Bhatt;puri jagannadh;Subrahmanyam Jaishankar - indiaherald.com , India HeraldFive S-400 Units, One Claimed Ballistic Kill, and a $5.4 Billion — Does Russia's Ukraine Intercept Rewrite India's Air-Defence Playbook or Expose Its Limits?2026-07-04T00:39:26.937Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Health/Read/994895751/El-Nino-2026-Crop-Shift-Advisory-Food-Inflation-Riskhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/viral/127/gig-workers-must-work-days-to-get-pension-and-insurance4d4d27b3-8f60-4d9e-acc8-39960760c800-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgBehind the India Meteorological Department's routine-sounding advisory to plant drought-tolerant crops lies a chain reaction that ends at every Indian kitchen counter. India Herald unpacks which staples are most exposed, what the historical pattern predicts for retail prices, and why the government's quiet procurement signals suggest the Centre knows more than it is saying. - Health - S Venkateshwari - El Nino 2026: Crop Shift Advisory, Food Inflation Risk - El Niño, IMD;food inflation;kharif crops;monsoon 2026;rice prices;millet mission;Reserve Bank of India;Ministry of Agriculture;grocery bills;CRISIL;food security;India{#}Millets;groundnut;krishna;Reserve Bank of India;August;Onion;Uttar Pradesh;Chhattisgarh;Sugar;oil;October;Capital;INTERNATIONAL;Survey;Bank;Maharashtra;School;festival;Indians;Press;Industry;Karnataka;Event;REVIEW;CM;Delhi;Indian;READ;Telangana;Government;India;Air;Industries - indiaherald.com , India HeraldEl Niño Advisory Asks Farmers to Switch Crops — But Who's Warning Your Kitchen About the Price Shock Already in the Pipeline?2026-07-04T00:33:01.005Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895748/Bengaluru-STRR-West-BJP-Seeks-Amit-Shah-CCEA-Nodhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA BJP MP's formal plea to Amit Shah for fast-tracked CCEA clearance on Bengaluru's Satellite Town Ring Road West is not just about a highway — it is a calculated move to seize farmer compensation credit in the heart of DK Shivakumar's Vokkaliga rural belt, India Herald's analysis shows. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Bengaluru STRR West: BJP Seeks Amit Shah CCEA Nod - Amit Shah, BJP;Bengaluru STRR;DK Shivakumar;Karnataka;Nitin Gadkari;NHAI;CCEA;Vokkaliga;Ramanagara;Tumkur;farmer compensation;infrastructure politics{#}Raid;Deputy Chief Minister;Nitin;Supreme;Gift;Letter;naga;Supreme Court;Karnataka;Event;Air;Parliament;REVIEW;Maratha;Election;Assembly;Cabinet;Amit Shah;Congress;Minister;Elections;Cheque;Heart;Party;MP;court;politics;zero;Delhi;Indian;Government;war;media;WATCH;READ;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;House;National Democratic Alliance;local language;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Digital Wallet Platform - indiaherald.com , India HeraldGadkari's Highway, Shah's Desk, Shivakumar's Backyard — Why Is BJP Routing Bengaluru's Ring Road Through the Centre Instead of the State?2026-07-04T00:30:51.365Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994895745/Mega158-Teaser-Chiranjeevi-Film-Teaser-Date-June-2025https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Mega158 teaser date is out — but the date itself is the quieter story. India Herald unpacks why Chiranjeevi's production camp chose this precise window, what it tells us about the film's scale and genre ambitions, and whether this is the Megastar's calculated answer to a Tollywood increasingly ruled by younger heroes. - Movies - S Venkateshwari - Mega158 Teaser: Chiranjeevi Film Teaser Date June 2025 - Mega158, Chiranjeevi;Tollywood;teaser;June 2025;Telugu cinema;box office;NTR Jr;Allu Arjun;Ram Charan;Mahesh Babu;Film Nagar{#}mahesh babu;Pushpa;RRR;Chiranjeevi;Allu Arjun;oxygen;June;VIEW;Genre;NTR;Director;Office;Satyadev;war;media;Cycle;Press;Hero;Mass;sundeep kishan;Tollywood;Film Nagar;WATCH;HEALTH;Film Industry;House;bollywood;READ;Telugu;Cinema;Audience;Industry;India;Industries;ram pothineni;RRR Movie;Vijayadashami;Makar Sakranti - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMega158 Teaser Locked for June 22 — But Is Chiranjeevi's Camp Timing This Reveal to Redraw Tollywood's Entire Second-Half Map?2026-07-04T00:23:17.877Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/TV/Read/994895744/Super-Subbu-Netflix-First-Telugu-Series-Reviewhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/anurag-kashyap-rips-cheating-morally-corrupt-netflix-india-saying-they-could-in-no-way-make-something-like-childhoodb94e19db-99c7-4648-8234-397e1d0bc5ff-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgNetflix finally enters the Telugu original content race with Super Subbu, starring Sundeep Kishan — but the real story is not the show itself. It is the five-year head start the platform handed Aha, Amazon, and Hotstar, and what this belated bet reveals about how Silicon Valley still misunderstands India's language economy. - TV - S Venkateshwari - Super Subbu: Netflix First Telugu Series Review - Super Subbu, Netflix India;Sundeep Kishan;Telugu OTT;Aha;Tollywood;streaming wars;Telugu original series;Netflix Telugu;OTT India{#}Sanjay Leela Bhansali;sundeep kishan;Brazil;Balloon;Rayalaseema;geetha;Tamil;Love;politics;Amazon;Hindi;zero;2020;Delhi;Indian;producer;Tollywood;School;Film Nagar;WATCH;festival;HEALTH;Indians;Film Industry;bollywood;Government;READ;Telugu;Cinema;Audience;Industry;Industries;India;local language;Ram Charan Teja;Korea, South;European Union;House;Salman Khan - indiaherald.com , India HeraldSuper Subbu, Netflix's First Telugu Series, Sundeep Kishan's Gamble — But Why Did the Streaming Giant Need Five Years to Discover 130 Million Telugu Speakers?2026-07-04T00:19:27.424Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994895743/Rao-Bahadur-Press-Meet-Satyadev-Film-Update-2025https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgSatyadev's Rao Bahadur held a press meet that laid bare its ambition — but in a market punishing mid-range Telugu films, the real story is what this gamble reveals about who survives Tollywood's brutal new economics. - Movies - Srivastan Venkatraman - Rao Bahadur Press Meet: Satyadev Film Update 2025 - Rao Bahadur, Satyadev;Tollywood;Telugu Cinema;Box Office;Mid-Budget Films;Press Meet;Hyderabad;Film Nagar;OTT{#}Satyadev;Banking;Tollywood;vehicles;war;media;School;Cycle;economics;Film Nagar;WATCH;festival;Press;HEALTH;Hyderabad;Indians;social media;Film Industry;Box office;bollywood;Government;READ;Hero;Mass;Telugu;Cinema;Audience;Industry;India;Industries;Blockbuster hit;House;Salman Khan - indiaherald.com , India HeraldRao Bahadur's Press Meet Drops a Gauntlet — Is Satyadev Betting His Entire Comeback on a Film Nobody in Tollywood Dares to Make?2026-07-04T00:18:42.551Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994895740/Social-Security-India-2026-Coverage-Crisis-Explainedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/viral/127/gig-workers-must-work-days-to-get-pension-and-insurance4d4d27b3-8f60-4d9e-acc8-39960760c800-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgIndia's social security architecture — pensions, provident fund, health insurance — is searched by tens of thousands every hour. Yet the vast majority of those searching will discover they fall outside the system entirely. Here is why, what it means, and what the quiet policy shifts of 2026 are actually changing. - Viral - D N INDUJAA - Social Security India 2026: Coverage Crisis Explained - Social Security, India;EPFO;Social Security Code 2020;Gig Workers;NPS;ESIC;Informal Sector;Labour Policy;Pensions{#}Swiggy;UBER;september;Survey;Parents;HEALTH;Office;Hyderabad;Elections;2020;Bank;Cheque;workers;Indians;temple;social media;Film Industry;Cinema;Box office;bollywood;Audience;Industry;Rajasthan;Heart;Maharashtra;Party;Tokyo;TECHNOLOGY;Japan;Government;Indian;READ;Delhi;India;Digital Wallet Platform;tollywood-guest-roles;Population;Industries;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Huawei;Nokia;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Sony;Samsung;Apple;House;Bharatiya Janata Party;Uddhav Thackeray - indiaherald.com , India HeraldSocial Security in 2026 — 1.5 Billion Indians, 10% Covered, So Who Exactly Is the Safety Net Saving?2026-07-04T00:07:33.363Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895739/UNICORN-Pact-Japan-Stealth-Tech-for-Indian-Navyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/-girls-ghost-guys-chasing-fantasiesthen-scream-marriage-is-a-scam-on-the-internetcde0d410-cabd-4914-9e7b-f1d1bfb5d2d5-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe UNICORN mast technology transfer is not routine defence cooperation — it is Tokyo's clearest admission yet that Japan cannot project power across the Indian Ocean alone and needs India as its stealth-capable forward navy against China's expanding carrier fleet. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - UNICORN Pact: Japan Stealth Tech for Indian Navy - UNICORN, Japan;Indian Navy;stealth technology;Quad;China;aircraft carrier;Fujian;India-Japan defence;Indian Ocean;Project 17B;Andaman and Nicobar{#}Andaman;Andaman and Nicobar Islands;Sea;Army;United States;Tokyo;TECHNOLOGY;China;Australia;Shadow;East;Singapore;Wanted;Rajiv Gandhi;New Zealand;Japan;Prime Minister;Government;Press;News;zero;Indian;READ;Delhi;Minister;court;India;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Huawei;Nokia;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Sony;Samsung;Apple - indiaherald.com , India HeraldJapan Shares Its Most Guarded Stealth Secrets With India's Navy — But What Did Delhi Offer Tokyo That the Quad Alone Couldn't Deliver?2026-07-04T00:04:45.934Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994895735/72nd-National-Film-Awards-South-Cinema-Wins-Analysishttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgThe 72nd National Film Awards did not just hand out trophies — they drew a map of India's film industry circa 2026. South cinema's haul, Bollywood's conspicuous absences, and the jury's quiet tilt toward OTT-born content tell a story the trade cannot afford to ignore. - Movies - Sowmiya Sriram - 72nd National Film Awards: South Cinema Wins Analysis - 72nd National Film Awards, National Film Awards 2025;South Indian cinema;Bollywood;Malayalam cinema;Telugu cinema;Kannada cinema;OTT;Doordarshan;Ministry of Information and Broadcasting{#}Remake;Kannada;Amazon;Service;Film Industry;Malayalam;Drought;Cycle;Winner;economics;Cinema;Film Nagar;WATCH;Box office;bollywood;Audience;Industry;Hindi;News;Telugu;Mumbai;zero;Indian;READ;India;House;local language;Industries;Population;Salman Khan - indiaherald.com , India Herald72nd National Film Awards — South Cinema Swept, Bollywood Went Home Empty, and the Jury Just Told You Where the Money Moves Next2026-07-03T23:49:27.286Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895734/Uddhav-Thackeray-Ram-Raksha-Andolan-Against-BJPhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgUddhav Thackeray is attempting the most audacious ideological heist in Maharashtra politics — reclaiming 'Ram' from the very BJP that built a temple in Ayodhya. His weapon: RSS anger over alleged Ram Mandir fund mismanagement. His gamble: that Hindutva's grammar can be turned against its inventors before 2027. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Uddhav Thackeray: Ram Raksha Andolan Against BJP - Uddhav Thackeray, BJP;Ram Raksha Andolan;Maharashtra Politics;2027 Elections;Shiv Sena UBT;Eknath Shinde;RSS;Ram Mandir;Hindutva;Devendra Fadnavis;MVA{#}Maratha;Father;Mass;School;festival;Shiv Sena;Uddhav Thackeray;Success;Mumbai;Maharashtra;workers;ram mandir;Indians;Election Commission;Bhagwant Mann;temple;Punjab;Election;politics;Government;Press;Accident;zero;social media;Indian;READ;WhatsApp;Party;Congress;court;Assembly;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;ram pothineni;shiv sena party;Panchayati;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee - indiaherald.com , India HeraldUddhav's 'Ram Raksha Andolan' Against BJP — Can a Man Without a Party Machine Steal Hindutva's Crown Jewel Before 2027?2026-07-03T23:43:26.998Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994895731/Alpha-Review-YRF-Spy-Universe-Franchise-Problemshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgYRF's Alpha was supposed to cement the Spy Universe as Bollywood's answer to the MCU. Instead, early reviews call it hollow, trade expects a ₹5–7 crore opening, and the franchise's entire crossover slate — War 2, Tiger vs Pathaan — now sits on a fault line. India Herald unpacks the structural flaw no one in the industry wants to name. - Movies - S Venkateshwari - Alpha Review: YRF Spy Universe Franchise Problems - Alpha,YRF,Yash Raj Films,Spy Universe,Sharvari Wagh,War 2,Pathaan,Bollywood franchise,box office,Aditya Chopra,Tiger vs Pathaan{#}Horror,bible,NTR,Hrithik Roshan,Tiger Zinda Hai,Yash,Diesel,Writer,contract,BUSINESS,Tiger,Reliance,Film Nagar,Rekha,Air,Bank,Thriller,January,Parliament,Punjabi,Telugu,House,WATCH,Minister,Assembly,war,Box office,bollywood,Comedy,Director,Audience,Industry,Hindi,REVIEW,Indian,READ,India,Industries,Salman Khan,Rekha Vedavyas,Blockbuster hit - indiaherald.com , India HeraldAlpha Stumbles, YRF's Spy Universe Cracks — Is Bollywood's ₹1,000 Crore Franchise Factory Built on a Blueprint That Was Never Real?2026-07-03T23:29:27.417Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994895729/Dhadatisfying-vs-Dil-Deewani-Twin-Sisters-Box-Office-Clashhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgTwo action-suspense films starring real-life twin sisters release the same week — no male lead, no franchise safety net, no star husband's surname on the poster. This is the rarest box-office experiment Bollywood has attempted in years, and the result will tell us more about the industry's courage than any ₹500-crore blockbuster ever could. - Movies - S Venkateshwari - Dhadatisfying vs Dil Deewani: Twin Sisters Box Office Clash - Twin Sisters Box Office Clash, Women-Led Action Films;Bollywood;Box Office;Hindi Cinema;News18 Hindi{#}rani;monday;Keerthi;Mohanlal;Winner;Accident;Steel plant;Journey;Corporate;Box office;bollywood;Comedy;Director;WOMEN;Idea;Genre;economics;Hero;Love;Romantic;Audience;Industry;Cinema;Hindi;history;REVIEW;zero;Indian;social media;READ;2020;India;Blockbuster hit;Industries;Posters;ram pothineni;Event - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTwin Sisters vs Twin Sisters at the Box Office — When Neither Film Has a Hero, Does the Audience Finally Become One?2026-07-03T23:20:27.144Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895726/DMK-TVK-Standoff-Anitha-Radhakrishnan-Arrest-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/viral/127/kolathur-people-are-bad-dmk-mla-anitha-radhakrishnans-controversial-remarks-spark-row202ea9c1-42d8-4743-aa4a-2757615fb5f3-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA sitting DMK MLA arrested for remarks against Chief Minister Vijay — but the real story is not the insult. It is the first open skirmish in Tamil Nadu's most consequential power realignment in a generation, and India Herald reads between the lines of what both parties are really calculating. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - DMK TVK Standoff: Anitha Radhakrishnan Arrest Impact - Anitha Radhakrishnan, DMK;TVK;Vijay;Tamil Nadu politics;2026 Tamil Nadu elections;INDIA bloc;AIADMK;Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam;Dravidian politics{#}Fort;Chennai;youth;High court;Arrest;Karnataka;Bhagwant Mann;March;Tamil;police;MLA;Cycle;social media;MP;temple;Punjab;Election;Capital;politics;WATCH;READ;Leader;CM;Delhi;Minister;Government;Party;Congress;media;Assembly;Press;war;News;court;India;Telangana Chief Minister;local language;Loksabha;Bharatiya Janata Party;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal;National Democratic Alliance - indiaherald.com , India HeraldOne Arrest, Two Parties, Tamil Nadu's Real Power Fight — Why Has DMK Drawn First Blood Against Vijay's TVK, and What Does It Mean for 2026?2026-07-03T23:09:40.695Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895722/Amit-Shah-Manipur-Security-Review-Biren-Singh-Churachandpur-Visithttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgFor two years, Churachandpur was the one town the Chief Minister would not enter. Now, with Amit Shah ordering a security review and delimitation politics sharpening, Biren Singh is suddenly ready to walk through the door. India Herald unpacks the backroom arithmetic behind the timing — and what it costs. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Amit Shah Manipur Security Review: Biren Singh Churachandpur Visit - Amit Shah, Manipur;Churachandpur;Biren Singh;Kuki-Meitei conflict;Northeast politics;delimitation;2029 elections;BJP;security review{#}Fire;Heart;Letter;Amit Shah;village;REVIEW;District;politics;naga;Sugar;oil;media;Elections;Parliament;Assembly;INTERNATIONAL;Population;zero;WATCH;Supreme Court;Press;READ;Indian;Government;Leader;war;CM;Delhi;court;Minister;India;Telangana Chief Minister;House;local language;Loksabha;Bharatiya Janata Party;Digital Wallet Platform - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTwo Years, Zero Visits, One Sudden U-Turn — Why Is Biren Singh Finally Walking Into Churachandpur, and What Is the Real Price of Amit Shah's Manipur Reset?2026-07-03T22:59:27.348Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895719/RSS-Ram-Temple-Donation-Theft-Strict-Action-Demandhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/breaking-IndiaHerald.jpgThe RSS has broken a cardinal rule of the Sangh Parivar: it has taken a family dispute public. By demanding 'strict punishment' over alleged donation theft at the Ram Janmabhoomi Trust, the parent organisation is doing something far more consequential than seeking accountability — it is rewriting the terms of engagement with the BJP ahead of 2028. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - RSS Ram Temple Donation Theft: Strict Action Demand - RSS, Ram Temple;BJP;Ram Janmabhoomi Trust;Ayodhya;Mohan Bhagwat;2028 Elections;Sangh Parivar;Donation Theft;Hindu Unity{#}Mohan;Qualification;DNA;Nagpur;January;Currency;Gift;Wanted;workers;Prime Minister;temple;history;Rajiv Gandhi;New Zealand;INTERNATIONAL;News;central government;Telangana;Chhattisgarh;vishnu;Ayodhya;ram mandir;Punjab;zero;Election;Party;WATCH;Supreme Court;Delhi;Press;READ;Indian;Congress;Government;court;Minister;India;ram pothineni;Bharatiya Janata Party;local language;Population - indiaherald.com , India HeraldRSS Demands Heads Roll Over Ram Temple 'Fund Theft' — Is the Sangh Publicly Shaming the BJP's Holiest Project to Reset the Power Equation Before 2028?2026-07-03T22:49:27.445Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895717/Punjab-Congress-Revolt-INDIA-Bloc-Supreme-Court-SIRhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgCharanjit Singh Channi barely has his hands on the Punjab Congress steering wheel, and senior leaders are already reaching for the handbrake. Meanwhile, the INDIA bloc files its Supreme Court challenge against the Simultaneous Elections framework — two desperate moves on the same clock, each undermining the other. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Punjab Congress Revolt: INDIA Bloc Supreme Court SIR - Punjab Congress, Charanjit Singh Channi;INDIA bloc;Supreme Court;Simultaneous Elections;SIR;One Nation One Election;AAP;Bhagwant Mann;Congress High Command;2027 Punjab Elections{#}Indian National Congress;MLA;Chhattisgarh;vishnu;Scheduled caste;Ludhiana;Ayodhya;ram mandir;Hindi;VIEW;Indians;Supreme;Elections;Punjab;Strike;Cycle;Parliament;social media;zero;House;Election;Party;WATCH;Supreme Court;Delhi;Press;READ;Indian;Congress;Assembly;war;Government;court;Minister;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;CM;Telangana Chief Minister;Loksabha;National Democratic Alliance;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India HeraldPunjab Congress Revolt Deepens, INDIA Bloc Rushes to Supreme Court Over SIR — Is the Opposition Running Two Gambles With the Same Losing Hand?2026-07-03T22:39:27.330Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994895714/Premalu-Hero-Psycho-Role-Mollywood-OTT-Dark-Pivothttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgThe actor who became India's boyfriend in Premalu now plays a cinema-obsessed psychopath — and the fact that two OTT platforms picked it up simultaneously tells you everything about where Mollywood's streaming economy is headed. - Movies - S Venkateshwari - Premalu Hero Psycho Role: Mollywood OTT Dark Pivot - Premalu, Mollywood;OTT;psychological thriller;Malayalam cinema;dual-platform release;streaming strategy;dark pivot{#}tovino thomas;Mollywood;Genre;Malayalam;Kerala;economics;Thriller;Hero;Love;Romantic;Cheque;Audience;Cinema;Apple;Press;READ;Industry;Indian;India;Blockbuster hit;Industries;Smart phone;Digital Wallet Platform;tollywood-guest-roles;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;custard apple - indiaherald.com , India HeraldPremalu Hero's Psycho Turn Streams on Two OTTs — Is Mollywood's Obsession With Dark Pivots the Smartest Bet or the Laziest Shortcut?2026-07-03T22:30:27.243Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895711/Tehseen-Poonawalla-E20-Protest-Gadkari-Ethanol-Policyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/business/technology_videos/important-message-for-car-owners801bebd1-4975-49ce-b84b-4259d3e24f43-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgPoonawalla's dharna is the spectacle — but behind the E20 mandate lies a sugar-baron-politician nexus across Maharashtra and UP that has quietly turned a green-fuel policy into a ₹80,000 crore annual windfall, while millions of older vehicles choke on ethanol they were never designed to burn. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Tehseen Poonawalla E20 Protest: Gadkari Ethanol Policy - Tehseen Poonawalla, Nitin Gadkari;E20 fuel;ethanol blending;sugar lobby;Maharashtra;Uttar Pradesh;PMO;NITI Aayog;ethanol policy India{#}Nitin;Uttar Pradesh;Petrol;NITI Aayog;naga;Office;vehicles;2020;April;Lucknow;Shield;Nitin Gadkari;Cabinet;Car;News;Sugar;oil;court;Capital;war;Election;Maharashtra;Party;Press;Delhi;Driver;WATCH;READ;Industry;INTERNATIONAL;Minister;Government;Indian;India;House;Industries;Population;local language - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTehseen Poonawalla Parks Outside Gadkari's Door Over E20 — But Who Really Profits From India's Ethanol Push, and Why Is the PMO Nowhere in Sight?2026-07-03T22:19:27.544Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Technology/Read/994895710/BAT-BMS-App-Ban-India-E-Rickshaw-Chinese-Kill-Switchhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/technology/sports_videos/-flipkart-summer-sale-iphone-gets-big-price-dropca865f65-27ac-4e95-b841-4346954f6d12-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe government ordered Google and Apple to pull three Chinese battery-management apps after viral videos showed e-rickshaws being remotely disabled. India Herald's read: the real crisis isn't one app — it's an entire grassroots EV supply chain built on foreign software nobody thought to audit. - Technology - S Venkateshwari - BAT-BMS App Ban: India E-Rickshaw Chinese Kill Switch - BAT-BMS, Google;Apple;MeitY;e-rickshaw;Chinese apps ban;EV battery;BMS firmware;India EV supply chain;ION Energy;Battrixx;kill switch;national security{#}Driver;software;OLA;Application;Parliament;social media;East;Google;Singapore;Rajiv Gandhi;New Zealand;Apple;Idea;WATCH;READ;Industry;INTERNATIONAL;Minister;Government;Indian;zero;India;custard apple;Industries;Digital Wallet Platform;Huzur Nagar;Population - indiaherald.com , India HeraldChinese 'Kill Switch' in 10 Lakh E-Rickshaws — India Bans BAT-BMS App, but Who Pays for the Supply Chain We Never Audited?2026-07-03T22:12:40.141Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895708/Fadnavis-Pawana-Pipeline-Only-With-Farmers-Consenthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/anna-hazareaf17cc6b-feb2-4466-ba34-34311994ef37-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Pawana parallel pipeline carries the weight of farmers killed in 2011 during a police firing whose political accountability remains officially unresolved. Fadnavis now says 'not one inch without consent.' The compassion is real. The politics is sharper. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Fadnavis: Pawana Pipeline Only With Farmers Consent - Devendra Fadnavis, Pawana Parallel Water Pipeline Project;Ajit Pawar;Maval Police Firing 2011;Mahayuti Alliance;Maharashtra Politics;Pune;NCP;Farmer Consent;Pimpri-Chinchwad{#}Pune;Ajit Pawar;District;HEALTH;Shadow;history;Strike;Cycle;Episode;police;CM;Minister;Maharashtra;Assembly;politics;WOMEN;Party;Leader;Government;Mumbai;media;Press;Indian;Bank;zero;Delhi;India;Devendra Fadnavis;Congress-NCP;local language;Telangana Chief Minister;Bharatiya Janata Party;Population - indiaherald.com , India HeraldThe Ghost of 2011 Maval Firing, One Pipeline, Two Mahayuti Partners — Why Did Fadnavis Just Promise 'Consent' on the Pawana Project?2026-07-03T22:10:42.300Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994895705/Salman-Khan-Matrubhoomi-CBFC-Certificate-Blockedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Central Board of Film Certification has stalled the certification of Salman Khan's upcoming film 'Matrubhoomi' — an almost unprecedented move for a top-tier Bollywood star. India Herald unpacks the whispered reasons, the commercial fallout, and the political timing nobody in Mumbai wants to talk about openly. - Movies - Srivastan Venkatraman - Salman Khan Matrubhoomi: CBFC Certificate Blocked - Salman Khan, Matrubhoomi;CBFC;Bollywood;censor certificate;film certification;release date;Indian elections;Cinematograph Act;box office{#}Banking;sun;REVIEW;December;Film Nagar;Frozen;Box office;Mumbai;Elections;Audience;Tollywood;Capital;June;Rekha;Air;media;Press;Punjab;Punjabi;bollywood;war;Industry;Salman Khan;Indian;Election;Bank;WATCH;zero;READ;Delhi;India;Population;Industries;Rekha Vedavyas;Blockbuster hit - indiaherald.com , India HeraldCBFC Blocks Salman Khan's 'Matrubhoomi' Certificate — Genuine Censor Concern, Political Jitters, or a Signal Nobody in Bollywood Wants to Decode?2026-07-03T22:03:41.623Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895702/Maharashtra-Women-Farmers-Bill-2026-MVA-Silenthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgMaharashtra's Assembly passed the Women Farmers Empowerment Bill 2026 without a single dissenting voice. The real story is not the legislation — it is the trap the Mahayuti laid and the opposition walked into with its eyes wide open. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Maharashtra Women Farmers Bill 2026: MVA Silent - Maharashtra, Women Farmers Empowerment Bill 2026;Mahayuti;MVA;Maha Vikas Aghadi;BJP Maharashtra;Sharad Pawar;rural women vote bank;Maharashtra Assembly;Ladki Bahin scheme;Indian agriculture policy{#}Husband;Onion;Sugar;village;Shiv Sena;Idea;Uddhav Thackeray;Maharashtra;Maha;Election;temple;Assembly;politics;House;oil;WOMEN;Bank;Party;WATCH;zero;READ;court;Leader;Congress;Government;Delhi;India;shiv sena party;Congress-NCP;National Democratic Alliance;Bharatiya Janata Party;ram pothineni;Devendra Fadnavis - indiaherald.com , India HeraldZero Debate, 100% Politics — Why Did the MVA Not Dare Oppose Maharashtra's Women Farmers Bill?2026-07-03T21:50:35.123Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994895698/Diljit-Dosanjh-Panjab-95-Satluj-CBFC-Cuts-OTT-Releasehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgA superstar at his commercial peak, a film inspired by a real human-rights activist, years of CBFC battles, a forced name change, and then — silence. India Herald traces the strange, instructive burial of a movie that should have been an event. - Movies - G GOWTHAM - Diljit Dosanjh Panjab 95 Satluj: CBFC Cuts OTT Release - Diljit Dosanjh, Panjab 95;Satluj;CBFC;ZEE5;Honey Trehan;Jaswant Singh Khalra;OTT release;Indian censorship;political biopics;Punjab{#}Diljit Dosanjh;Shahid Kapoor;Murder;oxygen;Journey;Romantic;Music;Episode;Alia Bhatt;Supreme;Punjab;Punjabi;Event;bollywood;Industry;WATCH;zero;READ;Indian;police;court;India;Cinema;Industries;Murder.;Katrina Kaif - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMassive Cuts, a New Name, Zero Promos — Why Was Diljit Dosanjh's 'Panjab 95' Quietly Buried as 'Satluj' on OTT?2026-07-03T21:39:16.761Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895695/Singapore-Diplomat-Pakistan-Nuclear-Relevance-Indiahttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/finance-minister-calls-it-a-revenue-hit-critics-call-it-arithmetic2b6bc5d5-4207-42f7-88ca-20e7a5d4254e-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgWhen a Pakistani journalist tried the familiar anti-India playbook on a former Singapore ambassador, the response was a masterclass in diplomatic plain-speaking — and a sign that Islamabad's victim card has finally expired on the global stage. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Singapore Diplomat Pakistan Nuclear Relevance India - Pakistan, India;Singapore;nuclear weapons;ASEAN;diplomacy;Islamabad;IMF;geopolitics;CPEC;China{#}Tokyo;Singapore;Reliance;Beijing;Pakistan;Shield;VIEW;Rekha;Bank;Air;Cycle;INTERNATIONAL;News;Steel plant;media;Press;WATCH;Corporate;Rajiv Gandhi;New Zealand;TECHNOLOGY;court;China;war;zero;Minister;School;festival;Indians;Population;READ;Government;Indian;Delhi;India;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Huawei;Nokia;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Sony;Apple;Samsung;Rekha Vedavyas - indiaherald.com , India Herald"Without Nukes, You Are Irrelevant" — A Singapore Diplomat Said What the World Thinks About Pakistan, So Why Does Islamabad Still Rehearse the Same Script?2026-07-03T21:30:27.579Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994895694/July-2026-Why-India-Searches-for-July-Every-Yearhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/viral-IndiaHerald.jpgHalf a million Indians just typed one word — जुलाई. Behind the spike is a collision of monsoon anxiety, school calendars, government deadlines, festival prep and an ancient Roman emperor's vanity that still dictates how a billion people organise their lives. - Viral - Srivastan Venkatraman - July 2026: Why India Searches for July Every Year - July 2026, जुलाई;Indian monsoon;ITR filing deadline;Guru Purnima;Rath Yatra;kharif sowing;Google Trends India;Indian calendar;IMD rainfall{#}purnima;April;Friday;Evening;Sanskrit;workers;Parents;Google;Bihar;Lucknow;School;Love;Yatra;Hindi;WOMEN;June;Mass;United States;festival;Indians;BEAUTY;Population;READ;Government;Indian;Delhi;India;tollywood-guest-roles;Letter;Smart phone;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Digital Wallet Platform - indiaherald.com , India HeraldJuly 2026 — 31 Days, 500,000 Searches, One Ancient Calendar Trick — Why Does जुलाई Still Rule How India Lives, Prays and Plans?2026-07-03T21:23:31.543Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895693/Modi-New-Zealand-Visit-Why-After-40-Years-Nowhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/chief-secretary-transfer-election-commission-overstepping-authority-says-cm-mk-stalin97fc3e1f-9eab-45e3-8a6e-8f5998104aa2-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgNo Indian Prime Minister has set foot in New Zealand since Rajiv Gandhi in 1986. Modi's decision to break four decades of diplomatic silence isn't sentimental — it's a calculated Indo-Pacific move that reveals what the Quad alone cannot give India. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Modi New Zealand Visit: Why After 40 Years Now - Narendra Modi, New Zealand;Indo-Pacific;Quad;Five Eyes;China;Pacific Islands;FIPIC;India foreign policy;Wellington;defence cooperation;critical minerals{#}manmohan;Guinea;Solomon Islands;Narasimha;Rajiv Gandhi;New Zealand;BEAUTY;EDUCATION;TECHNOLOGY;Ayodhya;ram mandir;Japan;rahul;marriage;East;Prime Minister;Leader;oil;court;Australia;Cricket;police;Population;China;Congress;Party;war;Capital;READ;zero;Government;Indian;Minister;Delhi;India;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu;local language;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Huawei;Nokia;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Sony;Apple;Samsung;National Democratic Alliance;Bharatiya Janata Party;ram pothineni;Rahul Sipligunj - indiaherald.com , India Herald40 Years, Zero PM Visits, Now a Mega Tour — What Does Modi Want From New Zealand That the Quad Cannot Deliver?2026-07-03T21:23:17.435Zalways1.0