<urlset  xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1" ><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895734/Uddhav-Thackeray-Ram-Raksha-Andolan-Against-BJP</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Uddhav 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 Herald</image:caption><image:title>Uddhav's 'Ram Raksha Andolan' Against BJP — Can a Man Without a Party Machine Steal Hindutva's Crown Jewel Before 2027?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T23:43:26.998Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994895731/Alpha-Review-YRF-Spy-Universe-Franchise-Problems</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>YRF'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 Herald</image:caption><image:title>Alpha Stumbles, YRF's Spy Universe Cracks — Is Bollywood's ₹1,000 Crore Franchise Factory Built on a Blueprint That Was Never Real?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T23:29:27.417Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994895729/Dhadatisfying-vs-Dil-Deewani-Twin-Sisters-Box-Office-Clash</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Two 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 Herald</image:caption><image:title>Twin Sisters vs Twin Sisters at the Box Office — When Neither Film Has a Hero, Does the Audience Finally Become One?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T23:20:27.144Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895726/DMK-TVK-Standoff-Anitha-Radhakrishnan-Arrest-Impact</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://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.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A 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 Herald</image:caption><image:title>One 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?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T23:09:40.695Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895722/Amit-Shah-Manipur-Security-Review-Biren-Singh-Churachandpur-Visit</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>For 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 Herald</image:caption><image:title>Two 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?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T22:59:27.348Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895719/RSS-Ram-Temple-Donation-Theft-Strict-Action-Demand</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/breaking-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The 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 Herald</image:caption><image:title>RSS 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?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T22:49:27.445Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895717/Punjab-Congress-Revolt-INDIA-Bloc-Supreme-Court-SIR</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Charanjit 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 Herald</image:caption><image:title>Punjab Congress Revolt Deepens, INDIA Bloc Rushes to Supreme Court Over SIR — Is the Opposition Running Two Gambles With the Same Losing Hand?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T22:39:27.330Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994895714/Premalu-Hero-Psycho-Role-Mollywood-OTT-Dark-Pivot</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The 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 Herald</image:caption><image:title>Premalu Hero's Psycho Turn Streams on Two OTTs — Is Mollywood's Obsession With Dark Pivots the Smartest Bet or the Laziest Shortcut?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T22:30:27.243Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895711/Tehseen-Poonawalla-E20-Protest-Gadkari-Ethanol-Policy</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/business/technology_videos/important-message-for-car-owners801bebd1-4975-49ce-b84b-4259d3e24f43-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Poonawalla'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 Herald</image:caption><image:title>Tehseen 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?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T22:19:27.544Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Technology/Read/994895710/BAT-BMS-App-Ban-India-E-Rickshaw-Chinese-Kill-Switch</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/technology/sports_videos/-flipkart-summer-sale-iphone-gets-big-price-dropca865f65-27ac-4e95-b841-4346954f6d12-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The 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 Herald</image:caption><image:title>Chinese 'Kill Switch' in 10 Lakh E-Rickshaws — India Bans BAT-BMS App, but Who Pays for the Supply Chain We Never Audited?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T22:12:40.141Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895708/Fadnavis-Pawana-Pipeline-Only-With-Farmers-Consent</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/anna-hazareaf17cc6b-feb2-4466-ba34-34311994ef37-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The 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 Herald</image:caption><image:title>The Ghost of 2011 Maval Firing, One Pipeline, Two Mahayuti Partners — Why Did Fadnavis Just Promise 'Consent' on the Pawana Project?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T22:10:42.300Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994895705/Salman-Khan-Matrubhoomi-CBFC-Certificate-Blocked</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The 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 Herald</image:caption><image:title>CBFC Blocks Salman Khan's 'Matrubhoomi' Certificate — Genuine Censor Concern, Political Jitters, or a Signal Nobody in Bollywood Wants to Decode?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T22:03:41.623Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895702/Maharashtra-Women-Farmers-Bill-2026-MVA-Silent</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Maharashtra'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 Herald</image:caption><image:title>Zero Debate, 100% Politics — Why Did the MVA Not Dare Oppose Maharashtra's Women Farmers Bill?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T21:50:35.123Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994895698/Diljit-Dosanjh-Panjab-95-Satluj-CBFC-Cuts-OTT-Release</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A 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 Herald</image:caption><image:title>Massive Cuts, a New Name, Zero Promos — Why Was Diljit Dosanjh's 'Panjab 95' Quietly Buried as 'Satluj' on OTT?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T21:39:16.761Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895695/Singapore-Diplomat-Pakistan-Nuclear-Relevance-India</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/finance-minister-calls-it-a-revenue-hit-critics-call-it-arithmetic2b6bc5d5-4207-42f7-88ca-20e7a5d4254e-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>When 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</image:caption><image:title>&quot;Without Nukes, You Are Irrelevant&quot; — A Singapore Diplomat Said What the World Thinks About Pakistan, So Why Does Islamabad Still Rehearse the Same Script?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T21:30:27.579Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994895694/July-2026-Why-India-Searches-for-July-Every-Year</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/viral-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Half 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 Herald</image:caption><image:title>July 2026 — 31 Days, 500,000 Searches, One Ancient Calendar Trick — Why Does जुलाई Still Rule How India Lives, Prays and Plans?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T21:23:31.543Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895693/Modi-New-Zealand-Visit-Why-After-40-Years-Now</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/chief-secretary-transfer-election-commission-overstepping-authority-says-cm-mk-stalin97fc3e1f-9eab-45e3-8a6e-8f5998104aa2-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>No 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 Herald</image:caption><image:title>40 Years, Zero PM Visits, Now a Mega Tour — What Does Modi Want From New Zealand That the Quad Cannot Deliver?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T21:23:17.435Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895690/Jindal-Steel-AP-Plant-YSRCP-TDP-Credit-War</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/viral/127/jindal-saw-penalises-consultant-for-insider-trading-violation-with-fine1e1b1f65-5880-407c-8895-18fa06e4765e-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A single corporate tweet has reignited Andhra Pradesh's fiercest political battle — not over policy, but over who gets to claim a steel empire. India Herald deconstructs the timeline, the tightrope, and the real game underneath. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Jindal Steel AP Plant: YSRCP TDP Credit War - Jindal Steel,YSRCP,TDP,Jagan Mohan Reddy,Chandrababu Naidu,Andhra Pradesh,AP Credit War,Industrial Investment,Amaravati,Steel Plant MoU{#}Goa,Steel plant,Rail,Jagan,TDP,Amaravati,Andhra Pradesh,Party,BUSINESS,House,history,war,Capital,Indians,Hero,MP,social media,politics,Corporate,Industries,Industry,media,Press,WATCH,READ,CM,zero,Delhi,Government,Indian,Strike,Minister,India,Telangana Chief Minister,Digital Wallet Platform,Gautam Adani,Gujarat - Gandhinagar,West Bengal - Kolkata,Hanu Raghavapudi,National Democratic Alliance,Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal,Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Jindal's One Tweet, Two Chief Ministers, and a ₹35,000 Crore Steel Plant — Who Really Brought the Billions to Andhra Pradesh?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T21:18:27.527Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895687/Sonam-Wangchuk-Hunger-Strike-Day-6-Ladakh-6th-Schedule</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/chief-secretary-transfer-election-commission-overstepping-authority-says-cm-mk-stalin97fc3e1f-9eab-45e3-8a6e-8f5998104aa2-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Sonam Wangchuk grows weaker by the hour at Jantar Mantar — yet no minister, no mediator, no statement. India Herald unpacks the three reasons Delhi would rather absorb the optics of a dying reformer than open the door to Ladakh's constitutional demands. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Sonam Wangchuk Hunger Strike Day 6: Ladakh 6th Schedule - Sonam Wangchuk, Jantar Mantar;Ladakh 6th Schedule;Jigmat Paljor Dipke;hunger strike;Union Territory;lithium mining;LAC;tribal rights;CJP;BJP;Indian Constitution{#}Siachen Glacier;Sharmila;Rajkumar Hirani;Assam;August;Wanted;Jharkhand;police;Survey;WhatsApp;District;MP;June;University;HEALTH;Shadow;social media;2020;politics;China;Instagram;Mass;bollywood;Corporate;Industry;United States;Telangana;Congress;INTERNATIONAL;media;Press;WATCH;READ;Assembly;zero;Delhi;Government;Indian;Strike;Thriller;News;Narendra Modi;Minister;India;Hanu Raghavapudi;BP;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu;local language;Industries;Europe countries;Bharatiya Janata Party;Population;Salman Khan;Devendra Fadnavis;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>A Fading Sonam Wangchuk, 6 Days Without Food, and Delhi's Calculated Silence — What Is the Centre Really Protecting in Ladakh?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T21:09:45.081Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895684/Delhi-Clean-Air-Plan-World-Bank-Rs-8300-Crore-Loan</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/chief-secretary-transfer-election-commission-overstepping-authority-says-cm-mk-stalin97fc3e1f-9eab-45e3-8a6e-8f5998104aa2-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Delhi's new ₹8,300 crore clean air initiative — with 65% World Bank funding — promises what a decade of action plans never delivered. India Herald examines the conditions, the politics, and the execution gap that has buried every predecessor. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Delhi Clean Air Plan: World Bank Rs 8300 Crore Loan - Delhi, World Bank;Rekha Gupta;Clean Air;Delhi Pollution;GRAP;Stubble Burning;Punjab;Haryana;Air Quality;Clean Air Healthy Delhi{#}pollution;Haryana;bus;secretariat;tuesday;Rekha;WOMEN;Rajasthan;Bank;vehicles;Culture;Cycle;Election;Punjab;Punjabi;economics;Press;WATCH;READ;Parliament;Assembly;oil;war;zero;Air;Minister;Capital;Delhi;Government;Indian;Strike;court;Indians;India;Rekha Vedavyas;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Bharatiya Janata Party;Blockbuster hit;puri jagannadh - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>₹8,300 Crore, World Bank's Biggest Urban Air Loan, and Delhi's Graveyard of Dead Clean-Air Plans — What Makes Rekha Gupta's Version Any Different?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T21:03:42.818Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895680/Iran-Al-Dhafra-Mock-Strike-India-Gulf-Diaspora-Risk</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Iran's ballistic-missile drill on a replica of the US Al Dhafra base is not theatre — it is a calibrated escalation ladder. With 9 million Indians across the Gulf, crude supply lines from both Tehran and Abu Dhabi, and a UN vote calculus that grows more treacherous by the week, Delhi's carefully maintained equidistance is running out of road. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Iran Al Dhafra Mock Strike: India Gulf Diaspora Risk - Iran, United States;Al Dhafra Air Base;UAE;India Gulf Diaspora;IRGC;Strait of Hormuz;India Energy Security;Gulf Crisis;Modi Foreign Policy;Indian Navy;Remittances;MEA Evacuation{#}Arabian sea;Kuwait;Reserve Bank of India;UAE;Fire;Air India;United States;Supreme;ali;Iran;Israel;Supreme Court;Leader;Parliament;Letter;Assembly;job;Reddy;revanth;Telangana;Elections;oil;Congress;Event;war;zero;Air;Fighter;Accident;Minister;Capital;Delhi;Indians;Government;Audience;Indian;Strike;history;media;India;gulf countries;National Democratic Alliance;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Iran Just Rehearsed Destroying a US Base With 9 Million Indians Next Door — What Is Delhi's Plan If the Mock Strike Becomes Real?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T20:53:41.192Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994895678/Naomi-Osaka-Wimbledon-2026-Beats-Kasatkina-Round-3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/sports-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Four Grand Slam titles on hard courts, a two-year absence that included motherhood and mental-health recovery, and a grass-court record that once read like a cautionary tale — Naomi Osaka's third-round demolition of Daria Kasatkina at Wimbledon 2026 is more than a win. India Herald breaks down the tactical reinvention that silenced a generation of doubters. - Sports - D N INDUJAA - Naomi Osaka Wimbledon 2026: Beats Kasatkina Round 3 - Naomi Osaka, Wimbledon 2026;Daria Kasatkina;WTA;Grand Slam;tennis comeback;grass court;Wim Fissette{#}Melbourne;Strike;England;Prize;VIEW;Champion;Tennis;history;media;WATCH;READ;Industry;India;Venkatesh;Hanu Raghavapudi;Industries - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>4 Slams Missed, 1 Maternity Leave, a Grass-Court Jinx Broken — Why Is Naomi Osaka's Wimbledon Last-16 Run the Comeback Nobody Predicted?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T20:49:05.533Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994895677/Carry-On-Jatta-4-vs-Alpha-Welcome-3-Box-Office</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/science-just-humiliated-every-alpha-sperm-myth-your-egg-can-ghost-the-ideal-guy-even-if-he-arrives-first4dfc6fe2-add9-489f-936e-d709134ac824-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A Punjabi comedy made for a fraction of Bollywood's mega-budget spectacles has turned blockbuster in one week — and the numbers expose a tectonic shift in what North Indian audiences actually want to watch. - Movies - Srivastan Venkatraman - Carry On Jatta 4 vs Alpha Welcome 3: Box Office - Carry On Jatta 4, Alpha;Welcome 3;Gippy Grewal;Alia Bhatt;Akshay Kumar;Bollywood box office;Punjabi cinema;Tier-2 audience shift;YRF spy universe;North India exhibition{#}Aamir Khan;Ludhiana;Jalandhar;Bathinda;Punjabi;Chandigarh;Film Industry;Emraan Hashmi;Comedy;Instagram;Alia Bhatt;Tiger;Box office;Mass;House;Office;bollywood;media;economics;Hindi;Mumbai;Audience;Industries;Cinema;producer;Press;WATCH;READ;Indian;Corporate;Success;Industry;India;Blockbuster hit;Posters;local language - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>₹15-Crore Carry On Jatta 4 Outpunches ₹250-Crore Alpha and Welcome 3's Mega-Cast — Is Bollywood's Big-Budget Formula Finally Broken?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T20:48:58.641Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895673/India-Defence-Procurement-Rs-1-Lakh-Crore-Arms</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The Defence Acquisition Council has cleared roughly ₹1 lakh crore in new weapons for the Indian Army, Indian Air Force, and Indian Navy — the largest single-window approval in recent memory. India Herald unpacks which indigenous firms stand to gain, what China-front gaps this is meant to plug, and whether the timing reveals strategic clarity or electoral choreography. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - India Defence Procurement: Rs 1 Lakh Crore Arms - Indian Army, Indian Air Force;Indian Navy;Defence Acquisition Council;Atmanirbhar Bharat;HAL;Mazagon Dock;BEL;AMCA;defence procurement;India China border;submarines;air defence{#}Iron;Air;contract;Fighter;2020;history;Capital;Army;Accident;Service;politics;Bhagwant Mann;Punjab;temple;Minister;INTERNATIONAL;Press;court;naga;China;Government;Delhi;WATCH;READ;Indian;India;Gautam Adani - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>₹1 Lakh Crore, Three Services, One Massive Shopping List — Is India Finally Arming for the Border It Actually Has, or Staging a Pre-Budget Show?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T20:39:27.922Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895671/Nagaland-Climate-Change-Farming-Crisis-Policy-Gap</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/chief-secretary-transfer-election-commission-overstepping-authority-says-cm-mk-stalin97fc3e1f-9eab-45e3-8a6e-8f5998104aa2-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A rare act of bureaucratic candor from Nagaland's top civil servant names the crisis most policymakers whisper about — the monsoon calendar that once governed sowing, transplanting, and harvest across the Northeast has fractured, and Delhi's centrally designed agriculture schemes still pretend it hasn't. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Nagaland Climate Change Farming Crisis: Policy Gap - Nagaland, Chief Secretary;climate change;agriculture policy;Northeast India;farming calendar;PMFBY;PM-KISAN;jhum cultivation;NITI Aayog;monsoon;food security;ICAR{#}Meghalaya;Siliguri;Bangladesh;naga;NITI Aayog;East;producer;China;Population;Rajya Sabha;Prime Minister;central government;war;Government;Delhi;WATCH;zero;READ;Indian;India;National Democratic Alliance;Switzerland - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Nagaland's Chief Secretary Admits Climate Has Broken the — So Why Is Delhi Still Writing Agriculture Policy for a Monsoon That No Longer Arrives on Schedule?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T20:29:28.138Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994895669/Jannik-Sinner-World-No-1-Tennis-Dominance-2025</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/sports-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>He holds the top ranking, stacks titles like inventory, and hasn't lost a Grand Slam final since turning 23 — yet the sport's old guard and its loudest fans refuse to crown him without an asterisk. India Herald unpacks why Sinner's dominance is real, what the doubt reveals about tennis culture, and where the Italian's reign goes next. - Sports - Sowmiya Sriram - Jannik Sinner: World No 1 Tennis Dominance 2025 - Jannik Sinner, ATP Tour;World No 1;Grand Slam;Australian Open;French Open;Darren Cahill;Novak Djokovic;anti-doping;tennis;clostrosterone;India tennis fans{#}Shadow;Champion;Episode;Love;Cricket;Winner;social media;Audience;Tennis;king;Industry;INTERNATIONAL;Press;court;WATCH;zero;BUSINESS;READ;Indian;India;Event;Jr NTR;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Industries;tollywood-guest-roles - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Jannik Sinner, 23, World No. 1, Zero Grand Slam Droughts — Why Does Tennis Still Ask If He's the Real Thing?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T20:22:40.112Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895667/Hardeep-Puri-No-Fuel-Price-Cut-Despite-Oil-PSU-Profits</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The petroleum minister says oil PSUs sold fuel below cost to the tune of ₹74,781 crore — but IOC, BPCL, HPCL, and ONGC have all banked record or near-record profits in FY26. India Herald unpacks the arithmetic the government hopes you will not check. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Hardeep Puri: No Fuel Price Cut Despite Oil PSU Profits - Hardeep Singh Puri, fuel price cut;petrol diesel price India;Indian Oil Corporation;BPCL;HPCL;ONGC;oil PSU profits FY26;under-recovery;excise duty;crude oil price;India fuel pricing policy{#}AUTO;Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited;Indian Oil Corporation;Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited;Shield;Cycle;HEALTH;Elections;Frozen;INTERNATIONAL;Election;oil;Petrol;Press;Karnataka;Bhagwant Mann;Punjab;court;temple;WATCH;Congress;Party;Government;Diesel;Minister;zero;Delhi;BUSINESS;READ;Indian;India;puri jagannadh;Mumbai;local language;National Democratic Alliance - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>₹74,781 Crore in 'Losses,' Record PSU Profits, Zero Relief at the Pump — Why Is Hardeep Puri Asking You to Sympathise With Oil Giants?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T20:22:21.616Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994895666/Prabhas-Fauzi-Netflix-December-Deadline-OTT-Impact</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/can-maruthi-convince-top-heroine-for-prabhas7eced878-c7cd-45d1-8fbc-b82d24ccdc55-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Netflix reportedly refusing to bankroll indefinite delays on Hanu Raghavapudi's big-budget war epic signals a seismic shift — OTT platforms are done writing blank cheques to Tollywood's biggest names, and the ripple effects could reshape how Telugu cinema finances itself. - Movies - S Venkateshwari - Prabhas Fauzi: Netflix December Deadline OTT Impact - Prabhas, Fauzi;Netflix;Hanu Raghavapudi;Tollywood;OTT;box office;Sita Ramam;Film Nagar;streaming rights{#}karthikeya;Amazon;Naga Chaitanya;iPhone;December;Culture;Samsung;gold;RRR;Prabhas;Cheque;war;economics;Tennis;king;BUSINESS;Hindi;Film Nagar;Hanu Raghavapudi;READ;Indian;Director;Telugu;Tollywood;Industry;India;Industries;Digital Wallet Platform;ram pothineni;RRR Movie - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Netflix's December Ultimatum to Prabhas' 'Fauzi' — Is the Golden Era of Unchecked Tollywood Budgets Finally Over?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T20:22:15.830Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994895664/Mohanlal-Nedumkandam-Miracle-Dileesh-Pothan-Film</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/mohanlal-and-suchitra-celebrate-th-wedding-anniversary0253ab0e-b182-4f2e-9b2a-b0ec1f981f99-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>After years of diminishing returns from mass-hero spectacles, Mohanlal announces 'Nedumkandam Miracle' with India's most acclaimed realist director — a gamble that could either restore the Complete Actor's greatest gift or confirm that the window has closed. - Movies - MANOJ KUMAR N - Mohanlal Nedumkandam Miracle: Dileesh Pothan Film - Mohanlal,Dileesh Pothan,Nedumkandam Miracle,Malayalam Cinema,Kerala,Idukki,National Award,Complete Actor,Auteur Cinema{#}Mohanlal,idukki,Maheshinte Prathikaram,Cardamom,Bheeshma,Heroine,Malayalam,University,Music,Film Nagar,Gift,Audience,job,Reddy,rahul,revanth,marriage,Kerala,Diesel,vehicles,Event,Telangana,READ,Minister,zero,Indian,Director,Cinema,Delhi,Industry,India,Hanu Raghavapudi,Industries,local language,Vaishno Devi,Dargah Sharif,National Democratic Alliance,Rahul Sipligunj,Telangana Chief Minister,CM - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Mohanlal Surrenders to Dileesh Pothan's Lens — Can 'Nedumkandam Miracle' Rewrite the Superstar's Legacy?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T20:12:46.256Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895661/E20-Ethanol-Blending-Vehicle-Damage-Mileage-Drop-India</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/politics_latestnews/pak-court-gives-india-more-time-in-kulbhushan-jadhav-case-d148790c-8455-4a3c-80be-0582860911ea-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>India's ethanol-blended E20 fuel was supposed to cut oil imports and clean the air. Instead, mechanics' workshops are filling up, mileage is cratering, and old vehicles are quietly dying — while the ruling party insists the science is settled. India Herald unpacks the gap between the policy promise and the petrol pump reality. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - E20 Ethanol Blending: Vehicle Damage Mileage Drop India - E20 ethanol blending, ethanol fuel India;vehicle mileage loss E20;BJP ethanol policy;SIAM;fuel economy India;sugarcane ethanol;Hardeep Singh Puri;ARAI;Ministry of Petroleum{#}Honda;Jairam Ramesh;Car;Pune;Lucknow;economics;Maharashtra;oil;Rajya Sabha;vehicles;Drought;Service;Prime Minister;Office;School;February;Tennis;king;European Union;BUSINESS;Petrol;Press;Hindi;Uttar Pradesh;Karnataka;Telangana;Delhi;Bhagwant Mann;Punjab;court;temple;WATCH;Assembly;Congress;READ;politics;Minister;zero;Party;Government;Indian;Industry;India;National Democratic Alliance;Event;Industries;Venkatesh;puri jagannadh;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>E20 Ethanol Push — Even 'Compatible' Cars Sputter, So Why Is the Ruling Party Still Defending a Fuel That Burns Through Engines and Trust?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T20:04:46.553Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895658/AAP-Punjab-Luv-Kush-Temple-Valmiki-Vote-Strategy</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Behind the saffron-tinged cultural packaging of a grand temple lies AAP's cold demographic arithmetic — consolidate the Valmiki vote in Doaba, blunt the BJP's urban Hindu surge, and rewrite the 2027 playbook before the opposition even prints theirs. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - AAP Punjab Luv-Kush Temple: Valmiki Vote Strategy - AAP Punjab, Bhagwant Mann;Luv-Kush Temple;Valmiki community;Punjab 2027 elections;Doaba region;BJP Punjab;Hindu outreach;Dalit vote bank;Punjab politics{#}Bhagwant Mann;Fish;Beijing;China;Punjab;Diesel;Scheduled caste;Accident;VIEW;Sutlej;Pakistan;Bank;court;temple;WATCH;Assembly;Congress;INTERNATIONAL;Election;READ;politics;Minister;Population;zero;Party;Government;Indian;India;ram pothineni;local language;Loksabha;Bharatiya Janata Party;Heritage Foods - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>A Grand Luv-Kush Temple in Sikh-Majority Punjab — Why Is Bhagwant Mann Suddenly Playing the BJP's Core Hindutva Card?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T19:57:55.242Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895657/NDA-Delimitation-2026-Coalition-Impact-on-South-India</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The delimitation exercise India has dodged since 1976 is now unavoidable — and the arithmetic that holds the NDA together may be the first casualty. India Herald unpacks who really loses seats, who gains them, and why the coalition's southern allies are already whispering about betrayal. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - NDA Delimitation 2026: Coalition Impact on South India - Delimitation 2026,NDA Coalition,BJP,TDP,Chandrababu Naidu,JD(S),AIADMK,Lok Sabha Seats,Census 2026,Southern States,Uttar Pradesh,Tamil Nadu,Andhra Pradesh,Karnataka,Kerala,Modi 3.0,Coalition Politics,42nd Amendment,84th Amendment{#}Slovakia,Currency,HEALTH,Election,Hindi,Rajasthan,Supreme Court,Bihar,Elections,Red,Paris,TDP,Amaravati,Andhra Pradesh,Leader,READ,politics,Minister,Kerala,Uttar Pradesh,Frozen,Tamil,Parliament,Letter,Population,Karnataka,Telangana,zero,Party,Delhi,Government,Narendra Modi,Indian,India,National Democratic Alliance,Loksabha,Bharatiya Janata Party,House,Research and Analysis Wing,Jr NTR,Prashant Kishor,advertisement,Donald Trump,CBN - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>55 NDA Allies, One Delimitation Bombshell, Zero Guarantees — Is Modi's 2029 Coalition Already Fracturing Before the Census Ink Dries?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T19:53:58.342Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895652/Monsoon-Session-2025-Delimitation-Women-Quota-Buzz</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/delimitation-bill-crashes-and-burns-heres-the-savage-year-report-card-that-proves-bjp-never-gave-a-damn-about-women5b647f52-19cb-40a0-8d56-bbff6e2a8e45-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Corridor buzz in Delhi suggests the NDA may table the Delimitation Bill and Women's Reservation Bill together in the upcoming Monsoon Session — but no official confirmation exists. India Herald unpacks what is known, what is speculation, and what the stakes would be if both Bills arrive simultaneously. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Monsoon Session 2025 Delimitation Women Quota Buzz - Monsoon Session 2025, Delimitation Bill;Women's Reservation Bill;Lok Sabha;NDA;INDIA bloc;Tamil Nadu;Kerala;Karnataka;BJP;DMK;Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam;Census 2026;Parliament;fact-check;News18 misattribution{#}Kerala;Uttar Pradesh;Stalin;Frozen;Idea;Tamil;Parliament;Uddhav Thackeray;temple;Letter;september;Population;WATCH;Shakti;social media;MP;News;British;WOMEN;Karnataka;Assembly;Telangana;marriage;zero;Party;Congress;Indian;Delhi;Government;India;National Democratic Alliance;Loksabha;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;ram pothineni;udhayanidhi stalin - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Monsoon Session 2025: Will the NDA Table Delimitation and Women's Quota Bills — Or Is Delhi Jumping the Gun on Unconfirmed Reports?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T19:41:37.592Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895649/Karnataka-Land-Acquisition-vs-Farmer-Rights</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Karnataka's Congress government is spending billions on rural guarantees while simultaneously rezoning farmland for industrial corridors — a contradiction that could become the state's defining electoral flashpoint before 2028. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Karnataka: Land Acquisition vs Farmer Rights - Karnataka, Siddaramaiah;land acquisition;guarantee schemes;Gruha Lakshmi;industrial corridors;farmers rights;2028 elections;DK Shivakumar;BJP;JDS;Tumakuru;Ramanagara{#}Wife;lakshmi;Ancestral;British;Police Station;Petrol;Industries;WOMEN;Arrest;District;Chhattisgarh;Karnataka;vishnu;Assembly;Bank;job;Reddy;Telangana;Government;rahul;marriage;court;Press;Minister;zero;Cheque;Party;Congress;Indian;READ;Delhi;Yuva;revanth;CM;media;India;Lakshmi Devi;Loksabha;Telangana Chief Minister;Deputy Chief Minister;advertisement;Bharatiya Janata Party;Rahul Sipligunj - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>₹52,000 Crore in Guarantees, 30,000 Acres Under Threat — Can Siddaramaiah's Karnataka Feed Its Farmers and Its Factories From the Same Soil?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T19:30:27.857Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994895645/Novak-Djokovic-Why-Tennis-Fans-Search-Him-Now</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/sports-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>He is 38, has won 24 Grand Slams, and the world is searching his name like he just retired. India Herald unpacks what the surge really means — and why a quiet loss to Wu Yibing tells the deeper story. - Sports - Sowmiya Sriram - Novak Djokovic: Why Tennis Fans Search Him Now - Novak Djokovic, Wu Yibing;ATP Tour;Grand Slam;tennis 2025;Indian tennis fans;Carlos Alcaraz;Jannik Sinner;2028 Olympics;Big Three tennis{#}Italy;Tennis;England;Legend;Australia;SPORTS;Red;Paris;Google;king;gold;Train;Audience;Prize;social media;media;News;BUSINESS;INTERNATIONAL;Indian;READ;Cycle;India;Jason Holder;tollywood-guest-roles;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;European Union;Olympic Games - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Novak Djokovic, 38, Still Drawing 10,000 Searches an Hour — But Is Tennis Already Mourning a King Who Hasn't Left?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T19:20:27.747Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895643/Indus-Waters-Treaty-India-Legal-Options-Explained</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>India has threatened to leverage the Indus Waters Treaty after every major terror attack — but international law, the World Bank's arbitration machinery, and the treaty's own architecture make 'turning off the tap' far harder than any political rhetoric suggests. The real weapon may not be water at all. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Indus Waters Treaty: India Legal Options Explained - Indus Waters Treaty, India;Pakistan;ICJ;World Bank;Kishanganga Dam;Ratle Project;International Law;Water Diplomacy;Central Water Commission{#}Ayub Khan;prabhakar;Sutlej;Jawaharlal Nehru;international court;Professor;Ravi;February;Indus River;september;TECHNOLOGY;Pakistan;Bank;Indians;INTERNATIONAL;Delhi;January;job;krishna;Reddy;KCR;revanth;Telangana;war;WATCH;Ayodhya;ram mandir;Government;rahul;marriage;court;Indian;Press;READ;Party;Congress;Minister;zero;India;Population;Hanu Raghavapudi;ravi anchor;Chintamaneni Prabhakar;Parakala Prabhakar;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Huawei;Nokia;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Sony;Apple;Samsung;Bharatiya Janata Party;ram pothineni;Rahul Sipligunj;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Indus Waters Treaty, 64 Years of Shared Rivers, One Nuclear Standoff — Can India Legally 'Turn Off the Tap', or Is the Real Weapon Something Else Entirely?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T19:19:28.134Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895642/Chhattisgarh-HC-Bans-Forced-Hindu-Prayers-in-Schools</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The Chhattisgarh High Court has struck down a state government order mandating Hindu prayers in government schools, ruling it violates Article 28 of the Constitution. For Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, the verdict forces an impossible political choice: appeal to the Supreme Court and risk a national constitutional rebuke, or let it go and face the wrath of the very ideological base that put him in power. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Chhattisgarh HC Bans Forced Hindu Prayers in Schools - Chhattisgarh High Court, Vishnu Deo Sai;BJP;Article 28;Hindu prayers;government schools;RSS;Chhattisgarh;Indian Constitution;religious instruction{#}Chhattisgarh;Educational institutions;vidya;Karnataka;vishnu;School;BUSINESS;EDUCATION;High court;Hinduism;Rajasthan;Uddhav Thackeray;students;Population;WATCH;Assembly;Ayodhya;ram mandir;temple;politics;Heart;Supreme;Government;rahul;marriage;Letter;Supreme Court;court;Indian;Press;READ;Party;Congress;Minister;Elections;zero;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;local language;Christianity;Islam;Chinese traditional religion;surya sivakumar;ram pothineni;Rahul Sipligunj - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Hindu Prayers in Government Schools, One High Court, and a BJP Chief Minister Cornered — Will Vishnu Deo Sai Appeal or Quietly Bury a Mandate He Cannot Defend?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T19:14:07.618Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895638/Congress-Ram-Janmabhoomi-Trust-SC-Probe-Demand</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Congress has escalated the Ayodhya temple donation row into a full-blown institutional confrontation — demanding the Ram Janmabhoomi Trust be dissolved and donations investigated under Supreme Court supervision. India Herald unpacks the electoral arithmetic, the legal reality, and the trap neither side can see. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Congress Ram Janmabhoomi Trust: SC Probe Demand - Congress, Ram Janmabhoomi Trust;Ayodhya;KC Venugopal;Narendra Modi;BJP;Supreme Court;Ram Mandir;temple donations;Uttar Pradesh;Champat Rai{#}November;Hindi;Ayodhya;January;ram mandir;central government;Lawyer;temple;Love;Prime Minister;politics;Heart;Success;Supreme;Office;Government;rahul;marriage;Letter;Supreme Court;job;krishna;media;Reddy;KCR;revanth;Telangana;zero;court;Indian;Press;READ;Party;Congress;Minister;News;war;Elections;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;ram pothineni;Digital Wallet Platform;Hanu Raghavapudi;Rahul Sipligunj;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>₹3,400 Crore in Donations, Zero Independent Audits — Is Congress Cornering the BJP on Ram Mandir Corruption, or Walking Straight Into a Polarisation Trap?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T19:05:52.692Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895635/Rahul-Gandhi-Marriage-Why-India-Keeps-Asking</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/finance-minister-calls-it-a-revenue-hit-critics-call-it-arithmetic2b6bc5d5-4207-42f7-88ca-20e7a5d4254e-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>He leads India's oldest opposition party, has been PM-aspirant for two decades, and remains stubbornly single at 55. The marriage buzz says less about Rahul Gandhi's private life — and more about a democracy that cannot separate a leader's personal choices from his political fitness. - Politics - Seetha Sailaja - Rahul Gandhi Marriage: Why India Keeps Asking - Rahul Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi marriage;Congress;BJP;Indian politics;Lok Sabha;social media trends;Indian elections;Leader of Opposition;political analysis{#}Atal Bihari Vajpayee;Rahul Gandhi;rahul;Interview;Survey;VIEW;marriage;Culture;WhatsApp;Indians;Cycle;Tamil;Parliament;Letter;Supreme Court;job;krishna;Narendra Modi;MP;media;Reddy;KCR;Event;INTERNATIONAL;social media;WATCH;Leader;News;revanth;Telangana;war;Elections;zero;court;Indian;Election;Press;READ;Party;Congress;Minister;India;Rahul Sipligunj;Loksabha;Bharatiya Janata Party;Digital Wallet Platform;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Mumbai;Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Rahul Gandhi, 55, Single, India's Most-Watched Bachelor — Why Does a Nation Need His Wedding More Than He Does?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T18:52:31.017Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895633/Delhi-Next-Rekha-Gupta-Youth-Innovation-Programme</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Delhi's new CM launches a programme that funnels one crore young applicants through a funnel so tight only 60 teams survive — and hands them direct access to state power. Innovation scheme or the most sophisticated political cadre-building exercise Delhi has seen since AAP's mohalla sabhas? - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Delhi Next: Rekha Gupta Youth Innovation Programme - Delhi Next, Rekha Gupta;BJP Delhi;AAP;youth innovation;Delhi governance;political cadre;mohalla sabha;Delhi CM{#}Rekha;Degree;Idea;youth;Prize;Mass;Success;Narendra;Capital;Nagpur;war;Elections;HEALTH;zero;court;Assembly;Supreme;Indian;Office;Election;Press;READ;Party;Government;Congress;Minister;CM;Delhi;India;Rekha Vedavyas;Bharatiya Janata Party;Telangana Chief Minister;Population;Arvind Kejriwal;local language;Service;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>1 Crore Applicants, 60 Teams, Zero Bureaucrats in the Room — Is Rekha Gupta's 'Delhi Next' a Governance Lab or the BJP's Newest Youth Army?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T18:51:57.799Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895629/India-Delegation-Khamenei-Funeral-Mehbooba-Mufti</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/tdp-kejriwal-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>New Delhi's delegation to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral is no accident — it is a masterclass in managed optics. A PDP leader stripped of power, an NDA minister, and a Congress diplomat sitting in the same row in Tehran tells you everything about the Kashmir-Shia-Israel triangle Modi's government is quietly navigating. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - India Delegation Khamenei Funeral: Mehbooba Mufti - Mehbooba Mufti, Pabitra Margherita;Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi;Salman Khurshid;Ayatollah Ali Khamenei;Iran;Tehran;India foreign policy;Kashmir;Israel;Mojtaba Khamenei;BJP;Congress;PDP{#}malavika mohanan;Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi;Mehbooba Mufti;Mehbooba;raja;Avatar;Bobby;Keerthi;Love;Journey;Box office;Accident;ali;Heart;Prime Minister;abbas;Iran;Pakistan;Israel;REVIEW;Supreme;INTERNATIONAL;Bank;Indian;social media;Frozen;WATCH;Office;Cabinet;Delhi;Arrest;Leader;politics;Election;Press;READ;Party;News;Government;Congress;Minister;India;National Democratic Alliance;Salman Khan;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu;Bharatiya Janata Party;advertisement;Jr NTR;Population;local language;Event - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Mehbooba Mufti, an NDA Minister, and a Congress Veteran Walk Into Tehran — What Is the 'Kashmir Calculus' Modi's Delegation Is Really Running?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T18:39:28.129Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895626/SCCL-Telangana-40-Lakh-Tonnes-Coal-Claim-Denied</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The Telangana government has formally denied that 40 lakh tonnes of coal went missing from SCCL — but the very urgency of the denial reveals how deeply coal politics is entangled with the Congress-BRS fiscal war ahead of local body polls. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - SCCL Telangana: 40 Lakh Tonnes Coal Claim Denied - SCCL, Telangana;coal mining;BRS;Congress;Revanth Reddy;Singareni Collieries;Telangana politics;local body elections;coal accounting{#}singareni;Nagpur;temple;Uddhav Thackeray;Letter;Supreme Court;job;Leader;politics;Train;war;workers;Election;Elections;krishna;HEALTH;Press;Reddy;Audience;Revanth Reddy;zero;READ;Government;Jupally Krishna Rao;KCR;revanth;Telangana;Hyderabad;Congress;court;Minister;Party;India;local language;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Bharatiya Janata Party;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>40 Lakh Tonnes of Coal 'Missing' from SCCL's Books — If Telangana's Numbers Are Clean, Why Does It Need a Press Conference to Say So?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T18:30:50.778Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895623/Jupally-Krishna-Rao-Telangana-Debt-Challenge-to-KCR</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Telangana minister Jupally Krishna Rao stakes his chair on the state's debt numbers — but the real game isn't arithmetic, it's a Congress insider leveraging BRS silence to build political capital ahead of a reshuffle season no one will admit has started. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Jupally Krishna Rao: Telangana Debt Challenge to KCR - Jupally Krishna Rao, KCR;KTR;Telangana;Telangana debt;BRS;Congress;Telangana cabinet reshuffle;Kaleshwaram;state finances{#}KTR;Kaleshwaram Project;Banjara Hills;Kollapur;Jupally Krishna Rao;Moscow;krishna;Fighter;HEALTH;social media;kaleshwaram;K. Chandrashekar Rao;KCR;Shield;Frozen;Strike;WATCH;Capital;vehicles;Telugu;News;Office;Press;December;palamuru;Reddy;Audience;Revanth Reddy;revanth;media;Telangana;zero;Cabinet;Hyderabad;Assembly;Congress;court;Minister;READ;Party;Delhi;Government;India;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Population - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Jupally's ₹4 Lakh Crore Dare to KCR — If the Debt Numbers Are So Wrong, Why Won't BRS Put Its Own Ledger on the Table?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T18:19:43.166Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895621/Telangana-BJP-Revanth-Reddy-Operation-Akarsh-Impact</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/editorial-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The BJP's southern ambitions hinge on Telangana — the one state below the Vindhyas where it tasted real electoral blood. But Chief Minister Revanth Reddy is swallowing the BRS whole, leaving the saffron party with parliamentary numbers it cannot convert into street-level power. India Herald breaks down the quiet strangulation. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Telangana BJP: Revanth Reddy Operation Akarsh Impact - Telangana BJP, Revanth Reddy;Operation Akarsh;BRS;Congress Telangana;Bandi Sanjay Kumar;Kishan Reddy;Telangana politics;BJP southern strategy;local body elections Telangana{#}pragathi;Bandi Sanjay;Nalgonda;December;palamuru;Moon;Huzurabad;Success;Currency;Narendra;Jubilee Hills;job;contract;Tamil;MLA;secretariat;Bank;Reddy;Leader;CM;Audience;politics;Revanth Reddy;revanth;MP;media;Telangana;Train;Rail;Japan;zero;Cabinet;war;Hyderabad;workers;Parliament;Assembly;Congress;Election Commission;court;Election;Minister;READ;Indian;Party;Delhi;Elections;Government;India;Telangana Chief Minister;Loksabha;Bharatiya Janata Party;local language;Population;Panchayati;surekha vani;Hanu Raghavapudi;G Kishan Reddy - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>8 MPs, Zero Ground Game, One Cannibalistic Chief — Why Is Revanth Reddy's 'Operation Akarsh' Doing the BJP's Demolition Job Better Than Any Rival Could?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T18:13:09.782Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895618/INDIA-Bloc-Letter-CJI-Supreme-Court-SIR-Challenge</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/kiran-kumar-reddy-is-not-very-active-in-politics-26066443-73e6-4acf-8b9f-7c92e4106be7-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The opposition's unprecedented letter to the Chief Justice of India frames Simultaneous Elections as an existential democratic threat — but the real story is what the plea reveals about the I.N.D.I.A bloc's own arithmetic helplessness and the impossible judicial minefield it creates for the Supreme Court. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - INDIA Bloc Letter CJI: Supreme Court SIR Challenge - INDIA bloc, CJI;One Nation One Election;SIR;Modi;Amit Shah;Supreme Court;federalism;constitutional amendment;opposition;Parliament;Kovind committee{#}Ram Nath Kovind;Lawyer;Reliance;March;Letter;REVIEW;Supreme;Rajya Sabha;Office;workers;Supreme Court;Press;Parliament;Amit Shah;Assembly;Congress;Election Commission;Elections;Cycle;history;court;Election;Minister;READ;Indian;Party;Government;Delhi;India;local language;Loksabha;Bharatiya Janata Party;National Democratic Alliance;House;Population;Digital Wallet Platform - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>'Gravest Threat' Letter to the CJI — Why Is the I.N.D.I.A Bloc Asking the Supreme Court to Fight the Battle It Cannot Win in Parliament?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T18:01:28.156Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895616/Algeria-Elections-Democracy-Fatigue-Global-South</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Algeria's parliamentary vote drew more football fans than voters. The apathy is not Algerian — it is a syndrome spreading across the Global South, and India's own urban turnout collapse suggests it is already here. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Algeria Elections: Democracy Fatigue Global South - Algeria, democracy fatigue;Global South;India voter turnout;Mumbai;Election Commission of India;parliamentary elections;urban apathy;democratic legitimacy{#}Indonesia;Algeria;twitter;Diesel;Switzerland;Train;Rail;jaishankar;Election Commission;Elections;Japan;Cycle;Chennai;temple;Mumbai;Uddhav Thackeray;zero;WATCH;Population;history;court;Capital;Election;TECHNOLOGY;INTERNATIONAL;Hyderabad;Minister;READ;Indian;Government;Party;Delhi;India;House;European Union;Loksabha;local language;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Huawei;Nokia;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Sony;Apple;Samsung;Bharatiya Janata Party;ram pothineni;Subrahmanyam Jaishankar - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Algeria Goes to the Polls, Nobody Shows Up — Is 'Democracy Fatigue' the Global South's Quiet Crisis India Cannot Afford to Ignore?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T17:53:57.411Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895613/US-Warns-Iran-of-Israeli-Assassination-Plot-Analysis</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/editorial-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The US reportedly tipped off Tehran that Mossad had Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf on an assassination target list — an extraordinary breach of allied trust that reveals Washington's real fear: being dragged into a regional war it cannot afford. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - US Warns Iran of Israeli Assassination Plot: Analysis - US, Iran;Israel;Mossad;Araghchi;Ghalibaf;Netanyahu;Middle East;assassination;nuclear diplomacy;India;Gulf stability{#}abbas;gold;Parliament;United States;TECHNOLOGY;Frozen;Cheque;East;Strike;Iran;Israel;oil;Episode;Delhi;Dubai;Indians;News;politics;INTERNATIONAL;war;Revanth Reddy;revanth;Hyderabad;Minister;READ;Indian;Government;India;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Huawei;Nokia;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Sony;Apple;Samsung;gulf countries;Bharatiya Janata Party;National Democratic Alliance - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Washington Leaks Mossad's Hit List to Tehran — Is the US Protecting Iranian Leaders to Stop Netanyahu From Dragging It Into War?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T17:48:24.436Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895611/Telangana-Debt-Revanth-Reddy-Congress-KCR-Legacy</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/editorial-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Congress puts a staggering number on KCR's fiscal legacy — but the real audience for that figure may not be the opposition. It may be the voter waiting for promises that now come with a receipt. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Telangana Debt: Revanth Reddy Congress KCR Legacy - Revanth Reddy, KCR;Telangana Congress;BRS;Telangana debt;six guarantees;Telangana politics;state finances;election promises{#}Ambati Rayudu;Kamal Nath;Vasundhara Raje;kaleshwaram;Karimnagar;K. Chandrashekar Rao;Warangal;RTC;ashok;bus;WOMEN;Rajasthan;electricity;Revanth Reddy;revanth;Telangana;Hyderabad;KCR;Capital;Shield;Minister;CM;Audience;Press;Election;Congress;READ;Party;Andhra Pradesh;Indian;Government;India;Telangana Chief Minister;local language - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>₹8.21 Lakh Crore Debt, Six Guarantees, One Excuse — Is Revanth Reddy Inheriting KCR's Balance Sheet or Manufacturing His Own Alibi?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T17:39:45.919Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895607/Uddhav-Thackeray-Ram-Raksha-Protest-Ram-Temple-Donation-Row</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/breaking-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Uddhav Thackeray's July 5 'Ram Raksha' agitation reframes the Ram temple donation controversy not as a financial scandal but as a spiritual betrayal — turning BJP's most potent symbol into its most dangerous vulnerability in Maharashtra. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Uddhav Thackeray Ram Raksha Protest: Ram Temple Donation Row - Uddhav Thackeray, Ram Temple;Ram Raksha Protest;BJP Maharashtra;Shiv Sena UBT;Ram Janmabhoomi Trust;Hindutva;Maharashtra Politics;Ayodhya{#}Nagpur;Pran;Champion;NRI;Ayodhya;Maharashtra;January;ram mandir;temple;Mumbai;Uddhav Thackeray;Shiv Sena;Dubai;Indians;House;zero;workers;Air;WATCH;Press;Assembly;war;Supreme Court;Election;Congress;Leader;politics;court;READ;News;media;Party;Indian;WhatsApp;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;ram pothineni;shiv sena party;Population;Christianity;Islam;Hinduism;Chinese traditional religion;Congress-NCP;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>₹3,000 Crore in Donations, Zero Audits, One 'Ram Raksha' Protest — Has Uddhav Thackeray Found the One Hindutva Card BJP Cannot Counter?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T17:31:06.845Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895603/MP-Fake-Caste-Certificate-Scam-Pratima-Bagri-500-Officers</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_analysis/prashant-predicts-jagans-fate5cac8dcc-e859-4b27-9cb0-56e4825494d1-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Over 7,000 cases of suspected fraudulent caste certificates are pending in Madhya Pradesh — and the accused include a sitting state minister and more than 500 senior bureaucrats. India Herald unpacks why this scandal could paralyse the BJP government from within. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - MP Fake Caste Certificate Scam: Pratima Bagri, 500 Officers - Pratima Bagri, Madhya Pradesh;fake caste certificate scam;Vyapam;BJP;Mohan Yadav;tribal reservation fraud;MP politics;caste certificate fraud;Congress MP{#}Bhopal;CBI;Shashi Tharoor;Supreme Court;Rajya Sabha;Office;Jagan;Amaravati;Balloon;TDP;secretariat;Bank;Election;Reddy;Congress;Criminal;MP;police;High court;Leader;District;Party;politics;Minister;CM;Government;court;READ;Indian;News;India;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal;Bharatiya Janata Party;Telangana Chief Minister;local language;Population;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Jason Holder;Chennai;Gautam Adani - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Minister Pratima Bagri, 500 Officers, 7,000 Fake Caste Certificates — Is MP Sitting on a Scandal That Makes Vyapam Look Like a Rehearsal?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T17:19:28.500Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url></urlset>