https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899163/Oommen-Chandy-Death-UDF-Kerala-Power-Vacuum-Crisishttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/madhya-pradesh-mahila-congress-vice-president-noori-khan-resigns18943c61-b6d1-453f-9c6a-bddacb10c5de-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgKerala buried more than a leader in Puthuppally — it buried the last man who could hold the UDF's warring factions together. India Herald lays out the structural crisis the eulogies are hiding. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Oommen Chandy Death: UDF Kerala Power Vacuum Crisis - Oommen Chandy, Kerala Congress;UDF;Puthuppally;Kerala politics;by-election;LDF;CPI(M);Central Kerala;Christian vote{#}kottayam;pathanamthitta;Thiruvananthapuram;Banana;Kerala;WOMEN;Elections;Mass;Election Commission;media;Delhi;Minister;Congress;Leader;Election;Party;READ;Indian;zero;war;India;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;House;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Population;Smart phone;local language;tollywood-guest-roles - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTears in Puthuppally, Silence in Party HQ — With Oommen Chandy Gone, Who Inherits the UDF's Most Dangerous Vacancy?2026-07-13T04:00:44.990Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899162/Deoband-Assembly-Election-2027-BJP-vs-SP-PDAhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/education/virgo_virgo/up-pcs-officer-training-where-does-up-pcs-officer-training-take-place9c0a23e1-1ac3-41d5-b6ea-f7cbfb3aa2a1-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgDeoband isn't just a seat — it's a seismograph. As BJP eyes an unprecedented third straight win and SP sharpens its PDA arithmetic, this western UP constituency will tell us whether Hindutva's consolidation or social-justice math writes UP's next chapter. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Deoband Assembly Election 2027: BJP vs SP PDA - Deoband, Uttar Pradesh;UP Assembly Election 2027;BJP;Samajwadi Party;Yogi Adityanath;Akhilesh Yadav;PDA formula;AIMIM;BSP;Darul Uloom;western UP;Hindutva;OBC voters{#}Muzaffarnagar;Saharanpur;Hapur;Gift;Shadow;Yogi Adityanath;Success;Currency;WATCH;yogi;Uttar Pradesh;Service;Assembly;CM;Press;Election;Party;READ;Indian;zero;Mathura;Supreme;war;Government;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;ram pothineni;local language;tollywood-guest-roles;House - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTwo Hat-Tricks and One Graveyard of Predictions — Can BJP Hold Deoband Without Losing Its PDA Flanks?2026-07-13T03:54:05.433Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899160/BJP-Sambit-Patra-PM-Modi-Foreign-Trips-10-Achievementshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/owaisi-supports-supreme-courts-decision-on-gyanvapi-mosque64a241a6-a44e-4ab0-9d41-c227bdc86075-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgFor years, Modi's globetrotting was the Vishwaguru masterstroke no BJP leader needed to explain. The fact that Sambit Patra held a presser to list '10 achievements' tells you something has changed — and the change is domestic, not diplomatic. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - BJP Sambit Patra: PM Modi Foreign Trips 10 Achievements - PM Modi, BJP;Sambit Patra;Foreign Trips;Vishwaguru;Opposition;Missing PM;Dus Kadam Dus Ka Dum;Indian Politics;2026{#}NRI;amar;Narendra;WhatsApp;Love Story;Love;TECHNOLOGY;social media;television;job;Ukraine;Poland;Army;Prime Minister;Press;Election;Party;Red;READ;Indian;Leader;war;court;Government;Train;Indians;News;media;Delhi;zero;Minister;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Samsung;Apple;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;LG;local language;House;Event;ram pothineni;gulf countries - indiaherald.com , India Herald10 Achievements, One Defensive Presser — Why Is BJP Suddenly Justifying Modi's Foreign Trips to Its Own Voters?2026-07-13T03:49:23.620Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899156/Air-India-Flight-171-AAIB-Investigation-Delay-Explainedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/shruti-haasan-turns-heads-in-a-dreamy-iceblue-ensemble-at-the-odyssey-mumbai-premiere3facd461-761c-44e8-ac30-cca6615e096c-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe families of Air India Flight 171 victims are demanding a clear timeline for the final crash report — but their grief exposes something far larger: an investigation body so understaffed, under-equipped, and structurally compromised that delays are not bugs but features of the system. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Air India Flight 171: AAIB Investigation Delay Explained - Air India Flight 171, AAIB;Ahmedabad crash;NTSB;aviation safety;Ministry of Civil Aviation;ICAO;crash investigation reform;India aviation{#}Ahmedabad;Rajiv Gandhi;Air India;Crash;ajay;Reliance;Director;Oman;Strike;Fire;ali;Accident;Qatar;Parliament;Indians;Red;INTERNATIONAL;war;MP;READ;court;Indian;Delhi;Government;India;Population;gulf countries;Gujarat - Gandhinagar - indiaherald.com , India HeraldFlight 171 Families Still Waiting, AAIB Still Toothless — Is India's Crash-Investigation Machine Built to Delay, Not Deliver?2026-07-13T03:39:45.392Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899154/Gyanvapi-Mathura-Supreme-Court-Mediation-Pushhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/owaisi-supports-supreme-courts-decision-on-gyanvapi-mosque64a241a6-a44e-4ab0-9d41-c227bdc86075-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Supreme Court's quiet push for mediation in the Gyanvapi and Mathura disputes forces an uncomfortable question on the BJP: is a bloodless handover a bigger civilisational victory — or does the party need the wound to stay open until 2027? - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Gyanvapi Mathura: Supreme Court Mediation Push - Gyanvapi, Mathura;Supreme Court;BJP;Ayodhya;Places of Worship Act;Uttar Pradesh 2027;mediation;temple-mosque disputes;Yogi Adityanath{#}krishna;sri sri;Varanasi;Mathura;Nagpur;Mosque;Faizabad;January;Prize;Supreme Court;Indira Gandhi;August;Lucknow;yogi;Uttar Pradesh;temple;Supreme;Survey;ram mandir;MP;Ayodhya;Father;Election;READ;Shield;court;Election Commission;Indian;Capital;zero;Iran;Delhi;media;Party;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Venkatesh;Hanu Raghavapudi;ravi anchor;ram pothineni;Loksabha;gulf countries - indiaherald.com , India HeraldGyanvapi, Mathura and the SC's Mediation Nudge — Does BJP Want a Settlement or a Forever Campaign Issue?2026-07-13T03:30:58.659Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899150/Revanth-Reddy-vs-BRS-Kaleshwaram-Project-Political-Warhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/minister-harish-rao-accuses-bjp-antifarmere3036eaa-1833-496b-b1e1-a9c268e9abde-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe war of words over Kaleshwaram between Revanth Reddy's Congress and KCR's BRS isn't really about irrigation engineering — it's about who owns the idea of Telangana itself, and one side is losing that war faster than its dam pillars are sinking. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Revanth Reddy vs BRS: Kaleshwaram Project Political War - Revanth Reddy, BRS;Kaleshwaram;KCR;Telangana;Jagadish Reddy;Congress;Telangana politics;irrigation;2028 elections{#}Godavari River;K. Chandrashekar Rao;oxygen;Kaleshwaram Project;MLA;NTR;KCR;kaleshwaram;Idea;Office;Revanth Reddy;Reddy;revanth;Hyderabad;court;media;Telangana Chief Minister;Minister;Tamil;Air;House;Telangana;Red;Press;News;Congress;Leader;Government;INTERNATIONAL;war;Party;India;CM;local language;Population;kusuma jagadish;Venkatesh;Ram Charan Teja - indiaherald.com , India Herald'Psycho' Jibes and Sinking Pillars — Is Revanth Reddy Using Kaleshwaram to Politically Erase KCR's Legacy?2026-07-13T03:21:10.323Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899148/Zelenskyy-Cabinet-Reshuffle-PM-Svyrydenko-Resignshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/that-is-why-the-president-of-ukraine-has-a-key-bill9c90ad4f-ce05-4d31-b9ec-f959a5e687fd-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgUkraine's PM stepped down in a sweeping government overhaul — but the real question is whether Zelenskyy is consolidating wartime authority or quietly assembling a team that can negotiate what the current cabinet politically could not. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Zelenskyy Cabinet Reshuffle: PM Svyrydenko Resigns - Zelenskyy, Ukraine;Yulia Svyrydenko;Cabinet Reshuffle;AP News;India diplomacy;peace negotiations;Western aid fatigue;Modi Kyiv visit;NDTV;India Today;US elections;Russia-Ukraine war{#}Cabinet;Ukraine;Russia;Moscow;Red;Beijing;Poland;Army;Parliament;Syria;history;Press;Election;News;Congress;Indians;Prime Minister;Leader;Capital;READ;INTERNATIONAL;Iron;Iran;Shield;Government;zero;Indian;Delhi;war;Punjab;Party;India;Andhra Pradesh;Population;European Union;Donald Trump;gulf countries;Bharatiya Janata Party;advertisement - indiaherald.com , India HeraldZelenskyy's Midnight Purge — Is Ukraine Building a War Cabinet or a Surrender Cabinet?2026-07-13T03:12:19.208Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899145/India-Bangladesh-New-Ambassadors-Bilateral-Tieshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/editorial/politics_latestnews/indian-sailors-banned-in-china-as-per-seafaress-bodye85af803-f6e0-4007-81fd-3caef2927e4a-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgDelhi and Dhaka have both named new envoys — but behind the diplomatic courtesy lies a calculated recalibration. India Herald reads what the ambassador swap really tells us about power, leverage, and the unfinished business between Modi and Yunus. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - India Bangladesh: New Ambassadors Bilateral Ties - India, Bangladesh;Muhammad Yunus;Narendra Modi;India Bangladesh relations;ambassador;bilateral diplomacy;China;Dhaka;New Delhi{#}Wanted;Frozen;Bangladesh;BUSINESS;China;WATCH;Leader;Capital;READ;Elections;politics;Narendra Modi;INTERNATIONAL;Iron;Iran;Shield;Service;Government;zero;Indian;House;Delhi;Assembly;WOMEN;war;Party;India;local language;tollywood-guest-roles;Donald Trump;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldNew Ambassadors, Old Wounds — Is Delhi's Envoy Pick a Peace Signal or a Pressure Play on Yunus's Bangladesh?2026-07-13T03:02:00.840Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899144/Modi-National-Mourning-Qatar-Emir-India-Strategic-Calculushttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgIndia rarely declares national mourning for a foreign dignitary who was not even a sitting head of state. The decision to lower flags for Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani is not sentiment — it is strategy, and the returns Delhi is banking on stretch from LNG terminals to the safety of eight million Indians in the Gulf. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Modi National Mourning Qatar Emir: India Strategic Calculus - Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Qatar;Modi;India-Qatar Relations;LNG;National Mourning;Gulf Diplomacy;Diaspora;Energy Security;GCC{#}Narendra Modi;Reserve Bank of India;Qatar;Tamil;School;Banking;East;Indians;Father;World Cup;Air;INTERNATIONAL;Prime Minister;Currency;workers;Iron;Iran;Shield;Service;Government;zero;Indian;Delhi;Assembly;WOMEN;war;Party;India;gulf countries;House;European Union;tollywood-guest-roles;Donald Trump;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldModi Called Him a 'True Friend' and Declared National Mourning — What Does India Owe Qatar's Former Emir, and What Is Delhi Quietly Securing in Return?2026-07-13T02:53:07.744Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Breaking/Read/994899141/India-Earthquake-2026-Latest-Tremors-Safety-Tipshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/breaking-IndiaHerald.jpgFresh tremors have sent millions reaching for their phones — but the search spike reveals something more unsettling than the shaking itself: a nation still building as if the fault lines beneath it were someone else's problem. - Breaking - D N INDUJAA - India Earthquake 2026: Latest Tremors, Safety Tips - earthquake, India;seismic zones;National Center for Seismology;Geological Survey of India;earthquake preparedness;building codes;EEWS;Delhi;Uttarakhand;NDMA{#}V;social media;Uttarakhand;television;Chennai;Mumbai;Capital;Iron;Iran;Shield;Survey;media;Australia;Service;Government;zero;News;court;Event;WOMEN;READ;war;Party;Indian;Assembly;India;tollywood-guest-roles;Population;Donald Trump;Bharatiya Janata Party;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu - indiaherald.com , India HeraldIndia Earthquake Rattles Homes and Nerves — But Is the Real Tremor the One Nobody Prepared For?2026-07-13T02:46:25.554Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899140/Kerala-Mahila-Congress-Chief-Tonsures-Head-Ticket-Deniedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/madhya-pradesh-mahila-congress-vice-president-noori-khan-resigns18943c61-b6d1-453f-9c6a-bddacb10c5de-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgShe led the party's women's wing. She campaigned for the ticket on merit. The party machine said no — and her razor became the loudest speech Congress did not want to hear. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Kerala Mahila Congress Chief Tonsures Head Ticket Denied - Kerala Assembly Elections, Mahila Congress Kerala;Congress;Women Representation;Ticket Denial;Kerala Politics;ADR;Women's Reservation Bill;CPI(M);TMC{#}Indian National Congress;Accident;Letter;mallikarjun;rahul;Event;Episode;Kerala;WOMEN;Punjab;Elections;Leader;Press;Election;READ;war;Congress;Party;Indian;Assembly;Delhi;India;local language;House;Rahul Sipligunj;Devendra Fadnavis;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTonsured Head, Torn Ticket — Why Did Congress's Own Women Chief Have to Shave Her Protest Into Kerala's Conscience?2026-07-13T02:44:04.997Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899137/UP-PCS-Transfer-182-Officers-Moved-in-Yogi-Govthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/education/virgo_virgo/up-pcs-officer-training-where-does-up-pcs-officer-training-take-place9c0a23e1-1ac3-41d5-b6ea-f7cbfb3aa2a1-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgUttar Pradesh's overnight transfer of 182 Provincial Civil Service officers — the largest single-batch reshuffle in recent memory — lands barely 18 months before the 2027 Assembly elections. India Herald maps the districts, reads the power signals, and asks the question Lucknow would rather you didn't. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - UP PCS Transfer: 182 Officers Moved in Yogi Govt - Uttar Pradesh, PCS Officers Transfer;Yogi Adityanath;BJP;2027 UP Elections;Dainik Jagran;Administrative Reshuffle;Lucknow;Delhi BJP{#}Akhilesh Yadav;Mass;Currency;Shadow;court;history;Yogi Adityanath;Lucknow;yogi;Uttar Pradesh;District;WATCH;temple;Election Commission;Press;Election;Service;June;READ;MP;zero;Party;Minister;Assembly;Government;Delhi;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Research and Analysis Wing;local language;Cow slaughter;House;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India Herald182 PCS Officers, One Night, Zero Explanation — Is Yogi's Transfer Blitz a 2027 Loyalty Test or Delhi's Administrative Coup?2026-07-13T02:39:02.662Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899133/Lindsey-Graham-Death-Impact-on-Trump-Iran-War-Indiahttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Senate's most relentless Iran hawk is gone mid-conflict. Without Graham's iron grip on the Republican war caucus, Trump faces a fracturing coalition — and India, with 9 million Gulf citizens and critical energy lifelines at stake, loses the one Washington voice that understood why New Delhi needed room to manoeuvre. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Lindsey Graham Death: Impact on Trump Iran War, India - Lindsey Graham, Donald Trump;Iran war;US Senate;India foreign policy;Modi;Gulf diaspora;Strait of Hormuz;AUMF;Senate GOP{#}abbas;sunday;Senator;Washington DC;Poland;Iron;ali;Prime Minister;Iran;Bhagwant Mann;Supreme;June;INTERNATIONAL;Shield;zero;Army;oil;war;Indian;READ;Delhi;Government;India;Donald Trump;gulf countries;Service;Research and Analysis Wing;Smart phone;Tom Banton;Tom Hooper;House;saamna newspaper - indiaherald.com , India HeraldLindsey Graham Gone at 71, Trump's Iran War Loses Its Senate Shield — Who Holds the Hawks Together and What Does It Mean for Modi's Tightrope?2026-07-13T02:24:56.196Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899131/UP-BJP-501-In-Charges-Yogi-vs-Delhi-Power-Playhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe official line is 'experienced faces for 2027.' The real arithmetic is darker: 501 appointments across 403 assembly seats are less about elections and more about who controls UP BJP's spine — the Chief Minister or the national leadership. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - UP BJP 501 In-Charges: Yogi vs Delhi Power Play - BJP Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath;Bhupendra Chaudhary;UP Assembly Elections 2027;BJP Organisational Restructuring;Nitin Navin;UP BJP In-Charges;2024 Lok Sabha{#}Nitin;Yogi Adityanath;Lucknow;yogi;Uttar Pradesh;Elections;District;Leader;WATCH;Assembly;workers;Party;Minister;READ;Delhi;Election;CM;Government;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Telangana Chief Minister;local language;tollywood-guest-roles;Loksabha;Hanu Raghavapudi;Population;Gujarat - Gandhinagar;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal - indiaherald.com , India Herald501 प्रभारी, 403 सीटें, एक सवाल — यूपी BJP की 'तलाश' योगी का हंटर है या दिल्ली का टेकओवर?2026-07-13T02:17:50.051Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899129/Rafale-M-INS-Vikrant-India-Navy-Indo-Pacific-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgIndia's sole aircraft carrier is about to get its most lethal teeth — but the real signal is the quiet Paris-Delhi-Canberra geometry being stitched across the Indo-Pacific, and what it tells Beijing about who controls the chokepoints. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Rafale M INS Vikrant: India Navy Indo-Pacific Strategy - Rafale M, INS Vikrant;Indian Navy;Indo-Pacific;India-Australia Defence;France India Defence;Malacca Strait;China Naval Strategy;Narendra Modi;Defence Geopolitics{#}tejas;Djibouti;Sri Lanka;Helicopters;Paris;Taiwan;Beijing;Sea;United States;Fighter;oil;Air;France;China;Government;Australia;Press;READ;Pakistan;Punjab;war;Delhi;Indian;India;advertisement;Devendra Fadnavis - indiaherald.com , India HeraldRafale M on INS Vikrant, Australia at Delhi's Door — Is Modi Quietly Forging the Indo-Pacific's Deadliest Naval Triangle Against Beijing?2026-07-13T02:07:16.058Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899122/Eknath-Khadse-Rules-Out-BJP-Return-Stays-NCP-SPhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/dsdfc xdfwf-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgOnce the BJP's most powerful OBC face in North Maharashtra, Eknath Khadse has publicly slammed the door on any homecoming — and in doing so, handed Sharad Pawar a caste card that could redraw Fadnavis's arithmetic from Jalgaon to Nashik. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Eknath Khadse: Rules Out BJP Return, Stays NCP SP - Eknath Khadse, BJP;NCP SP;Sharad Pawar;Devendra Fadnavis;Ajit Pawar;North Maharashtra;OBC Politics;Jalgaon;Maharashtra 2029;Leva Patil;Mahayuti{#}Amit Shah;Nationalist Congress Party;Sharad Pawar;Ajit Pawar;Maha;TDP;Sugar;Maratha;Devendra Fadnavis;Bank;District;Maharashtra;Saidi Reddy;Election Commission;Leader;WATCH;Press;Minister;Assembly;Election;politics;workers;Party;2020;media;READ;India;Congress-NCP;Bharatiya Janata Party;local language;Venkatesh;Telangana Rashtra Samithi TRS;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;CBN;House - indiaherald.com , India HeraldKhadse's 'No' to BJP, Pawar's Silent 'Yes' — Is North Maharashtra's OBC Revolt the Crack Fadnavis Cannot Seal Before 2029?2026-07-13T01:49:45.813Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994899121/Alice-Capsey-England-Cricket-All-Rounder-Career-Statshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/sports-IndiaHerald.jpgShe bats with the audacity of a veteran, bowls with deceptive guile, and fields like someone who treats the boundary rope as a personal insult. Alice Capsey is 20, trending at 20,000 searches, and England cricket is betting the next decade on her shoulders. India Herald asks: is that bet genius or cruelty? - Sports - D N INDUJAA - Alice Capsey: England Cricket All-Rounder Career Stats - Alice Capsey, England Women Cricket;ECB;WPL;WBBL;The Hundred;women's cricket;cricket all-rounder;England cricket future{#}English;Ben Stokes;Australia;SPORTS;August;Cricket;history;World Cup;England;Industry;Strike;Red;media;June;WOMEN;INTERNATIONAL;READ;Shield;India;tollywood-guest-roles;Population;ICC T20;Industries;House;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif - indiaherald.com , India HeraldAlice Capsey, 20 Years Old, Already England's Future — But Can She Carry the Weight Before She's Fully Grown?2026-07-13T01:44:45.804Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899119/Punjab-Rs-1000-Crore-Loan-AAP-Debt-Crisis-Analysishttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe opposition calls it being 'put on EMI.' The numbers suggest something worse — a full state trying to run on a city-state's fiscal playbook, and borrowing its way into a corner before 2027. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Punjab Rs 1000 Crore Loan: AAP Debt Crisis Analysis - Punjab, AAP;Bhagwant Mann;Punjab Debt Crisis;Delhi Model;Punjab Loan;Times of India;Punjab 2027 Elections;Arvind Kejriwal;Punjab Fiscal Deficit{#}EDUCATION;electricity;central government;Cycle;Punjab;Arvind Kejriwal;Assembly;Election;Service;Indira Gandhi;Father;MP;Bhagwant Mann;House;Capital;politics;Government;Supreme;Indian;READ;war;workers;Party;Congress;Parliament;Syria;zero;Delhi;India;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹1,000 Crore Fresh Loan, ₹3.73 Lakh Crore Debt — Is AAP's 'Delhi Model' Quietly Putting Punjab on a Financial Ventilator?2026-07-13T01:40:45.388Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899118/India-Chabahar-Port-Iran-Ethnic-Tensions-Riskhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgIndia has staked billions on Chabahar as its answer to China's Gwadar — but the port sits inside a country where Kurdish, Baloch, and Azeri fault-lines are deepening under sanctions pressure, and Delhi's corridor dreams may be hostage to fractures no trade deal can paper over. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - India Chabahar Port: Iran Ethnic Tensions Risk - Chabahar Port, India Iran;Kurds;Balochis;Azeris;Modi;IRGC;Trump Sanctions;Sistan-Baluchestan;Gwadar;Central Asia;INSTC{#}Shahid;Mumbai;Rail;police;Office;politics;2020;Afghanistan;Moscow;Population;Government;Supreme;INTERNATIONAL;Pakistan;Iran;Indian;READ;Turkey;Shield;war;workers;Party;Congress;Parliament;Syria;zero;Delhi;India;Donald Trump;advertisement;West Bengal - Kolkata - indiaherald.com , India HeraldKurds, Balochis, and Modi's Chabahar Gamble — If Iran's Ethnic Seams Crack, Who Pays the Price for Delhi's Quiet Bet?2026-07-13T01:33:59.119Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899116/India-UNSC-Women-Peacekeepers-Strategy-Permanent-Seathttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/emmanuel-macron-ignores-pm-modi-shame577365af-0e6a-405b-9388-5a82714b410d-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgWhile the P5 remain deadlocked by proxy wars and serial vetoes, New Delhi is quietly assembling a moral dossier — weaponizing soft power, women in peacekeeping, and the voice of the Global South to make its permanent-seat case impossible to ignore. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - India UNSC: Women Peacekeepers Strategy Permanent Seat - India UNSC, UNSC permanent seat;women peacekeepers;Global South;UN Security Council reform;sexual violence conflict;India foreign policy;P5 veto{#}France;Isis;Idea;June;Champion;WOMEN;News;Lebanon;China;Parliament;Syria;Russia;Indian;READ;Turkey;Shield;terrorism;Capital;zero;war;Delhi;India;local language;European Union;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee - indiaherald.com , India HeraldIndia's 'Women Peacekeeper' Card at the UNSC — Is Delhi Building a Moral Resume While Veto Powers Write Vetoes?2026-07-13T01:29:24.269Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899113/India-Syria-Policy-New-Damascus-Parliament-Challengehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/emmanuel-macron-ignores-pm-modi-shame577365af-0e6a-405b-9388-5a82714b410d-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgSyria's first post-revolution parliament owes nothing to the Assad order India quietly courted for decades. As Damascus resets, Delhi faces a stark choice: outmanoeuvre the Turkey-Pakistan axis in reconstruction diplomacy, or lose a foothold India spent years building without ever publicly defending. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - India Syria Policy: New Damascus Parliament Challenge - Syria, Damascus;India Foreign Policy;Modi;Turkey;Pakistan;Syrian Parliament;Reconstruction;Counter-Terrorism;West Asia{#}Hyderabad;Parliament;Bhagwant Mann;Service;UAE;Moscow;zero;East;Indira Gandhi;Father;MP;Syria;contract;Supreme;Russia;Iran;Pakistan;Government;Indian;READ;Turkey;Shield;war;Delhi;India;Population;gulf countries;Digital Wallet Platform;House;saamna newspaper;Bharatiya Janata Party;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu - indiaherald.com , India HeraldDamascus Has a New Parliament and Zero Old Debts — Can Modi's Quiet Syria Play Survive a Revolution India Never Backed?2026-07-13T01:20:45.569Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899111/Iran-IRGC-vs-Pezeshkian-India-Chabahar-Port-Riskhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/imax-just-called-out-disneys-infinity-vision-as-a-straightup-scam-no-new-tech-just-a-fancy-sticker007827b8-df09-4d58-88e6-3075fab02600-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgIran's elected president talks diplomacy; the Revolutionary Guard wages war. Inside the deep-state fracture that could strand India's most strategic port bet in the crossfire — and what New Delhi's silence really means. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Iran IRGC vs Pezeshkian: India Chabahar Port Risk - IRGC, Masoud Pezeshkian;Iran;Chabahar Port;India;Supreme Leader Khamenei;Gwadar;China;Central Asia;INSTC;sanctions{#}Afghanistan;Lebanon;Syria;Turkmenistan;Balochistan;BUSINESS;contract;Degree;ali;Supreme;hemanth;Kannada;Chiranjeevi;Iraq;Turkey;Shield;China;Russia;Iran;Pakistan;INTERNATIONAL;Government;court;WATCH;Indian;READ;Army;war;Delhi;India;gulf countries;local language;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee - indiaherald.com , India HeraldPezeshkian's Peace Signals, IRGC's Missile Salvos — Who Actually Holds the Keys to Iran, and Why Should Delhi Worry?2026-07-13T01:13:38.525Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899110/Mamata-vs-Suvendu-2026-Bengal-BJP-Internal-Rifthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/imax-just-called-out-disneys-infinity-vision-as-a-straightup-scam-no-new-tech-just-a-fancy-sticker007827b8-df09-4d58-88e6-3075fab02600-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe headline says Mamata wants revenge for Nandigram. The real story is the quiet war inside Bengal BJP — where the old RSS cadre watches a TMC turncoat own the 2026 narrative, and wonders whose victory they are really fighting for. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Mamata vs Suvendu 2026: Bengal BJP Internal Rift - Mamata Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari;Bengal BJP;West Bengal 2026 Elections;Nandigram;RSS;East Midnapore;TMC;BJP Internal Rift;Election Commission of India{#}Kolkata;East;Banking;Midnapore;WOMEN;December;Election Commission;Indira Gandhi;Father;Assembly;workers;MP;News;Minister;Election;WATCH;Leader;Congress;Elections;Indian;Party;READ;Army;war;Delhi;India;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee;Venkatesh;Bharatiya Janata Party;Calcutta;local language;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India HeraldNandigram's Ghost, a 2026 Trap, and Bengal BJP's Old Guard — Why Is Suvendu's Monopoly the Real Fault Line?2026-07-13T01:03:06.450Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899105/Turkey-S-400-Sale-UAE-US-Bases-Iran-Defence-Dealhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/imax-just-called-out-disneys-infinity-vision-as-a-straightup-scam-no-new-tech-just-a-fancy-sticker007827b8-df09-4d58-88e6-3075fab02600-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgWashington sanctioned Turkey and expelled it from the F-35 program for buying the S-400. Now those same Russian-made systems may end up guarding American troops in the Gulf. India Herald unpacks the absurdity — and what it means for New Delhi's own S-400 gamble. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Turkey S-400 Sale UAE: US Bases Iran Defence Deal - Turkey, S-400;UAE;Iran;United States;CAATSA sanctions;India defence;F-35 program;Persian Gulf;air defence;geopolitics{#}United States;Turkey;Fighter;Shield;2020;Qatar;UAE;China;Russia;October;Election;Capital;WATCH;Air;court;READ;war;Oman;Bahrain;Iran;Fire;Indians;Red;Delhi;Indian;India;gulf countries;Hanu Raghavapudi - indiaherald.com , India HeraldSanctioned for Buying the S-400, Now Selling It to Shield US Bases — Has Turkey Found the Most Brazen Loophole in Geopolitics?2026-07-13T00:49:46.131Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994899102/Wimbledon-2026-Draw-Schedule-Indian-Contendershttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/sports/libra_libra/novak-djokovic-set-to-go-back-to-doha-after-early-restoration-from-hamstring-tear5b74dfb9-071e-49dd-b796-8fc7fec6d5e2-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe oldest Grand Slam returns in a summer when the men's and women's games are shifting faster than ever — and India's best grass-court hopes in a generation face a tournament that rewards pedigree over promise. - Sports - Srivastan Venkatraman - Wimbledon 2026: Draw, Schedule, Indian Contenders - Wimbledon 2026, Jannik Sinner;Carlos Alcaraz;Novak Djokovic;Sumit Nagal;All England Club;grass court tennis;Indian tennis;Grand Slam;ATP rankings{#}championship;Beautiful;Event;June;television;london;Prize;England;Shadow;Army;Air;Cycle;court;Champion;Success;Industry;Tennis;Audience;war;hemanth;Kannada;Chiranjeevi;Telugu;READ;Indian;India;Mixie;Industries;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif - indiaherald.com , India HeraldWimbledon 2026, 139 Years of Grass and One Question Nobody Dares Answer — Has the Sport Outgrown Its Own Cathedral?2026-07-13T00:42:53.660Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899101/Ro-Khanna-Israeli-Settlers-Detain-US-Lawmaker-West-Bankhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgAn Indian-American Democratic lawmaker says armed settlers pointed US-manufactured weapons at his Congressional delegation in the occupied West Bank — an incident that lays bare either a catastrophic breakdown in Israeli state authority or something far more troubling: a tacit greenlight. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Ro Khanna: Israeli Settlers Detain US Lawmaker West Bank - Ro Khanna, Israel;West Bank;Israeli settlers;Netanyahu;US-Israel relations;India-Israel defence;Arms Export Control Act;Bezalel Smotrich;Itamar Ben Gvir;US Congress;occupied territories;IDF{#}TECHNOLOGY;Sanjay Raut;Office;politics;Episode;Cabinet;Israel;Bank;Strike;Indians;CM;Press;District;Supreme;Congress;Party;Maharashtra;Minister;Delhi;INTERNATIONAL;House;WATCH;zero;Red;READ;Indian;Government;India;Population;Samsung;Apple;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;LG;Service;gulf countries;Devendra Fadnavis - indiaherald.com , India HeraldUS-Made Rifles, Israeli Settlers, One American Congressman Held at Gunpoint — Has Netanyahu Lost Control or Simply Stopped Pretending?2026-07-13T00:42:45.593Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994899098/Chiranjeevi-Hemanth-Rao-Tollywood-Talent-Pipelinehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgKannada filmmaker Hemanth Rao credits Chiranjeevi with opening Tollywood's doors after Sapta Sagaralu Dhaati — but the real story is the megastar's quiet, decades-long talent pipeline that scouts directors from beyond Telugu borders and reshapes the industry's creative gene pool. - Movies - Sowmiya Sriram - Chiranjeevi Hemanth Rao: Tollywood Talent Pipeline - Chiranjeevi, Hemanth Rao;Sapta Sagaralu Dhaati;Tollywood;Kannada cinema;Telugu cinema;cross-industry directors;Film Nagar;OTT audience{#}hemanth;Reliance;Malayalam;Kannada;Currency;Cinema;Film Nagar;Chiranjeevi;Champion;World Cup;INTERNATIONAL;Capital;Success;Director;Industry;Telugu;Tennis;Audience;Idea;Tollywood;Cheque;House;WATCH;zero;READ;News;India;local language;Smart phone;Industries;Mamata Benerjee;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldChiranjeevi's Quiet Gatekeeper Game — How Does a Kannada Director's Confession Reveal Tollywood's Hidden Talent Pipeline?2026-07-13T00:30:45.593Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899096/Adhir-Ranjan-Chaudhary-TMC-Malda-Incident-Congress-Attackhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA woman stripped in Malda, a Congress veteran erupting in fury, and an alliance that asks Bengal cadres to embrace the party that brutalises them — the INDIA bloc's most uncomfortable contradiction is now impossible to paper over. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary: TMC Malda Incident Congress Attack - Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary, TMC;Congress;West Bengal;Malda;INDIA bloc;Mamata Banerjee;BJP;Bengal politics{#}WhatsApp;Culture;Horror;trinamool congress;workers;Cycle;Mass;Press;Rajya Sabha;April;Gift;District;media;Iran;Bhagwant Mann;WATCH;history;Election;Indira Gandhi;Father;zero;Supreme;court;READ;Congress;Party;Indian;Delhi;News;MP;India;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee;Panchayati;Loksabha;Bharatiya Janata Party;local language;SoniaGandhi;advertisement;Hanu Raghavapudi;House;saamna newspaper;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMalda's Shame, Adhir Ranjan's Rage — Can Congress Keep Hugging TMC in Delhi While Its Workers Bleed in Bengal?2026-07-13T00:21:00.136Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899093/Akal-Takht-Sacrilege-Law-Punjab-AAP-Govt-Deadlinehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe supreme Sikh temporal authority has handed Bhagwant Mann a public ultimatum on sacrilege legislation — the same political minefield that destroyed the Akali Dal's dominance in Punjab. AAP has no institutional rapport with the clergy and no good options. India Herald breaks down why this deadline is far more dangerous than it looks. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Akal Takht Sacrilege Law: Punjab AAP Govt Deadline - Akal Takht, Punjab Sacrilege Law;Bhagwant Mann;AAP Punjab;Akali Dal;Sikh Politics;Bargari Desecration;SGPC;Punjab Government;Sacrilege Amendment{#}Amritsar;Amarinder Singh;Bhagwant Mann;village;Bank;Idea;Telangana;Punjab;Assembly;WATCH;Parliament;Rail;history;ram mandir;police;Election Commission;Election;Indira Gandhi;Father;zero;MP;Supreme;Leader;Minister;Strike;Haryana;court;READ;Government;Karnataka;Congress;Indian;Party;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;ram pothineni;Christianity;Islam;Hinduism;Chinese traditional religion;Donald Trump;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India HeraldAkal Takht's Sacrilege Ultimatum to Bhagwant Mann — Can AAP Survive the Deadline That Buried the Badals?2026-07-13T00:14:05.967Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899091/Iran-Revenge-List-Trump-Netanyahu-Starmer-IRGC-Threathttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/modi-rejects-brics-local-currency-deal-to-please-trump-vishwaguru-just-became-washingtons-sidekick0447f65a-fc7e-4909-a6a6-3621b499ee09-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgAn IRGC-linked newspaper publishes a 'revenge list' of world leaders including Trump, Netanyahu, and Starmer. India Herald reads between the lines: this looks less like credible operational intent and more like a regime performing ferocity for a domestic audience it is rapidly losing. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Iran Revenge List: Trump Netanyahu Starmer IRGC Threat - Iran, IRGC;Trump;Netanyahu;Starmer;Iran revenge list;Chabahar Port;Iran domestic politics;West Asia;assassination threat{#}Israel;commander;Gift;Qasem Soleimani;Supreme;Leader;British;ali;Army;Air;Karnataka;Iran;Audience;October;Prime Minister;war;Minister;Strike;Bhupinder Singh;District;Congress;Indian;media;Elections;Haryana;court;READ;Party;CM;Government;India;House;saamna newspaper;Donald Trump;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTrump, Netanyahu, and Starmer on a 'Hit List' — Is Iran Actually Plotting Assassinations or Just Performing Strength for a Fracturing Home Front?2026-07-13T00:08:53.561Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Breaking/Read/994898977/TF-Is-Peddi-Even-About-Internet-Tears-Into-Ram-Charans-Film-After-OTT-Releasehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/tf-is-peddi-even-about-internet-tears-into-ram-charans-film-after-ott-release15703e7e-20b6-492c-9a5f-0da035930b68-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA theatrical release often gets a second chance on OTT, with many films finding new appreciation once they reach streaming platforms. But Peddi appears to be heading in the opposite direction. Ever since it landed on Netflix, the film has been facing a fresh wave of criticism across social media. - Breaking - SIBY JEYYA - TF Is Peddi Even About Internet Tears Into Ram Charans Film After OTT Release - Jhanvi Kapoor{#}Janhvi Kapoor, social media;Hindi;Cricket - indiaherald.com , India Herald"TF Is Peddi Even About?" Internet Tears Into Ram Charan's Film After OTT Release2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899088/Kashmir-Terror-Threat-14-Active-Terrorists-Intel-Listhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_tvnews/jdu-candidate-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA leaked intelligence dossier accessed by CNN-News18 names 14 trained operatives still active in Kashmir as of April 2026 — exposing a strategic pivot from mass recruitment to stealth strikes that Delhi's normalcy narrative cannot wish away. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Kashmir Terror Threat: 14 Active Terrorists Intel List - Kashmir, terrorism;CNN-News18;Indian Army;Naya Kashmir;BJP;counter-terror operations;intelligence;security;India{#}Raid;Terrorists;Rail;Strike;Mass;bollywood;April;history;Bhupinder Singh;ram mandir;police;District;Congress;Indian;media;Elections;Haryana;court;READ;Party;Delhi;temple;CM;Government;zero;India;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu;local language;Population;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India Herald14 Active Terrorists, One Leaked Intel List — Is Delhi's 'Naya Kashmir' Crumbling Behind a Security Firewall It Cannot Seal?2026-07-12T23:59:46.318Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899086/BJP-Rajya-Sabha-Two-Thirds-Majority-Monsoon-Sessionhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/dsdfc xdfwf-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe NDA's comfortable Lok Sabha majority vanishes the moment you count Rajya Sabha seats for a two-thirds constitutional amendment. India Herald maps the math that forces Delhi to knock on doors in Bhubaneswar and Amaravati — doors it helped slam shut. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - BJP Rajya Sabha Two-Thirds Majority: Monsoon Session - BJP, NDA;Rajya Sabha;Constitution Amendment Bill;Monsoon Session 2026;TDP;JDU;BJD;YSRCP;Chandrababu Naidu;Nitish Kumar;Naveen Patnaik;Jagan Mohan Reddy;Parliament India{#}Mohan;Telugu Desam Party;Naveen Patnaik;Jagan;Amaravati;Odisha;TDP;Bhubaneswar;Rajya Sabha;adithya;Shiv Sena;Maharashtra;Assembly;WATCH;Elections;Election;House;Capital;Reddy;Andhra Pradesh;News;Shadow;Haryana;Parliament;Minister;central government;Cycle;court;READ;Party;Government;Delhi;zero;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Loksabha;National Democratic Alliance;Smart phone;Hanu Raghavapudi;Population;shiv sena party;Uddhav Thackeray;Venkatesh;Arvind Kejriwal - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTwo-Thirds in the Rajya Sabha, Zero Guarantees From Allies — Why Is BJP Quietly Courting the Very Parties It Helped Defeat?2026-07-12T23:53:01.037Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899084/Sarabjeet-Khalsa-Rs-1-Crore-Khalra-Memorial-MPLADS-Pledgehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgAn independent MP — whose father shot Indira Gandhi — channels taxpayer funds toward memorialising a Sikh activist. The Centre administers the money. The state government controls the ground. Neither has said a word. India Herald unpacks the calculation nobody will say out loud. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Sarabjeet Khalsa: Rs 1 Crore Khalra Memorial MPLADS Pledge - Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa, Jaswant Singh Khalra;Indira Gandhi;MPLADS;Punjab politics;AAP;BJP;Faridkot;1984;Sikh activism;parliamentary privilege{#}abhishek;Indira Gandhi;collector;Love;Murder.;Chandigarh;Father;Parliament;December;Supreme Court;Punjab;Cabinet;police;Arrest;October;Prime Minister;Minister;MP;central government;war;Government;Cycle;Indian;court;READ;District;Party;media;Delhi;Congress;zero;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Loksabha;Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi;Panchayati;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Mamata Benerjee;Population;West Bengal - Kolkata - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹1 Crore From an Assassin's Son, Pledged on Parliament's Books — Why Are Both BJP and AAP Watching Punjab's Hardline Revival in Silence?2026-07-12T23:45:35.830Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994899082/Jannik-Sinner-World-No-1-Doping-Case-Tennis-Futurehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/sports-IndiaHerald.jpgHe wins almost every match he plays, holds the top ranking, and draws the biggest crowds on tour — yet the unresolved shadow of a failed drug test follows Jannik Sinner onto every court. India Herald breaks down why the Italian's story is the most complicated narrative in world sport right now. - Sports - G GOWTHAM - Jannik Sinner: World No 1 Doping Case Tennis Future - Jannik Sinner, ATP;WADA;CAS;clostebol;doping;tennis;Wimbledon 2026;world No 1;anti-doping;ITIA{#}January;monday;twitter;Degree;september;Heart;Melbourne;April;Prize;SPORTS;Cycle;August;Shadow;history;Press;March;Indian;court;England;Cricket;READ;Industry;Tennis;INTERNATIONAL;zero;India;European Union;Industries - indiaherald.com , India HeraldJannik Sinner, 23 Years Old, World No. 1 and a Doping Cloud That Won't Lift — Can the Cleanest Game in Tennis Survive Its Dirtiest Question?2026-07-12T23:45:04.389Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994899080/Samantha-Maa-Inti-Bangaaram-100-Crore-Box-Officehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/samanthas-relationship-advice-is-brutally-honestand-the-internet-cant-ignore-it27bdc566-7c2e-401d-92f3-bd49ac712d08-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe first female-led Telugu film to breach ₹100 crore worldwide, Samantha's Maa Inti Bangaaram rewrites the box-office rulebook — but the real question is whether Tollywood's producers will read the new page or quietly close the book. - Movies - Sowmiya Sriram - Samantha Maa Inti Bangaaram: 100 Crore Box Office - Samantha, Maa Inti Bangaaram;Tollywood;100 Crore Club;Telugu cinema;box office;heroine-led films;Film Nagar{#}Naga Chaitanya;ajay;geetha;sithara;producer;Director;Heroine;Film Nagar;Lie;Audience;Mass;Samantha;Tennis;Champion;READ;RRR;Telugu;Tollywood;Industry;World Cup;INTERNATIONAL;zero;News;India;local language;Population;Industries;Posters;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Ram Charan Teja;RRR Movie;Blockbuster hit;Mamata Benerjee;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldSamantha's ₹100 Crore 'Maa Inti Bangaaram' — Does One Heroine's Century Actually Change Tollywood's Math, or Just Her Own?2026-07-12T23:32:34.231Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899075/Kedarnath-Temple-Donation-Row-Uttarakhand-Dhami-Actionhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/preparations-for-byelections-started-in-rajasthan5d3628ca-aa27-428f-920e-989afd5beee7-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA suspended trust official, FIRs invoking cow slaughter, and a state government suddenly interested in temple finances — India Herald unpacks the power play behind the piety. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Kedarnath Temple Donation Row: Uttarakhand Dhami Action - Kedarnath, Badrinath;Pushkar Singh Dhami;Uttarakhand;Char Dham;temple donations;India Today;temple committee;Garhwal;BJP{#}Kabir Khan;kedarnath;prasad;Badrinath Temple;Kedarnath Temple;Pink;Uttarakhand;Episode;Badrinath;Himalayas;temple;MP;yogi;Uttar Pradesh;bollywood;Fire;Minister;workers;WATCH;Government;Indian;News;Tamil;court;CM;India;Cow slaughter;Digital Wallet Platform;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;Tirupati;Telangana Chief Minister - indiaherald.com , India HeraldKedarnath's ₹Crore Donation Vaults, One Suspended Official, a Cow-Slaughter FIR — Is Dhami Cleaning the Temple or Seizing Its Keys?2026-07-12T23:18:58.579Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899073/Indian-Sailors-Strait-of-Hormuz-US-Iran-War-Riskhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/editorial/politics_latestnews/indian-sailors-banned-in-china-as-per-seafaress-bodye85af803-f6e0-4007-81fd-3caef2927e4a-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgMore than 240,000 Indian seafarers navigate the world's most volatile chokepoint — yet every time the Strait of Hormuz catches fire, New Delhi's diplomatic playbook for its merchant navy reads like a blank page. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Indian Sailors Strait of Hormuz: US Iran War Risk - Indian Sailors, Strait of Hormuz;US Iran Tensions;Indian Merchant Navy;War Risk Insurance;Directorate General of Shipping;Ministry of External Affairs;Persian Gulf;NUSI;India Foreign Policy{#}Kochi;london;Arabian sea;oil;Shadow;British;Iran;workers;Indians;Industry;Strike;history;Tamil;China;WATCH;Oman;Delhi;zero;Arrest;Government;Press;READ;court;INTERNATIONAL;Bhupinder Singh;District;ali;Haryana;Army;war;Air;Karnataka;Congress;Indian;CM;Party;India;Industries;gulf countries;Gujarat - Gandhinagar;Population;Hanu Raghavapudi - indiaherald.com , India Herald240,000 Indian Sailors, One War Zone, Zero Diplomatic Cover — Why Does New Delhi Go Silent Every Time the Strait of Hormuz Burns?2026-07-12T23:13:31.579Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899070/Assam-Kaziranga-Luxury-Hotel-Project-Activist-Arresthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/breaking-IndiaHerald.jpgAn activist sits in custody. Luxury hotel contracts press forward at the edge of a UNESCO site. The opposition cries crackdown. But the real question — who profits from building where rhinos walk — is the one Dispur doesn't want asked. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Assam Kaziranga: Luxury Hotel Project Activist Arrest - Himanta Biswa Sarma, Kaziranga National Park;Pranab Doley;Assam;UNESCO;luxury hotels;wildlife conservation;land rights;opposition{#}REVIEW;police;Arrest;contract;June;economics;yogi;Office;Capital;Government;Press;Uttar Pradesh;Minister;Congress;Elections;READ;court;media;Assam;INTERNATIONAL;Indian;politics;ram mandir;News;Party;Beijing;India;Heritage Foods;local language;ram pothineni;Christianity;Islam;Hinduism;Chinese traditional religion;Election Commission;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India HeraldKaziranga's Luxury Hotel Push, One Arrested Activist, and a Government That Won't Blink — What Is Himanta Protecting, the Rhino or the Contract?2026-07-12T23:03:00.149Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899067/Brahmaputra-Mega-Dam-China-Geologists-Flag-Seismic-Riskhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgWhen Beijing's own scientists publicly warn that the world's largest planned hydropower project sits atop one of Earth's most violent fault zones, the question is no longer whether the dam is risky — it is why the warning is being allowed to surface, and what India's northeast should brace for next. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Brahmaputra Mega-Dam: China Geologists Flag Seismic Risk - Brahmaputra, China;Tibet;mega-dam;seismic risk;India;Arunachal Pradesh;Assam;Yarlung Tsangpo;Xi Jinping;India-China relations;water security;Upper Siang project;northeast India{#}Assam;Idea;Tibet;Himalayas;Guwahati;Nepal;China;manmohan;Beijing;temple;ram mandir;Elections;Election;Event;INTERNATIONAL;WATCH;Indian;politics;zero;MP;READ;News;Party;Delhi;India;Population;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;House;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal;ram pothineni;Election Commission - indiaherald.com , India HeraldChina's Own Geologists Call the Brahmaputra Mega-Dam a Seismic Gamble — So Why Is Beijing Still Betting the River India Drinks From?2026-07-12T22:55:46.062Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899065/Narottam-Mishra-6-Time-MLA-Whose-Ticket-Cut-Shook-MPhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/breaking-IndiaHerald.jpgSix-time Datia MLA, former Home Minister, and one of Madhya Pradesh BJP's most recognised Hindutva voices — reports of Narottam Mishra's ticket being denied have triggered intense speculation about factional realignment in the state. Here is what is publicly known about the man and the controversy. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Narottam Mishra: 6 Time MLA Whose Ticket Cut Shook MP - Narottam Mishra, Madhya Pradesh BJP;Datia;Mohan Yadav;Shivraj Singh Chouhan;BJP ticket denial;MP politics;Bundelkhand;BJP candidate selection{#}Shivraj Singh Chouhan;MP;Cabinet;MLA;Hindi;Uttar Pradesh;Rajya Sabha;Karnataka;Bank;adithya;Shiv Sena;Haryana;Maharashtra;Minister;media;READ;News;Assembly;CM;Party;Congress;Delhi;India;House;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal;Bharatiya Janata Party;Telangana Chief Minister;Scheduled caste;shiv sena party;Uddhav Thackeray;Venkatesh;Arvind Kejriwal - indiaherald.com , India Heraldकौन हैं नरोत्तम मिश्रा — 6 बार के विधायक जिनका टिकट कटा और MP की राजनीति में क्यों मचा भूचाल?2026-07-12T22:49:00.579Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994899062/Jemimah-Rodrigues-Why-She-Is-Trending-in-India-2026https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/viral-IndiaHerald.jpgA hundred thousand searches for Jemimah Rodrigues in a single news cycle — no match day, no controversy, no engagement announcement. India Herald unpacks what the quiet surge reveals about the cricketer who became a cultural phenomenon without ever fitting a single mould. - Viral - Srivastan Venkatraman - Jemimah Rodrigues: Why She Is Trending in India 2026 - Jemimah Rodrigues, Indian women's cricket;WPL 2026;Google Trends;Delhi Capitals;BCCI;cricket search trends;women's sport India{#}BUSINESS;SPORTS;VIRAT KOHLI;Ishan Kishan;Google;BCCI;social media;Jersey;World Cup;Event;Industry;Cycle;Press;Instagram;Wanted;Mumbai;Cricket;Strike;INTERNATIONAL;media;history;Air;2020;WATCH;READ;Indian;News;Delhi;zero;India;Population;tollywood-guest-roles;Digital Wallet Platform;ICC T20;House;Industries;Ram Gopal Varma - indiaherald.com , India HeraldJemimah Rodrigues, 100K Searches, Zero Headlines — Why Is India Quietly Obsessing Over Its Most Unorthodox Cricketer?2026-07-12T22:43:55.772Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899059/AAP-Ram-Mandir-Donation-Probe-Campaign-Political-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/sachdeva-gets-angry-when-arvind-kejriwal-mentions-sitaram13bd6156-fefa-474b-be23-422ce0f6057a-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgAAP's sudden pivot from soft-Hindutva positioning to aggressive Ram Mandir donation accountability is less about temple finances and more about a panicked scramble to reclaim a minority vote bank showing signs of drifting toward Congress — India Herald lays out the electoral math behind the moral outrage. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - AAP Ram Mandir Donation Probe Campaign: Political Strategy - AAP, Ram Mandir;Arvind Kejriwal;Ram Mandir donations;signature campaign;Muslim voters;Congress;Delhi politics;temple donation probe;Supreme Court;minority vote bank;BJP{#}Arvind Kejriwal;2020;workers;temple;Maharashtra;ram mandir;Badrinath;Supreme;Aam Aadmi Party;Bank;court;Telangana;politics;Elections;Assembly;WATCH;Red;READ;Election;Capital;Congress;Government;Party;Delhi;Supreme Court;Indians;zero;Indian;India;ram pothineni;Bharatiya Janata Party;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal;local language;Christianity;Islam;Hinduism;Chinese traditional religion;gulf countries;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu - indiaherald.com , India HeraldRam Mandir Donations, One Signature Campaign, and a Party That Forgot It Was a 'Hanuman Bhakt' — Is AAP Trading Saffron for the Minority Vote?2026-07-12T22:30:46.057Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899055/Manmohan-Singh-Quraishi-Book-Reveals-PM-Crisishttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA single sentence buried in former Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi's memoir rips open the most guarded wound of the UPA years — the moment a sitting Prime Minister, cornered by coalition partners, media trials, and his own party's power structure, reportedly said words no head of government should ever have to say. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Manmohan Singh: Quraishi Book Reveals PM Crisis - Manmohan Singh, S.Y. Quraishi;UPA;Coalition Politics;Congress;Prime Minister;Indian Democracy;Political Memoir;Silent PM{#}manmohan;trinamool congress;Manmohan Singh;Rajya Sabha;Prime Minister;December;job;Episode;Cartoon;Minister;Office;READ;Congress;Government;history;media;Party;Indian;Election;India;SoniaGandhi;Mamata Benerjee - indiaherald.com , India Herald'I Will End My Life' — Did Manmohan Singh's Desperate Cry Expose the Real Price of Being India's 'Silent PM'?2026-07-12T22:19:46.520Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899053/EC-New-Rule-First-Time-Voters-Parents-Details-Mandatoryhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/viral/politics_latestnews/video-raga-supporters-fry-twitteraffe5a14-468b-4382-9476-37a3de7892e5-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Election Commission's new rule requiring first-time voters to submit parents' SIR details is not just paperwork — it is a surgical strike aimed at the mass bogus-enrollment machinery that has quietly rigged Indian elections for decades. India Herald decodes the real calculation. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - EC New Rule: First-Time Voters Parents Details Mandatory - Election Commission, first-time voters;bogus voting;voter registration;SIR details;electoral reform;India;Form 6;youth voters{#}yogi;Uttar Pradesh;history;Iron;Parents;Success;Election Commission;Mass;media;Strike;Election;youth;zero;Indians;Assembly;WATCH;Party;Delhi;Indian;India;local language;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India HeraldParents' Details Now Mandatory for First-Time Voters — Is the EC Finally Building a Wall Against India's Bogus Vote Factory?2026-07-12T22:09:46.686Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899052/Karnataka-CM-Change-Kharge-High-Command-Decisionhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/concerning-the-cabinet-ministers-bjp-affiliations-a-karnataka-mla-writes-to-dk-shivakumarb7b42455-76e9-4dd4-9fb4-0e1ec9758c95-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgMallikarjun Kharge's coded four words — 'high command will decide' — have set off the loudest succession alarm in Bengaluru since 2023. India Herald decodes the factional arithmetic, the Lok Sabha debt Congress owes D.K. Shivakumar, and whether this is a pre-2028 repositioning or the beginning of Siddaramaiah's quiet exit. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Karnataka CM Change: Kharge High Command Decision - Karnataka, Mallikarjun Kharge;Congress;Siddaramaiah;DK Shivakumar;Karnataka CM Change;High Command;AICC;Lok Sabha 2024;Ahinda;2028 Elections{#}mallikarjun;Karnataka;Assembly;Elections;Shield;Office;District;CM;Leader;READ;WATCH;Congress;Party;ali;Champion;war;Army;Air;Government;Fire;Delhi;Indian;India;Loksabha;Deputy Chief Minister;Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi;local language;Panchayati;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal;Mamata Benerjee;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India Herald'High Command Will Decide' — Is Kharge the Kingmaker Handing Karnataka to Shivakumar, or Just the Messenger Reading the Script?2026-07-12T22:03:59.231Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899049/Nepal-Gen-Z-Protests-Balen-Shah-Crisis-Explainedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/pradeep-ranganathans-lik-released-on-ott2b3e233f-affe-4276-b558-f152a79ac7cb-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThree young Nepalis set themselves on fire in seventy-two hours — not in protest against a dictator or a monarchy, but against the very 'independent' leader they once celebrated. The speed of disillusionment is the story, and New Delhi should be paying attention. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Nepal Gen-Z Protests: Balen Shah Crisis Explained - Nepal, Balen Shah;Gen-Z protests;Kathmandu;Nepal youth unemployment;India-Nepal border;China Nepal;South Asia politics;self-immolation Nepal{#}Cricket;Bangladesh;Nepal;Government;economics;engineer;Bank;Capital;court;politics;Election;Fire;Currency;zero;youth;Uttarakhand;Avatar;rahman;Delhi;Audience;Leader;READ;WATCH;Congress;Indian;Party;Beijing;China;India;Venkatesh;gulf countries;Population;House;ICC T20 - indiaherald.com , India Herald3 Self-Immolations in 3 Days, a 'Youth Icon' Under Siege — Has Nepal's Gen-Z Already Lost Faith in Its Own Revolution?2026-07-12T21:49:46.677Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899048/IAF-vs-PLAAF-Why-China-Disputes-Air-Power-Rankinghttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA global air power index ranked the Indian Air Force ahead of the People's Liberation Army Air Force — and the furious Chinese response reveals more about Beijing's strategic insecurities than any ranking ever could. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - IAF vs PLAAF: Why China Disputes Air Power Ranking - IAF, PLAAF;India;China;air power ranking;Indian Air Force;Chinese military;defence analysis;Balakot;combat readiness{#}READ;WATCH;Bhupinder Singh;ali;Tennis;Vietnam;Haryana;Taiwan;Congress;District;media;CM;Strike;Champion;war;Army;INTERNATIONAL;British;Train;Indian;Frozen;Party;Beijing;Red;China;India;Air;Mamata Benerjee;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldIAF Ranked Above PLAAF, Beijing's Experts Cry Foul — Does China's 'Paper Air Force' Fear a War It Has Never Fought?2026-07-12T21:44:01.381Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899046/Bengal-Khariji-Madrassa-Crackdown-Mamata-BJP-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgBengal's sudden sweep against unrecognised Khariji madrassas accused of 'anti-India teachings' has drawn rare BJP praise — but India Herald's read is that the real target isn't radicalisation, it's the saffron party's last credible polarisation card before 2026. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Bengal Khariji Madrassa Crackdown: Mamata BJP Strategy - Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal;Khariji Madrassas;BJP Bengal;TMC;Bengal 2026 Elections;Madrassa Crackdown;Indian Politics{#}Educational institutions;Teachers;Kolkata;Raid;EDUCATION;Shiv Sena;Saidi Reddy;Devendra Fadnavis;House;Elections;police;Maharashtra;Audience;politics;Government;Red;Assembly;war;Haryana;Congress;Strike;Party;Election;WATCH;READ;India;Mamata Benerjee;Bharatiya Janata Party;West Bengal - Kolkata;Calcutta;tollywood-guest-roles;Population;Venkatesh;Telangana Rashtra Samithi TRS;shiv sena party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldThe 'Khariji' Sweep — Is Mamata Purging Unregistered Madrassas to Deny BJP Its Biggest Electoral Weapon?2026-07-12T21:39:08.812Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994899045/Wimbledon-2026-Djokovic-Draw-Wu-Yibing-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/sports/libra_libra/novak-djokovic-set-to-go-back-to-doha-after-early-restoration-from-hamstring-tear5b74dfb9-071e-49dd-b796-8fc7fec6d5e2-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgWimbledon 2026 has a subplot the scorecards alone won't tell you — the collision between the greatest champion the sport has ever produced and a Chinese player whose grass-court surge is forcing the tennis world to redraw its map of who belongs on Centre Court. - Sports - Srivastan Venkatraman - Wimbledon 2026: Djokovic Draw, Wu Yibing Impact - Novak Djokovic, Wu Yibing;Wimbledon 2026;Grand Slam;ATP;Chinese tennis;Asian tennis;grass court;All England Club;tennis analysis{#}SPORTS;Beijing;Champion;Google;England;June;News;WATCH;court;Tennis;monday;READ;zero;Indian;history;Industry;INTERNATIONAL;India;tollywood-guest-roles;Industries;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Mixie;advertisement - indiaherald.com , India HeraldNovak Djokovic, 24 Grand Slams, One Final Mountain — Can Wu Yibing's Wimbledon Run Rewrite Asia's Tennis Story?2026-07-12T21:38:56.600Zalways1.0