https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897363/Obsession-OTT-India-Release-Streaming-Date-Platformhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/stanikzai-has-left-afghanistan-and-reached-dubaif96bce8f-3a8c-418f-94d6-715675f2edc0-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgCurry Barker's psychological horror hit Obsession is heading to Indian streaming platforms at near-simultaneous speed with its US window — a move that says less about one film and everything about how Hollywood now values India's genre-hungry OTT audience. - Movies - G GOWTHAM - Obsession OTT India Release: Streaming Date, Platform - Obsession, Curry Barker;Hollywood horror;India OTT;streaming release;horror genre;Indian OTT market;psychological horror{#}Prize;Horror;January;economics;Indians;Genre;producer;Thriller;Industry;Audience;Director;Hollywood;READ;Canada;Assam;media;Coimbatore;CM;Tamil;bollywood;Minister;Indian;India;Industries;Christianity;Islam;Hinduism;Chinese traditional religion;local language;Research and Analysis Wing;Blockbuster hit;Lokesh Kanagaraj;citizenship amendment act;Population;Telangana Chief Minister - indiaherald.com , India HeraldObsession Lands on Indian Screens Within Days of US Release — Is Hollywood Finally Treating India as a First-Window Horror Market?2026-07-07T18:27:50.217Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897360/Taliban-Bagram-Taunt-Trump-Response-Optionshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/stanikzai-has-left-afghanistan-and-reached-dubaif96bce8f-3a8c-418f-94d6-715675f2edc0-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA Taliban minister publicly mocked Trump's desire to reclaim Bagram Airbase. Behind the viral taunt lies a dangerous escalation ladder — proxy pressure through Pakistan, sanctions, or worse — and New Delhi has every reason to watch this Afghan flashpoint with alarm. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Taliban Bagram Taunt: Trump Response Options - Taliban,Donald Trump,Bagram Airbase,Afghanistan,India,Pakistan,China,US Foreign Policy,South Asia Security,Mullah Yaqoob{#}Currency,white house,Parliament,Turkey,Gift,Pakistan,Afghanistan,China,Beijing,Donald Trump,Delhi,contract,Iran,oil,war,READ,WATCH,Canada,Minister,News,Indian,India,Vaishno Devi,Dargah Sharif,Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTaliban's 'In Your Dreams' Taunt, Trump's Bagram Obsession — Will a Wounded Ego Drag South Asia Into a New Crisis?2026-07-07T18:19:47.299Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897357/Lokesh-Cinematic-Universe-Why-LCU-May-End-Soonhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/karthi-movie-with-abhimanyudu-director77cabf35-6b25-4cac-8c18-f9a352922ba8-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe director who stitched Kamal Haasan, Suriya, Karthi, and Vijay into one shared universe now admits it may wrap up — but behind the creative framing lies a logistics nightmare no franchise blueprint can solve. - Movies - G GOWTHAM - Lokesh Cinematic Universe: Why LCU May End Soon - Lokesh Kanagaraj, Lokesh Cinematic Universe;LCU;Kaithi;Vikram;Kamal Haasan;Suriya;Rolex;Karthi;Vijay;Tamil Cinema;Shared Universe;South Indian Cinema{#}dileep;vijay sethupathi;vikram;Kamal Haasan;Mollywood;Lokesh;Lokesh Kanagaraj;Event;Genre;Film Nagar;history;producer;Alia Bhatt;Thriller;Director;Chennai;zero;politics;READ;Party;Industry;WATCH;Tollywood;Tamil;bollywood;Audience;Indian;India;Industries;Air;Karthik Siva Kumar - indiaherald.com , India HeraldLokesh Kanagaraj Hints LCU May End — But Is the Real Villain Not Story, but South Cinema's Impossible Ego Calendar?2026-07-07T18:09:58.910Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897353/US-India-Relations-Thaw-or-Strategic-Illusionhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/minister-sengottaiyan-admitted-to-private-hospital-in-coimbatore5d038656-e1c3-4dd6-a368-4f051b0bf3ab-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgBehind the handshakes and photo-ops, at least four unresolved friction points — tariffs, H-1B visas, Russian oil, and the Canada crisis — suggest the 'warming' narrative is a carefully managed optic both New Delhi and Washington need right now, not a structural reset. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - US India Relations: Thaw or Strategic Illusion - US India Relations, Modi;Trump;Foreign Policy;Tariffs;H-1B Visa;Russian Oil;India Canada Crisis;Quad;Indo-Pacific;Chabahar;Trade Surplus;iCET;NASSCOM{#}Fish;Lie;Afghanistan;Narendra;United States;Elections;Iran;Canada;REVIEW;Office;China;Russia;INTERNATIONAL;Capital;oil;Press;Cycle;Industry;WATCH;court;Indian;East;Beijing;Joker;prince;Tollywood;monday;Ludhiana;Crash;Coimbatore;Tamil;social media;oxygen;CM;Minister;Frozen;war;Government;Delhi;India;Donald Trump;Industries;European Union;Telangana Chief Minister - indiaherald.com , India HeraldSmiles at the Summit, Knives Under the Table — Is the US-India 'Thaw' a Strategic Illusion Both Sides Need Before Elections?2026-07-07T17:59:12.357Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897350/CAA-Assam-Only-6-of-70-Applicants-Get-Citizenshiphttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/muslims-of-india-will-not-face-any-loss-with-caa-rss-chiefefccf458-aa67-41a7-8d68-6a92cb314e98-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Indian government confirms a staggering reality: of 70 people who applied for citizenship under CAA in Assam, just 6 were granted it. After years of protests, deaths, and an entire regional politics reshaped by the spectre of mass migration, India Herald asks — was the panic always the point? - Politics - G GOWTHAM - CAA Assam: Only 6 of 70 Applicants Get Citizenship - CAA,Assam,Citizenship Amendment Act,Himanta Biswa Sarma,BJP,NRC,anti-CAA protests,Indian citizenship,Assam politics,NDTV{#}adithya,December,Bengali,Champion,Haryana,Shiv Sena,March,Maharashtra,Assam,citizenship amendment act,Friday,Idea,contract,Population,Telangana,Assembly,News,oxygen,Election,politics,Mass,Minister,READ,Party,police,Indian,Government,Congress,Delhi,India,Bharatiya Janata Party,CM,Telangana Chief Minister,Hanu Raghavapudi,SoniaGandhi,shiv sena party,Uddhav Thackeray,Venkatesh,Arvind Kejriwal - indiaherald.com , India Herald70 Applicants, 6 Citizens, Thousands Dead — Did Assam Burn for a CAA Ghost That Never Really Existed?2026-07-07T17:50:11.196Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897349/CM-Vijay-DMK-Members-Arrested-Coimbatore-Defamationhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/minister-sengottaiyan-admitted-to-private-hospital-in-coimbatore5d038656-e1c3-4dd6-a368-4f051b0bf3ab-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgTwo DMK members arrested in Coimbatore for defamatory posts against Chief Minister Vijay — but when the DMK did the same thing in power, they called it democratic governance. India Herald unpacks the Dravidian policing playbook that never really changes hands, only changes targets. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - CM Vijay: DMK Members Arrested Coimbatore Defamation - CM Vijay, DMK;TVK;Coimbatore;Tamil Nadu;Radhakrishnan MLA;defamation arrests;Dravidian politics;free speech;IT Act{#}praveen;Coimbatore;Google;MLA;MP;twitter;raja;WATCH;June;sandy;Arjun;Kollywood;Hero;Election;politics;Mass;Shield;CM;Minister;Tamil;war;Supreme Court;READ;zero;Arrest;Comedy;Party;police;Indian;High court;Government;Congress;Delhi;social media;India;Telangana Chief Minister;Chennai;court;local language - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTwo DMK Arrests, One Old Playbook — Is CM Vijay Just Running Tamil Nadu's 'Silence the Critic' Machine Under a New Logo?2026-07-07T17:42:22.217Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994897344/Ludhiana-Hit-and-Run-Teen-Filming-Reel-Kills-Womanhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/viral-IndiaHerald.jpgAn 18-year-old allegedly filming a social media reel while driving struck and killed a woman in Ludhiana — but the tragedy is only the latest symptom of a reel-obsessed culture turning Indian roads into unregulated content studios. - Viral - Sowmiya Sriram - Ludhiana Hit-and-Run: Teen Filming Reel Kills Woman - Ludhiana hit-and-run, reel culture India;distracted driving;Punjab police;Motor Vehicles Act;social media reel deaths;road safety India;18-year-old driver{#}Ludhiana;Car;Instagram;vehicles;Police Station;Cycle;Petrol;Punjab;Supreme Court;social media;police;Culture;Wanted;media;READ;WOMEN;Industry;Crash;zero;Indian;India;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Apple;LG;Sony;Driver;advertisement;Smart phone;local language;Industries - indiaherald.com , India HeraldA Reel, a Speeding Car, a Woman Dead — When Did India's Streets Become Film Sets Where Bystanders Are Extras?2026-07-07T17:33:19.068Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897342/Alpha-Box-Office-Day-4-Alia-Bhatt-Film-Nears-40-Crorehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgAlpha's Monday crash — a 60% drop to under ₹4 crore — is not just one film stumbling. It is the clearest signal yet that YRF's Spy Universe cannot sustain tentpole economics on spin-offs alone. India Herald breaks down the numbers, the franchise fatigue, and the question Aditya Chopra must now answer. - Movies - S Venkateshwari - Alpha Box Office Day 4: Alia Bhatt Film Nears 40 Crore - Alia Bhatt, Sharvari;Alpha;YRF Spy Universe;Aditya Chopra;Bollywood Box Office;Shah Rukh Khan;Salman Khan;Pathaan;War{#}Salman Khan;Aditya Chopra;oxygen;WOMEN;Tiger;Pakistan;Alia Bhatt;Shadow;Thriller;raj;Delhi;Love;producer;Cinema;war;monday;sunday;economics;Box office;Audience;Industry;Crash;bollywood;India;Population;Industries;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu - indiaherald.com , India HeraldAlia Bhatt's Alpha Crawls to ₹38.5 Crore in 4 Days — Is YRF's Spy Universe Running Out of Oxygen Without Its Khans?2026-07-07T17:32:23.418Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897340/Maa-Inti-Bangaaram-Box-Office-Day-18-Rs-58-Crore-Analysishttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/maa-inti-bangaaram-engal-thangam-review-samantha-shines-but-the-gold-never-fully-glitterse26011cc-4bce-4ccb-8f51-fec6226f43d6-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgSamantha Ruth Prabhu's solo vehicle has crossed a number most Tollywood heroines never touch — but the sharp Day 18 slide tells a quieter, more uncomfortable story about theatrical rights, distributor math, and what the market really thinks of a female-led film after the opening euphoria fades. - Movies - G GOWTHAM - Maa Inti Bangaaram Box Office Day 18: Rs 58 Crore Analysis - Maa Inti Bangaaram, Samantha Ruth Prabhu;Tollywood Box Office;Telugu Cinema;Box Office Collection;Distributor Recovery;OTT vs Theatrical;The Sunday Guardian{#}Naga Chaitanya;Samantha;Posters;Crash;Heart;monday;Tollywood;sunday;Film Nagar;history;Press;economics;Indian;bollywood;Box office;Hollywood;READ;Audience;Industry;Tamil;Telugu;India;Venkatesh;Blockbuster hit;Population;Industries;Research and Analysis Wing - indiaherald.com , India HeraldSamantha's Maa Inti Bangaaram Crosses ₹58 Crore — But Does the Day 18 Crash Expose What Distributors Already Fear?2026-07-07T17:28:09.623Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897338/Batman-2-Barry-Keoghan-Returns-as-Joker-Confirmedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/dc-drops-minute-supergirl-bomb-but-where-is-the-batman-fe78131f-d740-4b35-8c32-b4632f397980-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA production report confirms what fans hoped and sceptics doubted — Barry Keoghan will reprise his Joker in Matt Reeves's sequel. India Herald unpacks why this casting bet is far riskier and far smarter than it looks. - Movies - S Venkateshwari - Batman 2: Barry Keoghan Returns as Joker Confirmed - Batman 2, Barry Keoghan;Joker;Matt Reeves;Warner Bros;DC;The Batman Part 2;Robert Pattinson;James Gunn;DCU;Hollywood{#}Joker;Oscar;prince;Box office;Christopher Nolan;dance;Banking;Hollywood;Wanted;festival;Cinema;READ;Genre;Audience;Industry;India;James Cameron;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Industries - indiaherald.com , India HeraldBarry Keoghan's Joker Is Back for 'The Batman 2' — But Can One Deleted Scene Actor Own the Crown Prince of Crime?2026-07-07T17:23:41.479Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897337/Akshay-Kumar-Hera-Pheri-3-Rights-Legal-Noticehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/kartik-aaryan-also-had-an-important-role-in-the-film-hera-pheri-d780d138-8c22-4d23-a5b4-46ac80242d30-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgAkshay Kumar's production banner has issued a public notice asserting exclusive rights over Hera Pheri 3 — but the move reveals far more about a fractured franchise, a departed director, and an IP tug-of-war that could either resurrect or permanently bury Bollywood's most beloved comedy trilogy. - Movies - Srivastan Venkatraman - Akshay Kumar: Hera Pheri 3 Rights Legal Notice - Akshay Kumar, Hera Pheri 3;Firoz Nadiadwala;Priyadarshan;Cape of Good Films;Bollywood;IP Rights;Franchise Dispute{#}Priyadarshan;Suniel Shetty;Pushpa;KGF;Frozen;Corporate;Audience;Diljit Dosanjh;Kangana Ranaut;Queen;Culture;Love;economics;Akshay Kumar;Director;producer;Comedy;Hindi;Industry;Shield;court;Mumbai;Party;Indian;bollywood;Strike;contract;war;India;Industries;Smart phone;Population - indiaherald.com , India HeraldAkshay Kumar Fires a Legal Flare Over 'Hera Pheri 3' — But Is He Protecting Raju or Cornering the Producers Into a Deal?2026-07-07T17:18:55.356Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897334/Ram-Temple-Trust-Rs-124-Crore-Consecration-Spendhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe consecration bill was staggering. The donation pool is even larger. And the silence around both is now louder than any chant in Ayodhya — India Herald breaks down the numbers, the politics, and the question no party wants answered honestly. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Ram Temple Trust: Rs 124 Crore Consecration Spend - Ram Temple, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust;Champat Rai;Digvijaya Singh;Rajeev Shukla;Ayodhya;BJP;Congress;Pran Pratishtha;Ram Mandir donations;Uttar Pradesh 2027{#}Pran;Digvijaya Singh;rajeev;Tirupati;January;France;Arrest;Russia;village;police;Uttar Pradesh;School;Indians;Event;ram mandir;temple;Prime Minister;oil;Mathura;krishna;Ayodhya;court;Government;contract;Population;Press;Congress;war;Assembly;Mumbai;zero;politics;Party;Delhi;READ;Indian;India;ram pothineni;Bharatiya Janata Party;House;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;gulf countries - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹124 Crore for One Day, ₹20,000 Crore in Donations, Zero Public Audits — Who Really Owns the Ram Temple's Money?2026-07-07T17:09:10.351Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897332/Panneerselvam-TVK-Rumours-AIADMK-Loyalty-Reaffirmedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/single-goal-reelect-mk-stalin-as-chief-minister-o-panneerselvam0ef06f5d-99dc-4e97-b3c5-eb4d14c5826c-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgWhen a former Chief Minister must stand before cameras to deny he is leaving, the denial itself becomes the story. India Herald unpacks the quiet tremor in Tamil Nadu's opposition landscape as Vijay's TVK turns whisper into weapon. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Panneerselvam TVK Rumours AIADMK Loyalty Reaffirmed - Panneerselvam,TVK,AIADMK,Vijay,Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam,Edappadi Palaniswami,Tamil Nadu Politics,Bodinayakkanur,Theni,2026 Elections,DMK,Udhayanidhi Stalin{#}Fort,Office,tuesday,Supreme,Assembly,media,Capital,WATCH,Bank,June,sandy,Arjun,Kollywood,Supreme Court,Mumbai,Hero,Election,Indian,Mass,zero,social media,politics,Tamil,Party,CM,Minister,Idea,Leader,Delhi,READ,India,Telangana Chief Minister,Vaishno Devi,Dargah Sharif,House - indiaherald.com , India HeraldA Former CM Publicly Swears He's Not Leaving — Is Vijay's TVK Already Winning the Mind Game in Tamil Nadu?2026-07-07T17:02:35.168Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897331/Welcome-to-the-Jungle-Ahmed-Khan-Budget-Recovery-Claimhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/tiger-shroff-worked-hardest-for-baaghi4b235f54-92e4-4e45-b76c-e6872cc1fe62-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgAhmed Khan tells The Times of India that his ₹115–120 crore film has already earned back its cost via OTT and satellite rights. India Herald unpacks the math — and the motive — behind Bollywood's favourite pre-release accounting trick. - Movies - Sowmiya Sriram - Welcome to the Jungle: Ahmed Khan Budget Recovery Claim - Ahmed Khan, Welcome to the Jungle;Akshay Kumar;Bollywood Box Office;OTT Rights;Satellite Rights;Bollywood Economics;Pre-Release Recovery;Hindi Film Industry{#}Ahmed khan;Jacqueline Fernandez;Film Industry;disha patani;Amarinder Singh;raja;ahmed;VIEW;Idea;Bhagwant Mann;Punjab;Love;economics;REVIEW;Akshay Kumar;Director;producer;Comedy;Hindi;Leader;Delhi;history;Friday;Industry;Press;READ;Congress;Shield;Cinema;bollywood;war;India;Population;Industries;Digital Wallet Platform;advertisement;Venkatesh - indiaherald.com , India HeraldAhmed Khan Says 'Welcome to the Jungle' Already in Profit — But Since When Did Bollywood Math Add Up Before a Single Ticket Was Sold?2026-07-07T16:52:28.736Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897327/Shrimathi-Sindhoora-Teaser-Tollywood-Release-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgThe teaser for Shrimathi Sindhoora has landed with visual ambition and genre conviction — but in a summer where Tollywood's release calendar is a warzone of mega-budget tentpoles, India Herald breaks down the production gamble, the casting calculus, and what the industry whispers say about this film's real chances. - Movies - G GOWTHAM - Shrimathi Sindhoora Teaser: Tollywood Release Strategy - Shrimathi Sindhoora, Tollywood;Telugu cinema;teaser;box office;OTT release strategy;summer 2026;psychological thriller;Film Nagar;mid-budget films{#}festival;Genre;twitter;Beautiful;Silver;Thriller;history;Friday;Film Nagar;World Cup;House;Chiranjeevi;Red;Indonesia;China;Audience;BUSINESS;Industry;Press;READ;Telugu;Mass;Cinema;Success;India;Industries;Blockbuster hit;Smart phone - indiaherald.com , India HeraldShrimathi Sindhoora's Teaser Drops a Dark, Moody Promise — But Can One Atmospheric Trailer Survive Tollywood's Bloodbath Summer Calendar?2026-07-07T16:44:10.092Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897325/Canada-Submarines-Carney-Picks-ThyssenKrupp-India-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgMark Carney's decision to award a 12-submarine contract to Germany's ThyssenKrupp — bypassing American shipyards mid-tariff war — is the sharpest middle-power rebuke of Trump-era defence unreliability yet. India, deep in its own submarine tender with European and American contenders, cannot afford to look away. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Canada Submarines: Carney Picks ThyssenKrupp, India Impact - Mark Carney, Donald Trump;Canada;ThyssenKrupp;submarines;India P-75I;NATO;defence procurement;middle power;Germany{#}Germany;Turkey;Canada;Wanted;Prime Minister;Leader;manmohan;New Zealand;Reliance;June;Government;TECHNOLOGY;READ;Delhi;Indian;oil;contract;war;India;European Union;Donald Trump;Jr NTR;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Apple;LG;Sony;advertisement - indiaherald.com , India HeraldCanada Picks German Subs Over American Yards — What Does This Middle-Power Rebellion Tell India About Its Own Underwater Gamble?2026-07-07T16:38:43.463Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994897323/RPCAU-VC-Digital-Tech-to-Boost-Crop-Productionhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/viral-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Vice Chancellor of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University calls for a digital overhaul of Indian farming — but the real story is what keeps 86% of India's farmers locked out of precision agriculture in the first place. - Viral - Sowmiya Sriram - RPCAU VC: Digital Tech to Boost Crop Production - RPCAU, Digital Agriculture;Precision Farming;Bihar;Crop Production;Digital Agriculture Mission;ICAR;Agri-Tech;Food Security;India Farming{#}rajendra prasad;English;vidya;HEALTH;Success;University;Bihar;Service;Survey;TECHNOLOGY;District;workers;Hindi;Population;News;READ;Delhi;Indian;oil;Iran;contract;Bank;Andhra Pradesh;war;India;Digital Wallet Platform;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal;Corn;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Apple;LG;Sony;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldRPCAU's Digital Farming Push — Why Does India's Breadbasket Still Run on Guesswork When the Tech Already Exists?2026-07-07T16:32:19.959Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897321/INDIA-Bloc-CJP-Protest-Mahua-Moitra-Sanjay-Singhhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/kejriwals-political-suicide-how-attacking-congress-instead-of-bjp-destroyed-aap-forever53d3e13d-dbb5-4224-9bdd-0ad0d8d390a9-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe opposition cannot win the impeachment vote — and it knows that. So why are Mahua Moitra, Sanjay Singh, and a growing roster of INDIA bloc heavyweights showing up at Jantar Mantar? Because this was never about the motion. It is about building a narrative flank that outlives the arithmetic. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - INDIA Bloc CJP Protest: Mahua Moitra Sanjay Singh - INDIA bloc,CJP protest,Mahua Moitra,Sanjay Singh,Jantar Mantar,impeachment,Samyukta Kisan Morcha,opposition strategy,judicial accountability,New Delhi{#}Mahua Moitra,Sanjay Singh,ram mandir,gold,sunday,temple,MP,Letter,media,June,Elections,Capital,Kolkata,Government,News,television,Parliament,WATCH,Press,READ,Congress,war,zero,Election,Party,Delhi,court,Indian,India,Bharatiya Janata Party,local language,ram pothineni,Calcutta,West Bengal - Kolkata,Mamata Benerjee - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMahua, Sanjay Singh, Jantar Mantar — Is the INDIA Bloc Building a Street Movement Around an Impeachment It Knows Will Fail?2026-07-07T16:29:10.347Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897319/Kangana-Ranaut-Queen-2-Phantom-Studios-Rs-250-Crore-Lawsuithttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/kangana-ranaut-exposed-bjp-bjp-offered-ticket-saying-i-have-to-work-only-days-every-year291fa8a5-3b84-4eb6-9e65-893c2860a0bd-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe original Phantom dissolved years ago, new owners hold the IP, and Kangana Ranaut announced a sequel without their sign-off. Now a ₹250-crore lawsuit has landed — and the timing tells a story Bollywood's press releases never would. - Movies - Srivastan Venkatraman - Kangana Ranaut Queen 2: Phantom Studios Rs 250 Crore Lawsuit - Kangana Ranaut, Phantom Studios;Queen 2;JioStar;Bollywood IP lawsuit;copyright;sequel rights;Indian film industry{#}Kangana Ranaut;Lisa Haydon;Madhu Mantena;Rajkummar Rao;rani;vikramaditya;Hrithik Roshan;producer;Queen;Lawyer;Corporate;Hindi;Culture;Hero;Audience;contract;bollywood;BUSINESS;Parliament;Industry;WATCH;Press;READ;Congress;Indian;India;Industries;Population;Karan Johar;television - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹250-Crore Lawsuit Over Queen 2 — Is Phantom Studios Guarding Its IP or Bollywood Building a Blockade Against Kangana?2026-07-07T16:22:24.432Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897317/North-Bengal-IMD-Alert-Flash-Flood-Risk-Teesta-Damhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe IMD bulletin is the easy part. The hard part — coordinating dam releases between Sikkim and Bengal, evacuating tea-garden workers with nowhere to go, and fixing a flood corridor that kills on schedule — remains undone year after year. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - North Bengal IMD Alert: Flash Flood Risk, Teesta Dam - North Bengal, IMD;Teesta;flash flood;Jalpaiguri;Darjeeling;Sikkim;dam release;tea garden workers;La Niña;West Bengal;monsoon 2026;Mamata Banerjee;flood management{#}Sikkim;Siliguri;Kolkata;Calcutta;Frozen;Sea;secretariat;politics;District;WhatsApp;Shadow;Red;Industry;Minister;WATCH;News;court;workers;Party;Government;Population;Press;READ;Delhi;Beijing;China;Indian;India;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee;CM;Telangana Chief Minister;Loksabha;Industries;local language;Smart phone;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldIMD's 'Very Heavy Rain' Alert, North Bengal's Broken Dam Playbook — Who Answers When the Teesta Floods the Same Villages Again?2026-07-07T16:18:47.383Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897316/Modi-Indonesia-Visit-IIM-UPI-AI-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/eci-people-even-drink-water-worth-rs--unreal-wastage-of-tax-payer-moneyac710da6-76bc-4593-aa04-bfbd792f318a-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgBrahMos makes the front page, but UPI payment rails, an IIM Bengaluru campus in Jakarta, and an AI cooperation framework are Delhi's quieter — and arguably sharper — instruments for building structural dependence that Beijing's chequebook diplomacy cannot easily replicate. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Modi Indonesia Visit: IIM UPI AI Strategy - PM Modi, Indonesia;IIM Bengaluru;UPI;Prabowo Subianto;BrahMos;critical minerals;Belt and Road;China;Ganga-Mahakam Vision;Indo-Pacific;digital diplomacy{#}Shanghai;Ganga;Reliance;Degree;TECHNOLOGY;Event;EDUCATION;BUSINESS;Narendra Modi;Government;June;Mumbai;Parliament;Elections;Press;READ;Indonesia;INTERNATIONAL;Capital;Delhi;Beijing;China;Assam;Iron;Supreme;Chiranjeevi;Election;Indian;India;Digital Wallet Platform;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Apple;LG;Sony;Population;indigo airlines;local language;Research and Analysis Wing;Smart phone - indiaherald.com , India HeraldIIM Campus, UPI Rails, AI Labs — Why Modi's Indonesia Play Is the Debt-Trap Diplomacy China Wishes It Had Invented?2026-07-07T16:11:38.442Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897310/INDIA-Bloc-CEC-Impeachment-Parliamentary-Math-Analysishttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/eci-people-even-drink-water-worth-rs--unreal-wastage-of-tax-payer-moneyac710da6-76bc-4593-aa04-bfbd792f318a-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe INDIA alliance is preparing an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar — but the parliamentary arithmetic makes removal virtually impossible. India Herald breaks down the real calculation: this isn't about unseating a commissioner, it's about seeding a narrative before voters head to the polls. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - INDIA Bloc CEC Impeachment: Parliamentary Math Analysis - CEC Gyanesh Kumar, INDIA Bloc;Impeachment Motion;Election Commission of India;Parliament;Opposition Strategy;State Assembly Elections;BJP;Congress;Parliamentary Arithmetic{#}white house;Gift;Parliament;Banking;Letter;Balloon;Congress;Election Commission;Elections;media;Rajya Sabha;Bangladesh;WATCH;Election;Assembly;Beijing;Supreme Court;social media;China;News;zero;Press;House;READ;Party;court;Indian;India;Loksabha;Bharatiya Janata Party;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;National Democratic Alliance - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTwo-Thirds They Don't Have, One Narrative They Need — Why Is the INDIA Bloc Filing an Impeachment It Cannot Win?2026-07-07T16:02:09.925Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897308/Chiranjeevi-Chiru158-Deadly-Stunt-Sequence-at-70https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgWhile Tollywood's other ageing icons quietly downshift, Chiranjeevi doubles down on bone-crunching physicality at 70. India Herald unpacks why #Chiru158's stunt shoot is not just a production update — it is a strategic declaration. - Movies - S Venkateshwari - Chiranjeevi Chiru158: Deadly Stunt Sequence at 70 - Chiranjeevi, Chiru158;Bobby Kolli;KVN Productions;Tollywood;ageing heroes;Telugu cinema;megastar{#}mohan babu;Bobby;Chiranjeevi;economics;Film Nagar;Director;Mohan;Accident;Tollywood;dance;Belgium;World Cup;Telugu;Press;Red;READ;Industry;Audience;Cinema;Mass;Allu Arjun;Indian;India;Industries;Akkineni Nagarjuna;Ram Charan Teja;Blockbuster hit;Smart phone;House - indiaherald.com , India HeraldChiranjeevi, 70, Shoots 'Deadly Stunts' for #Chiru158 — Is the Megastar Rewriting Tollywood's Expiry Date or Writing His Own Exit Script?2026-07-07T15:54:01.254Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897305/Iran-Succession-India-Chabahar-Port-Risk-After-Khameneihttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgAs millions flood Azadi Square and the IRGC quietly positions its candidate, India's most ambitious strategic corridor west of Suez hangs on the factional outcome of a succession battle New Delhi cannot influence — but cannot afford to ignore. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Iran Succession: India Chabahar Port Risk After Khamenei - Iran, Supreme Leader succession;Chabahar port;India;IRGC;INSTC;Beijing;Mojtaba Khamenei;Tehran;Azadi Square;Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi;Mehbooba Mufti;Assembly of Experts{#}abbas;Mehbooba;commander;Pakistan;ali;Iron;INTERNATIONAL;Moscow;Rail;Indians;Leader;Mumbai;Capital;Supreme;Assembly;Beijing;Mass;Iran;Supreme Court;June;social media;READ;China;zero;Indian;war;Delhi;India;Population;Bharatiya Janata Party;Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi;advertisement;local language - indiaherald.com , India HeraldKhamenei's Ringed Hand, IRGC's Iron Grip, and a $1.6 Billion Indian Port — Will Tehran's Next Supreme Leader Hand Chabahar to Beijing?2026-07-07T15:45:09.951Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897302/Iran-Hormuz-Attacks-India-Oil-Import-Risk-Modi-Diplomacyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgTehran struck commercial vessels in the very waterway that carries roughly 60% of India's crude imports — and the timing, days after a fragile US-Iran ceasefire, tells New Delhi that its energy lifeline and its diplomatic back-channel with Iran may both be fraying at once. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Iran Hormuz Attacks: India Oil Import Risk, Modi Diplomacy - Iran, Strait of Hormuz;India oil imports;Narendra Modi;US-Iran ceasefire;crude oil prices;strategic petroleum reserves;Tehran;shipping insurance;energy security;South Block{#}Indian Oil Corporation;Diesel;Oman;Saudi Arabia;Wanted;Petrol;United States;monday;Mass;Prime Minister;Iran;oil;March;zero;Supreme Court;Election;June;Minister;social media;Delhi;Fire;Press;READ;Indian;Government;Red;India;Smart phone;gulf countries - indiaherald.com , India HeraldIran Fires on Ships in the Strait That Feeds India's Refineries — Is Modi's Quiet Tehran Line About to Go Dead?2026-07-07T15:34:25.631Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994897300/Assam-Rifles-Manipur-Ambush-2-Personnel-Killedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/viral-IndiaHerald.jpgTwo Assam Rifles jawans killed in a militant ambush in Manipur — but the real question is why India's most decorated paramilitary force keeps walking into kill zones on the same vulnerable highways, year after year. - Viral - S Venkateshwari - Assam Rifles Manipur Ambush: 2 Personnel Killed - Assam Rifles, Manipur ambush;militant attack;AFSPA;Northeast India;counter-insurgency;Kuki-Meitei violence;Indian paramilitary{#}Karimnagar;Assam;terrorism;Shield;naga;Terrorists;Fire;Army;News;Cycle;WATCH;Press;READ;Indian;Government;war;Andhra Pradesh;India;Smart phone;House;local language;Population - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTwo Assam Rifles Soldiers Fall in Manipur Ambush — Why Does India Keep Losing Its Best on Roads It Cannot Secure?2026-07-07T15:33:51.335Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897297/Tarique-Rahman-China-Visit-Bangladesh-India-Diplomacyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgDelhi quietly courted the BNP after Sheikh Hasina's fall — Tarique Rahman responded by flying to Beijing and pledging to build the Teesta project 'at any cost.' A former Indian envoy to Dhaka calls it a betrayal. India Herald unpacks the double-cross and what it reveals about Bangladesh's new power calculus. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Tarique Rahman China Visit: Bangladesh India Diplomacy - Tarique Rahman, Bangladesh;India;China;BNP;Teesta Barrage;Sheikh Hasina;South Block;Delhi;Beijing;Bangladesh diplomacy;India northeast;geopolitics{#}rahman;Chanakya;Sri Lanka;Djibouti;Bangladesh;China;Beijing;history;media;June;BUSINESS;Master;Party;court;Press;READ;Indian;Delhi;contract;kuppam;Bank;war;Andhra Pradesh;India;local language;chanakya-movie-2019;Uddhav Thackeray;Bharatiya Janata Party;West Bengal - Kolkata - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTarique Rahman's China Gambit After India's Olive Branch — Did Bangladesh Just Auction Off Delhi's Goodwill to Beijing?2026-07-07T15:24:10.122Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Education/Read/994897295/India-Teacher-Vacancies-9-4-Lakh-Posts-Unfilledhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/education-IndiaHerald.jpgIndia's public schools run on nearly a million unfilled teacher posts, contract labour, and the hope that someone will show up. The real cost is not administrative — it is a generation learning to expect less. - Education - Sindujaa D N - India Teacher Vacancies: 9.4 Lakh Posts Unfilled - India teacher vacancies, UDISE+ data;NEP 2020;ASER 2024;Pratham;teacher recruitment India;public school crisis;contract teachers;education spending GDP;Ministry of Education{#}Chhattisgarh;Teachers;Jharkhand;students;Kerala;Hindi;contract;2020;Heart;University;EDUCATION;tuesday;School;job;Cycle;Capital;Parents;Bihar;kuppam;Diljit Dosanjh;Culture;Revanth Reddy;District;Survey;Press;WATCH;Election;Supreme;READ;Bank;war;Indian;Delhi;Government;Andhra Pradesh;India;Digital Wallet Platform;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldIndia's Classrooms Have 9.4 Lakh Teacher Vacancies — So Who Is Actually Teaching Our Children?2026-07-07T15:14:35.045Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897294/Maharashtra-Civic-Election-2026-Sena-Vote-Sharehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgSeat tallies grab the headline, but the hidden vote-share arithmetic between the Shinde and Uddhav factions across Maharashtra's civic bodies is the number that will define which Sena controls the narrative — and the BMC's ₹50,000-crore war chest — heading into the next assembly fight. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Maharashtra Civic Election 2026: Sena Vote Share - Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Election 2026, Shiv Sena;Eknath Shinde;Uddhav Thackeray;BMC;Shiv Sena UBT;BJP Maharashtra;Supreme Court Sena Split;Mumbai Civic Election;Mahayuti;INDIA Bloc Maharashtra{#}shivaji;Election Commission;MLA;Thane;king;Event;Leader;Prize;Mumbai;Uddhav Thackeray;Shiv Sena;Press;WATCH;Election;Maharashtra;Elections;Supreme;Pune;Cheque;zero;Supreme Court;READ;Party;Bank;war;Indian;Delhi;Assembly;court;Government;Andhra Pradesh;India;shiv sena party;Venkatesh;Congress-NCP;Population;Bharatiya Janata Party;Devendra Fadnavis - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMaharashtra Civic Results 2026, Two Senas, One Vote-Share Math — Which Faction Now Owns the 'Real Shiv Sena' Claim?2026-07-07T15:14:25.096Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897292/Census-2027-Pre-Test-Questionnaire-Design-Political-Stakeshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/pm-modi-urges-nation-make-census-a-digital-success-story54f0f5ab-76be-4eea-b5b4-9d775d0a895c-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgIndia's first Census in over a decade isn't just about counting heads — the pre-test phase now underway is a quiet war over which questions survive the final cut, and every answer will redraw the political map through 2039. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Census 2027 Pre-Test: Questionnaire Design Political Stakes - Census 2027, India Census pre-test;delimitation;OBC reservation;caste census;gig workers;Business Standard;NITI Aayog;BJP;Opposition;southern states;migration data{#}indra;Uttar Pradesh;BUSINESS;Air;Tamil;Supreme Court;Indians;workers;Survey;Bihar;READ;Telangana;Population;Congress;Party;kuppam;Diljit Dosanjh;Culture;Revanth Reddy;central government;Government;Bank;Andhra Pradesh;war;oil;Indian;India;House;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;Loksabha;Research and Analysis Wing;Digital Wallet Platform - indiaherald.com , India HeraldCensus 2027 Pre-Test Begins — But Who Decides Which Questions Make the Cut Wins the Entire Decade2026-07-07T15:04:18.211Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897285/BJP-Andhra-Pradesh-16000-Acre-Land-Title-Demandhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/crime/135/baruipur-muder-case-similar-to-shraddhas-murder94ffe4fd-32bd-4482-bc24-6cdd21fa0c4f-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe BJP's sudden championing of a seven-decade-old land grievance in Andhra Pradesh is less about justice and more about building a grassroots footprint independent of its coalition partner — and Chandrababu Naidu knows it. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - BJP Andhra Pradesh: 16000-Acre Land Title Demand - BJP Andhra Pradesh, Chandrababu Naidu;TDP-BJP Alliance;Land Title Dispute;Andhra Pradesh Politics;Shaik Baji;NDA Alliance;Rayalaseema;2029 Elections{#}Champion;lotus;Shiv Sena;Vijayawada;Survey;BEAUTY;Maharashtra;Bank;Bihar;secretariat;Hyderabad;Press;Congress;politics;Capital;English medium;APSRTC;Aam Aadmi Party;village;Rayalaseema;Assembly;social media;bus;WATCH;Party;READ;TDP;Andhra Pradesh;court;Election;Delhi;Indian;Minister;Government;Murder;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;CBN;local language;Jr NTR;Panchayati;Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy;National Democratic Alliance;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;shiv sena party;Arvind Kejriwal;Prashant Kishor;Murder. - indiaherald.com , India Herald16,000 Acres, 70 Years, One Uncomfortable Question — Is BJP Quietly Building Its Own Vote Bank Under Naidu's Nose?2026-07-07T14:51:10.273Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897282/Chandrababu-Naidu-Kuppam-Industrial-Roadmap-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_wallpapers/sri-ncbn-inspecting-pushkar-ghats-photos415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgPoultry farms and model villages are the cover story. Beneath the ribbon-cutting lies a cold, calculated demographic rewiring designed to ensure no Peddireddy — or any YCP challenger — ever threatens Naidu's home turf again. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Chandrababu Naidu Kuppam: Industrial Roadmap Strategy - Chandrababu Naidu, Kuppam;Andhra Pradesh;TDP;YCP;Peddireddy;Chittoor;Nalagampalle;Andhra Pradesh politics;2029 elections{#}English medium;APSRTC;Aam Aadmi Party;job;kuppam;village;District;Elections;Chittoor;Rayalaseema;Assembly;Cycle;workers;HEALTH;social media;bus;WATCH;Election;Murder;June;Party;READ;Amaravati;TDP;Jagan;YCP;Andhra Pradesh;Delhi;Indian;Minister;Government;India;House;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;CBN;local language;Hanu Raghavapudi;Venkatesh;Service;Arvind Kejriwal;Prashant Kishor;Murder. - indiaherald.com , India HeraldThe 'Peddireddy-Proofing' of Kuppam — Why Is Naidu's Industrial Roadmap Actually a Revenge Blueprint?2026-07-07T14:39:10.542Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897278/HUMTA-Working-Groups-Revanth-Reddy-Hyderabad-Transporthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgTelangana's MA&UD department has constituted four specialised working groups under the long-dormant HUMTA — but this is less about urban mobility planning and more about who controls Hyderabad's multi-billion-rupee transport infrastructure, and when. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - HUMTA Working Groups: Revanth Reddy Hyderabad Transport - HUMTA, Revanth Reddy;Telangana;Hyderabad;MA&UD;GHMC elections;urban transport;TSRTC;Hyderabad Metro;Congress;BRS{#}sudhakar;Chalo;GHMC;vehicles;RTC;Tiger;Prize;Rail;Cabinet;bus;secretariat;Revanth Reddy;Service;KCR;Telangana;WOMEN;Telugu;WATCH;Election;Murder;Office;June;Minister;thursday;Government;Hyderabad;Capital;Press;court;Party;Congress;READ;India;SRDP;Murder.;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Bharatiya Janata Party;Reddy - indiaherald.com , India HeraldHUMTA's Four New Working Groups, One Old Ambition — Why Is Revanth Reddy Reaching for Hyderabad's Transport Billions Now?2026-07-07T14:29:33.851Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994897277/Satluj-Honey-Trehan-Secret-Script-Diljit-Dosanjhhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/actors/144/ajith-kumars-racing-team-secures-nd-place-in-belgium-car-racebd33bf14-f733-4a8e-b607-21044051c6e8-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgDirector Honey Trehan built Satluj on a culture of radical secrecy — compartmentalised scripts, sealed sets, and one leading man who carried the entire story in his head. India Herald unpacks why this old-school espionage approach may be Bollywood's sharpest creative weapon in 2026. - Viral - D N INDUJAA - Satluj: Honey Trehan Secret Script Diljit Dosanjh - Satluj, Honey Trehan;Diljit Dosanjh;Bollywood;script secrecy;film production;Indian cinema 2026{#}amar;prem;Balloon;Indian National Congress;Goa;Christopher Nolan;bollywood;Bhagwant Mann;Diljit Dosanjh;Director;Industry;WhatsApp;Mumbai;police;Cinema;social media;Party;Congress;Punjab;Instagram;Culture;Audience;war;zero;READ;Indian;India;Industries;Population;Devendra Fadnavis;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif - indiaherald.com , India HeraldSatluj's Secret Script — Why Did Honey Trehan Trust Only Diljit Dosanjh With Bollywood's Best-Kept Secret?2026-07-07T14:29:22.548Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897275/India-Mongolia-Oil-Refinery-Strategic-Energy-Projecthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/actors/144/ajith-kumars-racing-team-secures-nd-place-in-belgium-car-racebd33bf14-f733-4a8e-b607-21044051c6e8-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA former Mongolian president has praised the progress of India's billion-dollar refinery project in Ulaanbaatar — but the real story is not petroleum. It is a quiet, calculated flanking manoeuvre that plants New Delhi's flag in the one place Beijing assumed no rival would dare build. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - India Mongolia Oil Refinery: Strategic Energy Project - India, Mongolia;Oil Refinery;China;Geopolitics;Third Neighbour Policy;Belt and Road Initiative;Energy Security;New Delhi;Ulaanbaatar{#}Mongolia;Egg;Sea;News;Australia;China;Beijing;Moscow;Capital;Press;court;Supreme Court;Leader;European Union;oil;Population;history;READ;Indian;Russia;Turkey;Delhi;India;Digital Wallet Platform;Donald Trump - indiaherald.com , India Herald$1.2 Billion for Mongolia's First Oil Refinery — Why Is India Building Energy Independence in the Dragon's Own Backyard?2026-07-07T14:20:22.958Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Quotes/Read/994897273/Inspirational-Quotes-for-Tuesday-July-2026https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/quotes-IndiaHerald.jpgA curated India Herald editorial on the quotes that cut through the noise — why the oldest human technology, a well-turned line, remains the sharpest tool in your morning. Seven lines worth carrying into Tuesday, 8 July 2026, and the reasons they refuse to age. - Quotes - MANOJ KUMAR N - Inspirational Quotes for Tuesday July 2026 - Quotes, Marcus Aurelius;Thiruvalluvar;Tirukkural;Rabindranath Tagore;Rumi;Margaret Atwood;Mark Twain;Seneca;Inspirational Quotes;Daily Motivation;India{#}Nithin;Mark Twain;Saturday;Heaven;Writer;University;East;sunday;HEALTH;Instagram;EDUCATION;School;Indians;Coffee;monday;thursday;Interview;Culture;history;tuesday;TECHNOLOGY;Event;Comedy;Government;READ;Tamil;Indian;India;Smart phone;Population;local language;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Apple;LG;Sony;tollywood-guest-roles - indiaherald.com , India HeraldWords That Outlive Empires — Why Do the Right Quotes Still Hit Harder Than Any Algorithm?2026-07-07T14:13:10.300Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897271/Trump-Meloni-G7-Feud-Belgian-Minister-Backs-Italian-PMhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/actors/144/ajith-kumars-racing-team-secures-nd-place-in-belgium-car-racebd33bf14-f733-4a8e-b607-21044051c6e8-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA viral Trump-Meloni meme, a gallant Belgian intervention, and the quiet death of the populist-right axis that was supposed to reshape the Western order — India Herald unpacks who is actually running the room. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Trump Meloni G7 Feud: Belgian Minister Backs Italian PM - Donald Trump, Giorgia Meloni;Belgium;Ludivine Dedonder;G7;NATO;Narendra Modi;Italy;populist right;geopolitics{#}Germany;Queen;Italy;Belgium;Narendra;Episode;Canada;king;Mass;social media;Iran;June;Leader;Party;Prime Minister;United States;oil;Heart;READ;zero;Turkey;Donald Trump;manmohan;Minister;New Zealand;INTERNATIONAL;Delhi;India;European Union;local language;Europe countries - indiaherald.com , India Herald'She's the Queen' — A Belgian Minister, a Viral Meme, and the Real Question: Who Actually Steers the G7 Table Now?2026-07-07T14:09:25.698Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897268/Satluj-Row-OTT-Platforms-Shadow-Censoring-Political-Filmshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgThe director of 'The India Story' breaks silence on what the Satluj pulldown means for filmmakers — but the louder alarm is the one nobody in Mumbai's streaming boardrooms wants to ring: political scripts are being quietly buried before cameras ever roll. - Movies - Sowmiya Sriram - Satluj Row: OTT Platforms Shadow Censoring Political Films - Diljit Dosanjh, Satluj;ZEE5;The India Story;OTT censorship;SGPC;shadow censorship;Jaswant Singh Khalra;Indian streaming;political films{#}prithviraj;Box office;Diljit Dosanjh;REVIEW;Film Nagar;Director;Industry;Office;WhatsApp;Corporate;Cinema;Mumbai;Press;oil;Heart;Wanted;Punjab;police;Government;Shadow;READ;Indian;Delhi;India;Industries;Digital Wallet Platform;Event;gulf countries;House - indiaherald.com , India HeraldSatluj Vanishes, 'The India Story' Director Speaks — Are Mumbai's OTT Platforms Now Shadow-Censoring Every Political Script?2026-07-07T13:59:54.533Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897267/Trump-Turkey-F-35-What-It-Means-for-India-S-400-CAATSAhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgTurkey was expelled from the F-35 program for buying the same Russian S-400 system India purchased. If Trump lets Ankara back in, the quiet message to New Delhi is louder than any diplomatic cable: the era of punishing allies for buying Russian air defence may be over. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Trump Turkey F-35: What It Means for India S-400 CAATSA - Donald Trump, Turkey;F-35;India;S-400;CAATSA;defence procurement;NATO;Recep Tayyip Erdogan;Modi;strategic autonomy;US-India relations{#}Sins;Turkey;Fighter;October;Prime Minister;TECHNOLOGY;United States;Moscow;Red;Shadow;Air;Letter;media;Donald Trump;Capital;READ;Strike;Indian;manmohan;New Zealand;Horror;Murder;Car;Arrest;Supreme Court;Husband;INTERNATIONAL;marriage;Delhi;India;European Union;Bharatiya Janata Party;Murder.;Mamata Benerjee;Hanu Raghavapudi;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Apple;LG;Sony - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTrump Offers Turkey the F-35 Back — Does India's S-400 'Original Sin' Finally Get a Quiet Pardon?2026-07-07T13:53:30.105Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897264/Macron-Damascus-Explosions-India-Syria-Re-Engagement-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/emmanuel-macron-ignores-pm-modi-shame577365af-0e6a-405b-9388-5a82714b410d-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgExplosive devices detonated metres from the French president's Damascus hotel — a security failure that exposes the post-Assad vacuum and quietly imperils New Delhi's own careful plan to rebuild ties with Syria. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Macron Damascus Explosions: India Syria Re-Engagement Impact - Emmanuel Macron, Damascus;Syria;India Syria relations;Modi foreign policy;post-Assad Syria;Iran Iraq Syria corridor;Chabahar port;Ahmed al-Sharaa;France Syria;West Asia strategy;G7{#}Syria;Isis;February;Paris;April;ahmed;Qatar;VIEW;Heart;Lebanon;Frozen;France;Bank;Idea;history;tuesday;INTERNATIONAL;Wanted;Capital;WATCH;war;Iran;June;marriage;Election;Minister;READ;Strike;Government;Delhi;Indian;India;gulf countries;Donald Trump - indiaherald.com , India HeraldExplosions Rock Macron's Damascus Hotel — If a G7 President Isn't Safe in 'New Syria', What Does That Mean for Modi's Quiet Re-Engagement Plan?2026-07-07T13:48:50.331Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897262/Supreme-Court-DMK-Karur-Stampede-Key-Rulinghttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/viral/127/grand-chithirai-festival-car-procession-at-thanjavur-big-temple-draws-massive-crowd77802751-addb-4d3a-a924-2736cc87e9e8-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Supreme Court didn't just dismiss a plea — it held a mirror to DMK's freebies-as-spectacle governance model. India Herald unpacks why the Karur stampede is a symptom, not an exception, and what Stalin must now confront. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Supreme Court DMK Karur Stampede: Key Ruling - Supreme Court,DMK,Karur stampede,M.K. Stalin,TVK,Tamil Nadu,BJP,R.S. Bharathi,crowd safety,governance deficit{#}petitioner,Crush,Joseph Vijay,DNA,Stalin,social media,Culture,temple,Supreme,Iran,Chennai,Tamil,Pune,Event,politics,Karnataka,oil,June,Party,CM,Cheque,Car,marriage,Arrest,Supreme Court,Husband,court,Parents,Election,Minister,READ,Government,media,Delhi,Indian,India,udhayanidhi stalin,Telangana Chief Minister,Bharatiya Janata Party,Population - indiaherald.com , India Herald'You Want Us to Regulate the CM?' — One Supreme Court Question, and DMK's Crowd-Control Playbook Lies Exposed2026-07-07T13:41:21.776Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897258/India-New-Zealand-FTA-Modi-Luxon-Trade-Deal-Detailshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgPM Modi's first-ever official visit to New Zealand will deliver what a decade of talks could not — a bilateral FTA. But the timing is not about friendship; it is about leverage, fear, and a world where every middle power needs a hedge. India Herald unpacks the real calculus on both sides. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - India New Zealand FTA: Modi Luxon Trade Deal Details - India, New Zealand;FTA;Christopher Luxon;Narendra Modi;free trade agreement;dairy;Indo-Pacific;trade policy;RCEP;bilateral trade{#}manmohan;Canada;Interview;New Zealand;Australia;Driver;UAE;Shadow;Narendra Modi;China;Leader;Butter;Election;Minister;Capital;Delhi;WATCH;READ;Indian;Government;sandy;Arjun;Kollywood;Hero;war;king;kaleshwaram;Pink;KCR;Horror;Telangana;Murder;India;Christopher Nolan;Service;Air;Donald Trump;Hanu Raghavapudi;Bharatiya Janata Party;local language;Murder.;Mamata Benerjee;Devendra Fadnavis - indiaherald.com , India HeraldIndia and New Zealand Will Sign an FTA Next Week — Why Is Wellington Suddenly in a Hurry, and What Is Modi Getting That Manmohan Couldn't?2026-07-07T13:30:00.719Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994897256/Delhi-Dowry-Case-Husband-Arrested-After-Rs-20-Lakh-Demandhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/viral-IndiaHerald.jpgA Delhi woman's family alleges her husband demanded ₹20 lakh in cash and a car soon after marriage. The arrest is routine — but the pattern underneath is anything but. - Viral - D N INDUJAA - Delhi Dowry Case: Husband Arrested After Rs 20 Lakh Demand - Delhi dowry case, dowry harassment;Section 498A;Dowry Prohibition Act;Delhi Police;NCRB;dowry deaths India;dowry demands;women safety India{#}rajesh sharma;Car;Criminal;Wanted;marriage;Arrest;workers;gold;Supreme Court;Capital;Husband;court;Delhi;WOMEN;WATCH;police;Parents;READ;Indian;Government;Murder;India;Population;Hanu Raghavapudi;House;National Democratic Alliance;Murder. - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹20 Lakh, a Car, and a Marriage That Turned Into a Price List — Why Does Delhi Keep Producing the Same Dowry Horror?2026-07-07T13:29:38.104Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897254/Baruipur-Case-BJP-Strategy-Against-Mamata-TMC-Bengalhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/crime/135/baruipur-muder-case-similar-to-shraddhas-murder94ffe4fd-32bd-4482-bc24-6cdd21fa0c4f-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA minor's rape and murder in Baruipur has triggered a mob lynching, a political siege, and the most dangerous optics crisis Mamata Banerjee has faced since the 2024 RG Kar horror — and this time the BJP has a tested playbook. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Baruipur Case: BJP Strategy Against Mamata TMC Bengal - Baruipur, BJP;Mamata Banerjee;TMC;West Bengal;South 24 Parganas;rape-murder;lynching;RG Kar;Locket Chatterjee;Rahul Sinha;Bengal politics;women safety{#}Locket Chatterjee;Murder;Girl;rahul;Horror;Fire;Office;Kolkata;WOMEN;MP;June;WATCH;March;police;Parents;Party;Cycle;Mass;Election;READ;Indian;News;Government;Governor;Amit Shah;House;TDP;Minister;Congress;Telangana;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Murder.;Mamata Benerjee;CM;Telangana Chief Minister;West Bengal - Kolkata;Rahul Sipligunj;Panchayati;advertisement;local language;Calcutta;SoniaGandhi;CBN - indiaherald.com , India HeraldA Lynching, a 'Confined' Mamata, and the BJP Blueprint — Is the Baruipur Horror the Spark That Burns the TMC Fortress?2026-07-07T13:19:25.194Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Cooking/Read/994897251/Bajra-Monsoon-Recipes-Why-Pearl-Millet-Beats-Wheathttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/cooking-IndiaHerald.jpgWhile your wheat roti goes limp in July humidity, bajra — the grain your grandmother never stopped trusting — is surging back into urban Indian kitchens. India Herald traces the monsoon logic, the nutritional case, and the three recipes that make the argument irresistible. - Cooking - D N INDUJAA - Bajra Monsoon Recipes: Why Pearl Millet Beats Wheat - bajra, pearl millet;monsoon recipes;bajra bhakri;bajra khichdi;Indian monsoon cooking;millets India;IIMR;ICMR iron data;International Year of Millets{#}Coriander;Temper;salt;Butter;Millets;Buttermilk;thursday;tuesday;wednesday;king;producer;Iron;economics;Cycle;Red;september;Mass;INTERNATIONAL;oil;sandy;Arjun;Kollywood;Hero;kaleshwaram;Pink;KCR;Election;zero;READ;Press;Telangana;war;Delhi;Indian;Government;India;advertisement;Coriander.;Devendra Fadnavis;Heritage Foods;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMonsoon Tuesday, Hot Kadhai, One Ancient Grain — Why Is Bajra the Comeback King of India's Rainy-Season Kitchen?2026-07-07T13:12:38.238Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897250/KCR-Kaleshwaram-Assembly-Session-Congress-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/kcr-ramoji-rao-fallout-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Telangana Assembly's upcoming Kaleshwaram debate is not just about engineering flaws — it is a carefully constructed political pincer by Revanth Reddy's Congress that leaves KCR with no painless exit. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - KCR Kaleshwaram Assembly Session: Congress Strategy - KCR,Kaleshwaram,Revanth Reddy,Telangana Assembly,BRS,Congress,Medigadda barrage,Telangana politics,irrigation project{#}K. Chandrashekar Rao,Kaleshwaram Project,kaleshwaram,Pink,Accident,Panama,KCR,Revanth Reddy,revanth,Idea,Hyderabad,Election,zero,history,READ,Press,Leader,CM,Telangana,court,Assembly,war,Delhi,Congress,Minister,Party,Indian,Government,India,Vaishno Devi,Dargah Sharif,Population,Telangana Chief Minister,Bharatiya Janata Party,Panchayati,Letter,Andhra Pradesh - indiaherald.com , India HeraldRevanth's Kaleshwaram Trap — If KCR Walks In He Faces the Files, If He Stays Away He Proves the Farmhouse Stereotype. So What Will the Pink Boss Do?2026-07-07T13:10:57.464Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897246/Fadnavis-Mumbai-Floods-Relief-Announcements-Political-Signalhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgThree announcements, one war room, and a very deliberate optic: Fadnavis is not managing a disaster — he is managing an image, and the polls are the real forecast. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Fadnavis Mumbai Floods: Relief Announcements Political Signal - Devendra Fadnavis, Mumbai floods;Maharashtra;Mahayuti alliance;BMC;Eknath Shinde;BJP Maharashtra;IMD;Mumbai rain 2025;disaster management{#}2020;Press;Pune;Deputy Chief Minister;District;Leader;Cheque;CM;Audience;Mumbai;Bank;LIFESTYLE;Coffee;Elections;Party;Government;war;Yoga;Maharashtra;Minister;Karnataka;Parents;Indian;bollywood;Delhi;India;Devendra Fadnavis;Air;House;Telangana Chief Minister;Hanu Raghavapudi;Uddhav Thackeray;Bharatiya Janata Party;indigo airlines - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMumbai Drowns, Fadnavis Commands the War Room — Is the 'Deputy' Quietly Rehearsing for the CM's Chair Full-Time?2026-07-07T13:01:10.524Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897245/Sandy-Villain-Role-Arjun-Das-Super-Hero-First-Lookhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/arjun-das-kaan-city-second-single-update-releasedd8ac0674-7399-4afc-8203-61f046ea98bf-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe first look of Arjun Das's Super Hero reveals Sandy as the antagonist — but the real story is how Kollywood is quietly building a pipeline that turns movement artists into menacing screen villains, and why Sandy's unhinged energy may be the most disruptive casting trend in Tamil cinema right now. - Movies - Sowmiya Sriram - Sandy Villain Role: Arjun Das Super Hero First Look - Sandy, Arjun Das;Super Hero;Kollywood;Leo;Lokesh Kanagaraj;Tamil Cinema;Villain Casting;Choreographer Actor{#}mime gopi;sandy;Arjun;Banking;Film Nagar;Lokesh;Lokesh Kanagaraj;Kollywood;BEAUTY;dance;history;Master;School;Indians;House;British;Army;Britain;Delhi;WATCH;READ;Hero;Comedy;Director;Telugu;Industry;Tamil;India;Industries;television;Posters;Chennai - indiaherald.com , India HeraldFrom Leo's Psycho to Arjun Das's Nemesis — How Did Choreographer Sandy Become Kollywood's Most Terrifying Villain?2026-07-07T12:51:32.410Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897242/UN-Mass-Graves-Warning-India-Peacemaker-Role-Risinghttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/selection-chaos-exposed-why-india-still-hasnt-learned-its-biggest-world-cup-lessonef749dbd-c6bb-48df-a6f1-2e59132f9f01-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgAntónio Guterres pleads with the world to act 'before warning signs become mass graves' — but the Security Council is deadlocked, Western capitals are distracted, and the real diplomatic muscle is quietly shifting to New Delhi. India Herald breaks down why India's phone is the one that rings now. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - UN Mass Graves Warning: India Peacemaker Role Rising - UN Security Council, António Guterres;India;Vishwa Mitra;global conflicts;peacemaking;Security Council reform;Times of India;New Delhi;diplomacy{#}vishwa;Sudan;Rwanda;Britain;secretariat;France;Russia;Letter;Beijing;Assembly;september;United States;Moscow;Ukraine;June;Mass;zero;Capital;Parliament;Delhi;war;China;Yoga;INTERNATIONAL;WATCH;Election;Population;oil;Iran;vidya;READ;Indian;India;Smart phone;local language;Donald Trump;European Union - indiaherald.com , India HeraldUN's 'Mass Graves' Warning, a Paralysed Security Council, Zero Western Will — Is New Delhi the Only Peacemaker Who Actually Picks Up the Phone?2026-07-07T12:42:12.367Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897241/Indonesia-EVMs-India-ECI-Global-Trust-vs-Oppositionhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/selection-chaos-exposed-why-india-still-hasnt-learned-its-biggest-world-cup-lessonef749dbd-c6bb-48df-a6f1-2e59132f9f01-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgJakarta wants New Delhi's election technology. Ninety countries have studied Indian EVMs. Yet at home, the INDIA bloc tells the Chief Justice the machines are rigged. The global credibility gap is now a diplomatic fact — and the domestic narrative is running out of oxygen. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Indonesia EVMs India ECI: Global Trust vs Opposition - Indonesia, India;EVM;Election Commission of India;Narendra Modi;Prabowo Subianto;INDIA bloc;VVPAT;rare earth;IIM Bangalore;Jakarta;diplomacy{#}Election Commission;Indonesia;Karnataka;Parents;Narendra;Elections;court;politics;Yoga;gold;INTERNATIONAL;WATCH;TECHNOLOGY;Supreme;Supreme Court;Election;Population;oil;Iran;vidya;READ;Narendra Modi;Party;Government;Indian;India;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Apple;LG;Sony;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Venkatesh - indiaherald.com , India HeraldIndonesia Asks India to Build Its EVMs — So Why Does Delhi's Own Opposition Still Call Them Rigged?2026-07-07T12:32:33.026Zalways1.0