<urlset  xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1" ><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894705/Calcutta-HC-Egg-Throwing-TMC-Leaders-Police-Report</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The Calcutta High Court has demanded a comprehensive police report on egg-throwing attacks targeting TMC leaders across West Bengal — but India Herald's read is that the real story is not the eggs; it is the calculated political grammar of humiliation that the opposition has discovered works better than violence, and the judiciary stepping in where law enforcement has quietly looked the other way. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Calcutta HC: Egg Throwing TMC Leaders Police Report - Calcutta HC,TMC,West Bengal,egg throwing,Abhishek Banerjee,Mamata Banerjee,BJP Bengal,opposition strategy,political humiliation,Sabyasachi Dutta,Bengal police,judiciary{#}Murder,Egg,trinamool congress,Abhishek Banerjee,Calcutta,Criminal,High court,Supreme,police,Leader,Assembly,Bank,Party,News,social media,Press,media,VIEW,zero,READ,court,India,West Bengal - Kolkata,local language,Murder.,Bharatiya Janata Party,Smart phone,Mamata Benerjee - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Eggs, Not Bullets — Why Is Bengal's Opposition Choosing Humiliation Over Violence, and Why Did the Calcutta HC Have to Notice?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T13:58:52.005Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894703/Gen-Dhiraj-Seth-First-Armoured-Corps-Army-Chief-Since-1997</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/baaz-battalions--drones-indias-new-lac-doctrined3f90ebc-0fa6-4460-9fdc-3508bcdf08cd-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>For nearly three decades, every Chief of Army Staff rose through the Infantry. Gen Dhiraj Seth's elevation from the Armoured Corps is not just a personnel rotation — it is a deliberate signal about how Delhi sees the next war. India Herald unpacks the factional arithmetic, the doctrinal shift, and the PMO's unstated calculus. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Gen Dhiraj Seth: First Armoured Corps Army Chief Since 1997 - Gen Dhiraj Seth,Indian Army,Armoured Corps,Chief of Army Staff,Infantry,PMO,VIJAY vision,theatre commands,India China border,mechanised warfare,defence policy,Shankar Roychowdhury{#}Himalayas,shankar,Cabinet,upendra,Beijing,job,Culture,Service,Army,Telangana,China,VIEW,Pakistan,Government,Delhi,Father,war,WATCH,zero,READ,Indian,India,Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu,Samsung,Huawei,Nokia,Sony,HTC,Motorola,Apple,Redmi,LG,advertisement,Digital Wallet Platform - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>27 Years of Infantry Rule Ends, a Tank Man Takes the Baton — Why Did the PMO Pick Gen Dhiraj Seth to Rewrite the Army's Playbook Now?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T13:54:11.454Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994894702/Alia-Bhatt-Alpha-CBFC-UA-16-Rating-YRF-Spy-Universe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/alia-bhatts-alpha-faces-social-media-heat-even-before-release15119a15-300f-47f3-996c-457bfdfcd5c0-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>YRF's Spy Universe minted half-a-thousand crores per film by keeping it family-friendly. Now Alpha arrives with muted expletives, trimmed violence, and a certification that locks out the under-16 crowd. India Herald unpacks the gritty gamble — and what it means for the future of the franchise. - Movies - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Alia Bhatt Alpha: CBFC UA 16 Rating YRF Spy Universe - Alia Bhatt,Alpha,CBFC,YRF Spy Universe,Sharvari Wagh,Aditya Chopra,UA 16 rating,box office,Pathaan,Tiger Zinda Hai,War,Shiv Rawail{#}Aditya Chopra,Tiger Zinda Hai,Kareena Kapoor,Saif Ali Khan,Alia Bhatt,Genre,Horror,ali,jai,Father,Romantic,Thriller,Yash,Tiger,Sunny Deol,Saturday,October,bollywood,Film Nagar,economics,Hindi,Audience,war,Industry,WATCH,zero,READ,Indian,India,Industries,local language,Research and Analysis Wing - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Muted Curses, Cut Stabbings, and a UA-16 Tag — Is Alia Bhatt's Alpha Too Dark for YRF's Family Box Office?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T13:49:12.752Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894699/Modi-Pezeshkian-Call-Chabahar-Port-Iran-Diplomacy</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A phone call dressed as courtesy, loaded with calculation: PM Modi reaches out to Iran's reformist president as the Chabahar port deal, the INSTC trade corridor, and the shadow of US sanctions all converge on one diplomatic wire. India Herald unpacks who gains what — and what neither side said out loud. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Modi Pezeshkian Call: Chabahar Port Iran Diplomacy - Narendra Modi,Iran,Masoud Pezeshkian,Chabahar Port,INSTC,US Sanctions,India Iran Relations,West Asia,BJP,Foreign Policy{#}abbas,Shahid,Shadow,amar,tuesday,Afghanistan,United States,Qatar,Election Commission,Rail,Sea,Supreme Court,court,VIEW,Mumbai,Pakistan,Prime Minister,social media,Cycle,Moscow,Russia,Iran,oil,TECHNOLOGY,WATCH,Letter,Delhi,Press,zero,Government,READ,INTERNATIONAL,Narendra Modi,Indian,India,Smart phone,local language,Dell,HP,Asus,Acer,Samsung,Huawei,Nokia,Sony,HTC,Motorola,Apple,Redmi,LG,Bharatiya Janata Party,Loksabha,Donald Trump - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Chabahar's 10-Year Deal, America's Watching Brief, One Phone Call — What Is the Real Agenda Behind Modi's First Conversation with Iran's Pezeshkian?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T13:40:38.509Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894697/US-Sanctions-Lifted-4-Indian-Firms-Delisted-Russia</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/did-the-backlash-work-peddis-new-version-allegedly-cuts-controversial-janhvi-kapoor-moments805b8929-702d-4cfd-9a53-2186fd7b3e74-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Washington quietly delisted four Indian entities from its Russia-related sanctions roster — but the silence from both capitals is louder than any press release. India Herald breaks down the backdoor diplomacy, the unstated trade-offs, and what this signals for the Delhi-Washington-Moscow triangle. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - US Sanctions Lifted: 4 Indian Firms Delisted Russia - US sanctions,India,Russia,OFAC,SDN list,India-US relations,India-Russia trade,secondary sanctions,defence diplomacy,iCET,Quad,S Jaishankar,South Block,Russian oil imports{#}February,Moscow,Russia,Iran,oil,Telangana,China,TECHNOLOGY,WATCH,Minister,Letter,Elections,Office,Capital,June,Delhi,war,Press,zero,Government,READ,Indian,India,Dell,HP,Asus,Acer,Samsung,Huawei,Nokia,Sony,HTC,Motorola,Apple,Redmi,LG,Donald Trump,Venkatesh,Research and Analysis Wing - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>4 Indian Firms Off the Sanctions List, Zero Public Explanation — Did Delhi Trade a Russia Concession, or Did Washington Blink First?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T13:33:30.072Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894696/Former-RAW-Chief-Peace-Letter-117-Leaders-Write-Modi</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>When a former chief of India's most secretive intelligence agency publicly demands dialogue with Pakistan, it is not sentimentality — it is a signal. India Herald decodes the factions, the timing, and the calculation behind the 117-signature letter that just landed on two Prime Ministers' desks. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Former RAW Chief Peace Letter: 117 Leaders Write Modi - RAW,PM Modi,Pakistan,India-Pakistan relations,peace letter,national security,117 signatories,Indo-Pak escalation,Pahalgam,diplomacy,Track-II,Balakot{#}Agra,oxygen,television,Letter,Pakistan,Research and Analysis Wing,Elections,Prime Minister,Narendra Modi,Hindi,Office,social media,Bobby,Capital,Pahalgam,June,Election,Delhi,Party,Audience,war,Press,zero,Tamil,Indians,Cycle,Government,READ,Indian,Congress,India,Vaishno Devi,Dargah Sharif,Population,Hanu Raghavapudi,Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>A Former RAW Chief Just Signed a Peace Letter to Modi AND Pakistan's PM — When the Spymaster Wants Talks, What Does Delhi's War Room Already Know?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T13:26:11.606Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Cooking/Read/994894693/Indian-Monsoon-Recipes-2025-Forgotten-Millets-Grains</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/cooking-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The rains are here, the kadhai is seasoned, and India's monsoon cravings are as fierce as ever — yet the grains that once defined this season's comfort food are vanishing from home kitchens. India Herald traces what went wrong and how to bring the monsoon plate back to its roots. - Cooking - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Indian Monsoon Recipes 2025: Forgotten Millets Grains - millets,monsoon recipes,ragi,bajra,jowar,Indian cooking,ICAR,millet revival,monsoon kitchen,NIN Hyderabad,FSSAI,kodo millet,foxtail millet,International Year of Millets,Indian grains{#}Pongal,Upma,Chhattisgarh,Indira Gandhi,Ginger,Turmeric,groundnut,Ghee,Buttermilk,Curry leaves,Millets,Iron,Temper,salt,Calcium,NITI Aayog,Red,Chennai,Instagram,Hyderabad,Indians,Mumbai,HEALTH,Cycle,INTERNATIONAL,Government,READ,Indian,India,House - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>July Rain, Hot Kadhai, One Forgotten Grain — Why Does India's Monsoon Kitchen Keep Losing the Ingredient That Built It?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T13:14:38.781Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894692/Bilawal-Bhutto-Indus-Waters-Treaty-India-Pakistan-Row</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/putin-tips-hat-to-modis-diplomacy8756aa93-a355-49ee-a291-819e69af3023-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Bilawal Bhutto's nuclear-tipped rhetoric on the Indus Waters Treaty serves his own electoral survival as much as Islamabad's diplomacy — but India Herald unpacks what Delhi's treaty review really signals, and what Punjab's farmers on both sides of the border actually stand to lose. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Bilawal Bhutto Indus Waters Treaty: India Pakistan Row - Bilawal Bhutto Zardari,Indus Waters Treaty,India Pakistan,Narendra Modi,Pahalgam,PPP,Punjab farmers,World Bank,water diplomacy,nuclear rhetoric{#}Indus River,Pahalgam,Army,Ludhiana,Punjab,Cycle,June,Election,Delhi,politics,Party,Minister,Audience,INTERNATIONAL,REVIEW,war,Government,Press,Lie,Kerala,zero,Bank,Tamil,CM,READ,Indian,India,Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Bilawal Cries 'Water Weapon,' Modi Holds the Treaty Lever — But Whose Farmers Actually Drown First?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T13:13:38.561Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Business/Read/994894691/Subrata-Mitra-Accel-Down-But-Not-Out-Book-Startup-Secrets</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/business-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Accel's Subrata Mitra and journalist Pankaj Mishra have published Down But Not Out — a book that tears through the triumphalist mythology of India's startup boom to expose the cash-starved, board-splitting, near-death crises behind the country's most celebrated unicorns. India Herald unpacks what the revelations mean for the next generation of founders and funders. - Business - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Subrata Mitra Accel: Down But Not Out Book Startup Secrets - Subrata Mitra, Accel India;Pankaj Mishra;Down But Not Out;Indian startups;unicorns;venture capital;funding winter;India;startup ecosystem{#}Flipkart;Koramangala;VIEW;Success;Capital;Press;history;media;Lie;Kerala;BUSINESS;TECHNOLOGY;economics;zero;Bank;Cheque;WATCH;Industry;Tamil;CM;READ;Indian;India;Posters;Venkatesh;Industries;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;HTC;Motorola;Apple;Redmi;LG - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>50 Unicorn Founders, One VC's Confession — What Accel's Subrata Mitra Just Revealed About the Near-Deaths India's Startup Press Never Reported</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T13:09:15.385Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994894689/Peddi-OTT-Release-Date-Netflix-Telugu-Streaming</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/did-the-backlash-work-peddis-new-version-allegedly-cuts-controversial-janhvi-kapoor-moments805b8929-702d-4cfd-9a53-2186fd7b3e74-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Ram Charan's Peddi crossed ₹300 crore theatrically and is still selling single-screen tickets at ₹105 in Nizam — yet Netflix streaming dates have shifted from 'July first week' to July 16. India Herald unpacks the deliberate strategy behind every Telugu hit's OTT date mystery. - Movies - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Peddi OTT Release Date: Netflix Telugu Streaming - Peddi OTT, Ram Charan;Netflix India;Telugu OTT release;Peddi streaming date;OTT holdback clause;Telugu cinema;Film Nagar;Nizam box office{#}Andhra Pradesh;producer;social media;Bank;contract;News;gold;Telangana;Malayalam;Box office;Film Nagar;wednesday;China;Bobby;Telugu;Cheque;Journey;WATCH;Industry;Tamil;CM;READ;Indian;India;ram pothineni;Digital Wallet Platform;Smart phone;Blockbuster hit;Industries;Population;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Peddi's OTT Date — ₹300 Crore at the Box Office, ₹105 Single-Screen Tickets Still Selling, So Why Is Netflix Playing a Confusion Game With Fans?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T13:04:38.711Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Health/Read/994894687/Athulya-Geriatric-Hospital-India-Senior-Care-Gap</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/putin-tips-hat-to-modis-diplomacy8756aa93-a355-49ee-a291-819e69af3023-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Athulya Geriatric Care Hospitals has launched what it calls India's first exclusive hospital for senior citizens — completing a 360-degree elder care continuum. India Herald examines the clinical failures in general wards that make such a facility not a luxury, but an indictment. - Health - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Athulya Geriatric Hospital India: Senior Care Gap - Athulya Geriatric Care Hospitals, geriatric care India;elderly healthcare;polypharmacy;dementia care;NPHCE;senior citizens hospital;IRDAI;ageing population India;LASI{#}Journey;Survey;REVIEW;Indians;HEALTH;Mumbai;marriage;Doctor;District;TECHNOLOGY;war;Government;WATCH;Industry;economics;Population;Tamil;CM;READ;zero;Indian;India;Service;Industries;House;advertisement;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;HTC;Motorola;Apple;Redmi;LG;Gujarat - Gandhinagar - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>India's First 'Elders Only' Hospital Opens — But If General Wards Worked for Your Aging Parents, Would This Even Be Necessary?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T12:58:46.253Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994894686/Vaazha-2-Kerala-Box-Office-Rs-128-Crore-Collection-Analysis</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/viral/127/vaazha-crosses-crore-at-the-box-officefd94eb31-fc84-4f77-a51f-a7122c034ada-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Vaazha 2 closed its theatrical run at Rs 128 crore in Kerala — a single-state haul that shames several 300-crore-budget pan-India flops. India Herald unpacks the quiet Malayalam formula Tollywood and Bollywood refuse to learn. - Movies - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Vaazha 2 Kerala Box Office: Rs 128 Crore Collection Analysis - Vaazha 2, Kerala Box Office;Mollywood;Tollywood;Bollywood;Box Office Economics;Malayalam Cinema;Drishyam 3;Pan-India Films;Indian Film Industry 2026{#}Thrissur;Ernakulam;Lie;Malayalam;Prabhas;mahesh babu;Box office;Film Nagar;Kerala;Hindi;Audience;Instagram;bollywood;Tollywood;Industries;Industry;Director;economics;Heart;WhatsApp;INTERNATIONAL;wednesday;China;Population;BUSINESS;Bobby;Tamil;CM;READ;Office;zero;Indian;Telugu;Cheque;Hyderabad;India;Blockbuster hit;local language;Posters;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>128 Crores From One State Alone, Zero Pan-India Marketing Circus — Has Vaazha 2 Just Exposed the Lie That Only Bloated Budgets Make Blockbusters?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T12:58:38.630Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894683/CM-Vijay-10-to-6-Office-AC-Bus-Hindu-Funds-Strategy</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/thats-the-main-theme-of-jananayagan-says-bigg-boss-celebrity-prajin3db75a17-e6e3-456e-8f7b-b7f683b16113-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>While rivals mock the actor-turned-CM's corporate-style governance, India Herald's political bureau reads a far more deliberate game: Vijay is dismantling VIP darbar culture AND neutralising the BJP's lone wedge issue in Tamil Nadu — simultaneously. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - CM Vijay: 10-to-6 Office, AC Bus, Hindu Funds Strategy - CM Vijay, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam;TVK;Tamil Nadu politics;Hindu temple funds;HR&amp;CE;DMK;BJP Tamil Nadu;Dravidian politics;VIP culture;10-to-6 governance;political darbar;Chennai{#}Infosys;Darbar;Fort;Helicopters;Mosque;secretariat;LIFESTYLE;Joseph Vijay;Wanted;Chennai;DNA;bus;Corporate;job;temple;politics;Idea;Leader;Congress;Culture;BUSINESS;Supreme Court;Bobby;Elections;court;gold;history;Tamil;CM;Assembly;Party;Minister;vehicles;READ;Office;zero;war;Indian;Government;India;Telangana Chief Minister;Bharatiya Janata Party;Blockbuster hit;M. Karunanidhi;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;HTC;Motorola;Apple;Redmi;LG;Posters;local language;Digital Wallet Platform;Donald Trump - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>No Convoy, 10-to-6 Shifts, Hindu Fund Pivot — Is CM Vijay Quietly Building a Political Species Tamil Nadu Has Never Seen?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T12:53:52.269Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894681/China-Electromagnetic-Catapult-Tibet-LAC-Threat-to-India</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>China is reportedly developing electromagnetic launch technology at high-altitude Tibetan bases — a system that could slash rocket deployment time to near-zero and rewrite the military equation on the Line of Actual Control. Here is what India's defence establishment should be losing sleep over. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - China Electromagnetic Catapult Tibet: LAC Threat to India - China, electromagnetic catapult;Tibet;LAC;India defence;S-400;Tibetan Plateau;EMALS;DRDO;Theatre Commands;PLA Western Theatre Command;CSIS;IISS{#}Sichuan;Tibet;akash;University;economics;Heart;Application;Fighter;Beijing;Fire;Capital;Parliament;WhatsApp;vehicles;TECHNOLOGY;Latvia;Rail;Lockdown;Air;INTERNATIONAL;wednesday;Press;Delhi;WATCH;Sea;China;READ;Office;zero;war;Indian;Government;media;India;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;HTC;Motorola;Apple;Redmi;LG;Population;European Union - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>A Tibetan Base, Zero Launch Delay, and an Electromagnetic Catapult — Is China's Sci-Fi Rocket Tech a Direct Threat to the LAC?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T12:48:46.752Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894678/Trichy-Ring-Road-15-Year-Delay-DMK-AIADMK-Governments</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/tvk-ministers-brainrot-idea-dump-trichys-shit-into-a-foot-valley-and-poison-the-entire-citys-water92bc4fe0-32a8-429d-9988-9290308f0940-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Four bridges shut, two more half-built, and a ring road promised since the UPA era still missing — India Herald traces how every change of government in Tamil Nadu resets the clock on Trichy's arterial crisis, and asks why the project remains perpetually stalled. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Trichy Ring Road 15 Year Delay DMK AIADMK Governments - Trichy, ring road;DMK;AIADMK;Tamil Nadu;NHAI;TVK;Vijay;infrastructure;land acquisition;M.K. Stalin;Tamil Nadu politics;Trichy bridges;TNUFIP{#}Tiruchirappalli;bhagyaraj;Interview;March;Director;Tamil;contract;Love;District;Office;Cycle;youth;Assembly;Hero;zero;June;Population;Election;war;Party;Indian;Government;Minister;India;Research and Analysis Wing;House;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>4 Closed Bridges, Zero Ring Roads, 15 Years of Promises — Why Does Trichy Keep Choking While Both Dravidian Parties Point Fingers?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T12:43:17.312Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894675/Shinde-Sena-Kadam-Foundation-Janatechya-Dari-BMC-Strategy</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Siddhesh Kadam's foundation has quietly touched 25,000 households across Mumbai with free health camps and ration drives — a door-to-door ground game that maps almost perfectly onto the BMC wards where Uddhav Thackeray's Sena is most vulnerable. India Herald breaks down the electoral arithmetic hiding inside the charity. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Shinde Sena: Kadam Foundation Janatechya Dari BMC Strategy - Shiv Sena, Eknath Shinde;Siddhesh Kadam Foundation;Janatechya Dari;BMC Elections;Mumbai;Uddhav Thackeray;UBT Sena;Mahayuti;Maharashtra Politics{#}workers;Bobby;Maratha;Kannada;HEALTH;Election;Shiv Sena;Currency;Aamir Khan;bollywood;Elections;history;Karnataka;war;Mumbai;marriage;Party;court;READ;Indian;Government;India;Uddhav Thackeray;shiv sena party;local language;Balasaheb Thorat;Smart phone;Bharatiya Janata Party;Service;Gujarat - Gandhinagar;Digital Wallet Platform - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>25,000 Voters, One Foundation, and the Silent BMC Ground War — Is the Shinde Sena Quietly Hijacking Uddhav's Last Mumbai Fortresses?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T12:30:39.568Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894672/Gujarat-HC-Hindu-Marriage-Void-Without-Rituals</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/editorial/politics_latestnews/gujarat-going-to-change-their-liquor-policyaa9203d7-def8-4b92-b6ad-f7a75cdd27de-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A Gujarat HC order declares that a marriage certificate under the Hindu Marriage Act is not worth the paper it's printed on unless customary rites — including saptapadi — were performed. India Herald unpacks the legal timebomb ticking under every modern couple who chose a registrar over a pandit. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Gujarat HC: Hindu Marriage Void Without Rituals - Gujarat High Court, Hindu Marriage Act;saptapadi;Section 7 HMA;Section 8 HMA;marriage registration;Uniform Civil Code;UCC;family law;India{#}Uttarakhand;October;Husband;petitioner;Mumbai;WOMEN;Girl;marriage;High court;Supreme;police;central government;media;June;Delhi;WATCH;Party;court;Supreme Court;Government;READ;Indian;India;Gujarat - Gandhinagar;advertisement;local language - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>'Saat Phere' or Nothing — Did Gujarat HC Just Turn Thousands of Registered Hindu Marriages into Legal Fiction?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T12:19:39.086Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Quotes/Read/994894671/July-1-Quotes-Best-New-Beginning-Motivational-Quotes</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/quotes-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The calendar just split in half. July 1 is the quiet second chance most people never use — and the right words, from Rumi to Kalam, can turn a Wednesday into a watershed. India Herald curates the lines worth carrying into the next six months. - Quotes - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - July 1 Quotes: Best New Beginning Motivational Quotes - July 1 quotes, mid-year motivation;new beginning quotes;Rumi;APJ Abdul Kalam;Maya Angelou;Bhagavad Gita;Swami Vivekananda;fresh start effect;motivational quotes 2025;India{#}Maya Angelou;Moon;maya;January;Instagram;BEAUTY;social media;Culture;Diesel;wednesday;court;Cheque;Petrol;BUSINESS;Supreme Court;Government;Punjab;Criminal;Press;war;China;zero;READ;Indian;India;Population;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;tollywood-guest-roles;Dry Fruits;Donald Trump - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>July 1 and the Art of Starting Over — Why Do the Best Quotes About New Beginnings Hit Harder at Mid-Year?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T12:15:39.059Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894670/Putin-NATO-Border-Seal-Impact-on-India-Defence-Oil</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/putin-tips-hat-to-modis-diplomacy8756aa93-a355-49ee-a291-819e69af3023-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Russia's border lockdown with Finland, Estonia, and Latvia is not just a European flashpoint — it is a direct stress test for every S-400 maintenance schedule, every discounted Urals crude cargo, and every quiet backchannel that lets Delhi play both sides. India Herald unpacks what an Indian policymaker is really losing sleep over tonight. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Putin NATO Border Seal: Impact on India Defence Oil - Putin, Russia;NATO;India;Modi;S-400;defence;strategic autonomy;crude oil;Finland;Estonia;Latvia;border seal{#}Latvia;Ukraine;Moscow;Rail;France;Israel;Idea;Pakistan;Lockdown;Russia;Air;June;INTERNATIONAL;war;Service;Success;oil;Delhi;China;Industry;House;WATCH;Leader;zero;Congress;Party;READ;Indian;India;European Union;Bharatiya Janata Party;Industries;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Putin Seals 3 NATO Borders, India's S-400 Spares Queue Freezes — Can Modi's 'Strategic Autonomy' Survive a Real Escalation?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T12:14:08.774Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894666/BJP-Nitin-Nabin-Gen-Z-Constitution-Strategy-Decoded</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/waqf-amendment-act-will-not-be-implemented-in-bengal6df18096-19cc-48b8-a525-04befffcb692-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Nitin Nabin's carefully worded praise of Gen Z as 'nation-builders who don't question the Constitution' is not a throwaway compliment — it is the BJP's clearest signal yet that the opposition's 2024 playbook drew blood, and that the party's youth strategy is being rebuilt from the ground up ahead of Bihar and other state polls. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - BJP Nitin Nabin: Gen Z Constitution Strategy Decoded - BJP, Nitin Nabin;Gen Z;Constitution;2024 Lok Sabha;Bihar Elections;Youth Vote;INDIA Bloc;Congress;Modi{#}Rahul Gandhi;Patna;Audience;media;Cycle;youth;Bihar;college;Red;Nitin;monday;Indians;WATCH;Telangana;Assembly;Leader;Election Commission;Punjab;zero;Criminal;Congress;Party;Press;READ;Indian;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Loksabha;rahul;Rahul Sipligunj;House;National Democratic Alliance;local language;Digital Wallet Platform;ram pothineni;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>One BJP President, 18 Crore Gen Z Voters, and a Constitution Rewrite of the Narrative — Is Modi's Party Finally Admitting 2024 Hurt?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T12:03:12.232Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Technology/Read/994894665/Anthropic-Fable-5-Mythos-5-US-AI-Export-Ban-Lift-Impact</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/millie-bobby-brown-isnt-just-saving-dogs-shes-quietly-building-an-animal-rescue-empire7a4a069f-1f29-4f71-aafa-45782b4b6d08-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The US scrapped its AI chip and model export controls not out of generosity but because American firms were haemorrhaging global market share to open-source and Chinese rivals. India Herald unpacks what the reversal really cost Washington — and what unrestricted access to Anthropic's most powerful models now unlocks for Indian SaaS builders. - Technology - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Anthropic Fable 5 Mythos 5: US AI Export Ban Lift Impact - Anthropic,Fable 5,Mythos 5,US AI export ban,Indian SaaS,open-source AI,AI policy,India AI developers,sovereign AI,frontier AI models{#}Rajnath Singh,software,Pune,Yatra,Gift,white house,Google,China,BUSINESS,Hyderabad,TECHNOLOGY,Episode,Supreme Court,Press,Industry,Government,READ,Indian,India,Industries,Customer,European Union,Dell,HP,Asus,Acer,Samsung,Huawei,Nokia,Sony,HTC,Motorola,Apple,Redmi,LG,Donald Trump,Amarnath Cave Temple,Amarnath K Menon - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Anthropic Unlocks Fable 5 &amp; Mythos 5 for the World — But Did Washington Blink Because It Was Losing the AI Export Race?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T12:02:58.632Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894663/E20-Ethanol-Fuel-Priyank-Kharge-Slams-Centre-Engine-Damage</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/-crore-in-days-is-revanth-reddy-rewriting-telangana-politics5610f44c-7fb4-4870-8d6e-4568847acb77-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Congress leader Priyank Kharge calls the E20 rollout an 'ethanol experiment on 3.6 crore Indians.' But behind the political jibe is a genuine middle-class fear: who pays when an older engine corrodes from fuel it was never designed to drink? - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - E20 Ethanol Fuel: Priyank Kharge Slams Centre Engine Damage - Priyank Kharge, E20 ethanol fuel;ethanol blending India;vehicle engine damage;Congress;Modi government;fuel policy;Times of India;3.6 crore vehicles;middle class India{#}Car;Success;Karnataka;Industry;Assembly;Leader;WhatsApp;oil;Petrol;Election Commission;Letter;Bank;vehicles;Shield;temple;politics;Punjab;zero;Government;Criminal;READ;Indian;Minister;Congress;Delhi;Party;India;Digital Wallet Platform;Hanu Raghavapudi;television;Bharatiya Janata Party;Industries;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>3.6 Crore Engines, One Ethanol Blend, Zero Warranty — Is the Centre Running India's Biggest Unreported Consumer Experiment?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T11:58:54.630Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894660/PM-Modi-Viksit-Bharat-Bureaucracy-Performance-Review</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The official line says 'governance review.' The corridors say 'perform or perish.' PM Modi's latest meeting with top officials wasn't a pep talk — it was a warning shot at an IAS establishment that the Viksit Bharat roadmap has a deadline, and careers are now on it. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - PM Modi: Viksit Bharat Bureaucracy Performance Review - PM Modi, Viksit Bharat 2047;IAS;bureaucratic reform;lateral entry;FR 56(j);coalition politics;Modi 3.0;governance reform;India{#}Rajiv Gandhi;Shield;VIEW;Capital;REVIEW;Prime Minister;temple;politics;central government;Narendra Modi;Office;Punjab;Parliament;Delhi;zero;Government;Party;Service;WATCH;Criminal;Press;READ;Indian;India;Digital Wallet Platform;Population;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>One Closed-Door Meeting, a Panicked IAS Lobby, and Modi's Viksit Bharat Deadline — Is 3.0 Preparing a Bureaucratic Purge?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T11:49:57.100Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Crime/Read/994894659/MP-Judge-Death-Threat-Mob-Lynching-Verdict-FIR</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/crime-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A Madhya Pradesh judge who sentenced mob lynching convicts to life imprisonment now faces death threats — and the FIR filed afterward exposes the threadbare security that India's lower judiciary operates under when dispensing justice in explosive cases. - Crime - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - MP Judge Death Threat: Mob Lynching Verdict FIR - Madhya Pradesh, mob lynching;judge death threat;FIR;lower judiciary security;Hindustan Times;judicial protection;Tehseen Poonawalla;Indian Penal Code;district courts{#}Digital Payments;monday;Arrest;Shiva;Nagpur;Jharkhand;High court;Episode;Service;District;Indians;WATCH;Supreme;Supreme Court;court;World Cup;Population;police;Criminal;Press;READ;Indian;Congress;India;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal;local language;House;Digital Wallet Platform;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Life Term for a Mob, Death Threat for the Judge — Are India's Lower Courts Left Defenseless After High-Stakes Verdicts?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T11:42:55.666Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894657/Punjab-AAP-New-Criminal-Laws-Rollout-Success</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/education/virgo_virgo/-bihar-police-recruitment-is-vacancy-really-comingde9bb6c1-a935-4986-90e5-e379b495759e-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Haryana, Goa, and AAP-governed Punjab have quietly become India's top performers in rolling out the new criminal codes — the same laws the INDIA bloc denounces in Delhi. India Herald unpacks the dissonance that nobody in the opposition wants to explain. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Punjab AAP New Criminal Laws Rollout Success - Punjab, AAP;Bhagwant Mann;INDIA Bloc;Haryana;Goa;Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita;BNS;BNSS;BSA;new criminal laws;BJP;criminal law reform;MHA{#}Ludhiana;Amritsar;Assam;Haryana;vehicles;Goa;Nitin;Bhagwant Mann;Love;Office;revanth;Fire;Hyderabad;Punjab;Parliament;police;Chandigarh;Criminal;war;Delhi;zero;Press;TECHNOLOGY;Government;Party;READ;Indian;Congress;Minister;India;advertisement;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;HTC;Motorola;Apple;Redmi;LG;Digital Wallet Platform;House;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Bharatiya Janata Party;Loksabha;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>3 States, Zero Protests, One Quiet Revolution — If AAP's Punjab Can Ace the New Criminal Laws, Why Is the INDIA Bloc Still Burning Parliament?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T11:40:38.932Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Signatures/Read/994894655/Signatures-Why-Handwritten-Signatures-Still-Matter-2025</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/crime/politics_latestnews/supreme-court-bar-seeks-cbi-probe-on-jharkhan-judges-death-dde0f241-fe38-4db3-a22b-4b4e96182a7e-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>In a nation racing toward digital everything — Aadhaar, e-sign, OTP — the oldest mark of personal identity refuses to die. India Herald explores why the way you loop your 'S' or slash your surname still carries more weight than you think, and what happens when an entire generation forgets how to sign. - Signatures - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Signatures: Why Handwritten Signatures Still Matter 2025 - handwritten signatures, Indian Evidence Act;digital signatures India;Aadhaar e-sign;graphology;Indian Contract Act;property disputes India;forensic document examination;signature verification{#}Ancestral;college;Corporate;Parents;School;EDUCATION;marriage;students;Indians;wednesday;village;TECHNOLOGY;job;BUSINESS;Telangana;Biometric;WATCH;Government;Letter;Supreme;Supreme Court;court;Bank;Party;READ;Indian;India;Digital Wallet Platform;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;HTC;Motorola;Apple;Redmi;LG;Smart phone - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Your Signature Is the Last Handwritten Thing You Do Every Day — But Does It Still Know Who You Are?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T11:32:39.114Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Crime/Read/994894654/Rajasthan-Bulldozer-Action-Hotels-Demolished-Gang-Rape</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/arvind-kejriwal-requests-day-interim-bail-extension-citing-medical-testsc140ca3d-f906-4c65-b63f-c4ea65e80eaf-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Rajasthan authorities demolished four hotel properties allegedly linked to the gang rape of a 13-year-old — but no conviction has been secured, and the legal basis for the demolitions sits in a grey zone India Herald unpacks. - Crime - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Rajasthan Bulldozer Action: Hotels Demolished Gang Rape - Rajasthan, bulldozer justice;gang rape;POCSO;Supreme Court;Uttar Pradesh;demolition;rule of law;extrajudicial punishment;minor victim{#}Girl;Criminal;District;Rajasthan;Supreme;Supreme Court;court;Minister;temple;Uttar Pradesh;Army;China;Bank;June;war;politics;Delhi;zero;Press;Party;READ;Indian;India;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;ram pothineni;Loksabha - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Four Hotels Razed, One Child's Trauma, Zero Court Orders — Is Rajasthan's Bulldozer Now Judge, Jury, and Demolition Crew?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T11:31:58.143Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894652/India-Oil-Reserves-West-Asia-Crisis-Fuel-Supply</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/education/virgo_virgo/-bihar-police-recruitment-is-vacancy-really-comingde9bb6c1-a935-4986-90e5-e379b495759e-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A single viral WhatsApp forward about an 'energy lockdown' forced the Centre to do something it almost never does — open the books on India's strategic petroleum reserves. India Herald decodes the panic, the Russian oil buffer, and the real math behind your next LPG refill. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - India Oil Reserves: West Asia Crisis Fuel Supply - India oil reserves, West Asia crisis;energy lockdown;WhatsApp panic;DD News;strategic petroleum reserves;Modi government;Russian crude imports;LPG supply India;fuel prices India;Strait of Hormuz;ISPRL{#}Tirunelveli;Rajkot;Indore;Reserve Bank of India;Chandigarh;Lockdown;UAE;United States;Russia;News;WATCH;WhatsApp;Tamil;Qatar;oil;Army;Bihar;China;Petrol;Aamir Khan;bollywood;Bank;June;Capital;Government;war;Election Commission;politics;East;INTERNATIONAL;Delhi;Elections;zero;Air;REVIEW;Press;Letter;Party;READ;Indian;Congress;Prime Minister;India;Hanu Raghavapudi;gulf countries;Population;Loksabha - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>67 Days of Strategic Oil, One WhatsApp Forward, and a Government on the Back Foot — Why Did Modi Have to Reveal India's Energy Math?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T11:30:03.448Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Crime/Read/994894651/Ram-Mandir-Donation-Theft-How-Insiders-Bypassed-Security</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/priyanka-gandhi-throws-a-slew-of-questions-to-modi1842f1fc-00b2-429c-acbd-53b2a53bbfbf-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>They were trusted with devotees' offerings. Instead, the accused allegedly turned temple washrooms into cash vaults, exploiting the one blind spot in Ayodhya's most surveilled complex. India Herald breaks down the modus operandi, the confession details, and what the breach reveals about the security architecture's fatal assumption. - Crime - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Ram Mandir Donation Theft: How Insiders Bypassed Security - Ram Mandir, Ayodhya;donation theft;Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust;Nripendra Mishra;India Today;Uttar Pradesh;BJP;temple security;insider theft;Mahua Moitra;RSS;Indresh Kumar{#}SBI;Paris;Shiv Sena;Hinduism;ram mandir;Biometric;Strike;Mass;temple;police;Leader;House;MP;Currency;zero;Uttar Pradesh;Air;REVIEW;Press;Letter;Party;READ;Indian;Ayodhya;Congress;Prime Minister;India;ram pothineni;Population;SantDinesh Chandra Yadavosh Kumar;Bharatiya Janata Party;Elections;local language;Uddhav Thackeray;shiv sena party;European Union - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Cash Stashed in Washrooms, Zero Alarms Triggered — How Did Insiders Bypass Ram Mandir's Multi-Crore Security Net?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T11:29:51.237Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894649/Gen-Dhiraj-Seth-Army-Chief-Challenges-Agnipath-LAC</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/crime/politics_latestnews/supreme-court-bar-seeks-cbi-probe-on-jharkhan-judges-death-dde0f241-fe38-4db3-a22b-4b4e96182a7e-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>India's 31st Chief of Army Staff inherits not a peacetime command but a three-front war fought in silence — an enlistment scheme the rank and file distrust, a border where Chinese tents still sit on contested ridgelines, and a theaterisation blueprint that threatens to redraw who controls what in the Indian military. India Herald lays out the calculations General Seth cannot postpone. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Gen Dhiraj Seth: Army Chief Challenges Agnipath LAC - Dhiraj Seth, Army Chief;Agnipath;LAC Standoff;Theaterisation;Indian Army;China Border;Defence Policy;South Block;Upendra Dwivedi{#}Uttar Pradesh;commander;upendra;Cycle;Army;television;Service;Culture;Air;REVIEW;Champion;Bihar;China;Petrol;Diesel;Aamir Khan;bollywood;youth;Bank;Press;June;Capital;Government;war;Telangana;Election Commission;history;Letter;politics;Election;Party;READ;Indian;Delhi;India;Smart phone;Loksabha - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Agnipath, the China Border, and the Theaterisation Deadline — The Three Silent Wars General Dhiraj Seth Must Fight on Day One</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T11:23:44.828Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894646/INDIA-Bloc-Letter-to-CJI-EC-Bias-Allegation-Strategy</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/crime/politics_latestnews/supreme-court-bar-seeks-cbi-probe-on-jharkhan-judges-death-dde0f241-fe38-4db3-a22b-4b4e96182a7e-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Twenty-three opposition parties — DMK and AAP among the signatories — sent a letter to the Chief Justice alleging Election Commission bias. The CJI has no constitutional authority to act on it. India Herald unpacks the real calculation: this was never about relief, it was about building a public record for a future courtroom. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - INDIA Bloc Letter to CJI: EC Bias Allegation Strategy - INDIA bloc, CJI;Election Commission;DMK;AAP;Supreme Court;EC bias;opposition strategy;state elections;Article 324{#}Currency;Election Commission;Punjab;Elections;history;Supreme;Lawyer;High court;Letter;Audience;Episode;zero;media;LG;Tamil;Qatar;Afghanistan;Iran;Supreme Court;Parliament;oil;politics;Election;Party;court;Assembly;READ;Indian;Delhi;India;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;Loksabha;gulf countries - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>23 Opposition Signatures, One Letter the CJI Cannot Act On — Why Did the INDIA Bloc Write It Anyway?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T11:19:25.559Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894644/Bharat-Tiwari-Encounter-BJP-Brahmin-Vote-2027-UP</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/education/virgo_virgo/-bihar-police-recruitment-is-vacancy-really-comingde9bb6c1-a935-4986-90e5-e379b495759e-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A young Brahmin man dead in a disputed encounter, a caste vote bank seething, and a Samajwadi chief who does not need to say a word — India Herald reads the 2027 arithmetic behind the outrage. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Bharat Tiwari Encounter: BJP Brahmin Vote 2027 UP - Bharat Tiwari, BJP;Uttar Pradesh;Yogi Adityanath;Akhilesh Yadav;Samajwadi Party;Brahmin vote bank;UP 2027 elections;encounter politics;Thok Do policy{#}bhushan;Akhilesh Yadav;MLA;youth;Yogi Adityanath;temple;Lucknow;Cabinet;Murder.;police;Leader;politics;Bank;yogi;Election;MP;WhatsApp;Survey;Congress;Press;June;Industry;Hindi;Capital;Party;Minister;Delhi;court;Assembly;READ;war;Indian;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Anand Deverakonda;Government;Loksabha;Industries;Ravi Kishan;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;House - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>One Encounter, 12% Brahmin Vote, and Akhilesh's Silence That Screams — Is Yogi's Bullet Politics Finally Handing the 2027 Key to the Opposition?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T11:14:01.089Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894642/Lok-Sabha-Seat-Expansion-Delimitation-Women-Quota-Impact</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/health-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The Centre's reported plan to add roughly 270 new Lok Sabha seats sounds like a women's empowerment story — until you trace the arithmetic to its logical end in Hindi heartland strongholds, southern state nightmares, and a coalition held together by private reassurances no one will put on record. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Lok Sabha Seat Expansion: Delimitation Women Quota Impact - Lok Sabha, Delimitation;Women Reservation;Nari Shakti Vandan Act;BJP;Modi;NDA;DMK;TDP;Chandrababu Naidu;Nitish Kumar;JDU;Article 81;2029 Elections;Hindi Heartland;Southern States;Tamil Nadu;Kerala;Uttar Pradesh;Bihar;Rajya Sabha;Census{#}rahul;Shakti;Bihar;Rajya Sabha;Frozen;Kick;Kerala;TDP;Rajasthan;WOMEN;Tamil;Andhra Pradesh;WATCH;Karnataka;Maharashtra;Hindi;VIEW;House;central government;Telangana;Qatar;Afghanistan;Capital;Party;China;Iran;Supreme Court;Population;Parliament;Minister;Delhi;Government;court;Petrol;Diesel;Assembly;oil;Aamir Khan;READ;war;Prime Minister;Cheque;Indian;bollywood;India;Loksabha;CBN;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;National Democratic Alliance;Bharatiya Janata Party;advertisement;Rahul Sipligunj - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>50% More Lok Sabha Seats, One Women's Quota Promise, and the Delimitation Landmine Delhi Has Dodged for 25 Years — Who Really Wins the Extra Chairs?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T11:06:09.870Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994894638/Faissal-Khan-Apology-to-Aamir-Khan-Wedding-Reconciliation</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/cameramans-creepy-zoom-on-aamir-khans-niece-exposed-but-is-she-the-one-who-invited-it-all-98e19f0e-6722-47e8-9b8a-c2c9b3053f82-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Faissal Khan's sudden public apology to brother Aamir Khan — just days before the superstar's wedding — has Bollywood asking whether this is genuine healing or a carefully timed détente. India Herald unpacks the years-long rift, the timing, and who really brokered the olive branch. - Movies - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Faissal Khan Apology to Aamir Khan: Wedding Reconciliation - Faissal Khan, Aamir Khan;Aamir Khan Wedding;Bollywood Family Feud;Khan Brothers Reconciliation;Bollywood Gossip;Bollywood News{#}Dil;Sunny Deol;Saturday;Salman Khan;Film Industry;Akshay Kumar;Aamir Khan;Episode;Journey;HEALTH;Mass;Fire;bollywood;Telugu;zero;media;News;Press;June;Industry;READ;Indian;India;Industries;Cinema;Smart phone;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;A R Murugadoss - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Years of Rage, One Public Apology, a Wedding Around the Corner — Is Faissal Khan's Olive Branch to Aamir Real Reconciliation or Managed Optics?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T10:59:09.405Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Business/Read/994894637/Nayara-Energy-Petrol-Price-Cut-PSU-Margin-Pressure</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/business-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Rosneft-backed Nayara Energy has slashed petrol by ₹5 and diesel by ₹3 — the first meaningful fuel price reduction in over two years. India Herald's markets desk decodes the Russian crude supply-chain advantage bankrolling this move, the fat PSU margins it exposes, and whether IOCL, BPCL, and HPCL can afford to sit still. - Business - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Nayara Energy Petrol Price Cut: PSU Margin Pressure - Nayara Energy, Rosneft;petrol price cut;diesel price cut;IOCL;BPCL;HPCL;PSU oil companies;Russian crude;fuel price war;India fuel prices;Times of India;India Today{#}Russia;Indian Oil Corporation;Petrol;Diesel;Industry;Assembly;Cheque;war;oil;READ;Indian;India;Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited;Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited;Industries - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>₹5 Petrol Cut, Russian Crude, and a PSU Bluff Called — Is Nayara Energy Starting the Retail Fuel War India's Pumps Have Dreaded?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T10:54:25.366Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894636/India-Chabahar-Stakes-US-Iran-Doha-Talks-Impact</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/editorial/politics_latestnews/russiaukraine-war-no-help-from-indian-embassy92806613-c5dd-4201-88bb-0027bf46e634-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Jared Kushner and the Qatar PM are brokering a US-Iran deal that could reshape India's energy costs and its only land-bridge to Afghanistan — yet Delhi appears to have no seat, no voice, and no visible back-channel at the table that matters most. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - India Chabahar Stakes: US Iran Doha Talks Impact - Doha, Qatar PM;Jared Kushner;US-Iran talks;Chabahar port;India oil imports;Steve Witkoff;sanctions;S Jaishankar;South Block;Abraham Accords;Gwadar;Iran nuclear deal{#}Switzerland;tuesday;East;Champion;Qatar;jaishankar;Afghanistan;Strike;Pakistan;World Cup;Capital;Party;China;Iran;Prime Minister;Supreme Court;war;BUSINESS;Press;Congress;Parliament;Minister;oil;READ;Indian;Delhi;June;Government;court;India;Donald Trump;gulf countries;Subrahmanyam Jaishankar;advertisement;Bharatiya Janata Party;Population - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Kushner in Doha, Iran at the Table, India Nowhere in the Room — Who Is Protecting Delhi's Chabahar Bet and $50-Billion Oil Lifeline?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T10:54:16.207Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894633/Delhi-High-Court-Tenant-Repainting-Deposit-Deduction-Ruling</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/editorial/politics_latestnews/why-uk-is-jealous-of-indias-vaccination4705e75c-061c-42f1-9495-ef5d78549c47-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A Delhi High Court order has drawn a hard legal line: repainting costs from normal use cannot be sliced off your security deposit. India Herald breaks down the ruling, the law, and what every Indian tenant should do before handing over a single rupee. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Delhi High Court: Tenant Repainting Deposit Deduction Ruling - Delhi High Court, security deposit;tenant rights;normal wear and tear;repainting charges;Model Tenancy Act;Rent Control Act;rental disputes;India housing law{#}Lawyer;Arvind Kejriwal;District;Parliament;job;sunday;WhatsApp;High court;Letter;Google;Minister;Survey;oil;court;READ;Indian;Government;Delhi;India;local language - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>'Normal Wear and Tear' — Two Words, One Delhi HC Order, and the End of Every Landlord's Favourite Deposit Deduction Trick?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T10:49:17.033Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894631/US-Supreme-Court-Trump-Power-Impact-on-India-Modi-Deals</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/business-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The US Supreme Court has handed Trump near-unchecked executive authority — and for Modi, every tariff negotiation, defence procurement deal, and H-1B conversation now happens across from a president who can rewrite the terms overnight, alone, without congressional or judicial pushback. India Herald traces the through-line from Washington's courtrooms to New Delhi's South Block. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - US Supreme Court Trump Power: Impact on India Modi Deals - US Supreme Court, Donald Trump;Narendra Modi;India-US Relations;Tariffs;H-1B Visa;Birthright Citizenship;Executive Power;Constitutional Law;Defence Deals;IEEPA;Chevron Doctrine{#}Fighter;Washington DC;Senator;Supreme;VIEW;yogi;Iran;Prime Minister;Congress;Supreme Court;REVIEW;white house;Survey;Donald Trump;TECHNOLOGY;oil;war;BUSINESS;INTERNATIONAL;court;Office;Press;Election;House;Delhi;zero;News;READ;Indian;India;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;HTC;Motorola;Apple;Redmi;LG;Population;gulf countries;Loksabha - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>7-2 Verdict, One Unchecked Oval Office, Zero Guardrails Left — What Happens to Every Deal Modi Signs with a President No Court Can Restrain?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T10:44:26.210Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994894629/Rishab-Shetty-Shivaji-Film-Amit-Trivedi-Joins-Cast</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/youth-is-filled-with-deep-emotions-says-rishab-shettyb12bb263-2d89-4a01-ba35-6de2e7ebc397-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Rishab Shetty's pan-India gambit — casting Bollywood's most culturally fluent composer for a Maratha epic mounted from Karnataka — exposes a vacuum Mumbai's own studios have failed to fill. India Herald breaks down the math, the audacity, and the risk. - Movies - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Rishab Shetty Shivaji Film: Amit Trivedi Joins Cast - Rishab Shetty, Amit Trivedi;The Pride of Bharat;Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj;Kantara;Pan-India Cinema;Bollywood Historicals;Kannada Cinema;Marathi History;Box Office{#}Amit Trivedi;Maratha;Punjabi;Yash;shivaji;Music;Kannada;Box office;Film Nagar;Karnataka;bollywood;history;village;producer;June;Success;Maharashtra;Ponniyin Selvan;Audience;Event;Population;Industries;READ;Hindi;Director;Telugu;Cinema;Industry;Indian;India;Amit Shah;Blockbuster hit;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Posters;advertisement - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>A Kannada Star, a Bollywood Composer, and the Ultimate Maratha Icon — Is Rishab Shetty Quietly Hijacking Mumbai's Historical Turf?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T10:39:16.782Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894627/Modi-Govt-Passport-Suspensions-Press-Freedom-Crisis</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/naidus-silence-nitishs-math-and-constitutional-traps-is-modis-one-nation-one-election-dream-quietly-dyingf8d6a887-44c9-4039-b871-a6b3c3a029e6-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A government adviser's attempt to deflect from one journalist's passport suspension backfired spectacularly when a second case surfaced — exposing what press freedom advocates call a quiet but deliberate pattern of using travel documents as leverage against critical reporting. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Modi Govt Passport Suspensions: Press Freedom Crisis - Modi Government, Passport Suspension;Press Freedom;Indian Press Club;Passports Act 1967;Newslaundry;Reporters Without Borders;Ministry of External Affairs;Press Freedom India{#}Criminal;Application;INTERNATIONAL;court;Revanth Reddy;Office;Press;Minister;Party;Election;Fire;WATCH;Telangana;China;Delhi;LG;Cheque;Industry;wednesday;zero;bus;Government;READ;Indian;media;News;India;Industries;Population;House;Research and Analysis Wing;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;local language - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>One Spin, Two Revoked Passports, a Cornered PR Machine — Is the Modi Govt Quietly Weaponising Travel Documents to Tame the Press?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T10:33:28.028Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894624/Jacob-Helberg-India-China-Rival-US-Strategy-Trap</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/netanyahus-third-strike-is-india-the-real-loser13d2b64d-ee65-4826-8048-18207932bb50-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>At the USISPF Leadership Summit in Washington, US Under Secretary Jacob Helberg — a man who built his career in Silicon Valley before entering the State Department — declared India the sole nation rivalling China's engineering depth. India Herald unpacks the flattery, the trap, and the concession game Modi must now play. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Jacob Helberg India China Rival: US Strategy Trap - Jacob Helberg, India;China;USISPF 2026;Modi;US-India Relations;Semiconductor;iCET;Washington DC;Geopolitics{#}Taiwan;Train;TECHNOLOGY;Google;Idea;Heart;Beijing;China;Huawei;oil;United States;Capital;Delhi;LG;Cheque;war;News;Elections;Bobby;Industry;wednesday;BUSINESS;zero;bus;Government;gold;READ;Indian;Event;India;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Samsung;Nokia;Sony;HTC;Motorola;Apple;Redmi;Industries;Bharatiya Janata Party;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Digital Wallet Platform;local language - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Jacob Helberg, a Silicon Valley Insider, Calls India the Only China Rival — But Is Washington Writing a Cheque That Modi Must Cash?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T10:22:54.386Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Astrology/Read/994894620/July-1-2026-Horoscope-Daily-Rashifal-All-Zodiac-Signs</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/astrology-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Ashada month opens on a Wednesday ruled by Mercury — a day Hindu Panchang tradition marks for shrewd communication, not impulsive promises. India Herald's rashifal maps the planetary alignments that reward patience for some signs and open unexpected doors for others. - Astrology - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - July 1 2026 Horoscope: Daily Rashifal All Zodiac Signs - July 1 2026 Horoscope, Daily Rashifal;Ashada Month;Mercury Wednesday;Vedic Astrology;Hindu Panchang;Zodiac Signs;Gemini Horoscope;Virgo Horoscope;Aries Horoscope;Dakshinayana;Budh Graha;Jyotish{#}Simha;Gemini;Romantic;lion;students;wednesday;Journey;sun;BUSINESS;HEALTH;Culture;Cancer;Ruler;Fire;Bank;WhatsApp;High court;Governor;Indians;social media;Letter;zero;Air;bus;Government;Survey;contract;gold;WATCH;British;READ;Indian;India;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;House;Lung cancer;Digital Wallet Platform - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>July 1 Rashifal — Ashada's First Wednesday Aligns With Mercury's Transit, but Which Three Signs Should Pause Before Speaking?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T10:15:07.081Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994894619/Enola-Holmes-3-Review-Millie-Bobby-Brown-Netflix</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/millie-bobby-brown-isnt-just-saving-dogs-shes-quietly-building-an-animal-rescue-empire7a4a069f-1f29-4f71-aafa-45782b4b6d08-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Netflix's third outing for Millie Bobby Brown's Victorian detective laces its parlour-room whodunit with women's suffrage stakes — The Indian Express calls it a marriage of personal and political. India Herald unpacks whether the franchise has finally outgrown its charm-first, stakes-later formula. - Movies - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Enola Holmes 3 Review: Millie Bobby Brown Netflix - Enola Holmes 3, Millie Bobby Brown;Netflix;The Indian Express;Hollywood;movie review;women's suffrage;streaming{#}Bobby;Ponniyin Selvan;vijay sethupathi;DNA;marriage;REVIEW;contract;Doctor;white house;politics;Audience;gold;WATCH;British;Industry;Hollywood;WOMEN;Tamil;READ;Indian;India;Population;Industries;Cinema;Research and Analysis Wing;Digital Wallet Platform;Mumbai - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Enola Holmes 3 Lets Millie Bobby Brown Play Sleuth and Suffragette — But Does Netflix's Cosy Franchise Finally Have Something Real to Say?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T10:14:57.957Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894616/Tamil-Nadu-RTC-AC-Buses-Vidiyal-Payanam-Subsidy-Impact</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/who-the-hell-is-running-india-modi-shah-rajnath-yogi-have-all-abandoned-delhi-for-bengala8e0d9bc-c87a-42aa-9ae9-0feee99b882a-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Tamil Nadu's government has announced it will purchase only AC buses for its state transport fleet going forward. The comfort upgrade sounds generous — until you read the fine print of the DMK's flagship Vidiyal Payanam scheme, which guarantees free travel for women only on ordinary, non-AC services. India Herald unpacks the fiscal arithmetic and the electoral calculation that may be hiding inside a seemingly populist bus upgrade. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Tamil Nadu RTC AC Buses: Vidiyal Payanam Subsidy Impact - Tamil Nadu RTC, Vidiyal Payanam;MK Stalin;DMK;AC buses;free bus travel women;Tamil Nadu transport;RTC deficit;welfare schemes India;bus fleet upgrade;TNSTC{#}RTC;Madurai;V6;Stalin;Letter;Gift;Chennai;zero;Air;News;Leader;Elections;Success;bus;WOMEN;Assembly;Minister;Party;Government;Election;Tamil;READ;Indian;Service;India;CM;Telangana Chief Minister;udhayanidhi stalin;local language - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>₹3,000-Crore AC Fleet, One 'Free Ride' Fine Print, Zero Cancelled Promises — Is the DMK Quietly Ending Women's Bus Subsidy Without Saying So?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T10:04:52.325Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994894613/Peddi-OTT-Release-Delay-New-Streaming-Clause-Twist</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/ram-charan-impresses-in-peddi-glimpse-1eb2dbb8-6720-4717-8ff9-2d65f0f61834-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Ram Charan's Peddi has reportedly crossed ₹462 crore worldwide in 27 days, per unverified trade tracker estimates — yet the film's digital premiere, expected around July 2, appears stalled. India Herald unpacks the unconfirmed reports of performance-linked clauses OTT giants may be inserting into Tollywood deals, and why even a blockbuster might not be immune. - Movies - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Peddi OTT Release Delay: New Streaming Clause Twist - Peddi, Ram Charan;Tollywood;OTT Release;Streaming Platforms;Telugu Cinema;Performance Clauses;Box Office;Mythri Movie Makers;DVV Entertainment;Prime Video;Sacnilk;Film Nagar;Janhvi Kapoor{#}Bobbili;gold;prajin;Pizza;Kollywood;economics;Indians;vidya;producer;Tollywood;House;Tamil;Telugu;social media;June;Cheque;WATCH;British;Industry;Hollywood;Director;war;READ;Indian;India;ram pothineni;Digital Wallet Platform;Blockbuster hit;Industries;Ram Charan Teja;Cinema;television - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>₹462 Crore Peddi Still Running in Theatres, Yet OTT Giants Hit Pause — Is Tollywood's Streaming Gold Rush Finally Hitting a 'Performance Clause' Wall?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T09:57:42.095Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894611/Delhi-LG-DTC-Bus-Security-Order-AAP-Vote-Bank-Impact</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/-crore-in-days-is-revanth-reddy-rewriting-telangana-politics5610f44c-7fb4-4870-8d6e-4568847acb77-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The Lieutenant Governor's sudden directive to overhaul security on Delhi's entire DTC fleet is wrapped in the language of women's safety — but the real target may be AAP's most powerful electoral asset: the free bus travel scheme that delivered millions of women voters. India Herald breaks down the power play hiding behind the press release. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Delhi LG DTC Bus Security Order: AAP Vote Bank Impact - Delhi LG, DTC Buses;AAP;Women Safety;Bus Marshals;Delhi Assembly Elections;Free Bus Ride Scheme;Centre vs Delhi;LG Order;Atishi;BJP Delhi{#}bus;BEAUTY;Governor;raj;Fashion;WOMEN;Office;workers;sunday;Assembly;Supreme Court;Minister;Party;war;Government;Press;Election;READ;Indian;Delhi;LG;2020;India;local language;Service;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Bharatiya Janata Party;CM;Telangana Chief Minister;Population - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>One LG Order, 7,000 DTC Buses, and a Panicked AAP — Is the Centre Using 'Women's Safety' to Hijack Delhi's Biggest Vote Bank?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T09:47:39.691Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894604/-Crore-in-Days-Is-Revanth-Reddy-Rewriting-Telangana-Politics</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/-crore-in-days-is-revanth-reddy-rewriting-telangana-politics5610f44c-7fb4-4870-8d6e-4568847acb77-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's government deposited ₹9,000 crore into farmer accounts in just nine days — a political masterstroke that neutralises KCR's decade-long Rythu Bandhu narrative. India Herald decodes the financial gymnastics, the electoral calculus, and the fiscal cliff waiting on the other side. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli -  Crore in  Days Is Revanth Reddy Rewriting Telangana Politics - Revanth ReddyTelangana Rythu Bharosa, KCR;BRS;Telangana Congress;Telangana farmers;Kharif 2026;Rythu Bandhu;Telangana treasury;farm subsidies India{#}Uttam Kumar Reddy Nalamada;Diesel;SoniaGandhi;Pink;Reddy;KCR;Sugar;Sakshi;Bank;WhatsApp;Venkatesh;Event;media;village;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Cheque;Revanth Reddy;Telangana;Population;Minister;Party;Congress;Press;Election;WATCH;READ;Indian;India - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>₹9,000 Crore in 9 Days: Is Revanth Reddy Rewriting Telangana Politics?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T09:29:00.000Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894602/Netanyahus-Third-Strike-Is-India-the-Real-Loser</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/netanyahus-third-strike-is-india-the-real-loser13d2b64d-ee65-4826-8048-18207932bb50-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Israel's PM promises to hit Iran again 'if needed.' The tremors from that warning do not stop at the Persian Gulf — they run straight through India's crude oil lifeline, its strategic Chabahar investment, and a diplomatic balancing act that may finally be running out of rope. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Netanyahus Third Strike Is India the Real Loser - Netanyahu, Iran;Israel;India oil imports;Chabahar port;Strait of Hormuz;crude oil prices;Modi;S Jaishankar;India diplomacy;Middle East escalation;energy security{#}Narendra;Lebanon;gulf countries;Afghanistan;white house;Iran;Fire;Supreme Court;social media;oil;Israel;June;politics;Minister;Industries;Elections;Prime Minister;Party;Congress;Industry;Donald Trump;World Cup;local language;Strike;Pakistan;Delhi;Government;WATCH;READ;Indian;India - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Netanyahu's 'Third Strike': Is India the Real Loser?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T09:21:00.000Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894597/Baaz-Battalions--Drones-Indias-New-LAC-Doctrine</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/baaz-battalions--drones-indias-new-lac-doctrined3f90ebc-0fa6-4460-9fdc-3508bcdf08cd-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The Indian Army's new Baaz Battalions are not a routine modernisation footnote — they are the clearest institutional admission in years that legacy infantry-centric border monitoring was dangerously outpaced by the drone era. India Herald unpacks the ISR gaps, the Theatre Command timing, and the signal this sends to Beijing and Rawalpindi. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Baaz Battalions   Drones Indias New LAC Doctrine - Baaz BattalionsIndian Army, drone warfare;LAC;border surveillance;ISR;Theatre Command;China PLA;LoC;General Upendra Dwivedi;defence modernisation;AI battlefield{#}commander;Air;Strike;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu;Hindi;Love;tollywood-guest-roles;Audience;Pakistan;British;Punjab;Government;WATCH;Army;Beijing;Survey;Press;Delhi;China;Election;war;READ;Indian;India;upendra - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Baaz Battalions &amp; 50,000 Drones: India's New LAC Doctrine?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T09:14:00.000Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Breaking/Read/994894598/July-Rain-Paper-Boats-The-Most-Underrated-Learning-Season-for-Kids</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/july-rain-paper-boats-the-most-underrated-learning-season-for-kids538a6f6b-829a-4b75-ac02-ee5cbc857ad8-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Forget the screen-time guilt — India's first monsoon week is a masterclass hiding in plain sight. India Herald maps the science, the stories, and the sensory magic parents can unlock with nothing more than a balcony, a paper boat, and a child willing to get wet. - Breaking - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - July Rain  Paper Boats The Most Underrated Learning Season for Kids - monsoon learningkids activities July, paper boat science;rain gauge DIY;NCERT experiential learning;NEP 2020;IMD monsoon;Indian parenting;monsoon biology;screen time alternative{#}Swati;Neem;Ruler;oxygen;Love;london;Parents;School;Kerala;World Cup;Mumbai;EDUCATION;electricity;local language;2020;House;WATCH;READ;Indian;India - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>July Rain &amp; Paper Boats: The Most Underrated Learning Season for Kids</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-01T09:14:00.000Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url></urlset>