https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994899417/Samantha-2026-Upcoming-Films-OTT-Career-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgEveryone is searching for Samantha right now — and the answer is not a single headline but a career inflection point that tells you everything about where Indian cinema's heroine economy is headed. - Movies - Srivastan Venkatraman - Samantha 2026: Upcoming Films, OTT, Career Strategy - Samantha Ruth Prabhu,Samantha 2026,Tollywood,Bollywood,heroine-led films,OTT,Maa Inti Bangaaram,Indian cinema,box office,Film Nagar{#}Prabhas,Deepika Padukone,Heroine,economics,producer,Horror,Film Nagar,Alia Bhatt,Samantha,Hindi,Audience,bollywood,Amazon,HEALTH,social media,Mumbai,Event,Love,House,airport,Genre,Telugu,zero,Industry,News,READ,Indian,WOMEN,India,local language,Population,tollywood-guest-roles,Industries,ICC T20 - indiaherald.com , India HeraldSamantha's 2026 Playbook — Two Languages, Zero Safety Nets, but Can She Repeat the ₹100-Crore Trick Without a Telugu Comfort Zone?2026-07-13T21:05:55.246Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899415/Delhi-Lakshmi-Yojana-Rekha-Gupta-2500-Women-Schemehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/cm-rekha-gupta-surrounded-the-aam-aadmi-party98f5083e-91b0-434a-a2c0-0fcedd6f5814-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgBJP's ₹2500-a-month Delhi Lakshmi Yojana is not just a welfare scheme — it is a calculated fiscal and political bid to outbid AAP's ₹1000 Mahila Samman promise, and to build Rekha Gupta's stature as the woman who delivers where Kejriwal's party only pledged. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Delhi Lakshmi Yojana: Rekha Gupta ₹2500 Women Scheme - Rekha Gupta,Delhi Lakshmi Yojana,BJP Delhi,AAP Mahila Samman Yojana,Atishi,Delhi women scheme,₹2500,Raksha Bandhan,women voters,direct benefit transfer{#}lakshmi,Rekha,festival,history,Currency,media,Sugar,Capital,Arvind Kejriwal,Assembly,Mohan,Office,advertisement,raj,Gift,Cabinet,WOMEN,CM,Minister,2020,war,Tamil,politics,News,READ,Party,Government,Indian,Congress,Delhi,Election,Leader,India,Bharatiya Janata Party,Rekha Vedavyas,Telangana Chief Minister,Lakshmi Devi - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹2500 Per Woman, a Brand-New Scheme Name — Is BJP Quietly Auditioning Rekha Gupta as Delhi's Answer to Atishi?2026-07-13T21:04:41.811Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899414/Rahul-Gandhi-Congress-Education-Reform-Youth-Vote-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgRahul Gandhi's call to end 'loot in education' is not just rhetoric — it is Congress's most calculated pivot in years, aimed squarely at millions of anxious NEET aspirants, coaching-trapped families, and a middle class that feels the BJP has no answer to the exam-paper crisis. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Rahul Gandhi: Congress Education Reform Youth Vote Strategy - Rahul Gandhi,Indian National Congress,NEET,Education Reform,NTA,BJP,Youth Vote,Paper Leak,Coaching Industry,India Politics{#}Indian National Congress,Patna,Arrest,EDUCATION,2020,Rahul Gandhi,youth,Parents,CBI,Chennai,students,Haryana,thursday,war,Tamil,politics,Industry,Shadow,Maharashtra,News,WATCH,Elections,VIEW,Indians,Telangana,Supreme Court,June,READ,Party,Government,court,Indian,rahul,Prime Minister,Congress,Delhi,Election,Leader,Bharatiya Janata Party,India,Rahul Sipligunj,Research and Analysis Wing,Population,Industries,Hanu Raghavapudi,local language,SoniaGandhi - indiaherald.com , India HeraldRahul Gandhi's 'Education Crusade' — Is Congress Quietly Building a New Vote-Bank Out of the NEET Debris?2026-07-13T20:53:09.066Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899411/Karnataka-KPSC-Chairman-Suspended-Governor-Actionhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/education/virgo_virgo/kpsc-conducted-interview-process-of-kas-officers-a02f562a-b4a2-4440-9f97-83f3aced256d-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgGovernor Thaawarchand Gehlot suspends KPSC Chairman Shivashankarappa Sahukar for allegedly placing his own daughters in government posts — a move that lands squarely on CM Siddaramaiah's doorstep and raises a question no one in Vidhana Soudha wants asked: who approved the appointments that made this possible? - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Karnataka KPSC Chairman Suspended: Governor Action - Karnataka,KPSC,Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot,Shivashankarappa Sahukar,Siddaramaiah,Article 317,nepotism,public appointments,Raj Bhavan,Vidhana Soudha{#}Raj Bhavan,raj,job,Karnataka,Mehbooba Mufti,Gift,Cabinet,Supreme Court,Strike,Governor,June,Press,Father,Agra,Master,Election,MP,Service,READ,Congress,Party,CM,Government,court,Minister,Indian,Iran,Delhi,House,India,Vaishno Devi,Dargah Sharif,Bharatiya Janata Party,Vaiko.,Loksabha,Telangana Chief Minister - indiaherald.com , India HeraldDaughters on the Payroll, a Chairman Axed — Is the KPSC Cleanup Raj Bhavan's Ultimate Warning to Siddaramaiah?2026-07-13T20:48:41.702Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899405/Mohan-Yadav-Narottam-Mishra-MP-BJP-Power-Dynamicshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/telangana-hyderabad-it-raids-chit-funds-linked-to-brs-mla-maganti-gopinath92c0bec4-59b0-4f55-ba9d-34af7fe80325-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA veteran leader asks for funds from a stage. The CM answers with a smile and a masterclass in hierarchy. India Herald reads the signal beneath the spectacle in Madhya Pradesh BJP's evolving pecking order. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Mohan Yadav Narottam Mishra: MP BJP Power Dynamics - Narottam Mishra, Mohan Yadav;Madhya Pradesh BJP;MP BJP Power Dynamics;BJP High Command;Bhopal Politics;Indian Politics 2026{#}petitioner;Bhopal;Ujjain;Shivraj Singh Chouhan;Mohan;Yogi Adityanath;Episode;Beijing;commander;News;WATCH;MP;workers;Service;Event;Office;Mass;Elections;READ;Indian;Leader;zero;Congress;Party;Delhi;Minister;CM;India;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal;Bharatiya Janata Party;House;Population;local language;Loksabha - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹100 Crore on Stage, a CM's Quiet Smackdown — Has Mohan Yadav Just Drawn the Line Narottam Mishra Cannot Cross?2026-07-13T20:28:41.711Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899401/Maharashtra-Ladki-Bahin-92-Lakh-Beneficiaries-Removedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/-crore-beneficiaries-under-majhi-ladki-bahin-yojana-schemee692fedc-100d-4db5-979b-3e56e5541b6d-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgMaharashtra enrolled 2.4 crore women into its flagship cash-transfer scheme before the 2024 election — and has now quietly dropped 38% of them. The opposition smells a vote-buying cleanup; the BJP calls it fiscal discipline. India Herald unpacks the political arithmetic behind the purge. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Maharashtra Ladki Bahin: 92 Lakh Beneficiaries Removed - Maharashtra,Ladki Bahin Yojana,Devendra Fadnavis,MVA,BJP,welfare scheme,2029 elections,The Indian Express,cash transfer,women beneficiaries{#}Maiya,November,TDP,Maha,Mass,Army,Shadow,WOMEN,Bank,Shiv Sena,Congress,Party,Government,Praful Patel,Maharashtra,Ajit Pawar,court,Elections,Frozen,Capital,Leader,Sharad Pawar,Election,READ,Delhi,HEALTH,zero,Minister,Indian,India,Bharatiya Janata Party,Devendra Fadnavis,Telangana Chief Minister,CM,Congress-NCP,Uddhav Thackeray,shiv sena party - indiaherald.com , India Herald92 Lakh Women Dropped, One Scheme Exposed — Is Fadnavis's ₹1,500 'Ladki Bahin' Promise Now His Biggest 2029 Liability?2026-07-13T20:19:42.259Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899399/Zohran-Mamdani-NYC-Mayor-Sworn-In-by-Bernie-Sandershttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA Ugandan-born, Indian-origin democratic socialist just took the oath of office from America's most famous leftist — and the implications ripple far beyond Manhattan, fracturing a diaspora long defined by boardroom moderation. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Zohran Mamdani: NYC Mayor Sworn In by Bernie Sanders - Zohran Mamdani,Bernie Sanders,New York City,Indian-American Diaspora,NYC Mayor,Democratic Socialism,Mira Nair,US Politics,India-US Relations{#}Uganda,bible,Jeff Bezos,Bobby,Senator,Amazon,Corporate,politics,media,Assembly,Office,Industry,BUSINESS,police,Donald Trump,Election,Indian,READ,workers,School,Delhi,India,Venkatesh,Industries,Population,Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMira Nair's Son, Bernie's Protégé, NYC's New Mayor — Is Zohran Mamdani the Face India's Diaspora Didn't Expect?2026-07-13T20:11:55.192Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899397/BEST-Mumbai-Wet-Lease-Bus-Safety-Crisis-Explainedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/politics_latestnews/dharmendra-on-gadar-success-f7bb22c4-2894-4054-b298-121fa67af3d7-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgBoth ruling and opposition members are now cornering BEST's administration over the wet-lease model that was sold as a cost-saving masterstroke but has delivered burning buses, unaccountable contractors, and a daily hazard for 30 lakh commuters. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - BEST Mumbai: Wet-Lease Bus Safety Crisis Explained - BEST Mumbai, wet-lease buses;Mumbai bus safety;BMC elections;Hindustan Times;Mumbai public transport;BEST privatisation;bus fires Mumbai{#}Guinea;Evening;bus;Driver;Heart;Red;vehicles;Fire;Praful Patel;Stalin;contract;MLA;Maharashtra;Ajit Pawar;court;WATCH;Elections;Frozen;Capital;Press;Mumbai;Leader;CM;Sharad Pawar;zero;Indian;READ;Delhi;Minister;India;Population;Devendra Fadnavis;Telangana Chief Minister;udhayanidhi stalin;local language - indiaherald.com , India HeraldBurning Buses, Ghost Contractors, Zero Accountability — Is Mumbai's Wet-Lease Lobby Quietly Killing BEST?2026-07-13T20:02:37.217Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899396/Iran-US-MoU-Crisis-India-Chabahar-Port-Sanctions-Riskhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/can-samantha-ruth-prabhu-wake-it-up-alone-summer-slump-turns-savagecf96c57b-1db2-4bd4-b9b0-6030911046e9-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgTehran has frozen its commitments under the landmark US-Iran memorandum of understanding, demanding Washington comply first. For New Delhi, the fallout is not academic — it threatens to bury a decade-long strategic gateway to Afghanistan and Central Asia under a fresh avalanche of American sanctions. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Iran US MoU Crisis: India Chabahar Port Sanctions Risk - Iran, United States;India;Chabahar Port;US-Iran MoU;sanctions;strategic autonomy;INSTC;Gwadar;Afghanistan;Modi government;South Block{#}Shahid;Afghanistan;Moscow;BUSINESS;Frozen;Pakistan;Iran;oil;United States;Sea;Capital;Ranchi;Press;police;Mumbai;INTERNATIONAL;Telugu;Leader;Sharad Pawar;News;zero;Indian;READ;Election;Delhi;war;Party;Government;Minister;India;local language;Donald Trump;Hanu Raghavapudi;Devendra Fadnavis;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;ICC T20 - indiaherald.com , India HeraldIran Suspends the MoU, Washington Reaches for Sanctions — Is Delhi's ₹16,000 Crore Chabahar Bet Now Trapped Between Two Foes?2026-07-13T19:58:41.852Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899394/Modi-Govt-Common-Username-Rule-WhatsApp-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Centre's push to standardise usernames across WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal is not about tidiness — it is about traceability. India Herald unpacks the political calculus, the encryption collision, and the legal storm that is now inevitable. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Modi Govt Common Username Rule: WhatsApp Impact - Modi government, WhatsApp;Telegram;Signal;common username rule;MeitY;end-to-end encryption;IT Rules 2021;digital privacy India;Puttaswamy judgment;Supreme Court{#}Application;monday;WhatsApp;TECHNOLOGY;Amit Shah;Indians;Industry;Supreme;Vietnam;School;Election Commission;zero;Indian;court;WATCH;READ;Election;Elections;Delhi;Telangana;war;Party;Government;Minister;India;Digital Wallet Platform;Smart phone;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal;Industries;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Huawei;Nokia;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Sony;LG;Samsung;Apple - indiaherald.com , India HeraldOne Username to Rule Them All — Can Modi's 'Standardisation' Crack Open WhatsApp's Encrypted Fortress?2026-07-13T19:49:42.261Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899393/Fadnavis-CM-Record-2430-Days-Surpasses-Sharad-Pawarhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgDevendra Fadnavis has now served 2,430 days as Maharashtra's Chief Minister — more than any leader since Sharad Pawar. The number is not just arithmetic; it is the obituary of an era and the coronation notice of another. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Fadnavis CM Record: 2430 Days Surpasses Sharad Pawar - Devendra Fadnavis, Sharad Pawar;Maharashtra;CM tenure record;BJP;NCP;Mantralaya;Mahayuti;Maharashtra politics;generational shift{#}Sugar;Devendra Fadnavis;engineer;Maratha;Office;Leader;MLA;WATCH;District;READ;CM;Sharad Pawar;Election;Haryana;Maharashtra;Elections;Ajit Pawar;Delhi;Prime Minister;Master;Telangana;Congress;war;thursday;Party;News;Government;Minister;India;Telangana Chief Minister;Smart phone;Bharatiya Janata Party;Congress-NCP;local language;Population;SoniaGandhi - indiaherald.com , India Herald2,430 Days, One Record, and Sharad Pawar Left Behind — Has Fadnavis Quietly Buried the 'Pawar Era' in Maharashtra?2026-07-13T19:43:09.996Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899390/Ramgarh-Water-Crisis-Dalit-Mohalla-Dry-Wells-JMM-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgDry wells, broken handpumps, and silent officials in Ramgarh's Dusadh Mohalla expose a governance vacuum that could cost the JMM its most loyal voters — India Herald breaks down the unstated political calculus beneath a water tanker that never arrived. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Ramgarh Water Crisis: Dalit Mohalla Dry Wells JMM Impact - Ramgarh, Dusadh Mohalla;Jharkhand;JMM;Dalit vote bank;water crisis;Jal Jeevan Mission;BJP;Scheduled Caste;handpump;groundwater;Hindustan{#}jeevan;Jharkhand;Ranchi;Saturday;WOMEN;Scheduled caste;Wanted;workers;June;Bank;Press;Currency;District;Assembly;Population;zero;police;court;READ;Government;CM;Bihar;Party;Indian;Minister;India;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;Posters;House;Hemant Madhukar - indiaherald.com , India HeraldBone-Dry Wells in a Dalit Mohalla, Zero Accountability in Ranchi — Is Ramgarh the Leak That Drains the JMM's Caste Arithmetic?2026-07-13T19:30:59.192Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899387/India-BrahMos-Philippines-South-China-Sea-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Philippine National Police pledges to defend sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea — but behind Manila's newfound defiance lies a supersonic Indian-made missile that has quietly redrawn the deterrence calculus against Beijing. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - India BrahMos Philippines: South China Sea Strategy - BrahMos, Philippines;India;China;South China Sea;West Philippine Sea;PNP;DRDO;Indo-Pacific;defence exports;anti-ship missile;ASEAN{#}Philippines;January;Indonesia;United States;Customer;Beijing;Army;police;contract;INTERNATIONAL;Sea;Vietnam;commander;China;court;Government;MLA;Stalin;Tamil;Strike;CM;war;WATCH;READ;Indian;Telugu;News;Capital;Delhi;India;Smart phone;ICC T20;udhayanidhi stalin;local language;Huzur Nagar - indiaherald.com , India HeraldIndia's BrahMos in Filipino Hands, Beijing's Worst Headache — Is Delhi Quietly Winning a War It Never Had to Fight?2026-07-13T19:19:57.617Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994899385/Varta-Searches-Spike-Why-India-News-Demand-Surgeshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/sports-IndiaHerald.jpgTwenty thousand searches an hour for a single Telugu word meaning 'news' — the spike reveals less about any one headline and more about India's insatiable, sport-like relationship with real-time information. - Sports - G GOWTHAM - Varta Searches Spike: Why India News Demand Surges - వార్త, India news consumption;Telugu search trends;Reuters Institute 2025;cricket squad announcements;digital media India;vernacular search;news economy{#}Ishan Kishan;SPORTS;Australia;Canada;Cabinet;Film Nagar;Cricket;Beautiful;World Cup;Indians;Air;social media;Industry;WATCH;Tollywood;Event;Andhra Pradesh;READ;Population;Google;Cheque;media;Indian;Telugu;News;India;ICC T20;tollywood-guest-roles;Smart phone;Digital Wallet Platform;Industries - indiaherald.com , India Herald'Vārta' at 20,000 Searches an Hour — Why Is India Refreshing the News Like It's a T20 Final?2026-07-13T19:15:58.697Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899381/Stalin-Perambur-Visit-North-Chennai-Political-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/chief-minister-vijay-takes-oath-as-perambur-mla-in-tamil-nadu-assemblycadd1d5f-95bd-4c83-ae50-5536fbee7391-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgChief Ministers don't inaugurate local MLA offices — unless the ground beneath them is shifting. Stalin's Perambur visit this afternoon is less about ribbon-cutting and more about plugging cracks in DMK's oldest urban fortress before 2026. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Stalin Perambur Visit: North Chennai Political Strategy - MK Stalin, Perambur MLA;North Chennai;DMK;Tamil Nadu 2026 Elections;Greater Chennai Corporation;TVK;BJP Tamil Nadu{#}Ancestral;Aamir Khan;marriage;MLA;Stalin;Fire;kalyan;Shadow;Currency;Election Commission;Shiv Sena;District;Event;Mumbai;kaleshwaram;revanth;Revanth Reddy;politics;Assembly;Party;Minister;Service;Tamil;Hyderabad;Congress;Strike;Chennai;CM;Leader;READ;war;India;udhayanidhi stalin;local language;Telangana Chief Minister;shiv sena party;Bharatiya Janata Party;Anand Annamalai;Andhra Pradesh;Office - indiaherald.com , India HeraldA CM for a Routine MLA Office? The Unstated Reason Stalin Is Suddenly Camping in North Chennai2026-07-13T18:55:51.150Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899379/India-Syria-Policy-Ahmed-al-Sharaa-Interim-Presidenthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgAhmed al-Sharaa — the former rebel commander once known as Abu Jolani — is now Syria's interim president. Every major capital has scrambled to respond. Delhi has said almost nothing. That silence is not paralysis — it is the most revealing foreign-policy signal India has sent in months. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - India Syria Policy: Ahmed al-Sharaa Interim President - Ahmed al-Sharaa, Abu Jolani;Syria;India foreign policy;ONGC Videsh;MEA;Bashar al-Assad;Hayat Tahrir al-Sham;India anti-terror doctrine;West Asia diplomacy{#}ahmed;Terrorists;commander;Syria;Iraq;Oman;Islam;terrorism;Frozen;UAE;China;Elections;history;WATCH;court;Delhi;oil;Leader;media;Press;Capital;Indian;Pakistan;READ;Government;war;India;Smart phone;gulf countries;Loksabha;Population;Jr NTR - indiaherald.com , India HeraldAssad is Gone, Abu Jolani is Syria's Interim President — Why is Delhi's Loudest Move a Calculated Silence?2026-07-13T18:43:57.200Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899377/Chennai-Power-Cut-Today-IT-Corridor-Avadi-Besant-Nagarhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/after-ipl-titles-and-years-stephen-fleming-says-goodbyewhy-did-csk-finally-pull-the-plug244ce133-2990-47db-a248-a277289b4bb4-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgScheduled maintenance outages across Avadi, Pammal, IT Corridor, and Besant Nagar expose the widening gap between Tamil Nadu's global investment pitch and the infrastructure reality on the ground. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Chennai Power Cut Today: IT Corridor Avadi Besant Nagar - Chennai, TANGEDCO;MK Stalin;IT Corridor;Avadi;Pammal;Besant Nagar;Tamil Nadu;power cut;$1 trillion economy;DMK;OMR{#}Mahabalipuram;electricity;Tamil;social media;festival;media;Election;Industry;Industries;Press;Capital;BUSINESS;Indian;Pakistan;Chennai;READ;Hyderabad;Government;war;Congress;CM;India;Huzur Nagar;Service;House;Bharatiya Janata Party;Air;Stephen Hawking;Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi - indiaherald.com , India HeraldChennai's IT Corridor, Besant Nagar, Avadi Hit by Power Cuts — Is Stalin's $1 Trillion Pitch Running on a Fuse?2026-07-13T18:36:28.982Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Breaking/Read/994899371/India-Monsoon-2025-Early-Arrival-Forecast-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/business/technology_videos/-mutual-fund-investors-get-new-safety-feature-as-amcs-enable80205709-4cf2-4546-9237-82bb13d75023-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe southwest monsoon has surged ahead of schedule across large parts of India, bringing relief to parched farmlands — and exposing, once again, the vast gap between the rain the country needs and the infrastructure it has built to handle it. - Breaking - G GOWTHAM - India Monsoon 2025: Early Arrival Forecast Impact - Monsoon 2025, ચોમાસું;IMD;India Meteorological Department;Gujarat;Mumbai;Southwest Monsoon;NOAA;NDMA;Kharif Crops;Flood Alert;El Niño{#}Goa;wayanad;British;Sea;Arabian sea;Event;Kerala;Himachal Pradesh;producer;Horror;Genre;court;Audience;Andhra Pradesh;Indians;Praful Patel;Ajit Pawar;Capital;Mumbai;Population;READ;Delhi;Indian;Minister;June;India;Gujarat - Gandhinagar;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;tollywood-guest-roles - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMonsoon 2025 Lands Early, Hits Hard — But Is India Actually Ready for the Rain It Desperately Prayed For?2026-07-13T18:14:16.858Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899369/Praful-Patel-ED-Cases-BJP-Alliance-Strategy-Explainedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/sanjay-raut-attacks-praful-patel-said-these-people-see-the-land3d0ee521-07df-4ee4-84e4-72d325462a39-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgWhile Ajit Pawar bleeds political capital fighting elections, Praful Patel has been making quiet trips to Delhi and watching his legal exposure shrink — a masterclass in survival that the NCP patriarch himself would recognise. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Praful Patel ED Cases BJP Alliance Strategy Explained - Praful Patel, Ajit Pawar;NCP;BJP;Mahayuti;ED;Enforcement Directorate;Maharashtra politics;Sharad Pawar;Ceejay House;Zee News{#}Praful Patel;Maratha;CBI;Ajit Pawar;Shiv Sena;Rajya Sabha;Capital;Sharad Pawar;Mass;Shield;INTERNATIONAL;Office;politics;Industry;Mumbai;Leader;Government;Master;war;House;Haryana;Maharashtra;Telangana;News;Corporate;District;Elections;Assembly;Press;Party;READ;Congress;Delhi;Indian;Minister;India;Congress-NCP;Sardar Vallabhai Patel;Bharatiya Janata Party;National Democratic Alliance;shiv sena party;Population;SoniaGandhi;Arvind Kejriwal;Industries - indiaherald.com , India HeraldThree ED Summons, Two Delhi Pilgrimages, One Quiet Deal — Is Praful Patel Renting Ajit Pawar's Rebellion to Buy His Own Immunity?2026-07-13T17:52:36.433Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899368/ISF-West-Bengal-Muslim-Vote-Shift-From-TMC-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgAbbas Siddiqui's ISF is no longer a one-election curiosity. Its quiet traction in Bengal's rural minority pockets is fracturing the consolidated Muslim vote that has kept Mamata Banerjee's anti-BJP arithmetic alive — and the panchayat map tells the story before state elections do. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - ISF West Bengal: Muslim Vote Shift From TMC Impact - Indian Secular Front, ISF;West Bengal;Mamata Banerjee;TMC;Abbas Siddiqui;Panchayat Elections;Muslim Vote;Bengal Politics;BJP;Murshidabad;South 24 Parganas;UP Panchayat Elections;News18{#}abbas;Interview;contract;Kolkata;youth;District;BUSINESS;Parents;ram mandir;Punjab;VIEW;CM;Supreme Court;WATCH;Population;Elections;Assembly;Press;Party;READ;zero;Election;Congress;Delhi;Vietnam;Indians;Indian;Minister;India;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee;Panchayati;Bharatiya Janata Party;Calcutta;local language;Huawei;Nokia;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Sony;LG;Samsung;Apple;ram pothineni;Andhra Pradesh;Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi - indiaherald.com , India HeraldISF's Rural Bengal Surge, Mamata's Loyal Muslim Vote — Is the Anti-BJP Wall Cracking From Within?2026-07-13T17:32:31.743Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899362/BJP-Amit-Shah-Deepfake-Election-Commission-Responsehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe BJP's formal complaint to the Election Commission about an Amit Shah deepfake video is less about one manipulated clip and more about a systemic confession: India's election machinery has no protocol, no technology, and no speed to counter AI-generated disinformation racing through WhatsApp groups faster than any FIR can travel. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - BJP Amit Shah Deepfake: Election Commission Response - BJP, Amit Shah;Election Commission;deepfake;WhatsApp;AI disinformation;Indian elections;Model Code of Conduct;Meta;IT Act{#}Haryana;Amit Shah;Maharashtra;Army;Audio;Currency;Leader;court;Episode;Tamil;Cycle;zero;Elections;police;Minister;Assembly;Telangana;Election Commission;Congress;Government;social media;WhatsApp;TECHNOLOGY;Election;Press;Party;media;Delhi;READ;Parliament;News;Indian;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;House;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Sony;LG;Apple;Population;SoniaGandhi;Arvind Kejriwal - indiaherald.com , India HeraldOne Deepfake, Ten Million Forwards, Zero EC Protocol — Can India's Election Watchdog Even Spell 'Algorithmic Sabotage'?2026-07-13T17:20:42.707Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899360/Lindsey-Graham-Death-India-Iran-Defence-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe US Senate's fiercest Iran hawk is gone, conspiracy theories point at Tehran and Moscow, and New Delhi is quietly calculating what it loses — on Chabahar, on defence procurement, and on the one Capitol Hill voice that understood India's balancing act. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Lindsey Graham Death: India Iran Defence Impact - Lindsey Graham, India-US Defence;Iran;Russia;Chabahar Port;Senate Armed Services Committee;South Carolina;Trump;defence deals;energy sanctions{#}Washington DC;Senator;Air;Governor;TECHNOLOGY;Afghanistan;REVIEW;Pakistan;Assam;Election;Supreme;Moscow;Russia;Iran;Ukraine;oil;Press;Wanted;history;Party;Supreme Court;media;HEALTH;Delhi;WATCH;READ;Indian;Cinema;Genre;India;Donald Trump;Service;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Sony;LG;Apple;gulf countries;saamna newspaper;television - indiaherald.com , India HeraldLindsey Graham Dead, Poisoning Whispers Alive — Why India's Iran Tightrope and Defence Pipeline Just Lost Their Loudest US Ally2026-07-13T17:13:44.554Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994899358/Lenin-Box-Office-Day-3-Akhil-Akkineni-Weekend-Collectionhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgAkhil Akkineni's Lenin has crossed an estimated ₹30 crore worldwide in three days — but India Herald's breakdown of the territorial numbers reveals where the audience is genuinely showing up and where the promotional machinery is doing the heavy lifting. - Movies - Sowmiya Sriram - Lenin Box Office Day 3: Akhil Akkineni Weekend Collection - Lenin, Akhil Akkineni;Chiranjeevi;box office;Telugu cinema;Tollywood;mega family;opening weekend;Nagarjuna;Andhra Pradesh;Telangana{#}Majnu;social media;Film Nagar;akhil akkineni;Industry;Success;Friday;producer;Horror;Mumbai;Genre;bollywood;monday;News;Telugu;WATCH;Audience;READ;Indian;India;Andhra Pradesh;Industries;tollywood-guest-roles - indiaherald.com , India HeraldLenin's ₹30-Crore Weekend Sprint — Is Akhil's First Real Hit Built on Audience Love or a Mega-Family Safety Net?2026-07-13T17:07:48.038Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899355/DMK-Congress-OBC-Debate-Chennai-Alliance-Frictionhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgRahul Gandhi wants OBC justice to be Congress's national war cry. In Chennai, the DMK just quietly reminded him that this song was composed in Tamil Nadu — decades before Delhi learned the tune. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - DMK Congress OBC Debate: Chennai Alliance Friction - DMK, Congress;OBC Politics;Chennai;Rahul Gandhi;INDIA Alliance;Dravidian Movement;Periyar;Tamil Nadu Reservation;Social Justice{#}Rahul Gandhi;Episode;Wanted;rahul;June;Tamil;Chennai;Bank;CM;Strike;politics;Cycle;HEALTH;WATCH;Population;Election Commission;Punjab;VIEW;Delhi;history;Audience;READ;zero;Party;Elections;Congress;war;Supreme Court;Indian;India;Rahul Sipligunj;Heritage Foods;Bharatiya Janata Party;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Loksabha;Andhra Pradesh;Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi - indiaherald.com , India HeraldRahul's OBC Crusade Lands in Chennai — But Why Is the DMK Reminding Its Own Ally Who Wrote the Script?2026-07-13T16:55:20.819Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899351/Ayodhya-Ram-Mandir-SC-Notice-to-Trust-SIT-Probehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Supreme Court has demanded a status report from the UP SIT probing alleged theft of Ram Mandir donations and issued notice to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust — India Herald breaks down the land deals, the financial questions, and the political firewall the BJP is quietly constructing around its civilisational project. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Ayodhya Ram Mandir: SC Notice to Trust, SIT Probe - Ayodhya Ram Mandir, Supreme Court;SIT;Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust;BJP;Uttar Pradesh;Ram Mandir donations;land deals{#}AUTO;ram mandir;MP;Leader;police;court;Press;Government;Election;READ;Supreme Court;Supreme;zero;Party;Telangana;Shadow;Vietnam;Indians;Lucknow;Uttar Pradesh;Babri Masjid;temple;Ayodhya;yogi;Elections;Minister;Shield;Indian;India;ram pothineni;Bharatiya Janata Party;Scheduled caste;West Bengal - Kolkata - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹2,100 Crore in Donations, One SIT Probe, Zero Trust Answers — Is the BJP's Holiest Project Now Its Biggest Liability?2026-07-13T16:44:29.229Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899348/Election-Commission-Parents-SIR-Details-New-Voter-IDhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA quiet bureaucratic tweak — parents' Serial Identity Reference numbers now mandatory for every first-time voter — could become the most potent ghost-voter purge tool in Indian electoral history. But who pays the privacy cost? - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Election Commission: Parents SIR Details New Voter ID - Election Commission of India, voter ID;SIR Serial Identity Reference;ghost voters;electoral roll;Form 6;Bihar;voter registration;privacy;Digital Personal Data Protection Act{#}Parents;Mathura;Bihar;Election;Election Commission;Punjab;VIEW;Cabinet;WhatsApp;Delhi;READ;Shield;Supreme Court;Supreme;Mass;Assembly;zero;history;war;Party;Congress;Telangana;Indian;India;Digital Wallet Platform;Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi;Bharatiya Janata Party;Anand Annamalai - indiaherald.com , India HeraldParents' SIR on Every New Voter ID — Is the Election Commission Building India's First Real Firewall Against Ghost Voters?2026-07-13T16:30:42.616Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899345/Sonam-Wangchuk-BJP-Silence-on-Ladakh-Fast-Explainedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_tvnews/stalin v4521-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgAs Sonam Wangchuk's health deteriorates on another hunger strike for Ladakh's constitutional safeguards, the Modi government's silence is not indifference — it is strategy. India Herald unpacks the three fears keeping Delhi from the negotiating table. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Sonam Wangchuk: BJP Silence on Ladakh Fast Explained - Sonam Wangchuk, Ladakh;Sixth Schedule;BJP;Article 370;CJP;hunger strike;Kashmir;Union Territory;lithium;tribal rights;Modi government{#}Letter;Corporate;Article 370;August;Strike;EDUCATION;News;politics;Cycle;HEALTH;Party;Prime Minister;Congress;China;WATCH;Capital;Delhi;bollywood;READ;central government;Telangana;Government;Indian;Assam;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Population;local language;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu;Hanu Raghavapudi;SoniaGandhi - indiaherald.com , India HeraldSonam Wangchuk's Fading Pulse, Delhi's Calculated Silence — Why Is the BJP Willing to Let a Nationalist Icon Starve?2026-07-13T16:19:42.916Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994899342/Obsession-OTT-Release-Netflix-Streaming-Date-2026https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgObsession's quick pivot from theatres to Netflix confirms what every producer in Mumbai already suspects: horror is the genre where margins are fattest, risk is lowest, and OTT platforms are happiest to write the cheque. India Herald unpacks the streaming window and what it signals. - Movies - Sowmiya Sriram - Obsession OTT Release: Netflix Streaming Date 2026 - Obsession, Netflix;Bollywood horror;OTT release;streaming;Bollywood;2026 films;horror genre;mid-budget cinema;Dynamite News{#}Amazon;Shreyas Talpade;vehicles;producer;Horror;Box office;Romantic;Mumbai;history;bollywood;INTERNATIONAL;Audience;BUSINESS;Genre;economics;gold;Industry;READ;Indian;India;Industries;ram pothineni;Christopher Nolan - indiaherald.com , India HeraldObsession Streams on Netflix After Its Box-Office Scare — Is Horror Now Bollywood's Cheapest Ticket to an OTT Payday?2026-07-13T16:11:03.001Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Business/Read/994899340/Gold-Price-India-Why-Gold-Crossed-Rs-1-Lakhhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/business-IndiaHerald.jpgGold has breached the psychological ₹1,00,000 barrier in India — but behind the headline number is a global fear trade, a weakening dollar, and a quiet Indian middle-class wealth explosion that no one is talking about. - Business - S Venkateshwari - Gold Price India: Why Gold Crossed Rs 1 Lakh - Gold Price India, Gold ₹1 Lakh;బంగారం;RBI Gold Reserves;World Gold Council;IBJA;Gold ETF India;AMFI;Indian Gold Demand;Central Bank Gold Buying{#}NITI Aayog;April;Reserve Bank of India;East;Fashion;Banking;WhatsApp;China;March;Gift;Turkey;Suresh;Chennai;Hyderabad;economics;gold;kalyan;WATCH;Capital;Industry;READ;Bank;CM;Indian;India;television;Industries;Customer;Bharatiya Janata Party;Adimulapu Suresh - indiaherald.com , India HeraldGold Crosses ₹1,00,000 Per 10 Grams in India — But Is the Real Story What Your Grandmother's Bangles Are Now Worth?2026-07-13T16:01:37.650Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899338/Rajasthan-Bhajanlal-Rs-310-Crore-Legacy-Waste-Planhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgRajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma's ₹310 crore plan to clear decades of legacy waste isn't just sanitation — it's a sharp political signal aimed at urban middle-class voters ahead of civic body elections, and a calculated reminder of what the previous Congress government left behind. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Rajasthan: Bhajanlal Rs 310 Crore Legacy Waste Plan - Bhajanlal Sharma, Rajasthan;BJP;legacy waste;urban governance;Ashok Gehlot;civic elections;Swachh Bharat;Congress;municipal elections{#}ashok;Ashok Gehlot;Rajasthan;HEALTH;December;WATCH;Bank;Telangana;Master;court;Assembly;Party;Prime Minister;Government;Elections;Election;Capital;Congress;Minister;Industry;READ;Indian;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;local language;Industries;SoniaGandhi - indiaherald.com , India HeraldBhajanlal's ₹310 Crore 'Garbage Mission' — Is BJP Clearing Gehlot's Mess or Building an Urban Vote Bank From the Landfill Up?2026-07-13T15:58:42.683Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994899337/Chiranjeevi-Praises-Akhil-Lenin-Film-Mega-Family-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgChiranjeevi almost never lends his public brand to Akhil's solo outings. That he did for 'Lenin' — after the 'Agent' catastrophe — is less a movie review and more a rehabilitation telegram to an industry that had all but written off the youngest Mega hero. - Movies - S Venkateshwari - Chiranjeevi Praises Akhil Lenin Film: Mega Family Strategy - Chiranjeevi, Akhil Akkineni;Lenin;Mega Family;Tollywood;Agent;Film Nagar;Telugu Cinema;Ram Charan;Allu Arjun{#}sai dharam tej;varun tej;Mega family;Hero;Naga Chaitanya;Film Nagar;Chiranjeevi;Friday;economics;Director;Champion;BUSINESS;REVIEW;Telugu;Cycle;gold;Industry;Genre;Cinema;kalyan;Currency;Press;READ;Indian;India;Industries;akhil akkineni;Blockbuster hit;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;varun sandesh;ram pothineni;Digital Wallet Platform;tollywood-guest-roles - indiaherald.com , India HeraldChiranjeevi's Rare Public Nod to 'Lenin' — Is Pedhananna Stage-Managing Akhil's Last Shot at Relevance?2026-07-13T15:54:35.477Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899335/Chandrababu-Naidu-Praises-PM-Modi-Amaravati-Fundinghttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_wallpapers/manoharudu-movie-stills-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgNaidu's effusive praise of PM Modi — 'all nations face challenges, India grows rapidly' — is less about admiration and more about protecting the financial umbilical cord that keeps Amaravati and Polavaram alive. India Herald decodes the calculation. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Chandrababu Naidu Praises PM Modi: Amaravati Funding - Chandrababu Naidu, PM Modi;Amaravati;Polavaram;TDP-BJP Alliance;Andhra Pradesh;Central Funding;NDA Coalition;AP Politics{#}Rocky;polavaram;Polavaram Project;Audience;secretariat;Office;Cheque;Prime Minister;Currency;Vijayawada;Government;Vietnam;Indians;Minister;Shadow;Indian;Jagan;central government;Punjab;VIEW;politics;Press;Elections;Election;Shield;READ;airport;Delhi;TDP;Amaravati;Andhra Pradesh;Reddy;Hyderabad;Capital;zero;Congress;CM;India;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;Telangana Chief Minister;National Democratic Alliance;Population;Uddhav Thackeray;Jr NTR;Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee;CBN - indiaherald.com , India HeraldNaidu's Sudden 'Modi Chant' — Is the AP CM Securing Amaravati's Lifeline or Boxing Out His Own Ally?2026-07-13T15:48:51.411Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899333/Punjab-Congress-High-Command-Silence-AAP-Benefithttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Punjab Congress is tearing itself apart in full public view — faction against faction, satrap against satrap. Yet the Gandhi high command watches in studied silence. India Herald unpacks the calculation beneath the paralysis, and who is quietly pocketing the debris. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Punjab Congress: High Command Silence, AAP Benefit - Punjab Congress, AAP;Bhagwant Mann;Congress High Command;Rahul Gandhi;Punjab 2027 Elections;AICC;Zee News;Indian National Congress;Punjab Politics{#}Ludhiana;Himachal Pradesh;Bhagwant Mann;Punjabi;rahul;Punjab;Frozen;Election Commission;Capital;VIEW;politics;Press;war;Elections;Mass;Assembly;Leader;Election;Party;zero;workers;Babri Masjid;temple;Ayodhya;House;yogi;READ;airport;June;Congress;Delhi;CM;Ukraine;News;India;Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi;Rahul Sipligunj;local language;Population;Loksabha;West Bengal - Kolkata;Bharatiya Janata Party;Customer;Mamata Benerjee;ram pothineni;Shield;Donald Trump - indiaherald.com , India HeraldPunjab Congress Civil War, One High Command, Zero Intervention — Is Delhi Letting the Satraps Bleed So AAP Inherits the Spoils?2026-07-13T15:39:57.641Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899330/Vietnam-Boat-Tragedy-15-Indians-Killed-Emigration-Safety-Gapshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_wallpapers/manoharudu-movie-stills-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgFifteen Indian tourists are dead after a speedboat capsized in Vietnam. Union Minister Suresh Gopi offered condolences — but the harder question is why India's emigration safety architecture keeps failing to protect citizens abroad, and whether Southeast Asia is becoming the next unregulated corridor for Indian travellers and workers. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Vietnam Boat Tragedy: 15 Indians Killed, Emigration Safety Gaps - Vietnam boat tragedy, Suresh Gopi;Indian tourists killed Vietnam;eMigrate;MEA emigration safety;Ho Chi Minh City;Andhra Pradesh;Dindigul Tamil Nadu;Southeast Asia tourism;ECR countries;India travel advisory{#}Thailand;Vietnam;Criminal;UAE;workers;Accident;Bank;Suresh;Andhra Pradesh;social media;Google;Babri Masjid;temple;Ayodhya;Tamil;Bihar;Hyderabad;Indians;Telangana;Industry;Uttar Pradesh;yogi;Minister;READ;Delhi;Shadow;airport;CM;June;Indian;India;House;Population;Digital Wallet Platform;gulf countries;Vishakapatnam;Industries;Adimulapu Suresh;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee;ram pothineni;Shield - indiaherald.com , India Herald15 Indians Dead on a Vietnam Speedboat, a Minister's Tears — But Who Cleared the Pipeline That Put Them on It?2026-07-13T15:30:12.982Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899327/Bengal-Madrasa-Inspections-Mamata-2026-Election-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Bengal government's sudden push to inspect unrecognised madrasas in 12 districts looks administrative on paper — but the timing, the scope, and the political geometry say something else entirely. India Herald unpacks the electoral calculus Didi does not want you to see. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Bengal Madrasa Inspections: Mamata 2026 Election Strategy - Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal;Madrasa Inspections;BJP;TMC;2026 Elections;Bengal Politics;AIMIM;Muslim Voters;News18{#}Mosque;Elections;Mass;Lucknow;Uttar Pradesh;yogi;Supreme;Assembly;Cycle;airport;Leader;WATCH;CM;Congress;Minister;Election;Government;Party;EDUCATION;students;District;READ;India;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee;Panchayati;Bharatiya Janata Party;local language;Telangana Chief Minister - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMamata Orders Madrasa Inspections Across 12 Districts — Is Didi Quietly Stealing the BJP's Biggest 2026 Weapon?2026-07-13T15:24:30.062Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899324/Suvendu-Adhikari-Bengal-Airport-Welfare-Security-Planhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/difficulty-for-mahua-moitra-recommends-to-disqualify-mp7fd63e7d-f5c5-4adf-9267-0d487e5ddb5d-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgWest Bengal's new CM is layering airport proposals and welfare schemes under the umbrella of 'national security' — a framing that does not just govern a border state differently but appears designed to make Mamata Banerjee's populist vocabulary permanently obsolete. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Suvendu Adhikari: Bengal Airport, Welfare, Security Plan - Suvendu Adhikari, West Bengal;National Security;Mamata Banerjee;TMC;BJP;Bengal Politics;Border State Governance;Airport Infrastructure;Welfare Schemes{#}Rabindranath Tagore;Bhutan;Chicken;Nitish Kumar;Army;Bihar;airport;Assam;Narendra Modi;District;Bangladesh;Currency;Leader;INTERNATIONAL;WATCH;war;politics;CM;Press;Congress;Telangana;court;Minister;Kolkata;READ;Government;Indian;India;Mamata Benerjee;West Bengal - Kolkata;Telangana Chief Minister;Calcutta;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal;Bharatiya Janata Party;local language;SoniaGandhi - indiaherald.com , India HeraldAirports, Welfare, and 'National Security' — Is CM Suvendu Quietly Building a Border-State Playbook Mamata Can Never Reclaim?2026-07-13T15:15:50.721Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Education/Read/994899323/India-Education-Spending-Why-Tuition-Centres-Outpace-Schoolshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/education-IndiaHerald.jpgRecord public spending on education, yet the shadow education economy is booming louder than ever. India Herald unpacks the systemic trust deficit that keeps ₹4.6 lakh crore flowing to coaching centres, tutors, and test-prep factories — and asks what it would actually take to bring learning back inside the classroom. - Education - D N INDUJAA - India Education Spending: Why Tuition Centres Outpace Schools - India education spending, private tuition India;ASER 2024;coaching centres India;NEP 2020;teacher vacancy crisis;NEET JEE coaching;shadow education economy;learning outcomes India;Pratham Foundation{#}V;December;village;Kolkata;EDUCATION;2020;Culture;students;Kerala;REVIEW;School;Survey;Shadow;Cycle;Industry;Tamil;READ;Government;Indian;Delhi;India;Calcutta;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal;House;local language;Population;Industries - indiaherald.com , India HeraldIndia Spent ₹1.12 Lakh Crore on Schools This Year — So Why Are Tuition Centres Still Raising the Real Generation?2026-07-13T15:15:39.910Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899321/Iqbal-Ansari-Ram-Temple-Donation-Scam-Defencehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/satya-kumar-yadav-is-aggressive-in-terms-of-governance-politics7afbaafb-e145-43ba-9388-d14d0ceed1f1-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA former Babri Masjid litigant — once the face of Muslim loss in Ayodhya — now tells India that 'those who stole are in jail.' The political irony is devastating, and the BJP knows exactly how to use it. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Iqbal Ansari: Ram Temple Donation Scam Defence - Iqbal Ansari, Ram Temple;Donation Embezzlement;Ayodhya;BJP;Yogi Adityanath;Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust;Babri Masjid;Uttar Pradesh;Opposition;Congress;Samajwadi Party{#}Babri Masjid;Yogi Adityanath;temple;Supreme Court;Lucknow;Uttar Pradesh;yogi;Press;Ayodhya;Supreme;Congress;READ;Gift;Government;News;Indian;Shield;Telangana;Party;court;Delhi;India;ram pothineni;Bharatiya Janata Party;Hanu Raghavapudi;Thief;SoniaGandhi - indiaherald.com , India HeraldIqbal Ansari's 'Clean Chit' to the Yogi Govt — Why Is the BJP's Strongest Ram Temple Shield a Former Babri Litigant?2026-07-13T15:05:42.943Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994899317/Cupid-Ltd-Share-Price-Small-Cap-Rally-Analysis-2026https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/viral-IndiaHerald.jpgA condom and female hygiene company from Nashik has quietly become one of India's most-searched small-cap stocks. India Herald unpacks the fundamentals behind the frenzy — and the risks the search bar won't show you. - Viral - Sowmiya Sriram - Cupid Ltd Share Price: Small-Cap Rally Analysis 2026 - Cupid Ltd, cupid share price;BSE small-cap;Nashik;condom manufacturer;small-cap stocks India;UNFPA;government procurement;retail investors;CDSL demat accounts{#}gold;kalyan;Music;Google;BUSINESS;contract;March;social media;Parliament;HEALTH;Cinema;Government;zero;Population;INTERNATIONAL;Cycle;WATCH;Indian;India;tollywood-guest-roles;National Democratic Alliance;Devendra Fadnavis - indiaherald.com , India HeraldCupid Ltd's Share Price Doubled in Six Months — But Can a ₹1,200-Crore Condom Maker Outrun Its Own Hype?2026-07-13T14:58:42.800Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899315/Siddaramaiah-Shettar-Meeting-Karnataka-Lingayat-Politicshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA BJP heavyweight walks into the Congress CM's chamber for what is officially a constituency matter. But in a state where the Siddaramaiah-Shivakumar cold war is the only politics that matters, nothing is ever just a courtesy call. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Siddaramaiah Shettar Meeting: Karnataka Lingayat Politics - Siddaramaiah, Jagadish Shettar;DK Shivakumar;Karnataka;Congress;Lingayat;Vidhana Soudha;Belagavi;BJP;Karnataka Politics 2028{#}Kuruba;Rajya Sabha;Cycle;Karnataka;Currency;Office;Election;politics;Party;Assembly;kaleshwaram;Reddy;Leader;Ukraine;war;Delhi;Coimbatore;Chennai;WATCH;Congress;CM;history;READ;Indian;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;MP;kusuma jagadish;Deputy Chief Minister;Donald Trump;West Bengal - Kolkata;local language;Vaiko. - indiaherald.com , India HeraldShettar Walks Into Siddaramaiah's Office, DK Shivakumar Watches From the Corridor — Is Karnataka's CM Building a Lingayat Shield?2026-07-13T14:52:59.052Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899311/Taliban-Threatens-Pakistan-Strategic-Depth-Backfireshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/from-oil-to-beer-how-the-israelusiran-conflict-is-driving-prices-up-in-india2a3a69e6-33d1-4f07-81e1-239df64b0c0e-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Afghan Taliban's open threat to set Pakistan ablaze marks the terminal phase of Rawalpindi's decades-old 'strategic depth' doctrine — a policy designed to control Kabul that now threatens to consume Pakistan's own western frontier, with profound implications for India's security calculus. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Taliban Threatens Pakistan: Strategic Depth Backfires - Taliban, Pakistan;ISI;Rawalpindi;strategic depth;Durand Line;India;TTP;Balochistan;Pashtunistan;Afghanistan;China;CPEC;Line of Control{#}Balochistan;Khyber Pakhtunkhwa;Mass;Afghanistan;Beijing;China;Bangladesh;terrorism;oil;Strike;Pakistan;Alia Bhatt;Gift;Fire;Population;Delhi;Coimbatore;Chennai;Shield;Wanted;WATCH;READ;court;Indian;India;local language;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu;House - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTaliban's 'Pakistan Will Burn' Threat — Is Rawalpindi's Own Monster Finally Devouring the Hand That Fed It?2026-07-13T14:40:42.936Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899308/Trump-Ukraine-Patriot-Missile-License-What-It-Meanshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgBiden couldn't pull it off. Trump just did — not with taxpayer billions, but with a manufacturing license. The move reframes the entire Ukraine war as a privatised American franchise. India Herald unpacks the real calculation. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Trump Ukraine Patriot Missile License: What It Means - Trump, Ukraine;Patriot missile;Putin;US defence policy;NATO;India defence;Raytheon;Lockheed Martin;S-400;Biden;military-industrial complex{#}Fish;job;Ukraine;United States;Moscow;Red;Donald Trump;Ajit Pawar;Shiv Sena;Genre;Cinema;TECHNOLOGY;Shield;war;Wanted;INTERNATIONAL;WATCH;Russia;Indian;Industry;Government;READ;India;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Sony;LG;Apple;European Union;Industries;Devendra Fadnavis;shiv sena party;Congress-NCP - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTrump Hands Ukraine the Patriot Blueprint — Is 'America First' Now Arming the Enemy of His 'Friend' Putin?2026-07-13T14:30:54.789Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899305/West-Bengal-Mid-Day-Meal-Scam-Rs-100-Crore-Over-Reportinghttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA central audit has found Bengal inflated mid-day meal numbers worth over ₹100 crore in a single year — and in a state already scarred by the ration scam and SSC recruitment fraud, the political fallout may be more devastating than the financial one. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - West Bengal: Mid-Day Meal Scam Rs 100 Crore Over-Reporting - West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee;TMC;BJP;Mid-Day Meal Scheme;PM Poshan;ration scam;SSC scam;2026 elections;central funding;CBI{#}Biometric;Bengali;CBI;Calcutta;School;central government;Delhi;Press;court;Government;Assembly;READ;Indian;Minister;Telangana;Congress;India;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee;Bharatiya Janata Party;advertisement;Elections;SoniaGandhi;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹100 Crore in 'Ghost' Meals, a Pattern From Ration to SSC — Does Bengal's Mid-Day Scam Hand Modi the Perfect Alibi to Starve Mamata's Treasury?2026-07-13T14:20:54.993Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Quotes/Read/994899303/Monday-Motivation-Quotes-Best-Inspiring-Words-Jul-2026https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/quotes-IndiaHerald.jpgForget hollow positivity. These Monday quotes — from Kalam to Kabir, Rumi to Roosevelt — carry the weight of lived truth. India Herald curates the words worth carrying into the week, and unpacks why the right line at the right hour rewires the day. - Quotes - Sindujaa D N - Monday Motivation Quotes: Best Inspiring Words Jul 2026 - Monday motivation quotes, APJ Abdul Kalam;Swami Vivekananda;Kabir;Rumi;Eleanor Roosevelt;self-affirmation theory;inspirational quotes India;Monday morning motivation;psychology of motivation{#}Pennsylvania;University;REVIEW;Parliament;yogi;Russia;Fire;France;Sugar;wednesday;HEALTH;zero;WhatsApp;monday;Assembly;House;READ;Indian;Minister;CM;India;Smart phone;Posters;Population;Cabinet;Telangana Chief Minister - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMonday Motivation Quotes That Actually Work — Why Do the Right Words Hit Harder on the Worst Mornings?2026-07-13T14:14:47.650Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899302/Iltija-Mufti-House-Arrest-Kashmir-PDP-Martyrs-Dayhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgBy confining Iltija and Mehbooba Mufti to prevent a Martyrs' Day march, the administration punctured its own 'Naya Kashmir' script — and handed a fading PDP exactly the victimhood optics it could never have manufactured on its own. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Iltija Mufti House Arrest: Kashmir PDP Martyrs Day - Iltija Mufti, PDP;Mehbooba Mufti;Kashmir;Martyrs Day;House Arrest;Jammu and Kashmir;Article 370;National Conference;Omar Abdullah;Naya Kashmir{#}hari;Srinagar;Mehbooba Mufti;Mehbooba;Article 370;August;Wanted;Fort;Agra;MP;Amit Shah;Heart;INTERNATIONAL;Alia Bhatt;Delhi;Gift;Maharashtra;Assembly;Office;March;Master;Apple;Capital;Coimbatore;Chennai;House;Election;social media;Press;Leader;court;media;Government;WATCH;READ;Indian;youth;WOMEN;politics;Minister;Party;India;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;custard apple;Hanu Raghavapudi;Population;local language;Loksabha;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldIltija's House Arrest, Delhi's 'Normalcy' Script — Did the Administration Just Gift the PDP Its Best Pre-Election Weapon?2026-07-13T14:12:38.811Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899299/Kaleshwaram-Project-Revanth-Reddy-vs-Jagadishwar-Reddyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgBRS leader Jagadishwar Reddy's sharp counter to CM Revanth Reddy over Kaleshwaram isn't spontaneous anger — it signals a calculated opposition pivot from defence to attack. India Herald decodes who is really winning this war of narratives. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Kaleshwaram Project: Revanth Reddy vs Jagadishwar Reddy - Revanth Reddy, Jagadishwar Reddy;Kaleshwaram Project;Telangana;BRS;Congress;Telangana Politics;Irrigation{#}Warangal;Nalgonda;Mahabubnagar;Karimnagar;Siddipet;Kaleshwaram Project;contract;kaleshwaram;students;Shield;WhatsApp;social media;Press;Leader;Party;Hyderabad;court;Revanth Reddy;media;Telangana;Government;war;Congress;Reddy;revanth;Telugu;News;WATCH;READ;CM;Andhra Pradesh;India;local language;Switzerland;Onion;SoniaGandhi - indiaherald.com , India HeraldKaleshwaram, Revanth's Permanent Alibi, Jagadishwar's Calculated Rage — Who Is Actually Winning Telangana's Costliest Perception War?2026-07-13T14:03:00.003Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Technology/Read/994899297/Google-AI-India-Search-Strategy-Impact-2026https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/sara-ali-khans-performance-left-reddit-disappointedddf20c8f-55a4-4b5d-88fe-32ae110ea5a1-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgGoogle dominates 92% of Indian search — but its frantic pivot to AI Overviews is quietly cannibalising the very traffic that funds India's digital economy. The math is brutal, and nobody in Mountain View wants to talk about it. - Technology - D N INDUJAA - Google AI India: Search Strategy Impact 2026 - Google, AI Overviews;Gemini;Sundar Pichai;Alphabet;India;CCI;search market;OpenAI;ChatGPT;digital advertising;Indian publishers;IAMAI;Redseer{#}Microsoft;Gemini;Cricket;Google;economics;TECHNOLOGY;Event;Indians;BUSINESS;Amaravati;Capital;Mumbai;Doctor;HEALTH;VIEW;Industry;News;Coimbatore;WATCH;Chennai;Election;Minister;READ;Indian;Andhra Pradesh;India;tollywood-guest-roles;Digital Wallet Platform;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Sony;LG;Apple;Population;local language;Industries;European Union;Smart phone;CBN;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Vaiko.;House - indiaherald.com , India HeraldGoogle's $75 Billion AI Gamble Meets India's 700 Million Smartphones — Who Really Pays When the Search Box Thinks for You?2026-07-13T13:56:35.973Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899294/Karur-DMK-Row-Tamil-Nadu-2026-Assembly-Poll-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA minor local dispute in one of DMK's most impregnable constituencies is being read — in corridors from Chennai to Coimbatore — as the first serious stress test of Stalin's caste coalition in the Kongu heartland, just as Vijay's TVK threatens to scramble every old equation. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Karur DMK Row: Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Poll Impact - Karur, Tamil Nadu;DMK;AIADMK;BJP;TVK;Vijay;MK Stalin;Kongu Belt;2026 Tamil Nadu Elections;Edappadi K Palaniswami;News18{#}New Zealand;Iron;jaishankar;WOMEN;Coimbatore;District;WATCH;Currency;Stalin;Chennai;Tamil;zero;Assembly;war;Election;WhatsApp;social media;Office;Minister;politics;Press;Leader;Party;READ;Indian;Aamir Khan;Congress;marriage;Elections;Bank;India;local language;Smart phone;House;udhayanidhi stalin;Loksabha;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu;Subrahmanyam Jaishankar;Venkatesh;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldKarur Was DMK's Safest Seat for Decades — So Why Is a Local 'Row' Suddenly Testing Stalin's Kongu Belt Armour Before 2026?2026-07-13T13:50:04.750Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899291/Chandrababu-Naidu-Pawan-Kalyan-Health-Update-Politicshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh didn't delegate the task to Janasena's own machinery or a hospital spokesperson. He did it himself — and in alliance politics, nothing personal is ever just personal. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Chandrababu Naidu: Pawan Kalyan Health Update Politics - Chandrababu Naidu, Pawan Kalyan;Janasena;TDP;Andhra Pradesh;Kapu vote bank;YSRCP;alliance politics;News18{#}Sex;Gift;Doctor;HEALTH;June;Janasena;Episode;Reddy;Telangana;WhatsApp;Bank;social media;Office;Cabinet;VIEW;News;Minister;wednesday;Jagan;TDP;Kerala;Pawan Kalyan;politics;Press;Andhra Pradesh;court;Leader;Party;READ;Government;Indian;Telugu;CM;India;CBN;Telangana Chief Minister;Deputy Chief Minister;Jr NTR;Digital Wallet Platform;Research and Analysis Wing - indiaherald.com , India HeraldOne Health Bulletin, Two Political Careers — Why Is Chandrababu Naidu Playing Doctor for Pawan Kalyan?2026-07-13T13:43:41.939Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899288/Amaravati-vs-Mavigan-AP-2029-Election-Capital-Battlehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgJagan Reddy's renewed 'Mavigan' pitch and Naidu's Amaravati commitment are not about urban planning — they are the opening salvos of a caste-region chess game that will define AP politics for the next three years. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Amaravati vs Mavigan: AP 2029 Election Capital Battle - Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati;Mavigan;2029 Elections;Chandrababu Naidu;YS Jagan Mohan Reddy;TDP;YSRCP;JSP;Pawan Kalyan;BJP;capital city debate;AP politics{#}Kamma;Vijayawada;wednesday;secretariat;YS Jagan Mohan Reddy;Rayalaseema;Jagan;Banking;TDP;Amaravati;Kerala;Pawan Kalyan;politics;Press;Andhra Pradesh;Capital;Indian;Telugu;Delhi;media;court;CM;Leader;Party;Assembly;READ;Government;Elections;Election;war;India;Population;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldAmaravati vs 'Mavigan' — Three Years Out, Two Cities, One Question: Whose Electoral Map Does This Capital War Actually Redraw?2026-07-13T13:34:43.349Zalways1.0