<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/Movies/Read/994898003/Priyanka-Chopra-The-Cycle-of-Love-Documentary</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/priyanka-chopra-jonas-says-she-froze-her-eggs-in-early-sc5eba5df-f2ce-414c-9a0f-372c6402b56a-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>With The Cycle of Love, Priyanka Chopra Jonas adds another global prestige documentary to a production slate that looks less like a hobby and more like a calculated alternative to the Bollywood machinery she left behind. - Movies - Srivastan Venkatraman - Priyanka Chopra: The Cycle of Love Documentary - Priyanka Chopra Jonas,The Cycle of Love,documentary,Bollywood,indie cinema,Purple Pebble Pictures,global streaming{#}Priyanka Chopra,Masala,Journey,economics,sunday,festival,Capital,Love,Box office,ajay,rohini,Red,Comedy,social media,producer,Currency,politics,Mumbai,WATCH,Delhi,zero,Cycle,Apple,Press,READ,Hollywood,bollywood,INTERNATIONAL,Indian,Shahid Kapoor,Shahid,Industry,Tamil,India,advertisement,Research and Analysis Wing,Industries,Blockbuster hit,custard apple,Cinema,Alia Bhatt,Population - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Priyanka Chopra Backs a 6,000-Mile Bicycle Doc — Is Her Indie Empire the Quietest Revenge Bollywood Never Saw Coming?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T14:22:00.515Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Cooking/Read/994897999/Nimbu-Ka-Achaar-July-Lemon-Pickle-Recipe-Tips</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/cooking-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Every Indian kitchen attempts lemon pickle in the monsoon months. Most batches go cloudy, turn bitter, or grow a suspicious fuzz by August. The problem is not the recipe — it is the science of salt, oil, and humidity that your grandmother understood by instinct and modern kitchens have forgotten. - Cooking - D N INDUJAA - Nimbu Ka Achaar: July Lemon Pickle Recipe Tips - nimbu ka achaar,lemon pickle recipe,July pickle,Indian pickle science,ICAR food preservation,CFTRI,monsoon cooking,mustard oil pickle,fermentation,Indian kitchen traditions{#}salt,5G,Sodium,Rock salt,Bacteria,TECHNOLOGY,oil,BEAUTY,Press,House,READ,June,Indians,Indian,India,Dry Fruits,Research and Analysis Wing,Dell,HP,Asus,Acer,Samsung,Apple,Huawei,Nokia,Sony,HTC,Motorola,Redmi,LG - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Nimbu Ka Achaar in July Heat — Why Does India's Simplest Preserve Defeat 90% of Home Cooks?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T14:13:51.080Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897998/Same-Sex-Spousal-Tax-Benefits-India-Unverified-Report</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/-sebi-says-income-tax-department-relaxes-pan-allotment-rules-for-fpisdd926477-717f-4930-9de3-1a485ea33686-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>An editorial transparency note: India Herald's review desk found that the underlying source material for this article did not support the claims attributed to The Times of India. Rather than publish an unverified story, we are issuing this disclosure in line with our editorial standards. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Same-Sex Spousal Tax Benefits India Unverified Report - India Herald editorial standards,source verification,same-sex spousal tax benefits,Income Tax Department,Supreme Court 2023,LGBTQ rights India,editorial transparency,fabrication prevention{#}Stalin,October,REVIEW,Chennai,MP,marriage,Tsunami,June,Supreme,Indians,zero,Cycle,Murder,Criminal,Jagan,court,School,Indian,Government,India,Murder.,Scheduled caste,udhayanidhi stalin,Digital Wallet Platform - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Source Check Failed: India Herald Cannot Verify Reported IT Department Opposition to Same-Sex Spousal Tax Benefits</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T14:11:55.664Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897995/Rushikonda-HC-Case-AP-Govt-Counter-Affidavit-Impact</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The HC's instruction to AP to file a counter-affidavit on Rushikonda hill constructions looks routine — but India Herald's read is that the Naidu government is drafting a document designed to do far more than answer a court query. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Rushikonda HC Case: AP Govt Counter Affidavit Impact - Rushikonda,Andhra Pradesh High Court,Chandrababu Naidu,Jagan Mohan Reddy,YSRCP,TDP,Visakhapatnam,AP Politics,Counter Affidavit{#}CBI,Murder,Mohan,High court,Criminal,WOMEN,Drought,TDP,Jagan,court,Andhra Pradesh,Press,Election,CM,House,READ,WATCH,Assembly,Party,Minister,Indian,Government,India,Telangana Chief Minister,Anti-Corruption Bureau,Smart phone,local language,Murder. - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Rushikonda 'Palace' File Lands in HC — Is Naidu's Counter-Affidavit the Legal Noose Jagan Cannot Escape?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T14:00:18.696Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897992/Maharashtra-Marathi-Rule-Commercial-Drivers-Aug-16</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik's new rule requiring Marathi proficiency and domicile certificates for all commercial drivers is not just a regulatory tightening — it is a calculated land-grab on the 'Marathi Manoos' identity plank that Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena has treated as ancestral property for decades. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Maharashtra Marathi Rule Commercial Drivers Aug 16 - Maharashtra,Pratap Sarnaik,Eknath Shinde,Uddhav Thackeray,Marathi Manoos,Mumbai,BJP,Shiv Sena,commercial drivers,domicile certificate,Times of India,transport policy{#}Thane,OLA,UBER,Ancestral,Jharkhand,Kannada,Bihar,Rahul Gandhi,August,Dehradun,Uttar Pradesh,Pune,Tiger,Driver,police,Mumbai,Car,Sugar,WhatsApp,Maharashtra,Currency,Hindi,Tamil,politics,Minister,READ,WATCH,News,Shiv Sena,Uddhav Thackeray,Assembly,war,Party,Indian,Government,India,shiv sena party,Bharatiya Janata Party,local language,House,rahul,Rahul Sipligunj,Arvind Kejriwal - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>August 16 Marathi Mandate for Mumbai Cabbies — Is Shinde Building a Linguistic Trap That Uddhav Cannot Escape?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T13:53:16.089Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897988/Vijay-Jana-Nayagan-July-24-Release-Movie-or-TVK-Campaign</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Vijay's final film as an actor now has a date — but with TVK building toward 2026 Tamil Nadu polls, the timing raises the question every insider is whispering: whose release strategy is this, really? - Movies - G GOWTHAM - Vijay Jana Nayagan July 24 Release: Movie or TVK Campaign - Vijay,Jana Nayagan,TVK,Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam,Tamil Nadu Elections 2026,CBFC,Tamil Cinema,Cinema and Politics{#}Cycle,maruti,Letter,producer,Tamil,Elections,Election,Party,politics,vehicles,Film Nagar,Cinema,history,Minister,INTERNATIONAL,BUSINESS,READ,Mass,Audience,WATCH,ali,bollywood,Industry,India,Industries,Vaishno Devi,Dargah Sharif,local language,Blockbuster hit,Telangana Chief Minister,CM,Alia Bhatt - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>'Jana Nayagan' Eyes July 24 — Is Vijay's Last Film a Movie Release or TVK's First Campaign Reel?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T13:40:00.894Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897986/Dhamaal-4-Day-1-Box-Office-Prediction-Ajay-Devgn</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/postpandemic-the-only-actor-with-backtoback-hitsef74b13c-9043-4154-a45c-aed0534b9c72-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Ajay Devgn's solo dramas have bled red for two years straight — yet Dhamaal 4 is projected to open north of ₹25 crore. India Herald decodes why the franchise comedy has become Bollywood's last reliable opening-day machine, and what that says about the industry's deepening dependence on nostalgia over originality. - Movies - Sowmiya Sriram - Dhamaal 4 Day 1 Box Office Prediction Ajay Devgn - Dhamaal 4,Ajay Devgn,Box Office,Bollywood,Day 1 Prediction,Franchise Comedy,Multi-Starrer,Maidaan,Golmaal,Total Dhamaal{#}Ajay Devgn,Arshad Warsi,Tabu,Friday,Moon,Instagram,Stree,SPORTS,ajay,job,Hindi,rohini,Delhi,Red,READ,Comedy,Mass,Shahid Kapoor,Shahid,Romantic,Audience,bollywood,zero,social media,WATCH,Industry,Indian,News,India,Hanu Raghavapudi,Industries,Population,Vaishno Devi,Dargah Sharif,Alia Bhatt,akhil akkineni - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Dhamaal 4 vs Ajay Devgn's Solo Flops — Is the Multi-Starrer Comedy Now Bollywood's Only ₹30 Crore Opening-Day Insurance Policy?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T13:29:25.953Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994897985/Cupid-Ltd-Share-Price-Small-Cap-Rally-Analysis</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/viral-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Cupid Ltd — India's largest condom and female contraceptive exporter — has become one of the most searched small-cap stocks in the country. Behind the ticker-tape frenzy lies a story about government contracts, African export corridors, and whether retail investors are buying fundamentals or just the name. - Viral - G GOWTHAM - Cupid Ltd Share Price: Small-Cap Rally Analysis - Cupid Ltd,Cupid share price,BSE,small-cap stocks,UNFPA,condom manufacturer,Sangli,Maharashtra,Indian stock market,micro-cap rally,2026{#}Tanzania,AIDS,Army,Maharashtra,social media,gold,Telangana,Currency,history,Bank,contract,Government,Minister,INTERNATIONAL,WATCH,Population,Industry,BUSINESS,HEALTH,Indians,Indian,News,India,tollywood-guest-roles,Industries,Service,Telangana Chief Minister,CM - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Cupid Ltd Share Price Surges Past ₹80 — But Can a Condom Company Really Be India's Hottest Small-Cap Bet?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T13:25:01.073Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897982/Cocktail-2-Box-Office-Shahid-Kapoor-3rd-Highest-Grosser</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/why-rashmika-mandannas-glamorous-avatar-in-cocktail-has-divided-the-internet1476858e-8ff5-45c3-a458-bb878ab8f1b1-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Twenty days in, a film with no universe, no franchise IP, and no ₹300-crore budget is quietly rewriting Shahid Kapoor's career ledger and forcing Bollywood to ask an uncomfortable question about where the real money lives. - Movies - Sowmiya Sriram - Cocktail 2 Box Office: Shahid Kapoor 3rd Highest Grosser - Cocktail 2,Shahid Kapoor,Kriti Sanon,Rashmika Mandanna,Bollywood Box Office,Rom-Com,Bollywood 2026,Box Office Collection{#}Shahid Kapoor,Jersey,Love,Kabir singh,Shahid,Love Story,Red,vehicles,Genre,Romantic,Film Nagar,Box office,Yash,Success,Hollywood,Audience,WATCH,Industry,BUSINESS,king,READ,bollywood,Indian,India,Population,Blockbuster hit,Father,Research and Analysis Wing,Alia Bhatt,Industries,rashmika mandanna,advertisement - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Cocktail 2 Crosses ₹150 Crore for Shahid Kapoor — Has Bollywood's 'Dead' Rom-Com Just Exposed the Action Blockbuster's Dirty Little Secret?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T13:19:01.351Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Beauty/Read/994897980/Indian-Monsoon-Skincare-Turmeric-Rice-Water-Routine</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/beauty-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>As July humidity turns every moisturiser into a greasy regret, India's oldest kitchen-shelf ingredients are staging a quiet, science-backed comeback — and the global beauty industry is finally paying attention. - Beauty - G GOWTHAM - Indian Monsoon Skincare: Turmeric Rice Water Routine - monsoon skincare,turmeric skincare,rice water,multani mitti,neem,Indian beauty,Ayurvedic skincare,Lakadong turmeric,monsoon beauty routine,Dr Jaishree Sharad,Indian Journal of Dermatology{#}Nani,Meghalaya,Rasam,Onion,Aloe vera,Neem,Turmeric,london,thursday,BUSINESS,king,BEAUTY,WhatsApp,Air,Mumbai,Event,READ,Indian,oil,India,Research and Analysis Wing,advertisement,Vaishno Devi,Dargah Sharif - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Turmeric, Rice Water and the Monsoon — Why Does India's 3,000-Year-Old Beauty Ritual Outperform Your ₹2,000 Serum?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T13:12:00.764Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897977/Anantapur-MS-Raju-vs-Thopudurthi-Clash-Explained</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A street-level confrontation in Anantapur between ruling MLA MS Raju and former YSRCP MLA Thopudurthi is not a mere local brawl — it is the sharp edge of a calculated NDA strategy to dismantle the opposition's factional muscle across Rayalaseema, one district strongman at a time. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Anantapur: MS Raju vs Thopudurthi Clash Explained - MS Raju, Thopudurthi;Anantapur;Rayalaseema;YSRCP;NDA;TDP;Andhra Pradesh;factional politics;2024 elections{#}ms raju;Amaravati;Steel plant;Kurnool;kuppam;TDP;Reddy;Jagan;MLA;village;District;Currency;June;kadapa;Rayalaseema;history;politics;media;Election Commission;police;Bank;Election;court;Office;Andhra Pradesh;Party;READ;zero;Indian;war;Delhi;India;National Democratic Alliance;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;Event - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>MS Raju vs Thopudurthi, One District, Two Egos — Is the NDA Systematically Snuffing Out YSRCP's Last Rayalaseema Strongmen?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T13:10:01.049Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897974/Chabahar-Port-US-Strikes-on-Iran-Hit-India-Strategy</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/viral/127/now-withdraw-pf-funds-via-atm-learn-about-the-new-epfo-system75e553b9-d37d-481a-a2b1-a055becfa293-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>American missiles have landed on the one Iranian port India bet half a billion dollars on — and the silence from Washington about Delhi's exposure is louder than the explosions. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Chabahar Port: US Strikes on Iran Hit India Strategy - Chabahar, India;Iran;US strikes;multi-alignment;Pakistan;Gwadar;CPEC;INSTC;foreign policy;India Ports Global Ltd{#}Afghanistan;Strike;East;Prime Minister;United States;China;Beijing;Rail;Moscow;Idea;Mumbai;Oman;rohini;zero;workers;Arabian sea;Iran;INTERNATIONAL;Pakistan;Delhi;Indian;Government;India;Alia Bhatt;Population;gulf countries - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>India's $500M Chabahar Gambit Caught in American Crossfire — Is Washington Punishing Delhi's Multi-Alignment or Just Not Caring?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T12:59:37.402Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897973/Pakistan-Cargo-Plane-Crash-K2-Airways-Boeing-737-Wreckage-Found</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The wreckage of a K2 Airways Boeing 737 freighter has been located in the Arabian Sea off Karachi — but with five crew still missing and a growing list of Pakistani aviation incidents, India Herald examines what this pattern tells Delhi about the infrastructure decay of the military machine next door. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Pakistan Cargo Plane Crash: K2 Airways Boeing 737 Wreckage Found - Pakistan, K2 Airways;Boeing 737;Karachi;Arabian Sea;Pakistan Air Force;India defence;aviation safety;PIA;cargo plane crash{#}Arabian sea;Air;VIEW;Amit Shah;electricity;oil;Episode;2020;Gift;Minister;Crash;Iran;Donald Trump;INTERNATIONAL;Press;READ;Pakistan;Delhi;Indian;Government;war;Population;India;tollywood-guest-roles;local language;House;indigo airlines - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>5 Crew Missing, One Boeing in the Arabian Sea — What Does Pakistan's Cargo-Plane Wreck Reveal About the Military Machine Next Door?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T12:53:21.218Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897970/Indus-Waters-Treaty-Pakistan-Water-Crisis-Data-India</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Pakistan has screamed 'water theft' for decades — but its own hydrology numbers point the finger squarely at Islamabad's chronic mismanagement. India Herald unpacks what this means for Modi's negotiating hand, and why New Delhi's restraint may be the real story. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Indus Waters Treaty: Pakistan Water Crisis Data India - Indus Waters Treaty, Pakistan;India;Modi;water crisis;MEA;climate change;World Bank;Tarbela Dam;Pahalgam{#}Indus River;Himalayas;Pahalgam;Driver;Drought;Mantra;INTERNATIONAL;workers;rohini;Bangladesh;Party;Office;Press;Government;Population;zero;Punjab;WATCH;Capital;READ;Pakistan;Delhi;Indian;India;local language;Alia Bhatt - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Pakistan's Own Water Data Exposed Its Real Crisis — So Why Is Modi Still Playing Defence on the Indus Treaty?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T12:48:42.087Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897966/Alpha-Box-Office-Day-6-Alia-Bhatt-Film-Struggles</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Six days in, Alpha has barely scraped past ₹50 crore worldwide on a reported budget north of ₹150 crore. India Herald breaks down why the numbers spell trouble not just for one film, but for the entire franchise philosophy Aditya Chopra built. - Movies - Sowmiya Sriram - Alpha Box Office Day 6: Alia Bhatt Film Struggles - Alia Bhatt, Sharvari;Alpha;YRF Spy Universe;Box Office;Aditya Chopra;War 2;Pathaan 2;Bollywood;Franchise Fatigue{#}Aditya Chopra;Hrithik Roshan;Yash;Tiger;Alia Bhatt;Idea;Hollywood;Hindi;monday;Iron;WOMEN;Arjun;producer;Thriller;John Abraham;WATCH;war;Supreme Court;News;Capital;READ;Delhi;Audience;Minister;bollywood;Industry;India;Industries;Kiara Advani;House;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Day 6 and Still Crawling Toward ₹50 Crore — Is Alia Bhatt's 'Alpha' the Wound That Bleeds YRF's Spy Universe Dry?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T12:40:27.886Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897963/Delhi-Rohini-Building-Collapse-Monsoon-Deaths</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/why-is-rohini-commission-important6b764006-591a-4414-bb13-e3ec0c948817-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Three people are dead in Rohini after a building collapsed during heavy monsoon rain. Delhi has three power centres — the elected government, the MCD, and the LG — and not one of them can be pinned down on drainage, building safety, or monsoon preparedness. India Herald breaks down the bureaucratic paralysis that turns every monsoon into a body count. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Delhi Rohini Building Collapse: Monsoon Deaths - Delhi, Rohini;building collapse;monsoon;AAP;BJP;MCD;Lieutenant Governor;waterlogging;drainage;Mumbai{#}rohini;yamuna;Accident;Pune;Rail;ram mandir;Capital;ali;Bangladesh;Party;READ;Gift;bollywood;zero;Master;central government;court;Delhi;Office;LG;Industry;Press;Government;Population;Indian;India;Service;Bharatiya Janata Party;local language;Industries;ram pothineni;Event - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>3 Lives, One Collapsed Building, Zero Accountability — Who Owns Delhi's Monsoon Death Trap When Everyone Rules and Nobody Governs?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T12:29:36.819Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994897962/EPFO-2026-Dormant-Accounts-Claim-Delays-Reform</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/viral/127/now-withdraw-pf-funds-via-atm-learn-about-the-new-epfo-system75e553b9-d37d-481a-a2b1-a055becfa293-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>India's largest social security body sits on a corpus bigger than many nations' GDPs — yet millions of workers still chase clerks for their own money. The real crisis is not technology; it is a design philosophy stuck in the Nehru era. - Viral - Srivastan Venkatraman - EPFO 2026: Dormant Accounts, Claim Delays, Reform - EPFO, Employees Provident Fund Organisation;EPFO 3.0;PF claim delay;dormant EPFO accounts;PF wage ceiling;social security India;Union Budget 2026;Labour Ministry;retirement savings India{#}Surat;Supreme Court;HEALTH;Infosys;Hyderabad;contract;Office;School;Frozen;Letter;Elections;Bank;TECHNOLOGY;workers;Industry;job;Press;Government;Indians;Population;Indian;Google;Election;News;India;tollywood-guest-roles;Digital Wallet Platform;Industries;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Samsung;Apple;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>₹21 Lakh Crore of Your Money, 7 Crore Dormant Accounts — Why Does EPFO Still Run Like a 1952 Post Office?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T12:25:16.756Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897957/Bengal-Wrongful-Deportation-4-Residents-Return</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Four Indian citizens spent 13 months in Bangladesh — not because they crossed the border, but because the border's bureaucracy crossed them. India Herald examines the systemic rot that made it possible and why millions in border districts should be paying attention. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Bengal Wrongful Deportation: 4 Residents Return - West Bengal,Bangladesh,wrongful deportation,border states,Calcutta High Court,identity verification,Foreigners Tribunal,India deportation policy,documentation,Bengal politics{#}Kolkata,trinamool congress,High court,Criminal,Calcutta,job,Parliament,Bangladesh,Police Station,Election,Yatra,Supreme,Tamil,Uttar Pradesh,yogi,Party,police,Minister,court,Delhi,Press,MP,war,zero,Government,Indians,WATCH,INTERNATIONAL,READ,Indian,India,West Bengal - Kolkata,House,Population,local language,Bharatiya Janata Party,Panchayati - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>13 Months, 4 Lives Erased by a Rubber Stamp — If Bengal's Own Citizens Can Be Deported, Who in a Border State Is Safe?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T12:20:01.150Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897956/JD-Vance-H-1B-Visa-Impact-on-Indian-IT-Workers</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Vance's renewed push to reserve American jobs for American workers is not election-year noise — it is a policy blueprint with legislative history, and India's massive IT workforce and student pipeline sit squarely in the crosshairs. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - JD Vance H-1B Visa: Impact on Indian IT Workers - JD Vance, H-1B visa;Indian IT workers;Trump administration;immigration policy;America First;US visa restrictions;Indian students;Hyderabad IT;USCIS{#}Senator;Mantra;United States;Canada;workers;Indians;Chennai;Banking;Population;students;Corporate;WATCH;history;University;INTERNATIONAL;politics;READ;Industry;Indian;India;Service;Jr NTR;Industries;Donald Trump;local language - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>JD Vance's 'American Jobs for Americans' Mantra — Is This the First Axe Aimed at India's H-1B Pipeline?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T12:13:23.552Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897953/Meloni-Trump-Cold-Shoulder-Global-Right-Wing-Alliance-Rift</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Italy's PM insists she is unbothered by Trump's frosty NATO-sideline behaviour — but the viral awkwardness exposes a deeper fracture: the global populist club runs on transactional loyalty, and Meloni may have just discovered the price of admission. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Meloni Trump Cold Shoulder: Global Right-Wing Alliance Rift - Giorgia Meloni,Donald Trump,Italy,United States,NATO,right-wing populism,global politics,India diplomacy,Viktor Orbán,G7{#}Currency,Episode,Italy,Elections,Bank,Press,INTERNATIONAL,Event,king,politics,Prime Minister,TECHNOLOGY,Gift,Moscow,Iran,Donald Trump,Indian,June,ali,Leader,READ,media,Industry,bollywood,Government,India,European Union,Jr NTR,local language,Service,Industries,Dell,HP,Asus,Acer,Samsung,Apple,Huawei,Nokia,Sony,LG,HTC,Motorola,Redmi - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Meloni Smiled Through Trump's Cold Shoulder — But Can the Global Right's 'Alliance of Egos' Survive Its Own Members?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T12:08:04.696Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897950/Akhil-Akkineni-Lenin-Review-Blockbuster-Mass-Entertainer</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/nagarjuna-akkineni-backs-son-akhils-film-lenin-ahead-of-june-release038d056f-29ca-4b29-9677-66ff253148c3-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Early reviews call Lenin a blockbuster-grade mass entertainer — but the real story is the ruthless course correction the Akkineni camp engineered after Agent nearly buried a career. India Herald breaks down what this means for Akhil's standing in the Tollywood hierarchy. - Movies - S Venkateshwari - Akhil Akkineni Lenin Review: Blockbuster Mass Entertainer - Akhil Akkineni, Lenin;Tollywood;Nagarjuna;Agent;Akkineni family;mass entertainer;Telugu cinema;blockbuster review{#}SPORTS;akhil akkineni;Genre;Rangasthalam;Father;Majnu;naga;Romantic;producer;Telugu;Film Nagar;WATCH;REVIEW;Industry;Box office;history;READ;Naga Chaitanya;Mass;rajesh sharma;China;Beijing;John Abraham;University;Government;News;Capital;Tollywood;Audience;bollywood;India;Akkineni Nagarjuna;D Ramanaidu;Nimmala Ramanaidu;Industries;Cinema;Blockbuster hit;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>'Agent' Nearly Ended Akhil Akkineni's Career — Has 'Lenin' Finally Proved the Akkineni Heir Can Carry a Film Alone?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T12:01:11.298Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897946/Erdogan-Gifted-Pistols-NATO-Summit-Starmer-Carney-React</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>At a defence summit built on the language of collective security, Turkey's president chose a gift that speaks a different dialect entirely — one of personal power, Ottoman nostalgia, and a pointed reminder of who was hosting whom. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Erdogan Gifted Pistols NATO Summit: Starmer Carney React - Erdogan, NATO Summit Ankara;Keir Starmer;Mark Carney;Turkey;F-35;diplomatic protocol;Trump;NATO;India strategic concerns{#}Turkey;Fighter;Beautiful;Frozen;Prime Minister;TECHNOLOGY;Pakistan;court;Delhi;Audience;June;history;zero;Gift;Leader;Moscow;Iran;Donald Trump;media;Capital;READ;Indian;India;local language;Hanu Raghavapudi;European Union;Jr NTR;Europe countries;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Samsung;Apple;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Engraved Pistols at a Peace Summit — Why Did Erdogan Hand NATO Leaders the One Gift Diplomacy Never Sends?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T11:49:01.593Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897941/AMU-Seerat-Certificate-Hindu-Student-SIR-Investigation</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/lion-movie-malaysia-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A routine investigation into AMU's Special Intelligence Report has surfaced a 'Seerat' certificate awarded to a Hindu student — a discovery that, in India Herald's assessment, hands the BJP a ready-made cultural wedge ahead of UP 2027. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - AMU Seerat Certificate Hindu Student SIR Investigation - AMU, Aligarh Muslim University;Seerat certificate;SIR search;Yogi Adityanath;UP 2027;BJP;minority institution status;Uttar Pradesh politics{#}December;lion;Girl;Heart Attack;Aligarh;March;tuesday;Success;School;University;WhatsApp;Legend;Lucknow;REVIEW;media;students;Press;Tamil;News;Gift;Uttar Pradesh;yogi;Yogi Adityanath;Government;Party;Assembly;war;READ;Indian;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;tollywood-guest-roles;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Event;television - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>A Hindu Student's 'Seerat' Certificate at AMU — Is Yogi's Government Investigating a University or Auditioning a Campaign Script?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T11:29:02.059Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994897940/Jio-Finance-Share-Price-2026-Stock-Analysis</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/adult-content-butchered-in-jiohotstar98e23299-d72a-44f4-b82b-1457257d9389-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Jio Financial Services has become one of the most searched stocks in India — but behind the ticker tape lies a story about promise, patience, and whether Ambani's fintech ambitions justify the premium retail investors are paying today. - Viral - Sowmiya Sriram - Jio Finance Share Price: 2026 Stock Analysis - Jio Financial Services, Jio Finance share price;Mukesh Ambani;Reliance Industries;BSE;NSE;RBI banking license;BlackRock;Allianz;Indian stock market;fintech India 2026{#}Mukesh;Mukesh Ambani;airport;Anil Ambani;Reliance;Banking;WOMEN;Jio;HDFC;Customer;history;Bank;BUSINESS;Capital;August;Industry;zero;Application;WATCH;READ;Indian;India;Service;Population;Digital Wallet Platform;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Industries;Donald Trump;Gautam Adani - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Jio Finance Share Price Climbs Past ₹300 — But Is the Market Pricing a Bank That Doesn't Exist Yet?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T11:23:01.346Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897938/UPPCL-Auto-Load-Hike-UP-Electricity-Bill-Rise-Explained</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Uttar Pradesh's power utility quietly revised sanctioned loads for millions of domestic consumers — no application, no consent, no notice. India Herald decodes the algorithm behind the shock bills, the bureaucratic defence, and the political gift it hands the opposition before 2027. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - UPPCL Auto Load Hike: UP Electricity Bill Rise Explained - UPPCL, Uttar Pradesh;electricity bills;auto-load revision;Yogi Adityanath;Akhilesh Yadav;UP 2027 elections;middle class;power tariff;Samajwadi Party{#}Varanasi;engineer;electricity;Iron;Application;Agra;Car;Sugar;June;Office;Elections;News;ram mandir;Gift;Uttar Pradesh;WATCH;Letter;war;Rahul Gandhi;Minister;READ;Indian;yogi;Yogi Adityanath;Government;Party;Assembly;India;Population;ram pothineni;Bharatiya Janata Party;House;rahul;Rahul Sipligunj;Arvind Kejriwal;local language - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>₹300 Bills Turned ₹3,000 Overnight — Is UPPCL's 'Auto-Load' Algorithm the Stealth Tax Yogi's Middle Class Never Voted For?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T11:20:09.126Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897936/Ranveer-Singh-Arjun-Kapoor-Gunday-Reunion-Video</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/adult-content-butchered-in-jiohotstar98e23299-d72a-44f4-b82b-1457257d9389-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A viral video of two stars goofing to a 12-year-old hit looks like spontaneous bromance — but India Herald's read is that it is a textbook case of Bollywood weaponising nostalgia when the present offers little to celebrate. - Movies - Sowmiya Sriram - Ranveer Singh Arjun Kapoor: Gunday Reunion Video - Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor;Gunday;Tune Maari Entriyaan;Bollywood nostalgia;PR strategy;box office;Bollywood 2026{#}Arjun Kapoor;Ranveer Singh;dance;Heart;Thriller;Vivek Oberoi;shivaji;Arjun;Blockbuster hit;ajay;Cycle;monday;February;social media;Mass;Assembly;Box office;Industry;READ;Audience;bollywood;zero;Indian;India;Industries;House - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Ranveer &amp; Arjun Recreate 'Tune Maari Entriyaan' 12 Years Later — Pure Nostalgia or Bollywood's Shrewdest Damage-Control Playbook?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T11:11:21.311Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897933/Saif-Ali-Khan-Dhrudhur-Bollywood-Changed-Forever</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/hina-khan-recreates-kareena-kapoors-iconic-poo-scene-bd364a6f-6039-4865-acdf-f947bb8ad337-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Saif Ali Khan's pointed claim that Bollywood is a different beast before and after Dhrudhur sounds like a warning — but India Herald decodes what the veteran is really telling an industry that may not want to listen. - Movies - S Venkateshwari - Saif Ali Khan Dhrudhur: Bollywood Changed Forever - Saif Ali Khan, Dhrudhur;Bollywood;Devara;pan-India cinema;OTT;Hindi box office;Jr NTR{#}Saif Ali Khan;Hollywood;KGF;Box office;Jr NTR;ali;Telugu;Film Nagar;Audience;Cinema;John Abraham;Tamil;Industry;BUSINESS;Iran;Donald Trump;Moscow;Amritsar;Punjab;Capital;Minister;vehicles;Press;Hindi;READ;Indian;contract;bollywood;India;Industries;Hanu Raghavapudi;vijay kumar naidu;Population;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Saif Ali Khan Says Bollywood Changed Forever Around Dhrudhur — But Is the Nawab Warning an Industry or Eulogising Himself?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T10:59:30.476Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897930/Ram-Mandir-Trust-Shankaracharya-Scam-Claim-vs-SIT-Clean-Chit</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The SIT absolved the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. But Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand's persistent allegations of financial irregularities have opened a fault line between traditional Hindu clergy and BJP's political management of Ayodhya — and UP 2027 is closer than the party would like. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Ram Mandir Trust: Shankaracharya Scam Claim vs SIT Clean Chit - Ram Mandir, Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand;BJP;Ayodhya;UP 2027 Elections;SIT Clean Chit;Champat Rai;Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust;Uttar Pradesh;Hindu Religious Leaders{#}Pran;Indonesia;Interview;Train;ram mandir;Lucknow;Gift;Mumbai;France;Mass;vehicles;Champion;Uttar Pradesh;REVIEW;Election;Leader;Press;WATCH;Ayodhya;Hindi;media;Letter;Delhi;READ;temple;Congress;Assembly;court;war;Party;Indian;India;ram pothineni;Bharatiya Janata Party;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Population - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>SIT Gave Ram Mandir Trust a Clean Chit, Shankaracharya Calls It a 'Scam' — Is BJP Quietly Losing the Seers Before UP 2027?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T10:53:19.013Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897929/Dehradun-Police-Reshuffle-33-Officers-Transferred</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/delhidehradun-expressway-it-was-not-originally-meant-for-the-national-capital-656d4e7a-0cca-4130-8d02-cd4d25272977-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Dehradun's SSP moved 33 inspectors and sub-inspectors across police stations in one sweep — India Herald unpacks the law-and-order failures and political compulsions behind a reshuffle too large to be routine. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Dehradun Police Reshuffle: 33 Officers Transferred - Dehradun, Uttarakhand;Pushkar Singh Dhami;police transfer;BJP;law and order;SSP Dehradun;Uttarakhand politics{#}adithya;Saidi Reddy;Shiv Sena;Dehradun;Police Station;Uttarakhand;Office;District;READ;temple;Haryana;Elections;Congress;Assembly;court;News;police;Capital;Government;politics;Telangana;House;war;Maharashtra;Party;Indian;Minister;India;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;Population;Venkatesh;Telangana Rashtra Samithi TRS;SoniaGandhi;shiv sena party;Uddhav Thackeray - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>33 Officers Reshuffled Overnight in Dehradun — Is Dhami's Police Purge Damage Control or a Deeper Political Fix?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T10:47:48.112Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897922/Gurjit-Aujla-Charanjit-Channi-Meeting-Punjab-Congress</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A sitting Amritsar MP and a former Dalit Chief Minister sit down together while the official state leadership watches from a distance — India Herald unpacks the quiet power geometry reshaping Punjab Congress from the inside. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Gurjit Aujla Charanjit Channi Meeting: Punjab Congress - Gurjit Aujla, Charanjit Channi;Punjab Congress;Majha;Dalit politics;Raja Warring;Partap Singh Bajwa;2027 Punjab elections;AICC;Congress factionalism{#}mallikarjun;raja;Amritsar;Golden Temple;Bhagwant Mann;Rajya Sabha;Scheduled caste;Kerala;Writer;Punjab;Karnataka;Supreme;Election;Cheque;Elections;Congress;Assembly;Party;MP;bollywood;Population;Russia;Leader;Delhi;Press;Government;China;Rahul Gandhi;rahul;history;Bank;WATCH;READ;Indian;court;CM;News;Minister;India;Telangana Chief Minister;Loksabha;Rahul Sipligunj;Gujarat - Gandhinagar - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Aujla Walks Into Channi's Drawing Room, Two Factions Stay Outside — Is Punjab Congress Building a Majha-Dalit Axis Nobody Sanctioned?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T10:24:10.544Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994897920/Kalyan-Jewellers-Share-Price-2026-Rally-Analysis</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/viral-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Kalyan Jewellers has been one of the standout performers on Dalal Street this year, riding record gold prices and aggressive expansion — but India Herald's read suggests the valuation now prices in perfection, and perfection is a dangerous bet. - Viral - Sowmiya Sriram - Kalyan Jewellers Share Price: 2026 Rally Analysis - Kalyan Jewellers, share price;BSE;gold price;jewellery market India;FOCO franchise;Tanishq;T.S. Kalyanaraman;Moneycontrol;stock market 2026{#}kalyan;Oswal;Thrissur;festival;HDFC;history;East;Infosys;gold;advertisement;Industry;Bank;BUSINESS;oxygen;WATCH;Capital;READ;Indian;India;Customer;Industries;Hanu Raghavapudi - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Kalyan Jewellers Share Price Crosses ₹700 After 80% Annual Rally — But Can a Gold Chain Outrun Gravity Forever?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T10:23:33.626Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897917/Trump-Putin-Moscow-Meeting-Ukraine-Peace-Deal-Impact</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Trump offers to fly to Putin's turf. Zelensky responds with drone threats. The choreography tells you everything about who holds the cards — and who is about to lose them. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Trump Putin Moscow Meeting: Ukraine Peace Deal Impact - Trump, Putin;Moscow;Zelensky;Ukraine;Russia;NATO;India;diplomacy;ceasefire;drones;CAATSA;S-400{#}February;Ukraine;Red;Russia;Cricket;Iran;Donald Trump;Balloon;Leader;Delhi;Strike;Capital;Prime Minister;Moscow;TECHNOLOGY;June;Press;Government;zero;war;Indian;China;Beijing;oil;INTERNATIONAL;READ;Idea;Shadow;India;European Union;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Samsung;Apple;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;House - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Trump's Moscow Pitch, Zelensky's Drone Panic — Is Washington Quietly Building the Cage Before Offering Kyiv the 'Peace'?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T10:15:27.566Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Astrology/Read/994897916/Daily-Astrology-9-July-2026-Planetary-Transits</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/astrology-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Thursday's sky is loud — Jupiter expanding restless Gemini intellect, Mars grinding through stubborn Taurus, and Mercury edging into its pre-retrograde shadow. India Herald's astrology desk reads the cosmic weather and tells you exactly what to watch, what to hold back, and where the day's real opportunity hides for every sign. - Astrology - S Venkateshwari - Daily Astrology 9 July 2026: Planetary Transits - Astrology, Daily Horoscope;9 July 2026;Jupiter in Gemini;Mars in Taurus;Mercury Retrograde Shadow;Zodiac Signs;Vedic Astrology;Guruvar;Hindu Panchang{#}Shiva;Cancer;Fire;Yoga;Gemini;sun;monday;Degree;Romantic;wednesday;WhatsApp;Indians;thursday;READ;Idea;REVIEW;House;media;Culture;Shadow;India;Population;Smart phone;Lung cancer;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Jupiter in Gemini, Mars in Taurus, Mercury Retrograde Shadow — Why Does Thursday, 9 July 2026 Demand You Think Before You Speak?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T10:15:15.411Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897912/Amit-Shah-Infiltration-Meeting-Border-Security-2026</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/pm-modi-will-visit-landslidehit-wayanad-tomorrow82c7b74c-7cfe-472a-9043-f42011e57a6d-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The Home Minister has called a lightning-speed high-level meeting on illegal infiltration — but the timing, the political calendar, and the actors at the table tell a story that transcends border fencing. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Amit Shah: Infiltration Meeting Border Security 2026 - Amit Shah, illegal infiltration;border security;BJP;Uttar Pradesh 2027;India-Bangladesh border;NRC;Home Ministry;Bihar census;Assam{#}TECHNOLOGY;Assam;Biometric;Saharanpur;Bangladesh;June;Amit Shah;WATCH;Uttar Pradesh;Haryana;court;Press;Maharashtra;REVIEW;Minister;Elections;politics;Bihar;war;News;Congress;Telangana;Indian;Assembly;Government;Party;India;House;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Samsung;Apple;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;West Bengal - Kolkata;Hanu Raghavapudi;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;Mamata Benerjee;Population;SoniaGandhi - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Amit Shah's Sudden 'Infiltration' War Room — Border Security Reset or the First Brick of BJP's 2027 UP Fortress?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T10:00:01.573Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897909/Telangana-FPOs-Procurement-Licences-Priority-Policy</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/education/virgo_virgo/-ugc-net-june-applications-open-full-detailsad7c6829-7281-4149-b25e-64f29e29fc27-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>For the first time, Farmer Producer Organisations in Telangana will get priority access to procurement centres and agri-licences — a move that looks like farm reform but reads like a surgical strike on the cooperative networks that kept BRS dominant at the village level. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Telangana FPOs: Procurement Licences Priority Policy - Telangana FPO, Revanth Reddy;BRS;PACS cooperatives;procurement centres;Thummala Nageswara Rao;Prahlad Joshi;Telangana agriculture;kharif procurement{#}WOMEN;Champion;Traffic police;oxygen;village;police;REVIEW;producer;District;Tamil;Hyderabad;thursday;revanth;Revanth Reddy;Strike;Capital;Election;Minister;READ;Idea;Elections;Assembly;Congress;Telangana;politics;Government;Party;Indian;India;Smart phone;Bharatiya Janata Party;Akkineni Nageswara Rao;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Telangana FPOs Get First Shot at Procurement Licences — Is Revanth Reddy Quietly Rewiring the Village Power Grid BRS Built?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T09:49:02.171Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897907/Rahul-Gandhi-UGC-NET-NEET-BJP-Youth-Vote-Strategy</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/education/virgo_virgo/-ugc-net-june-applications-open-full-detailsad7c6829-7281-4149-b25e-64f29e29fc27-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Exam leaks are not just an administrative scandal — they are the new fault line of Indian politics. Rahul Gandhi is betting that the anger of 2.5 crore aspirants can do what ideology could not: crack the BJP's Hindi heartland fortress. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Rahul Gandhi UGC NET NEET: BJP Youth Vote Strategy - Rahul Gandhi, UGC NET;NEET;NTA;paper leak;BJP;Congress;exam reform;Hindi heartland;youth voters;competitive exams;Education Ministry{#}Rahul Gandhi;Idea;rahul;Patna;Uttar Pradesh;Yatra;Parliament;media;Haryana;Rajasthan;WhatsApp;MP;social media;Supreme;University;students;EDUCATION;Indians;Elections;Assembly;court;Supreme Court;Press;Congress;Telangana;Bihar;Maharashtra;Hindi;politics;war;Government;Party;Indian;News;India;Rahul Sipligunj;Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi;Bharatiya Janata Party;Digital Wallet Platform;Population;SoniaGandhi;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>UGC NET, NEET, और लाखों बर्बाद सिलेबस — क्या राहुल गांधी ने मोदी सरकार की सबसे बड़ी 'दुखती रग' पकड़ ली है?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T09:42:25.326Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897906/Gadkari-E20-Ethanol-Challenge-Kejriwal-Engine-Damage-Claim</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/nitin-gadkaris-double-standards-on-petrol-from-promise-to-reality941e2dda-27bb-42ef-94e5-51af52884f97-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Gadkari throws down a public dare on E20 ethanol — but with automaker warranties quietly hedging and the sugar lobby quietly profiting, the real question is not whether anyone can name a wrecked car, but whether anyone read the fine print before filling up. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Gadkari E20 Ethanol Challenge: Kejriwal Engine Damage Claim - Nitin Gadkari, Arvind Kejriwal;E20 Ethanol;Ethanol Blended Petrol;Sugar Industry;Car Engine Damage;AAP;BJP;Fuel Policy India;Middle Class{#}Amit Shah;maruti;naga;Arvind Kejriwal;Car;Letter;Balloon;BUSINESS;Sugar;Maharashtra;vehicles;Google;Shield;Karnataka;Election;Service;Leader;Cycle;Banking;Hindi;politics;war;Government;Party;Minister;2020;Petrol;oil;WATCH;INTERNATIONAL;Indian;News;READ;Delhi;India;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Gadkari Dares Kejriwal — 'Name One Car E20 Destroyed' — But What Does the Fine Print on Your Dashboard Really Say?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T09:38:24.061Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897903/Iran-Returns-India-Tanker-Trump-Threatens-Iran-Strike</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Tehran released an Indian oil tanker from the Strait of Hormuz just hours before Donald Trump declared Iran 'not worth a deal' and threatened an overnight military strike — a sequence that turns India's energy lifeline into the world's most dangerous chessboard. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Iran Returns India Tanker: Trump Threatens Iran Strike - Iran, India;Donald Trump;Strait of Hormuz;oil tanker;Hormuz crisis;India oil imports;Chabahar Port;US Iran tensions;crude oil prices;strategic petroleum reserve;I2U2{#}Afghanistan;london;June;August;Episode;Petrol;oil;Bhagalpur;Bihar;Strike;WATCH;Shadow;Iran;INTERNATIONAL;John Abraham;Capital;Indian;READ;Donald Trump;zero;Delhi;India;local language - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Iran Returns India's Tanker Hours Before Trump's 'Tonight We Strike' Threat — Is Tehran Buying Delhi's Silence or Pricing Hormuz's Shutdown?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T09:28:01.728Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Kids/Read/994897899/India-Kids-Summer-Screen-Time-Outdoor-Play-Benefits</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/editorial/politics_latestnews/michael-sundeep-kishans-next-surfaced-with-gruesome-posterbc6b0bbf-0db1-4940-bdbd-4b83eca46772-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>India's children now spend an average of 4.5 hours daily on screens during summer holidays — more than double their outdoor time. As the 40-day vacation shrinks into a scroll-and-swipe haze, India Herald examines what the research says kids actually lose when soil gives way to screens, and what sharp parents are doing about it. - Kids - D N INDUJAA - India Kids Summer Screen Time: Outdoor Play Benefits - Indian children, screen time;summer holidays;outdoor play;IAP guidelines;NIMHANS;child development;parenting India;urban play space;heat advisory{#}Evening;HEALTH;Cricket;Parents;School;Indian;Siddharth;zero;Industry;ajay;READ;India;Digital Wallet Platform;Industries;Event - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Screen Time, Soil Time, and the 40-Day Summer — Why Are India's Kids Losing the One Season That Builds Them?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T09:13:04.158Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897898/John-Abraham-Test-Subject-V-JioHotstar-OTT-Release</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/john-abraham-is-scared-of-ajay-devgan-release-date-of-tehran-pushed-forward0b39b338-7c4e-457d-a0b3-c58bd75ec6d7-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>While peers chase ₹300-crore opening weekends, John Abraham is running a parallel game — using his Pathaan-era star capital to push uncommercial, hard-hitting docu-features onto India's biggest streamer. Test Subject V, arriving on JioHotstar July 18, is the clearest signal yet that Bollywood's action heavyweight has figured out something most stars haven't: how to take creative risks without betting the house. - Movies - MANOJ KUMAR N - John Abraham Test Subject V: JioHotstar OTT Release - John Abraham, Test Subject V;JioHotstar;Bollywood OTT;docu-feature;JA Entertainment;Pathaan;streaming release;Bollywood 2026{#}John Abraham;Tiger;Romantic;V;Film Nagar;Hindi;Mass;Success;Capital;Hero;Audience;Cinema;bollywood;thursday;Press;zero;Industry;ajay;READ;India;Industries;House;Blockbuster hit;Alia Bhatt;tamannaah bhatia - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Zero Songs, No Action, Pure Reality — Is John Abraham Quietly Building Bollywood's Smartest OTT Safety Net?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T09:08:38.337Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897896/US-OPT-Bill-Keep-Innovators-in-America-Act-Impact</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/58/astrology_today/april--daily-horoscopeastrology7e49d60c-7c9d-4668-bdd9-00aee0a0f8eb-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The Keep Innovators in America Act would write OPT into federal statute for the first time — shielding over 200,000 international graduates, a disproportionate share of them Indian, from executive-order extinction. India Herald unpacks why the real battle is not the bill itself but the midterm calendar it rides on. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - US OPT Bill: Keep Innovators in America Act Impact - US OPT, Keep Innovators in America Act;international students;Indian students USA;H-1B visa;STEM OPT;US midterm elections;US immigration policy;Optional Practical Training{#}VIEW;Vivek Oberoi;rahman;Bangladesh;Singapore;University;Degree;November;Parents;April;Lie;Canada;Tamil;Strike;United States;shivaji;students;Rail;School;EDUCATION;Congress;Indians;Elections;Hyderabad;workers;Assembly;court;House;News;Industry;WATCH;READ;Shadow;Indian;Iran;China;Beijing;INTERNATIONAL;India;Donald Trump;Industries;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>A Bipartisan US Bill Wants to Save OPT for International Students — But Is It a Lifeline or a Campaign Prop Before Midterms?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T08:51:24.744Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897893/He-Couldn-t-Let-Go-Movie-Review-Showtimes-Trailer</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A film with no marquee names, no franchise safety net, and a title that reads like a confession note — He Couldn't Let Go arrives in Indian theatres banking entirely on intrigue. India Herald unpacks whether that gamble has legs. - Movies - Sowmiya Sriram - He Couldn't Let Go Movie: Review, Showtimes, Trailer - He Couldn't Let Go, eTimes;The Times of India;Indian cinema;OTT strategy;theatrical release;box office 2026;indie film India{#}Malayalam;Horror;Banking;Oscar;Hero;economics;Prabhas;Industry;WATCH;READ;Audience;Cinema;zero;bollywood;Indian;India;Posters;Industries;Digital Wallet Platform;Blockbuster hit - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>He Couldn't Let Go Lands With Zero Star Power and a Title That Begs a Story — But Can Pure Curiosity Fill Seats in 2026's Brutal Market?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T08:40:01.908Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897889/JDU-Suddu-Sai-Resigns-Bhagalpur-Bihar-Factionalism</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/verbal-crossfire-lalu-targets-modi41ec0f3a-354d-4e5f-801a-49d68351f54e-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Appointed Bihar State Secretary one day, resigned the next — Suddu Sai's revolt in JDU's Bhagalpur unit is not a personal tantrum but a pressure map of Nitish Kumar's factional fault lines heading into 2025's unfinished organisational churn. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - JDU Suddu Sai Resigns: Bhagalpur Bihar Factionalism - JDU,Suddu Sai,Bhagalpur,Bihar,Nitish Kumar,NDA,Bihar Politics,JDU Factionalism{#}Bhagalpur,Nitish Kumar,Cabinet,Gift,Leader,workers,Bihar,District,Shadow,Cycle,Party,Assembly,court,Office,Delhi,Government,Episode,social media,Press,READ,House,CM,India,local language,Event,National Democratic Alliance,Smart phone,advertisement - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Post Mila, Resign Kiya — JDU's Bhagalpur Revolt Under Suddu Sai Is Less Tantrum, More Faction Map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T08:29:26.666Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897886/Prabhas-Fauji-Actor-Rajesh-Sharma-Hospitalized-After-Insect-Bite</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/can-maruthi-convince-top-heroine-for-prabhas7eced878-c7cd-45d1-8fbc-b82d24ccdc55-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A venomous insect bite sends Bollywood actor Rajesh Sharma to the ICU during the outdoor shoot of Prabhas's Fauji — and the speed of the PR cleanup reveals more about the pressure cooker of pan-India filmmaking than the incident itself. - Movies - Srivastan Venkatraman - Prabhas Fauji: Actor Rajesh Sharma Hospitalized After Insect Bite - Prabhas, Fauji;Rajesh Sharma;Hanu Raghavapudi;Tollywood;pan-India films;film set safety;ICU;insect bite;Sita Ramam{#}Prabhas;rajesh sharma;Hanu Raghavapudi;gold;producer;Episode;Film Nagar;Dehydration;Ramoji Film City;Hindi;Director;wayanad;Tollywood;Diesel;WhatsApp;bollywood;social media;HEALTH;Industry;Telugu;Press;News;China;Beijing;war;Minister;WATCH;Indian;READ;House;India;Industries;Population;Jr NTR;Bharatiya Janata Party;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Prabhas's 'Fauji' Set, a Venomous Bite, and an ICU Dash — But What Does the PR Scramble Tell Us About Pan-India Filmmaking's Real Fragility?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T08:21:57.456Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897884/Rajasthan-UCC-Public-Feedback-BJP-Strategy-Explained</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Rajasthan's July 10-11 public feedback exercise on a proposed Uniform Civil Code looks less like genuine consultation and more like a choreographed dry-run — India Herald reads the political calculus behind the compressed timeline, the Uttarakhand precedent, and what it signals for BJP's pan-India ambitions. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Rajasthan UCC Public Feedback: BJP Strategy Explained - Rajasthan UCC,Uniform Civil Code,Bhajanlal Sharma,BJP,Uttarakhand UCC,public feedback,Indian personal law reform,All India Muslim Personal Law Board{#}REVIEW,marriage,Audience,Uttarakhand,Haryana,Rajasthan,Telangana,war,Cycle,Party,Assembly,Congress,Indians,court,Elections,Population,Minister,WATCH,Office,Indian,READ,Delhi,Government,zero,India,Telangana Chief Minister,CM,Venkatesh,Bharatiya Janata Party,House,Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal,Gujarat - Gandhinagar,SoniaGandhi - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Two Days, One Draft Law, Zero Guarantees of Dissent — Is Rajasthan's UCC 'Feedback' a Consultation or a Coronation?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T08:17:34.090Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/VidhyaKiVaidhyam/Read/994897881/India-Self-Medication-Crisis-Cough-Syrup-OTC-Drug-Risks</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/vidhyakivaidhyam-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>India's over-the-counter drug culture has built a ₹12,000-crore shadow pharmacy where the pharmacist is the family doctor and the cough syrup is the first resort — India Herald examines the clinical, regulatory, and human costs of a nation that treats the medicine shelf like a consultation. - VidhyaKiVaidhyam - G GOWTHAM - India Self-Medication Crisis: Cough Syrup OTC Drug Risks - self-medication India,OTC drugs,antibiotic resistance,ICMR,WHO,Indian pharmacies,monsoon health,drug-induced liver injury,Drugs and Cosmetics Act,VidhyaKiVaidhyam{#}police,Driver,Culture,Doctor,Bacteria,Drugs,Shadow,HEALTH,Survey,Industry,China,Beijing,Agra,bus,Lucknow,Office,News,Indian,READ,India,Conductor,Industries - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>India's ₹12,000-Crore Cough Syrup Habit — Why Do We Self-Medicate First and Ask Questions Only at the ICU Door?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T08:17:02.168Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994897879/Today-News-India-Top-Breaking-Stories-9-July-2026</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/viral-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>From monsoon fury reshaping travel plans to Parliament's stormy budget session and a global tech policy shift that quietly rewrites your phone — here is today's news in India, digested with the vantage no bulletin gives you. - Viral - D N INDUJAA - Today News India: Top Breaking Stories 9 July 2026 - today news,India news 9 July 2026,Mumbai rains,Parliament budget session,Indian IT stocks,consumer court ruling,Karnataka textbook controversy,monsoon 2026,IMD red alert{#}jai,prithviraj,shivaji,Infosys,TCS,Google,students,television,Kannada,October,Box office,Parliament,Rail,Red,Shield,software,Congress,Office,Mumbai,Hyderabad,Indians,News,bollywood,INTERNATIONAL,Karnataka,School,media,District,social media,Election,job,court,Elections,Indian,EDUCATION,2020,Capital,Government,READ,zero,Minister,WATCH,India,Smart phone,Population,tollywood-guest-roles,Event,Gujarat - Gandhinagar,Loksabha,Service,Panchayati - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Today News India, 9 July 2026 — Five Stories Breaking Right Now, But Which One Will You Still Care About Tomorrow?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T08:05:22.115Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897877/Agra-NH-19-Railing-Protest-Villagers-Block-NHAI-Work</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/delhiagra-yamuna-expressway-in-andhratelangana599a48e5-7cd4-4a11-aab3-ccdb17953f74-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Villagers along NH-19 near Agra halted NHAI railing installation, saying metal barriers would wall them off from their own farmland. The protest exposes a deeper fault line: India's highway-building spree is designed for the vehicle that speeds through, not the farmer who lives beside it. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Agra NH-19 Railing Protest: Villagers Block NHAI Work - NH-19,Agra,NHAI,Uttar Pradesh,highway protest,farmers,rural infrastructure,Grand Trunk Road,Yogi Adityanath,UP 2027 elections{#}Agra,Yogi Adityanath,village,MLA,Crash,House,Cycle,bus,Bike,August,Maharashtra,Lucknow,Capital,Government,vehicles,READ,zero,thursday,Service,Party,Minister,WATCH,Assembly,India,Research and Analysis Wing,Population,Bharatiya Janata Party,local language,Conductor,Vaishno Devi,Dargah Sharif,Digital Wallet Platform,Panchayati - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>NH-19 Agra Railing Protest — Are NHAI's 'Safety Walls' Quietly Turning UP's Farmers Into Prisoners of Their Own Fields?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T07:59:02.634Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897875/Lucknow-Bus-Depot-170-Conductor-Shortage-Costs</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Lucknow's bus depots have become parking lots — not because the fleet is broken, but because the state simply will not hire 170 conductors. India Herald breaks down the arithmetic of apathy and what it reveals about Uttar Pradesh's governance model. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Lucknow Bus Depot: 170 Conductor Shortage Costs - Lucknow, UP Roadways;conductor shortage;Uttar Pradesh;bus depot;state transport;bureaucratic failure;Superfast UP;Yogi Adityanath;Samajwadi Party{#}AUTO;District;bus;Bike;August;Diesel;Conductor;Maharashtra;Lucknow;Capital;social media;Election;Government;vehicles;READ;zero;Uttar Pradesh;Yatra;Supreme;thursday;job;court;Elections;Press;Party;contract;Minister;WATCH;Indian;Assembly;Delhi;India;Service;Bharatiya Janata Party;local language;saamna newspaper;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Digital Wallet Platform;Panchayati - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>170 Conductors Missing, Buses Gathering Dust in Lucknow — How Much Revenue Is UP Bleeding for Every Day It Refuses to Hire?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T07:42:15.089Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897873/Hajipur-Mahnar-Bridge-Bihar-PWD-Negligence-Exposed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/pashupati-paras-bluntly-on-tejashwi-yadavs-offer363a9a36-31ee-40c3-86a5-9eb50602a8bf-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Loose gravel on a bridge in Mahnar, Hajipur, is an active death trap — and the PWD department appears content to wait for the next accident. After 15 bridge collapses in recent years, India Herald examines what this quiet negligence reveals about the structural rot beneath Nitish Kumar's celebrated 'Sushasan' brand. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Hajipur Mahnar Bridge: Bihar PWD Negligence Exposed - Hajipur,Mahnar,Bihar PWD,Nitish Kumar,Sushasan,bridge collapse,Bihar infrastructure,Vaishali district,NDA Bihar,Bihar elections{#}prasad,Patna,School,tuesday,Bihar,thursday,job,Cycle,Hajipur,Service,court,Elections,Press,Party,contract,Minister,WATCH,Indian,Assembly,media,Delhi,India,Telangana Chief Minister,CM,Population,local language,Loksabha,National Democratic Alliance - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>15 Bridge Collapses, One Gravel-Strewn Death Trap Still Open — Does Nitish Kumar's PWD Simply Wait for the Body Count to Rise?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-09T07:34:02.210Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url></urlset>