<urlset  xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1" ><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895399/Sonam-Wangchuk-Day-13-Why-Delhi-Denies-Ladakh-Sixth-Schedule</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Sonam Wangchuk's health deteriorates on Day 13 of his hunger strike as CJP alleges police assault on supporters. India Herald examines the strategic, resource, and electoral calculations behind New Delhi's stubborn refusal to extend Sixth Schedule protections to Ladakh — and the dangerous rebellion it may be incubating on India's most sensitive border. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Sonam Wangchuk Day 13: Why Delhi Denies Ladakh Sixth Schedule - Sonam Wangchuk, Sixth Schedule;Ladakh;CJP;Home Ministry;Line of Actual Control;Union Territory;tribal rights;hunger strike;border security{#}EDUCATION;Rajkumar Hirani;Om Birla;Champion;China;Dharmendra Pradhan;HEALTH;Strike;Corporate;Shakti;Parliament;REVIEW;District;history;police;bollywood;Delhi;Indian;Population;war;zero;Press;Minister;READ;Party;INTERNATIONAL;Capital;Telangana;Government;India;Loksabha;House;local language;Devendra Fadnavis;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Day 13, One Fading Body, Zero Concessions — Why Is New Delhi Gambling Ladakh's Loyalty Over the Sixth Schedule?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T07:52:16.708Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895396/AIADMK-EPS-Velumani-Rift-TVK-Gains-Kongu-Leaders</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Forget Vijay's star power — the real engine behind TVK's political rise is a factional implosion inside AIADMK, where Edappadi Palaniswami's systematic sidelining of S.P. Velumani is pushing battle-hardened Kongu belt cadres straight into the actor-politician's waiting arms. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - AIADMK EPS Velumani Rift: TVK Gains Kongu Leaders - AIADMK, TVK;Vijay;Edappadi Palaniswami;S.P. Velumani;Kongu belt;Tamil Nadu politics;2026 Tamil Nadu elections;AIADMK rift;Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam{#}Coimbatore;Jayalalithaa;polling booth;naga;workers;Chennai;BUSINESS;sun;High court;Gift;Bank;Tamil;Indians;October;Cinema;war;Telugu;Mass;Frozen;Elections;Election;zero;Press;politics;Minister;Leader;Assembly;READ;Party;India;House;Loksabha;local language;Population;M G Ramachandran;Mumbai;court;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>AIADMK's Civil War, Vijay's Windfall — Is the EPS-Velumani Rift Handing TVK a Ready-Made Kongu Powerbase?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T07:40:30.252Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895395/Congress-SP-2027-UP-Polls-Equal-Seat-Sharing-Demand</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/anbumani-ramadoss-demands-regular-salary-structure-for-home-guards2e303c02-a7bf-4869-8b1e-484507d737d8-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Congress is no longer content to play junior partner in Uttar Pradesh. Its demand for a 50-50 seat split with Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party ahead of the 2027 assembly polls is the most audacious power play Rahul Gandhi's party has attempted in India's most consequential state in over a decade — and it could either forge a BJP-killer alliance or blow INDIA bloc unity apart before the first ballot is printed. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Congress SP 2027 UP Polls: Equal Seat-Sharing Demand - Congress,Samajwadi Party,Akhilesh Yadav,Rahul Gandhi,Uttar Pradesh,2027 UP Elections,INDIA Bloc,BJP,Yogi Adityanath,PDA Formula,Seat Sharing{#}Rahul Gandhi,Akhilesh Yadav,Lucknow,Yatra,Indian National Congress,rahul,Idea,Prize,Uttar Pradesh,Delhi,Mass,Frozen,Elections,Government,Election,zero,Press,Indian,Cheque,politics,Congress,Minister,media,Leader,Assembly,READ,Party,Hindi,Bharatiya Janata Party,India,Rahul Sipligunj,Jr NTR,Loksabha,Hanu Raghavapudi,local language,Mamata Benerjee,Devendra Fadnavis,Telangana Chief Minister,CM,ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>50-50 in UP: Congress Drops a 2027 Seat-Share Bombshell — Will Akhilesh Yadav Swallow Rahul Gandhi's Bitter Pill or Walk?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T07:32:44.604Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895392/Suvendu-Adhikari-Forged-Signature-Claim-TMC-Expels-MLAs</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Minutes after Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari alleged — without presenting public proof — that signatures on a legislative document were forged, TMC expelled two of its own MLAs: Ritabrata Bandyopadhyay and Sandipan Saha. Neither MLA has been formally charged. India Herald breaks down whether BJP's Bengal strongman engineered the panic that forced Mamata Banerjee's party to publicly cannibalise itself. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Suvendu Adhikari Forged Signature Claim TMC Expels MLAs - Suvendu Adhikari,TMC,Ritabrata Bandyopadhyay,Sandipan Saha,West Bengal Politics,BJP Bengal,Mamata Banerjee,MLA Expulsion,Bengal Political Crisis,Forged Signature Allegation,Leader of Opposition{#}CBI,Silver,MLA,Episode,police,Shiv Sena,television,media,Leader,Criminal,Maharashtra,News,Rajya Sabha,MP,Assembly,WATCH,READ,Party,2020,India,Mamata Benerjee,West Bengal - Kolkata,Bharatiya Janata Party,local language,shiv sena party,Air,Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal,saamna newspaper - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Suvendu's 'Forged Signature' Grenade, TMC's Own MLAs Expelled Within Minutes — Did Mamata Just Detonate Her Own Ranks on BJP's Cue?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T07:25:43.949Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/LifeStyle/Read/994895389/Indian-Monsoon-Lifestyle-Why-Rain-Season-Resets-Us</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/lifestyle-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The first real rain doesn't just cool the air — it rewires something ancient in the Indian psyche. As July settles in, India Herald traces the science, the soul, and the dinner-table truth behind the monsoon's strange power to make an entire nation want to stop, breathe, and eat pakoras in silence. - LifeStyle - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Indian Monsoon Lifestyle: Why Rain Season Resets Us - Indian Monsoon, Monsoon Lifestyle;Petrichor;Ayurveda Varsha Ritu;Monsoon Food;Pakora;Chai;Geosmin;Kalidasa Meghaduta;Wellness;Slow Living;July Rain India;Monsoon Psychology;India Meteorological Department;Spotify India{#}LIFESTYLE;varsha;Copper;Ancestral;Ayurveda;Bacteria;Lover;Survey;Kerala;september;Air;Instagram;Fire;Bengali;Indians;Population;TECHNOLOGY;Industry;oil;January;READ;Mumbai;REVIEW;Indian;India;Smart phone;Onion;Samsung;Apple;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Osama Bean Laden;Research and Analysis Wing;Digital Wallet Platform;Industries - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Bare Feet, Wet Earth and the Lost Art of Doing Nothing — Why Does the Indian Monsoon Make Us Crave a Life We Stopped Living?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T07:15:01.691Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895388/Women-s-Reservation-Bill-Why-BJP-Delays-Implementation</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Kapil Sibal calls PM Modi's address a 'bundle of lies' and forces the one question the ruling party has dodged for three years: when will the Women's Reservation Bill actually take effect — and does the BJP even want it to before 2029? - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Women's Reservation Bill: Why BJP Delays Implementation - Kapil Sibal,PM Modi,Women's Reservation Bill,Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam,Delimitation,Census 2021,OBC Reservation,BJP,Parliament,2029 Elections,Rajya Sabha,Indian Democracy{#}Kapil Sibal,Lie,Rajya Sabha,VIEW,Kerala,Shakti,september,MP,Narendra,WOMEN,Frozen,Elections,Gift,Narendra Modi,Bank,politics,Population,Tamil,Parliament,Assembly,Congress,war,WATCH,READ,Government,Election,Minister,Party,zero,Press,Indian,India,Bharatiya Janata Party,Loksabha,Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Women's Reservation Bill Passed in 2023, Still Frozen in 2026 — Is BJP Waiting for Delimitation to Bury the Promise It Made to 70 Crore Women?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T07:14:16.576Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895385/Ajit-Pawar-Death-Claim-Story-Spiked-Fact-Check</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A viral Hindi-language headline about 'Ajit Pawar death mystery' was flagged by India Herald's rewrite desk for a catastrophic factual error: Ajit Pawar, the sitting Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, is alive. This editorial note explains why the story was spiked and what the source confusion likely involved. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Ajit Pawar Death Claim Story Spiked Fact Check - Ajit Pawar,Rohit Pawar,NCP,Maharashtra Politics,Fact Check,Story Spiked,Editorial Note,Fake News Prevention,India Herald Editorial Standards{#}trinamool congress,Ajit Pawar,Leader,Event,High court,Criminal,REVIEW,Deputy Chief Minister,Hindi,Election,Strike,Maharashtra,Minister,CM,Party,zero,Press,Indian,News,India,Congress-NCP,local language,Devendra Fadnavis,Telangana Chief Minister,Mumbai,court,West Bengal - Kolkata,Mamata Benerjee - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Why India Herald Cannot Publish This Story — And What Went Wrong With the Source</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T07:04:54.800Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895383/Anna-Hazare-RTI-Fast-Fadnavis-Halts-Maharashtra-Rules</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/anna-hazareaf17cc6b-feb2-4466-ba34-34311994ef37-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>One 87-year-old man's threat to starve forced Maharashtra's chief minister into an overnight reversal on RTI rule changes. But the speed of the retreat only sharpens the real question: what was the bureaucracy trying to bury — and will one fast stop the slow suffocation of India's transparency backbone? - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Anna Hazare RTI Fast: Fadnavis Halts Maharashtra Rules - Anna Hazare, Devendra Fadnavis;RTI Act;Maharashtra;Right to Information;Fadnavis RTI Rules;transparency;information commission;CHRI;Ralegan Siddhi;Mahayuti;BJP Maharashtra{#}Dharmendra Pradhan;Balloon;Aam Aadmi Party;Uddhav Thackeray;Shiv Sena;Letter;Strike;Maharashtra;television;Arrest;June;HEALTH;Hyderabad;Minister;CM;January;Party;zero;Press;WATCH;READ;Indian;media;News;Government;India;Devendra Fadnavis;Telangana Chief Minister;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;shiv sena party;Congress-NCP - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Anna Hazare Threatened to Fast, Fadnavis Folded in Hours — But What Were Maharashtra's New RTI Rules Quietly Designed to Kill?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T06:58:48.503Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895380/Ram-Mandir-Trust-Resignation-Controversy-Explained</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/from-fake-colgate-to-fake-petrol-everyday-india-is-now-one-giant-counterfeit-market--cartons-of-counterfeit-oil-seized-in-ayodhya705a7fc2-e98c-4fee-bc8b-f0ccdb5b89ad-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A sudden resignation from the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has set Ayodhya's corridors buzzing — but the real story is not the exit itself. It is the institutional friction, the fund controversies, and the quiet tussle between Delhi's political architects and Ayodhya's local power brokers that the official 'personal reasons' excuse was designed to bury. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Ram Mandir Trust: Resignation Controversy Explained - Ayodhya Ram Mandir,Ram Mandir Trust,Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust,BJP,Uttar Pradesh,Eenadu,Ram Mandir Fund Controversy,Ayodhya Politics{#}Pran,Uttar Pradesh,January,Parliament,Supreme,Sugar,oil,November,eenadu,ram mandir,October,Election,Assembly,Party,contract,temple,Ayodhya,Congress,zero,Press,pollution,2020,WATCH,READ,Indian,war,media,Government,Delhi,News,India,ram pothineni,local language,Bharatiya Janata Party,Hanu Raghavapudi - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Ram Mandir Trust, One Exit, Zero Explanations — Is Delhi's High Command Quietly Redrawing Ayodhya's Power Map?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T06:49:30.557Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895372/Modi-Takaichi-Summit-Japan-India-16-Deals-Analysis</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/viral/127/why-paperwork-still-persists-in-digital-indiab468e880-9f41-4316-af59-0fb28967e770-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Sanae Takaichi is Japan's first female PM — and the first to treat India not as a trade partner but as a security anchor. Behind the ¥10 trillion target, the AI cooperation, and the unprecedented terrorism language lies a calculation Tokyo would rather not say out loud: this is a China hedge, turbocharged by Trump-era chaos. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Modi Takaichi Summit: Japan India 16 Deals Analysis - Narendra Modi, Sanae Takaichi;Japan India Summit;Indo-Pacific;rare earth minerals;AI cooperation;semiconductors;LeT JeM;counterterrorism;Quad;energy resilience;bilateral trade{#}Taiwan;terrorism;Car;software;Tokyo;Pakistan;Beijing;Prime Minister;economics;Japan;Office;Government;United States;China;INTERNATIONAL;Deputy Chief Minister;Minister;war;WATCH;Flipkart;TECHNOLOGY;Capital;Delhi;history;READ;Indian;India;local language;European Union;Samsung;Apple;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Research and Analysis Wing;Donald Trump;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>16 Deals, One 'Chhoti Behen', and a ¥10 Trillion Bet — What Is Japan Really Buying With Its Biggest-Ever India Embrace?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T06:19:51.079Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Spirituality/Read/994895369/Friday-Spiritual-Significance-Why-Silence-Matters-in-Prayer</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/spirituality-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Every Friday, millions of Indians raise their voices in dargahs, temples, and churches. But the mystics who shaped these very traditions insisted the deepest communion happens when the mouth stops and the mind stills. India Herald traces the forgotten theology of Friday silence — and why neuroscience is now catching up. - Spirituality - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Friday Spiritual Significance: Why Silence Matters in Prayer - Friday prayer, Jummah;Shukravar;silent meditation;dhikr-e-qalbi;Chishti Sufism;manasika japa;Shaiva Agamas;NIMHANS;contemplative practice;Indian spirituality;Lakshmi worship;neuroscience meditation;default-mode network;noise pollution India{#}santoshi;Rishikesh;Christianity;Islam;Hinduism;Sikhism;Friday;Professor;Central Pollution Control Board;John;Culture;University;Kick;pollution;HEALTH;lakshmi;Heart;Box office;silver screen;Tamil;Director;bollywood;festival;sun;media;Hyderabad;REVIEW;history;READ;CM;Indians;Population;Indian;India;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Chinese traditional religion;Lakshmi Devi;Baba Bhaskar - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Friday, the Day India Prays Loudest — But What If Silence Is the Prayer That Actually Reaches?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T06:13:30.526Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Technology/Read/994895368/Flipkart-LLM-Why-E-Commerce-Giant-Builds-Own-AI</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/technology/sports_videos/iphone-pro-max-gets-discount-in-flipkart-sasa-lele-sale11e08088-93a2-4527-a98e-a1b829667f15-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>While rivals rent intelligence from Silicon Valley, Flipkart is betting hundreds of crores on a proprietary e-commerce LLM — a play less about technology and more about who controls the next 200 million Indian shoppers searching in Tamil, Bhojpuri, and broken Hindi. - Technology - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Flipkart LLM: Why E-Commerce Giant Builds Own AI - Flipkart, LLM;artificial intelligence;Amazon India;e-commerce AI;Sparrow Capital;vernacular search;OpenAI;Indian e-commerce;voice search India{#}English;Bengali;Flipkart;Gemini;Amazon;Customer;Cycle;Google;TECHNOLOGY;Hindi;Prize;zero;Indians;Press;Capital;Industry;Indian;Delhi;India;Samsung;Apple;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;local language;tollywood-guest-roles;Industries;Smart phone;Donald Trump;Population - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Flipkart's Multi-Million LLM Gamble — Why Build Your Own AI Brain When ChatGPT Is Right There?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T06:12:36.386Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895365/Canada-NATO-133B-Defence-Fund-India-Multipolar-Strategy</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Canada is about to flash a $133 billion defence war chest at NATO — not to fight an enemy, but to prove it can survive without its oldest ally. For Delhi, which spent decades being lectured on 'strategic autonomy,' the irony is exquisite. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Canada NATO $133B Defence Fund: India Multipolar Strategy - Canada, NATO;United States;Donald Trump;India;Narendra Modi;S Jaishankar;defence spending;strategic autonomy;multipolar order;NATO summit;Trump-proof;Western alliance{#}Reliance;jaishankar;France;United States;China;INTERNATIONAL;Canada;Australia;Germany;Austria;World Cup;contract;Bank;Wanted;Deputy Chief Minister;temple;Ayodhya;history;politics;READ;Minister;war;Indian;WATCH;Delhi;Congress;India;Subrahmanyam Jaishankar;European Union;Donald Trump;Egg;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>A $133 Billion 'Trump-Proof' War Chest — Why Canada's Panic Move at NATO Is a Massive Vindication for Modi's Delhi</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T06:09:30.787Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895363/DK-Shivakumar-Karnataka-Mining-Protocol-Meeting</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The Deputy Chief Minister frames it as governance. The timing, the guest list, and Karnataka's mining history suggest something far more consequential — a factional power play dressed in bureaucratic khaki. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - DK Shivakumar: Karnataka Mining Protocol Meeting - DK Shivakumar, Karnataka;mining protocol;Congress;Siddaramaiah;Bellary;Karnataka politics;2028 elections;Deccan Herald;sand mining;war chest{#}Deputy Chief Minister;Iron;Currency;REVIEW;Office;Election;gold;District;Supreme Court;temple;Ayodhya;history;politics;Assembly;Karnataka;Criminal;READ;Minister;CM;Party;BUSINESS;Industry;war;Indian;WATCH;court;Delhi;Reddy;Congress;Government;India;Telangana Chief Minister;Hanu Raghavapudi;Industries;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;Europe countries - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>A Quiet 'Mining Protocol' Meeting in Bengaluru — Is DK Shivakumar Securing Karnataka's Ultimate Political War Chest?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T06:00:58.206Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Technology/Read/994895361/Meta-Layoffs-AI-Spending-Stock-Rise-Hides-Margin-Risk</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/technology-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Meta's stock ticks up every time it cuts headcount — but behind the applause, the company is pouring tens of billions into AI infrastructure with no proven return. India Herald unpacks the arithmetic Wall Street is ignoring. - Technology - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Meta Layoffs AI Spending: Stock Rise Hides Margin Risk - Meta, Mark Zuckerberg;AI capital expenditure;Wall Street;layoffs;GPU;data centres;profit margins;Reality Labs;Indian IT sector;Hyderabad;Bengaluru;OpenAI;cloud computing{#}thursday;engineer;Corporate;WhatsApp;Event;House;Capital;Service;BUSINESS;Industry;Hyderabad;war;Indian;WATCH;Wanted;job;India;Industries;Donald Trump;Population - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Meta Fires Thousands, Wall Street Cheers — But Can $65 Billion in AI Capex Survive a Quarter Without Proving ROI?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T06:00:30.526Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895358/Karnataka-CM-Siddaramaiah-Farmers-Crop-Sowing-Warning</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/farmers-protest-against-arrests-in-sedition-case22dd2e81-4928-475c-ae94-bf9fd8a84119-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Siddaramaiah's extraordinary public advisory to hold off sowing is less an act of caution than a political signal flare — part genuine climate alarm, part pre-emptive drought arithmetic, and entirely a window into a crisis Karnataka's ruling Congress cannot afford to name yet. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah: Farmers Crop Sowing Warning - Siddaramaiah, Karnataka;monsoon deficit;kharif sowing;drought politics;PMFBY;BJP Karnataka;Deccan Herald;IMD;2028 elections;Kalaburagi;Raichur;farmer advisory;Congress Karnataka{#}Drought;Ballari;groundnut;June;politics;bus;sun;Mass;media;October;Cabinet;Indian;Minister;CM;WATCH;Assembly;Karnataka;Criminal;kavitha;Wanted;police;Leader;Delhi;Press;Congress;Telangana;Party;READ;Government;India;Telangana Chief Minister;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;advertisement - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>A Chief Minister Says 'Don't Sow' — When Did India Start Asking Farmers to Gamble Against the Sky Instead of Fixing the Ground?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T05:50:48.500Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895354/Ram-Temple-Donation-Row-Congress-AAP-Demand-Big-Fish-Names</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/breaking-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Six of eight arrested in the Ayodhya Ram Temple donation theft were on a single Kashi security agency's payroll. Congress and AAP say the investigation is designed to stop at the foot soldiers — India Herald unpacks who the unnamed 'big fish' might be, and why the BJP war room treats this as a five-alarm fire ahead of state polls. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Ram Temple Donation Row: Congress AAP Demand Big Fish Names - Ram Temple,Congress,AAP,BJP,Ayodhya,Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust,Swami Avimukteshwaranand,Uttar Pradesh,Kashi,donation theft,Hindutva,state elections,UP Police{#}temple,Ayodhya,ram mandir,Indians,Arrest,Fire,WATCH,Assembly,contract,Karnataka,Criminal,kavitha,Wanted,police,Leader,court,Delhi,Press,Congress,Telangana,Government,war,Party,READ,India,Bharatiya Janata Party,ram pothineni,Population,local language,Europe countries - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Ram Temple Donations, a Kashi Security Firm's Payroll, and the Names No One Will Say Aloud — Who Are the 'Big Fish' the BJP Cannot Afford to Expose?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T05:43:55.656Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994895353/Lamine-Yamal-Brother-Viral-Celebration-Spain-World-Cup</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/sports-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Spain dismantled Austria 3-0, Oyarzabal scored a brace, but the image that broke the internet was a toddler losing his mind in the stands. India Herald reads what that tiny, uninhibited celebration tells us about the most grounded prodigy in world football — and the camp that keeps him that way. - Sports - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Lamine Yamal Brother Viral Celebration Spain World Cup - Lamine Yamal, Spain;Mikel Oyarzabal;FIFA World Cup 2026;Luis de la Fuente;Austria;viral celebration;Spain World Cup family{#}Idea;Germany;Austria;Paraguay;Spain;social media;Instagram;Audience;Love;READ;zero;World Cup;India;Population;European Union - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>A Toddler's Unbridled Joy, an 18-Year-Old's Quiet Burden — Why Is Lamine Yamal's Little Brother the Real Window Into Spain's World Cup Soul?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T05:43:44.531Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895348/Karnataka-HC-Stay-on-Govt-Order-Dropping-Cases</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/anbumani-ramadoss-demands-regular-salary-structure-for-home-guards2e303c02-a7bf-4869-8b1e-484507d737d8-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The Siddaramaiah-led Congress government quietly moved to drop criminal cases against political figures — but the Karnataka High Court's sudden stay has turned a backroom operation into a frontpage crisis, handing the BJP a loaded weapon ahead of critical electoral cycles. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Karnataka HC: Stay on Govt Order Dropping Cases - Karnataka HC, Siddaramaiah;Karnataka;Congress;BJP;criminal cases withdrawal;Section 321 CrPC;Deccan Herald;Karnataka politics;High Court stay{#}Frozen;Karnataka;Episode;Criminal;Mass;kavitha;Wanted;police;Elections;Leader;Supreme Court;court;media;October;Delhi;Cabinet;Press;war;zero;Indian;Congress;Minister;Party;Telangana;Government;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;local language;Loksabha;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Hanu Raghavapudi;Europe countries - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>A Quiet List of 'Pardoned' Politicians, One Bold HC Stay — Why Did Siddaramaiah's Government Think It Could Erase Criminal Records Without Anyone Noticing?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T05:32:43.077Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Business/Read/994895344/Nobel-Hygiene-IPO-Adult-Diaper-Market-Drives-Valuation</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/business/technology_videos/mukesh-ambani-creates-records-as-reliance-industries-0a100642-b459-4109-9131-6330f354b21f-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>While multinational giants bled margins fighting over baby diapers, this Mumbai-based company quietly cornered India's exploding adult incontinence market — and the demographic math behind its ₹1,000 crore IPO tells a story about the country most investors aren't reading yet. - Business - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Nobel Hygiene IPO: Adult Diaper Market Drives Valuation - Nobel Hygiene, IPO;DRHP;SEBI;शेयर बाजार;adult diapers;Friends brand;India aging population;demographic dividend;elder care;GST;SBI Mutual Fund IPO{#}Golf;SBI;ISRO;bible;contract;Red;economics;Love;East;Population;Japan;Bihar;WOMEN;Telangana;Mumbai;BUSINESS;Banking;Andhra Pradesh;Donald Trump;Press;war;Government;zero;Industry;READ;Indian;India;Industries;local language;Service - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>₹1,000 Crore IPO for a Diaper Brand — How Did a Homegrown Company Build an Empire on India's Silent 'Adult Care' Boom?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T05:13:38.499Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895343/Canada-US-Tariff-War-India-Trade-Corridor-Opportunity</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Mark Carney's record retaliation against Trump's tariffs is not just a North American brawl — it is quietly reshaping the leverage Modi holds in trade negotiations with Washington, and Delhi's silence may be the loudest signal of all. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Canada US Tariff War: India Trade Corridor Opportunity - Mark Carney, Donald Trump;Narendra Modi;US-Canada tariff war;India trade opportunity;PLI scheme;India-US trade;tariff retaliation;steel exports;supply chain diversification{#}Prize;Canada;Rajnath Singh;Nitin Gadkari;Prime Minister;Sugar;Press;oil;war;Government;zero;Delhi;history;Cabinet;Industry;READ;Indian;Narendra;India;Industries;Donald Trump;Bharatiya Janata Party;Digital Wallet Platform;Nitin;Amit Shah;Venkatesh - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Canada Drops a $200 Billion Bomb on Trump's Tariff War — Is Modi's Delhi Quietly Winning the Trade Game Neither Side Sees Coming?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T05:09:30.852Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994895340/Rajinikanth-Jailer-2-October-Release-Box-Office-Target</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/vasanth-ravi-joins-jailer-whats-the-reason-behind-his-rolef9152f52-b62f-4e28-a2a7-4856cfe65b2f-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Sun Pictures drops a power-packed announcement confirming Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 for an October worldwide release — but behind the hype reel, Kodambakkam is whispering about staggering pre-release business targets, Nelson Dilipkumar's make-or-break moment, and a festive-season gamble that could either crown a franchise or expose the limits of sequelitis in Tamil cinema. - Movies - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Rajinikanth Jailer 2: October Release, Box Office Target - Rajinikanth, Jailer 2;Nelson Dilipkumar;Sun Pictures;October 2025 release;Tamil cinema box office;Kollywood franchise;festive release strategy;Kodambakkam{#}bala;nelson dilipkumar;Diwali;Dussehra;gold;sun;Box office;Indian 2;Chennai;silver screen;Shadow;Stalin;Film Nagar;Tamil;BUSINESS;Event;Hindi;Director;history;bollywood;House;Banking;Cinema;media;Audience;News;Success;Minister;Cabinet;CM;Telugu;Party;Industry;October;READ;Indian;India;Industries;Digital Wallet Platform;Blockbuster hit;Telangana Chief Minister;udhayanidhi stalin - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Jailer 2 This October, ₹1000-Crore Pressure on — Can Sun Pictures Recreate the Hukum Lightning or Is Rajinikanth Betting on a Formula That Only Strikes Once?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T05:02:35.327Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Business/Read/994895339/Google-Android-Fine-EU-Ruling-Impact-on-CCI-India-Penalty</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/business-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The EU's highest court has sealed Google's €4.1 billion Android fine. The identical charges — pre-installation mandates, search-engine tying, anti-fragmentation agreements — form the spine of the Competition Commission of India's ₹1,337 crore penalty now under appeal. India Herald breaks down why Google's legal playbook just lost its strongest card. - Business - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Google Android Fine: EU Ruling Impact on CCI India Penalty - Google, CCI;European Union;Android;antitrust;Competition Commission of India;Supreme Court of India;EU Court of Justice;Alphabet;OEM{#}Google;Fire;Cheque;Industry;Supreme Court;Supreme;TECHNOLOGY;European Union;Samsung;oil;High court;war;WATCH;court;INTERNATIONAL;Government;October;zero;READ;Indian;Delhi;India;Europe countries;tollywood-guest-roles;Apple;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Industries;Digital Wallet Platform;Gujarat - Gandhinagar;Sardar Vallabhai Patel;Mumbai - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Google's €4.1 Billion Android Defeat in Europe — Can It Still Escape CCI's ₹1,337 Crore Penalty in India?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T04:59:30.939Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895338/Kavitha-Detained-Telangana-Police-BRS-Protest-Row</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/jayalalithaa-didnt-dare-sharmila-didnt-dare-but-kavitha-just-turned-on-kcr-like-a-fool28b7b01b-75d3-46b9-a82a-553748f0657f-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A routine protest dispersal turned into the most shareable political visual in Telangana this year. BRS leader K. Kavitha was dragged along the road by police during a demonstration — and in one ugly frame, Revanth Reddy's Congress government may have handed KCR's fading party the lifeline it could never have manufactured on its own. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Kavitha Detained: Telangana Police BRS Protest Row - Kavitha, BRS;Revanth Reddy;Telangana Police;Congress;KCR;Telangana Politics;Police Excess;BRS Protest{#}kavitha;Wanted;WOMEN;Audience;Gift;police;job;Press;News;October;Success;zero;Elections;KCR;Parliament;Minister;Leader;Revanth Reddy;revanth;Cabinet;Congress;Telangana;READ;Election Commission;Indian;Hyderabad;Cycle;Assembly;Delhi;Arrest;Telugu;Party;India;Research and Analysis Wing;local language;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Bharatiya Janata Party;National Democratic Alliance - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Kavitha Dragged on Camera, BRS Gets Its Martyrdom Moment — Did Revanth's Police Just Revive the One Party He Wanted Buried?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T04:58:48.287Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895335/Telangana-Congress-BRS-Political-Clash-2026-Analysis</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/editorial/politics_latestnews/how-different-is-bhagwant-manns-cabinet-from-channis70c81d9e-1feb-4057-80de-e567d2f1bc92-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>BRS is not picking random fights — it is running a calculated provocation playbook designed to surface Congress's internal fractures before 2028. India Herald breaks down the real arithmetic underneath the noise. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Telangana: Congress BRS Political Clash 2026 Analysis - Congress, BRS;Telangana;Revanth Reddy;KCR;K Chandrashekar Rao;Musi Riverfront;2028 Elections;Telangana Assembly;BJP Telangana{#}KCR;Karthik;lakshmi;Chidambaram;K. Chandrashekar Rao;Karti Chidambaram;Murder;Banking;Jigarthanda;oxygen;Parliament;Minister;Election;WATCH;Leader;Revanth Reddy;Heart;Capital;revanth;Cabinet;Reddy;Congress;Telangana;Party;READ;Election Commission;court;Indian;Hyderabad;Cycle;Assembly;Delhi;Government;media;India;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Smart phone;Lakshmi Devi;Loksabha;Bharatiya Janata Party;Murder.;Cinema - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Congress × BRS — Revanth's Telangana Looks Stable, So Why Is KCR's Party Picking Fights It Cannot Win Yet?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T04:53:29.816Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895333/Israel-October-7-1000-Days-India-West-Asia-Policy-Impact</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>As the world marks 1,000 days since the October 7 attack and demands for an independent inquiry grow louder, India's refusal to take sides reveals the most consequential — and most fragile — diplomatic balancing act of the Modi era. India Herald unpacks the defence contracts, Gulf labour corridors, and UN voting arithmetic behind New Delhi's studied quiet. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Israel October 7 1000 Days: India West Asia Policy Impact - Israel, October 7;India foreign policy;West Asia;Modi;Netanyahu;Gulf remittances;India defence imports;UN General Assembly;Palestine inquiry;SIPRI;Saudi Arabia;BJP;India Muslim electorate{#}prince;United States;Russia;Turkey;South Africa;Israel;september;Champion;October;international court;workers;TECHNOLOGY;European Union;REVIEW;China;Prime Minister;Bank;Office;Bihar;Election Commission;Air;District;Sugar;oil;war;High court;Indian;Hyderabad;Success;media;Cycle;zero;Assembly;Delhi;Elections;Government;Brazil;INTERNATIONAL;India;gulf countries;Customer;Samsung;Apple;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;House;Salman Khan;Mumbai;court;National Democratic Alliance;Bharatiya Janata Party;Digital Wallet Platform - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>1,000 Days Since October 7, Zero Independent Inquiries — Where Does India's Calculated Silence Leave Modi's West Asia Tightrope?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T04:48:30.800Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895329/Telangana-Cabinet-Musi-Rejuvenation-Ministers-Fear-Backlash</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The Telangana cabinet greenlit the Musi rejuvenation's first phase — but India Herald's read is that the real story was inside the room, where ministers from riverbank constituencies forced a heated debate on demolitions, displacement and the electoral price of a legacy project that may cost more votes than it builds. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Telangana Cabinet Musi Rejuvenation: Ministers Fear Backlash - Telangana Cabinet, Musi Rejuvenation;Revanth Reddy;Hyderabad;Congress;Eenadu;Sabarmati Riverfront;Telangana Politics;Urban Displacement;AICC{#}Musi River;Ahmedabad;bus;HMDA;Silver;Arogyasri;Pawan Kalyan;eenadu;Revanth Reddy;Heart;Mass;Beautiful;Capital;Hyderabad;revanth;Currency;Success;Cabinet;Press;media;CM;Reddy;Congress;history;Telangana;Cycle;zero;Party;Assembly;Delhi;READ;Telugu;Elections;Arrest;Government;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;House;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>₹1.5 Lakh Crore Dream, One Nervous Cabinet — Why Are Revanth's Own Ministers Afraid the Musi Will Sink Them Before It Saves Hyderabad?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T04:39:40.112Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895327/Bombay-HC-Externment-Ruling-Citizens-Cannot-Be-Externed-for-Protest</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/education/virgo_virgo/bombay-high-court-grants-permission-to-inspect-evms-what-exactly-can-be-checked99044485-8690-48f9-8455-f3c9f302ac68-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The Bombay High Court has dismantled the creeping misuse of externment orders against political dissenters — a colonial-era tool designed for gangsters, increasingly weaponised against citizens who dare to disagree. India Herald unpacks the ruling, the political playbook it exposes, and why this may be the most consequential civil liberties verdict ahead of state elections. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Bombay HC Externment Ruling: Citizens Cannot Be Externed for Protest - Bombay High Court, externment;Tadipar;India Today;Indian Express;Maharashtra;civil liberties;protest rights;fundamental rights;political dissent;police act{#}collector;Gangster;Criminal;MLA;District;police;Supreme Court;Supreme;Sugar;oil;Maharashtra;Cycle;Elections;zero;war;Arrest;East;Beijing;Bangladesh;Siliguri;Leader;Party;High court;court;Assembly;Delhi;READ;Indian;Government;India;Mumbai;local language;West Bengal - Kolkata;Gujarat - Gandhinagar - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>'Tadipar' for Dissent? Bombay HC Strips the Government's Most Dangerous Silencing Tool — But Will Any State Actually Stop Using It?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T04:32:42.150Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895325/ECI-Bypoll-July-30-Bihar-MP-Gujarat-Assembly-Seats</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/politics_latestnews/oxford-universitys-shocking-reports-details-here149f94c0-4f55-4bd1-afc4-a24123c7c5df-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The Election Commission has scheduled bypolls for three assembly seats — but behind the routine gazette notification lies a pressure map of defection politics, coalition friction, and the BJP's first real post-election reckoning in three states where its dominance looked unshakeable. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - ECI Bypoll July 30: Bihar MP Gujarat Assembly Seats - Election Commission of India, Bihar;Madhya Pradesh;Gujarat;NDA;BJP;JD(U);bypolls;July 30 2026;coalition politics;defection politics{#}Patna;Bihar;August;East;Sea;MP;Beijing;Election Commission;HEALTH;Bangladesh;Siliguri;Hindi;2020;Leader;Congress;Election;Party;High court;Telangana;politics;Assembly;WATCH;Delhi;READ;Indian;history;Government;India;National Democratic Alliance;local language;Gujarat - Gandhinagar;Bharatiya Janata Party;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal;House;Venkatesh;Loksabha;Population;Sardar Vallabhai Patel;gulf countries;Mumbai;court;West Bengal - Kolkata - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>3 Seats, 3 Fault Lines — Bihar's Coalition Cracks, MP's Defection Ghosts, One July 30 Vote That Tests If the NDA Machine Still Holds</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T04:29:08.417Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994895323/Taylor-Swift-Travis-Kelce-Wedding-No-Phone-Rule-NDAs</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/taylor-swifts-billiondollar-empire-is-getting-protected-before-the-wedding71e417fe-9efc-46c1-96ae-fad9bad62aee-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>From stadium kisses broadcast to 26 million viewers to a wedding where every guest surrenders their phone — the Swift-Kelce union reveals how a billion-dollar pop empire draws the line between public romance and private ceremony. - Viral - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Taylor Swift Travis Kelce Wedding: No-Phone Rule, NDAs - Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce;Celebrity Wedding;NDA;No Phone Rule;Eras Tour;The Economic Times;Bollywood Weddings;Celebrity Privacy;Pop Culture 2026{#}Jodhpur;iPhone;Love;Music;Kanye West;Romantic;Forbes;Love Story;Lockdown;Kerala;Gift;Terrorists;marriage;SPORTS;BUSINESS;Assembly;Corporate;bollywood;history;Instagram;WATCH;media;Delhi;Minister;News;Government;Industry;Event;Army;READ;Indian;India;Smart phone;Population;advertisement;Industries;National Democratic Alliance;CM;Telangana Chief Minister;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Iron-Clad NDAs, a No-Phone Fortress, and a Billion-Dollar Love Story — Why Is the Swift-Kelce Wedding the Most Corporatised Romance Event of 2026?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T04:22:30.574Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994895322/Ram-Charan-Peddi-Netflix-OTT-Deal-Bidding-War-Details</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Industry chatter puts the streaming deal for Ram Charan's RC16 at a staggering ₹150 crore-plus — a figure that, if true, rewrites what a Telugu tentpole is worth on the OTT market. India Herald unpacks the bidding war, the post-RRR premium, and what Amazon Prime may be doing in the shadows. - Movies - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Ram Charan Peddi Netflix OTT Deal: Bidding War Details - Ram Charan, Peddi;RC16;Netflix India;Amazon Prime Video;OTT Rights;Telugu Cinema;Tollywood;RRR;Streaming Wars;Film Nagar;Digital Rights{#}Allu Arjun;Ukraine;Amazon;Genre;Thriller;Jio;Film Nagar;mahesh babu;Mumbai;Strike;Hollywood;Audience;Oscar;economics;House;INTERNATIONAL;Jr NTR;Tamil;Industry;Tollywood;Cinema;Event;court;Army;politics;READ;Indian;war;Telugu;India;ram pothineni;Industries;Digital Wallet Platform;Blockbuster hit;Ram Charan Teja;Venkatesh;Smart phone;Letter - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>₹150 Crore, One Mega Star, Two Streaming Giants — Why Is Netflix Betting the Farm on Ram Charan's 'Peddi' Before a Single Frame Has Released?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T04:21:48.528Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895318/Delhi-Dehradun-Expressway-Potholes-NHAI-Action</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/education/virgo_virgo/highpaying-government-jobs-nhai-recruitment-announced-apply-nowc3a4416f-4661-4ac6-9cd5-140008d2c8c1-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The ₹12,000 crore Delhi-Dehradun Expressway — inaugurated as a jewel of India's highway revolution — has caved in after its first monsoon. India Herald unpacks why the cracks run deeper than the asphalt: into NHAI's incentive structure, the contractor's contractual shield, and the political silence that says more than any press release. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Delhi-Dehradun Expressway: Potholes, NHAI Action - Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, NHAI;Nitin Gadkari;potholes;road cave-in;Congress;infrastructure;monsoon;highway construction;Transport Ministry;BJP{#}Episode;engineer;Currency;Success;Nagpur;Nitin Gadkari;Bank;Cabinet;naveen;Leader;Punjab;Office;Congress;Press;court;Delhi;Army;politics;Election;zero;Minister;READ;Party;Indian;war;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Posters;Nitin;Digital Wallet Platform;CM;Telangana Chief Minister - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>₹12,000 Crore, 3 Months, One Monsoon — Why Did India's Showcase Expressway Crack Before Its Warranty Even Kicked In?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T04:10:37.575Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895313/Congress-Photo-Attack-on-PM-Modi-Nange-Remark-BJP-Strategy</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/editorial/politics_latestnews/how-different-is-bhagwant-manns-cabinet-from-channis70c81d9e-1feb-4057-80de-e567d2f1bc92-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>PM Modi's provocative 'nange' remark was meant to humiliate the opposition — but Congress's IT cell fired back with a curated visual counterattack within hours. India Herald unpacks why this rapid-response photo warfare signals a fundamental shift in how Congress plans to fight the next electoral cycle. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Congress Photo Attack on PM Modi Nange Remark: BJP Strategy - PM Modi, Congress;BJP;nange remark;digital warfare;Congress IT cell;Rahul Gandhi;BJP IT cell;Indian elections;political communication;meme politics{#}WhatsApp;Instagram;social media;naveen;Cycle;Elections;Leader;Punjab;Office;Congress;Press;rahul;Narendra Modi;court;Delhi;Army;News;Prime Minister;politics;WATCH;Election;zero;Minister;READ;Government;Party;war;Indian;revanth;Master;media;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Digital Wallet Platform;local language;Amit Shah;Population;Rahul Sipligunj;Smart phone;CM;Telangana Chief Minister - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>PM Modi's 'Nange' Jibe, Congress's Photo Bomb Within Hours — Has Rahul's War Room Cracked the Code of Beating BJP at Its Own Digital Game?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T04:00:30.869Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895310/Gadkari-Ethanol-Stove-vs-LPG-Cost-Politics-Impact</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/nitin-gadkaris-sons-become-ethanol-kings-right-before-daddy-rams-through-laws-that-make-them-filthy-rich-cbi-what-cbif705c2e4-3915-4e37-b8d1-30202cca6432-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Nitin Gadkari's ethanol stove launch is not a fuel experiment — it is a quiet declaration of war on the ₹800 LPG cylinder, the oil marketing companies that distribute it, and the political architecture Modi built around Ujjwala. India Herald unpacks who really wins when sugarcane replaces gas in the Indian kitchen. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Gadkari Ethanol Stove vs LPG: Cost, Politics, Impact - Nitin Gadkari, Ethanol Cooking Stove;LPG;Ujjwala Yojana;Narendra Modi;Sugar Lobby;OMC;IOC;BPCL;HPCL;Maharashtra;Uttar Pradesh;Karnataka;Biofuel Policy;ISMA{#}WOMEN;Nagpur;Prime Minister;Petrol;Sugar;oil;Pink;Karnataka;politics;Maharashtra;Nitin;Nitin Gadkari;Rajnath Singh;Bank;WATCH;Election;zero;Minister;READ;media;Cabinet;Customer;Government;Party;war;Industry;Indian;India;Industries;Bharatiya Janata Party;Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited;Indian Oil Corporation;Amit Shah;Donald Trump;Venkatesh - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Gadkari's ₹30-per-Refill Ethanol Stove, Modi's ₹800 LPG Cylinder, One Sugar Belt — Is the Indian Kitchen About to Become the Hottest Electoral Battleground?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T03:49:31.130Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895305/Punjab-Anti-Sacrilege-Law-11-Year-Delay-Explained</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/editorial/politics_latestnews/how-different-is-bhagwant-manns-cabinet-from-channis70c81d9e-1feb-4057-80de-e567d2f1bc92-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Punjab has passed, re-passed, and expanded its anti-sacrilege law across three governments — yet the one thing that would make it stick, Presidential assent, has never arrived. India Herald traces who really benefits from a law that stays permanently unresolved. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Punjab Anti-Sacrilege Law: 11-Year Delay Explained - Punjab anti-sacrilege law, Satkar Act;Presidential assent;Bhagwant Mann;AAP Punjab;Shiromani Akali Dal;Punjab 2027 elections;sacrilege law Punjab;Article 200;Punjab Congress;BJP Centre;Sikh sacrilege 2015{#}Bhagwant Mann;police;Governor;Supreme Court;High court;Supreme;Chandigarh;Punjab;ali;Indian National Congress;pollution;Office;Election;Assembly;Party;Director;Congress;zero;Siliguri;Army;China;Delhi;Minister;Government;Indian;Press;READ;India;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Loksabha;Bharatiya Janata Party;Venkatesh;Salman Khan - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>11 Years, 3 Chief Ministers, 4 FIRs, Zero Presidential Assent — Is Punjab's Sacrilege Law a Weapon Designed Never to Be Loaded?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T03:39:31.151Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994895304/Cucurella-Goal-Disallowed-Spain-vs-Austria-VAR-Rule</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/sports-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Marc Cucurella's header hit the net, Spain erupted — and then VAR intervened. Reports indicate an offside interference call under FIFA Law 11 erased the goal, exposing a fault line between semi-automated technology and subjective human judgment that could shape the rest of the 2026 World Cup. - Sports - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Cucurella Goal Disallowed Spain vs Austria VAR Rule - Marc Cucurella, Spain;Austria;FIFA World Cup 2026;VAR;offside rule;semi-automated offside technology;IFAB;Law 11;FIFA;Luis de la Fuente;Sportstar;Folarin Balogun{#}Germany;Austria;Paraguay;Degree;Kick;TECHNOLOGY;Bank;Spain;World Cup;Red;REVIEW;Press;WATCH;history;READ;India;Samsung;Apple;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;local language;European Union - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Spain's Fury, Austria's Relief — Why Did FIFA's 'Interference' Rule Erase Cucurella's Goal, and Is VAR Rewriting the World Cup?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T03:35:31.011Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895302/Manipur-Naga-Blockade-Highway-Shut-After-6-Civilians-Killed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/modi-gets-credit-for-random-private-runs-but-zero-blame-for-manipur-bhakts-hypocrisy-hits-new-lowc530fe02-2935-4134-b7e8-f373933ea001-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>While the world watched Kuki-Meitei violence, a near-month-long Naga highway blockade over six killed civilians has quietly opened a third front — one that corners Chief Minister Biren Singh, stretches the Indian Army thin, and forces Delhi to confront the possibility that its Manipur policy is not merely failing, but decomposing. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Manipur Naga Blockade: Highway Shut After 6 Civilians Killed - Manipur, Naga blockade;Naga civilians;Biren Singh;Indian Army;Kuki-Meitei conflict;Northeast India;Naga peace accord;India Today;BJP{#}HEALTH;naga;Nitin Gadkari;Rajnath Singh;Bangladesh;Cabinet;zero;Siliguri;Army;China;June;Leader;Delhi;Minister;Government;READ;Indian;India;CM;Telangana Chief Minister;Bharatiya Janata Party;local language;Nitin;Amit Shah - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>A Month-Long Naga Blockade, Six Dead Civilians, One Highway Strangled — Is Manipur's Forgotten Third Front the Crisis That Finally Breaks Delhi's Silence?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T03:30:37.734Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895300/Kumaraswamy-CMO-Behind-Bangladeshi-Voter-Fraud</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The JD(S) leader's explosive charge — that Karnataka's Chief Minister's Office orchestrated the enrolment of illegal Bangladeshi migrants as voters — is not stray rhetoric. India Herald unpacks the factional math, the BBMP election calculus, and the ideological realignment it signals. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Kumaraswamy: CMO Behind Bangladeshi Voter Fraud - Kumaraswamy, Siddaramaiah;JD(S);BJP;BBMP Elections;Karnataka Politics;Bangladeshi Voters;Election Commission;CMO;Bengaluru;NDA{#}Hindi;March;REVIEW;Office;Karnataka;Election Commission;Stalin;Capital;Press;Tamil;court;war;Congress;media;Elections;Leader;Election;politics;Assembly;Party;Delhi;Minister;Government;Posters;WATCH;READ;Indian;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;National Democratic Alliance;udhayanidhi stalin;local language;Jr NTR - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Kumaraswamy's 'Bangladeshi Voter' Grenade — Is the JD(S) Handing the BJP Its Ultimate Weapon Against Siddaramaiah?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T03:23:50.428Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994895299/Lamine-Yamal-Youngest-European-Goal-Record-Mbappe-Broken</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/sports-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The Barcelona prodigy has shattered Kylian Mbappé's age record for European goals — but the minutes on his teenage legs, Pedri's cautionary tale, and Spain's total dependence on one boy raise a question no one in the camp wants to answer. - Sports - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Lamine Yamal: Youngest European Goal Record, Mbappe Broken - Lamine Yamal,Kylian Mbappe,Spain World Cup 2026,Barcelona,La Masia,player burnout,Pedri injury,Luis de la Fuente,Hansi Flick,FIFA World Cup 2026{#}SPORTS,Spain,Canada,Monaco,Netherlands,Qatar,University,World Cup,Indians,Posters,Tokyo,Beautiful,June,Red,France,Industry,workers,WATCH,BUSINESS,history,INTERNATIONAL,READ,Indian,India,European Union,Industries,Research and Analysis Wing - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Lamine Yamal Just Erased Mbappé's Name from the Record Books — But Is Spain Burning Out Its 18-Year-Old Golden Boy Before 2026?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T03:23:42.045Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895297/Channi-Punjab-Congress-Supporters-Meeting-After-Reshuffle</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/editorial/politics_latestnews/how-different-is-bhagwant-manns-cabinet-from-channis70c81d9e-1feb-4057-80de-e567d2f1bc92-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The first open rebellion signal after the Punjab Congress organisational reshuffle — Charanjit Singh Channi's decision to convene his own loyalists is not about grievance. It is about ground-level arithmetic, Dalit consolidation, and the unstated audition for the 2027 CM face. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Channi Punjab Congress: Supporters Meeting After Reshuffle - Charanjit Singh Channi, Punjab Congress;Punjab Elections 2027;Congress Reshuffle;Dalit Politics Punjab;Raja Warring;Navjot Singh Sidhu;Punjab Assembly;Congress High Command;AAP Punjab{#}raja;Scheduled caste;Cycle;Chandigarh;Wanted;Punjab;ali;Indian National Congress;pollution;Siliguri;Mass;INTERNATIONAL;war;Congress;media;Elections;Leader;Election;District;politics;Assembly;Army;Party;VIEW;China;Population;Delhi;READ;Minister;Indian;Government;CM;India;Telangana Chief Minister;local language;House;Bharatiya Janata Party;Salman Khan - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Punjab Congress Reshuffled the Deck — Why Is Channi Calling His Own Army to the Table, and What Does That Mean for 2027?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T03:18:31.177Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895296/Nepal-India-Border-Dispute-Why-Kathmandu-Seeks-Talks-Now</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/cameramans-creepy-zoom-on-aamir-khans-niece-exposed-but-is-she-the-one-who-invited-it-all-98e19f0e-6722-47e8-9b8a-c2c9b3053f82-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>For years, Kathmandu printed contested maps on its currency and constitution. Now it wants to talk. The reversal is not generosity — it is the sound of a government running out of oxygen, starved by a Delhi that said nothing and did everything. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Nepal India Border Dispute: Why Kathmandu Seeks Talks Now - Nepal, India;Kalapani;Lipulekh;Limpiyadhura;S Jaishankar;KP Sharma Oli;Pushpa Kamal Dahal;Prachanda;border dispute;Nepal India relations;diplomacy{#}Nepal;economics;Businessman;marriage;petitioner;Driver;Heart;Frozen;jaishankar;Parliament;Rail;Pushpa;VIEW;Hyderabad;School;Beijing;Capital;Currency;China;Bank;Press;2020;revanth;naveen;zero;Delhi;READ;Tamil;court;Minister;Indian;Government;India;Subrahmanyam Jaishankar;Population;Bharatiya Janata Party;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Maps, Currency, and a Silent Delhi — What Really Forced Nepal's Sudden U-Turn on the Border Dispute?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T03:13:45.801Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895294/Thalapathi-Vijay-TVK-Five-Key-Advisors-Behind-Party</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Actor-turned-politician Thalapathi Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam is building its power structure ahead of 2026 — but it is the five unelected faces reportedly calling the shots inside TVK that have Tamil Nadu's political class talking. India Herald unpacks the network and the backlash. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Thalapathi Vijay TVK: Five Key Advisors Behind Party - Thalapathi Vijay, Tamil Nadu;TVK;Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam;MK Stalin;DMK;AIADMK;Tamil Nadu Politics;2026 Assembly Elections;Unelected Advisors;VK Sasikala;Internal Party Democracy{#}Film Industry;Iron;Culture;Election Commission;Stalin;Leader;workers;Shield;WATCH;BUSINESS;contract;Election;history;naveen;District;zero;Gift;silver screen;Terrorists;Shadow;Delhi;politics;READ;Assembly;Tamil;court;Army;Minister;Indian;Government;Party;CM;India;Population;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Smart phone;udhayanidhi stalin;Telangana Chief Minister;Bharatiya Janata Party;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Five Faces Behind Thalapathi Vijay — Who Are the Power Players Shaping TVK's Political Machine in Tamil Nadu?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T03:06:09.469Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895291/Vijay-Government-MLA-Rs-35-Crore-Offer-Plot-Tamil-Nadu</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Four arrests, a ₹35-crore-per-head price tag, and a government so thin on numbers that one defection could be fatal — India Herald unpacks the real calculus behind Tamil Nadu's most explosive horse-trading scandal, and asks whether the 'leak' is as strategic as the alleged plot itself. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Vijay Government: MLA Rs 35 Crore Offer Plot Tamil Nadu - Vijay, TVK;Tamil Nadu;MLA horse-trading;₹35 crore;government stability;Anti-Defection Law;Tamil Nadu politics;toppling plot{#}Kerala;engineer;Karnataka;MLA;Chennai;Maharashtra;Gift;silver screen;Terrorists;Shadow;Air;2020;Delhi;politics;READ;Assembly;INTERNATIONAL;Tamil;court;CM;war;Army;Elections;Cabinet;Minister;Indian;Government;Party;News;India;Telangana Chief Minister;Bharatiya Janata Party;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>₹35 Crore Per MLA, Four Arrests, One Fragile Majority — Is the Plot to Topple Vijay's Government Real, or Is the 'Exposé' Itself the Power Move?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T02:58:39.048Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895290/VK-Pandian-Naveen-Patnaik-Helicopter-Case-Court-Update</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/breaking-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A retired IAS officer who nearly became Odisha's proxy chief minister now faces a courtroom that could clip his political wings permanently — and the silence from his own party tells you everything. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - VK Pandian Naveen Patnaik Helicopter Case Court Update - VK Pandian, Naveen Patnaik;BJD;BJP Odisha;helicopter expenditure case;Pragativadi;Odisha politics;Mohan Charan Majhi;Indian state politics;Odisha court proceedings{#}naveen;Naveen Patnaik;Odisha;Rajya Sabha;Tamil;CBI;Helicopters;Idea;Bhubaneswar;Criminal;court;Andhra Pradesh;CM;war;Army;media;Elections;Bank;District;Cabinet;zero;Press;Minister;Indian;Government;Party;News;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Telangana Chief Minister;Switzerland;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Venkatesh;Gautam Adani;Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Helicopter Bills, Court Summons, Zero Political Shelter — Is the BJP Using Naveen Patnaik's Audit Trail to Bury VK Pandian Before He Can Rise?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T02:51:50.346Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895287/Telangana-GO-17-Revanth-Reddy-Overnight-Clearance-Row</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/jagan-mohan-reddys-unexpected-visit-to-kcr5e5c8338-3f02-4c26-b1ac-6225a3b1939a-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A government order signed between dusk and dawn, no legislative debate, no public consultation — and an opposition that smells blood. India Herald unpacks the mechanics, the beneficiaries, and the political fault-line GO 17 has ripped open in Telangana. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Telangana GO 17: Revanth Reddy Overnight Clearance Row - Revanth Reddy, GO 17;Telangana;BRS;KT Rama Rao;Congress;Telangana governance;commissions allegation;CAG Telangana;Hyderabad{#}REVIEW;festival;social media;Evening;Service;cock fight;oxygen;Office;secretariat;eenadu;Telugu;Bank;District;Cabinet;Reddy;zero;News;politics;Press;Congress;READ;Indian;Government;revanth;Revanth Reddy;Telangana;Assembly;Telangana Chief Minister;Party;India;Minister;saamna newspaper;local language;Population - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>GO 17, One Overnight Signature, Zero Public Debate — Is Revanth Reddy's 'Fast-Track' Clearance the Commission Trail BRS Has Been Hunting For?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T02:40:31.247Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895284/DAC-Meeting-Rs-1-Lakh-Crore-Defence-Proposals-Today</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/cameramans-creepy-zoom-on-aamir-khans-niece-exposed-but-is-she-the-one-who-invited-it-all-98e19f0e-6722-47e8-9b8a-c2c9b3053f82-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The Defence Ministry's reported single-session clearance of over ₹1 lakh crore in indigenous procurement is not routine spending — it is a calculated acceleration of private-sector firepower aimed at the mountains where India stares down China. India Herald examines what is known, what remains unverified, and the two-front calculus underneath the headline number. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - DAC Meeting Rs 1 Lakh Crore Defence Proposals Today - Defence Acquisition Council, DAC;Defence Ministry India;Rajnath Singh;LAC;Light Tank Zorawar;Project 76 Submarine;Make in India Defence;Times of India;Semiconductor Mission;DRDO;Larsen and Toubro;Mazagon Dock;Bharat Dynamics;Indian Navy;Indian Army;China India Border{#}BUSINESS;ali;Indian National Congress;Pakistan;2020;Strike;Industry;war;contract;Currency;Arrest;Pawan Kalyan;Election;pollution;politics;Press;China;Siliguri;Congress;READ;Delhi;Minister;Indian;Government;India;advertisement;Industries;Gautam Adani;Gujarat - Gandhinagar;Sardar Vallabhai Patel;Bharatiya Janata Party;Salman Khan - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>₹1 Lakh Crore on the Table, Light Tanks to Submarines in the Queue — Is Today's DAC Meeting India's Biggest Single-Day Bet on Two-Front Readiness?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T02:33:31.186Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895281/Delhi-Winter-Action-Plan-AAP-GRAP-Failure-Record</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/every-migrant-worker-to-receive-a-gas-cylinder-delhi-government-sets-up-new-welfare-initiative5e3375f0-5118-45e0-8b9d-66365ac01a40-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>One in three winter days under emergency GRAP 3 and 4 curbs. Schools shut, construction halted, lungs wrecked — and the same government now presents a 'new' plan. India Herald reads the politics behind the particulate matter. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Delhi Winter Action Plan: AAP GRAP Failure Record - Delhi government, AAP;GRAP;Winter Action Plan;Delhi pollution;BJP;stubble burning;Delhi elections;CAQM;air quality;Punjab;Atishi;NCR{#}TECHNOLOGY;Vihar;Haryana;Capital;workers;electricity;Air;Election;Shield;Success;pollution;Punjab;politics;Press;zero;WATCH;China;Siliguri;Congress;Assembly;Elections;READ;Delhi;Minister;Indian;News;Government;Party;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Samsung;Apple;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Anand Deverakonda;local language;Population;CM;Telangana Chief Minister;House - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>GRAP Failed 1-in-3 Winter Days, Delhi Got a New Plan — Is AAP Building a Pollution Shield or an Election Bunker?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T02:19:55.529Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895279/Gujarat-Farmer-Protests-BJP-Crisis-Before-2027-Polls</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Agrarian fury is spreading from Saurashtra to North Gujarat — not over one bad crop, but over a decade of unmet promises. The Bhupendra Patel government is scrambling to contain what the High Command sees as a direct threat to its most prized electoral citadel before 2027. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Gujarat Farmer Protests: BJP Crisis Before 2027 Polls - Gujarat, BJP;farmer protests;Saurashtra;Bhupendra Patel;2027 Gujarat elections;MSP;crop insurance;North Gujarat;Patidar;TheWire.in{#}WATCH;China;Bangladesh;Siliguri;Congress;District;East;High court;Assembly;Cabinet;groundnut;cumin;Sea;June;Supreme;Beijing;Red;READ;Delhi;CM;Minister;Indian;Government;Party;India;Gujarat - Gandhinagar;Sardar Vallabhai Patel;Bharatiya Janata Party;Telangana Chief Minister;Hardik Pandya;advertisement;Elections;Jr NTR;gulf countries;Mumbai;court;West Bengal - Kolkata - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Saurashtra's Fields, BJP's Nightmare — Why Are Gujarat's Farmers Marching Against the One State Modi Cannot Afford to Lose?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T02:12:42.808Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895276/Jana-Sena-Kavitha-Arrest-Pawan-Kalyan-BRS-Alliance-Signal</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/kcr-is-working-to-convert-brs-into-trs-vastu-changes1efd4870-b1bb-45fa-80f1-84108aa6784e-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena broke coalition etiquette to condemn K Kavitha's arrest — a move that makes no sense unless you read the coalition arithmetic underneath it. India Herald unpacks the factional calculus the press release won't admit. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Jana Sena Kavitha Arrest: Pawan Kalyan BRS Alliance Signal - Jana Sena, K Kavitha;Pawan Kalyan;BRS;NDA Alliance;TDP;Chandrababu Naidu;BJP;Andhra Pradesh;Telangana;Coalition Politics;2029 Elections;KCR{#}READ;VIEW;Mohan;kavitha;mahesh babu;Pawan Kalyan;Delhi;Hyderabad;Velama;Amaravati;Andhra Pradesh;Telangana;Telugu;Deputy Chief Minister;Backward Classes;School;CM;Bank;producer;history;politics;Minister;Press;Arrest;Shiv Sena;TDP;Indian;Leader;zero;Party;India;National Democratic Alliance;Bharatiya Janata Party;Telangana Chief Minister;local language;shiv sena party;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;tollywood-guest-roles;House - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Jana Sena Defends K Kavitha, Silent on BJP's Playbook — Is Pawan Kalyan Building a Backdoor to BRS Before 2029?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T02:08:31.345Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994895274/China-Myanmar-Bangladesh-Corridor-India-Eastern-Flank-Threat</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Beijing's pitch for a China-Myanmar-Bangladesh Economic Corridor mirrors the CPEC playbook on India's western border — but this time it borders the Siliguri Corridor, India's narrowest strategic chokepoint. India Herald lays out the geopolitical architecture of encirclement and the quiet failure of Act East. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - China Myanmar Bangladesh Corridor: India Eastern Flank Threat - China, India;Myanmar;Bangladesh;CPEC;CMBEC;Siliguri Corridor;String of Pearls;Act East Policy;Kyaukphyu Port;Beijing;Yunnan;Chicken Neck;geopolitics;Indian Ocean{#}Kolkata;Tokyo;Sri Lanka;Bhutan;Nepal;Rail;Service;Djibouti;Arabian sea;Siliguri;economics;East;Bangladesh;China;Shield;News;Indian National Congress;ali;Beijing;WATCH;Pakistan;INTERNATIONAL;Delhi;Letter;MP;Congress;READ;Indian;zero;Party;Capital;India;West Bengal - Kolkata;Digital Wallet Platform;Calcutta;Bharatiya Janata Party;Salman Khan;Loksabha - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Two Corridors, One Noose — Is China Quietly Closing a Strategic Ring Around India's Most Vulnerable Eastern Flank?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-07-03T01:59:31.564Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url></urlset>