https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899229/Modi-75-BJP-State-Elections-RSS-Retirement-Rulehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/owaisi-supports-supreme-courts-decision-on-gyanvapi-mosque64a241a6-a44e-4ab0-9d41-c227bdc86075-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgNarendra Modi turns 75 this September — the age the RSS's unwritten retirement convention kicks in. But with Bihar, Delhi's aftermath, and a string of state battles ahead, the BJP has made its strongest leader too indispensable to bench. India Herald examines the quiet burial of a generational norm and the organisational fragility it reveals. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Modi 75: BJP State Elections RSS Retirement Rule - PM Modi, BJP;RSS;75-year retirement rule;state elections;Bihar elections;organisational succession;Sangh Parivar;Indian politics{#}Nitin Gadkari;Murli Manohar Joshi;september;Indira Gandhi;Narendra;Poland;Uttar Pradesh;oxygen;Army;Nagpur;Ukraine;Karnataka;Bihar;Hindi;Culture;Government;Elections;Success;Election;Mass;Indian;READ;Narendra Modi;media;yogi;Assembly;zero;war;kalyan;Leader;Party;Delhi;Congress;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;local language;Loksabha;Amit Shah;Nitin;Venkatesh;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India HeraldModi at 75, the RSS '75-Year Rule' at Zero — Can the BJP Win a Single State Without the Man It Cannot Retire?2026-07-13T10:22:56.806Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899225/Ahmedabad-Guinness-Record-3-61-Lakh-Saplings-Plantedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/business/technology_videos/-mutual-fund-investors-get-new-safety-feature-as-amcs-enable80205709-4cf2-4546-9237-82bb13d75023-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgGujarat's Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi hails AMC and volunteers for a record-breaking plantation drive — but India Herald asks whether the state's PR machinery is outrunning its urban ecology, one sapling at a time. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Ahmedabad Guinness Record: 3.61 Lakh Saplings Planted - Harsh Sanghavi,AMC,Ahmedabad,Guinness World Record,Gujarat,tree plantation,urban green cover,headline ecology,CAG audit,BJP Gujarat{#}sanghavi,pollution,Rail,Ahmedabad,Crash,Train,war,Neem,Election,Telangana,Air India,Assembly,Mass,court,zero,Press,Minister,Delhi,social media,history,Indian,Accident,Cycle,READ,News,Event,Congress,media,India,House,Gujarat - Gandhinagar,Vaishno Devi,Dargah Sharif,Hanu Raghavapudi,Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal,Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India Herald3.61 Lakh Saplings in 60 Minutes, One Guinness Certificate — But Can Ahmedabad Water a Single Tree It Already Has?2026-07-13T10:09:52.209Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899222/Chandivali-Water-Crisis-BMC-Budget-vs-Tanker-Mafiahttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgChandivali's housing societies are haemorrhaging lakhs every month on private water tankers — even as BMC collects one of India's largest municipal budgets. India Herald follows the money to where civic failure and a thriving tanker economy quietly intersect. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Chandivali Water Crisis: BMC Budget vs Tanker Mafia - Chandivali,BMC,Mumbai,water crisis,tanker mafia,Mumbai water supply,BMC budget,civic infrastructure{#}BUSINESS,Accident,Indians,economics,Elections,Mumbai,Cycle,Service,Amit Shah,Maharashtra,WATCH,sun,Moscow,Capital,media,Party,oil,READ,India,local language,Population,Donald Trump,Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹60,000-Crore BMC Budget, ₹0 Reliable Water — Who Profits When Chandivali Pays Twice?2026-07-13T09:59:44.399Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994899221/2026-FIFA-World-Cup-Schedule-Host-Cities-India-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/delhiagra-yamuna-expressway-in-andhratelangana599a48e5-7cd4-4a11-aab3-ccdb17953f74-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe first-ever 48-team FIFA World Cup spreads across the United States, Mexico, and Canada — and India, a country that has never qualified, is searching for it like never before. What does that tell us about where Indian sport is really heading? - Viral - S Venkateshwari - 2026 FIFA World Cup: Schedule, Host Cities, India Impact - FIFA World Cup 2026,football,India football,AIFF,Lionel Messi,FIFA,USA Mexico Canada,Indian Super League,Google Trends India,sports{#}Brazil,Mexico,Argentina,Canada,Qualification,Bangkok,Beautiful,VIRAT KOHLI,Qatar,SPORTS,workers,World Cup,Evening,youth,Cricket,Google,Event,Sony,United States,Industry,Supreme,social media,June,history,Congress,Indian,READ,India,tollywood-guest-roles,Population,Industries,House,Vaishno Devi,Dargah Sharif,Mustafa New Bollywood Actor - indiaherald.com , India Herald2026 FIFA World Cup Kicks Off Across Three Nations — But Can the Beautiful Game Finally Crack India's Cricket Fortress?2026-07-13T09:54:44.071Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899220/Bangladesh-Defence-Adviser-BIMSTEC-NSA-Meeting-Delhihttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/editorial/politics_latestnews/indian-sailors-banned-in-china-as-per-seafaress-bodye85af803-f6e0-4007-81fd-3caef2927e4a-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgBangladesh is reportedly dispatching its PM's Defence Adviser to the BIMSTEC NSA-level meeting in New Delhi — a move that looks routine on paper but reads, to anyone tracking the post-Hasina chill, like Dhaka's most deliberate diplomatic signal in months. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Bangladesh Defence Adviser BIMSTEC NSA Meeting Delhi - Bangladesh,BIMSTEC,New Delhi,India-Bangladesh relations,NSA meeting,Muhammad Yunus,China,Bay of Bengal,Sheikh Hasina,Defence Adviser,South Asia diplomacy{#}Bangladesh,China,Fire,Wanted,Press,Capital,politics,Leader,Indian,Beijing,media,Party,Audience,Government,Minister,Delhi,oil,READ,India,West Bengal - Kolkata,House,local language,Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldDhaka's Defence Envoy in Delhi for BIMSTEC — Is Bangladesh Using a Multilateral Table to Quietly Audition for a Bilateral Reset?2026-07-13T09:53:02.862Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899218/Pakistan-Afghan-Crackdown-Deportation-Drive-Implicationshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/from-oil-to-beer-how-the-israelusiran-conflict-is-driving-prices-up-in-india2a3a69e6-33d1-4f07-81e1-239df64b0c0e-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgPakistan's latest nationwide sweep against Afghan nationals is dressed up as immigration enforcement — but the real currency is geopolitical leverage with the Taliban and a signal to Washington. India Herald unpacks what Islamabad is actually buying, and what it means for India's western border. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Pakistan Afghan Crackdown: Deportation Drive Implications - Pakistan,Afghanistan,Afghan refugees,India border security,TTP,Taliban,UNHCR,deportation,refugee policy,geopolitics{#}Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,terrorism,Afghanistan,Audience,Syria,Mass,August,Punjab,Pakistan,Currency,Rajasthan,INTERNATIONAL,Population,WATCH,Parliament,police,Australia,court,Government,Minister,zero,READ,Delhi,India,local language,House - indiaherald.com , India HeraldHunt, Detain, Deport — Pakistan's Afghan Purge Isn't About Immigration, So What Is Islamabad Really Bargaining For?2026-07-13T09:48:51.033Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899215/BJP-MP-Rajkumar-Chahar-Agra-RPF-Staff-Tirade-Controversyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/delhiagra-yamuna-expressway-in-andhratelangana599a48e5-7cd4-4a11-aab3-ccdb17953f74-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA viral video shows a BJP MP dressing down uniformed RPF personnel at Agra railway station, calling them 'badtameez.' The real scandal isn't what he said — it's the system that ensures he'll never pay a price for it. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - BJP MP Rajkumar Chahar: Agra RPF Staff Tirade Controversy - Rajkumar Chahar,BJP,Agra,RPF,Railway Protection Force,VIP culture,Lok Sabha,MP conduct,Indian Railways,Uttar Pradesh{#}Agra,Cycle,Hindi,Air India,Criminal,Parliament,police,contract,Australia,Shield,social media,Office,June,Shiv Sena,Service,Love,history,Culture,Haryana,Saidi Reddy,Governor,Leader,Party,Maharashtra,READ,Indian,News,Master,MP,court,Government,Minister,Delhi,India,Loksabha,Bharatiya Janata Party,shiv sena party,Venkatesh,Telangana Rashtra Samithi TRS,Arvind Kejriwal - indiaherald.com , India HeraldBJP MP Rajkumar Chahar's 'Badtameez' Tirade at Agra RPF Master — When Did the Lok Sabha Badge Become a Licence to Humiliate?2026-07-13T09:40:43.861Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899212/Tathagata-Roy-UCC-Bengal-BJP-2026-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgTathagata Roy's elevation to the UCC drafting committee and his incendiary comparison of the code to the Constitution itself is less about legal reform and more about BJP's calculated attempt to redraw the polarisation map of Bengal before 2026 — and Mamata Banerjee may be playing along. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Tathagata Roy UCC Bengal: BJP 2026 Strategy - UCC,West Bengal,Tathagata Roy,BJP,TMC,Mamata Banerjee,2026 Bengal elections,Uniform Civil Code,polarisation,drafting committee{#}VIEW,Meghalaya,Tathagata Roy,Bengali,Kolkata,HEALTH,Culture,Haryana,Saidi Reddy,Press,Governor,Leader,politics,Party,Population,Election,WATCH,Government,Maharashtra,Minister,READ,Indian,News,Telangana,Delhi,Fort,Assembly,India,West Bengal - Kolkata,Mamata Benerjee,Loksabha,Bharatiya Janata Party,Calcutta,Vaishno Devi,Dargah Sharif,Letter,local language,Panchayati,Venkatesh,Telangana Rashtra Samithi TRS,Arvind Kejriwal,Elections - indiaherald.com , India HeraldBJP's UCC Commando in Mamata's Fort — Why Tathagata Roy's 'As Necessary As the Constitution' Line Is Really About 2026 Bengal, Not the Law2026-07-13T09:29:44.479Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899209/Vadhavan-Expressway-MVA-Palghar-Protest-Politicshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe ecological resistance to the Vadhavan port expressway link in Palghar is real — but India Herald's read is that the MVA opposition is quietly converting tribal anxiety into an electoral weapon aimed squarely at the Mahayuti government before the next assembly polls. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Vadhavan Expressway: MVA Palghar Protest Politics - Vadhavan Port, Mumbai;Palghar;MVA;Mahayuti;Devendra Fadnavis;Nitin Gadkari;Delhi-Mumbai Expressway;PESA;tribal protests;Maharashtra politics;Warli;gram sabha;land acquisition{#}Ancestral;Shiv Sena;Bank;Population;District;Service;Congress;Election;WATCH;media;Assembly;Government;Moscow;Amit Shah;Indians;Maharashtra;Minister;sun;Love;oil;READ;Indian;Mumbai;India;local language;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;shiv sena party;Congress-NCP;Loksabha;Donald Trump;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldVadhavan Expressway's ₹65,000-Crore Green Wall — Is the MVA Quietly Building a Political Barricade Behind Palghar's Tribal Protests?2026-07-13T09:23:44.127Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Beauty/Read/994899208/Monsoon-Skincare-India-Traditional-Remedies-vs-Serumshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/beauty-IndiaHerald.jpgAs July humidity peaks across India, dermatologists and cosmetic chemists are quietly circling back to an old truth: the grandmother's monsoon rituals — turmeric, rice water, cold-pressed coconut oil — are not nostalgia. They are climate-matched technology. India Herald unpacks why. - Beauty - D N INDUJAA - Monsoon Skincare India: Traditional Remedies vs Serums - monsoon skincare, turmeric skincare;coconut oil skin;rice water benefits;multani mitti;Indian beauty;monsoon beauty routine;fungal acne monsoon;IADVL;Indian dermatology{#}kiran;Turmeric;sun;Neem;Tirupati;East;Air;WOMEN;INTERNATIONAL;Love;BEAUTY;Karnataka;Industry;oil;READ;Indian;Tamil;Mumbai;India;rashmi gautham;Research and Analysis Wing;Hanu Raghavapudi;House;Industries - indiaherald.com , India HeraldKumkum, Coconut Oil and the July Sun — Why Does Monsoon India Still Outperform a ₹5,000 Serum?2026-07-13T09:12:43.907Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899205/Alaska-Summit-No-Deal-Impact-on-India-Modi-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Alaska summit produced no deal on Ukraine, and Putin has invited Trump to Moscow. For Modi's India — buyer of Russian oil, partner to Washington, and quiet back-channel to both — the diplomatic runway just got shorter and the turbulence sharper. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Alaska Summit No Deal: Impact on India Modi Strategy - Alaska Summit,Putin,Trump,Modi,India Foreign Policy,Russia-US Relations,Ukraine War,S. Jaishankar,Russian Oil Imports,S-400,Strategic Autonomy,Moscow{#}February,Moscow,TECHNOLOGY,jaishankar,United States,Narendra Modi,Donald Trump,Ukraine,Russia,Success,Capital,Prime Minister,Congress,oil,Government,kalyan,Mumbai,war,Amit Shah,Election,Delhi,June,WATCH,Elections,READ,Minister,Indian,Indians,Maharashtra,Leader,India,Samsung,Apple,Huawei,Nokia,Sony,HTC,Motorola,Redmi,Dell,HP,Asus,Acer,LG,Subrahmanyam Jaishankar,Vaishno Devi,Dargah Sharif,local language,advertisement,Smart phone,Bharatiya Janata Party,Andhra Pradesh - indiaherald.com , India HeraldAlaska Collapsed, Putin Wants Trump in Moscow — Can Modi's 'Friend to Both' Tightrope Survive What Comes Next?2026-07-13T09:10:43.997Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899202/Eknath-Khadse-Shah-BJP-Invite-Blocked-Fadnavishttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/owaisi-supports-supreme-courts-decision-on-gyanvapi-mosque64a241a6-a44e-4ab0-9d41-c227bdc86075-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgKhadse's explosive claim — that Amit Shah personally asked him to return to BJP but state-level leaders vetoed the move — rips open a factional wound that Maharashtra's ruling coalition can ill afford ahead of local body polls. India Herald unpacks who gains, who loses, and why the real battle is not between parties but within one. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Eknath Khadse: Shah BJP Invite Blocked Fadnavis - Eknath Khadse, Amit Shah;BJP;NCP SP;Devendra Fadnavis;Maharashtra;Sharad Pawar;Mahayuti;Maharashtra local body elections;OBC politics{#}Rajasthan;Karnataka;Amit Shah;job;Wanted;2020;Sharad Pawar;Nagpur;Episode;Devendra Fadnavis;Master;District;Rajya Sabha;Haryana;Saidi Reddy;Election;Press;Assembly;Party;Delhi;June;Cabinet;WATCH;CM;Elections;Governor;READ;Minister;Maharashtra;Leader;News;Indian;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;local language;House;Congress-NCP;Telangana Chief Minister;Loksabha;Venkatesh;Telangana Rashtra Samithi TRS;Arvind Kejriwal - indiaherald.com , India HeraldAmit Shah's Invite, Fadnavis's Veto — Why Does BJP's Maharashtra Machine Need a Gatekeeper More Than a Recruiter?2026-07-13T08:59:44.667Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899200/Minister-Search-Trend-India-Why-Mantri-Trendinghttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgTen thousand Indians searched for one word — 'mantri' — in a single hour. Not a name, not a scandal, not a scheme. Just the title itself. India Herald unpacks what that naked search reveals about how Indians relate to political power in 2026. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Minister Search Trend India: Why Mantri Trending - Minister, Mantri;Cabinet Reshuffle;Indian Politics;Coalition Government;Google Trends;ADR;PRS Legislative Research;State Politics;Governance{#}Jubilee Hills;Google;Currency;social media;Indians;June;Event;oil;Cabinet;court;Office;Government;WATCH;Elections;Governor;READ;Minister;kalyan;Mumbai;naina;Maharashtra;Leader;war;News;Indian;India;tollywood-guest-roles;local language;Population;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Bharatiya Janata Party;Congress-NCP;Andhra Pradesh - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMinister — India's Most Searched Word Today Hides a Deeper Question About Power Nobody Is Asking2026-07-13T08:53:59.355Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899197/Sasikala-Pushpa-BJP-Anti-DMK-Strategy-Tamil-Naduhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/owaisi-supports-supreme-courts-decision-on-gyanvapi-mosque64a241a6-a44e-4ab0-9d41-c227bdc86075-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA former AIADMK firebrand now wearing saffron is lobbing grenades at DMK ministers in Thoothukudi — but the real story isn't the allegations, it's the BJP playbook of turning Dravidian insiders into its sharpest southern weapons. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Sasikala Pushpa BJP: Anti-DMK Strategy Tamil Nadu - Sasikala Pushpa,BJP Tamil Nadu,DMK,K. Annamalai,Thoothukudi,Tamil Nadu Politics,MK Stalin,AIADMK,Southern Tamil Nadu,BJP Strategy{#}Pushpa,Banking,Elections,District,Rajya Sabha,Bank,Haryana,Saidi Reddy,Governor,News,Maharashtra,Indian,Election,Press,READ,Tamil,Assembly,Election Commission,Leader,war,Delhi,politics,Minister,Party,India,Bharatiya Janata Party,Vaishno Devi,Dargah Sharif,local language,Population,Anand Annamalai,Venkatesh,Telangana Rashtra Samithi TRS,Arvind Kejriwal - indiaherald.com , India HeraldSasikala Pushpa's Open War on DMK — Is BJP Deploying AIADMK's Ex-Firebrand to Crack Stalin's Southern Fortress?2026-07-13T08:49:45.505Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899194/Theatre-Commands-CDS-Seeks-Rajnath-Singh-Approval-2025https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Chief of Defence Staff is reportedly set to present the theatre commands blueprint to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh — but the real story is the decades-long institutional resistance the IAF has mounted against splitting its air assets, and what a top-down political push tells us about Modi's defence legacy calculus. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Theatre Commands CDS Seeks Rajnath Singh Approval 2025 - Theatre Commands, Rajnath Singh;Chief of Defence Staff;Indian Air Force;Defence Reform;Modi Government;Indian Military;Kargil Review;INS Mahendragiri;Defence Ministry{#}Rajnath Singh;REVIEW;British;Office;Fighter;commander;Army;Shield;Government;CM;Capital;Air;WATCH;Indian;Election;Press;READ;Service;war;Mass;Minister;Delhi;India;gulf countries;Hanu Raghavapudi - indiaherald.com , India Herald75 Years of Turf Wars, One Meeting — Can the CDS Finally Force the IAF to Share Its Sky?2026-07-13T08:39:58.152Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899189/Imran-Masood-Congress-SP-Alliance-Rift-UP-Muslim-Votehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/estimate-of-how-many-seats-mayawatis-party-will-getbca44238-ce20-4167-8114-115659485469-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA Congress leader's public accusation that SP 'can't tolerate Muslim leaders' isn't a gaffe — it's a pressure tactic that lays bare the real panic inside the alliance over who owns UP's minority electorate, and hands the BJP a gift it didn't have to earn. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Imran Masood: Congress SP Alliance Rift UP Muslim Vote - Imran Masood, Congress;Samajwadi Party;Akhilesh Yadav;Uttar Pradesh;Muslim Vote Bank;SP-Congress Alliance;BJP;UP Politics;Opposition Rift{#}Bank;Episode;Father;Gift;Indian;rahul;kaleshwaram;Revanth Reddy;Population;revanth;Congress;Election;Press;politics;Leader;READ;war;Mumbai;kalyan;naina;Maharashtra;Party;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Rahul Sipligunj;Jr NTR;Congress-NCP;Andhra Pradesh - indiaherald.com , India HeraldImran Masood's 'Muslim Leader' Grenade — Is Congress Admitting It Can't Survive UP Without the Votes It Keeps Losing to Akhilesh?2026-07-13T08:20:49.725Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Astrology/Read/994899187/Weekly-Astrology-14-July-2026-Moon-Libra-Mars-Saturnhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/astrology-IndiaHerald.jpgA diplomatic Libra Moon collides with a tense Mars-Saturn aspect and a deeply intuitive Mercury in Cancer — India Herald's astrology desk breaks down why today rewards restraint, emotional intelligence, and the pause before the reply. - Astrology - MANOJ KUMAR N - Weekly Astrology 14 July 2026: Moon Libra Mars Saturn - Astrology, Monday 14 July 2026;Libra Moon;Mars Saturn aspect;Mercury in Cancer;Vedic astrology;Hindu Panchang;Somvar;horoscope;zodiac signs{#}Rekha;thursday;Saturday;Cancer;Moon;Gemini;monday;oxygen;Culture;contract;Air;WATCH;Shadow;READ;war;Party;zero;Delhi;India;Lung cancer;advertisement;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Rekha Vedavyas;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMoon in Libra, Mars-Saturn Squeeze, Mercury in Cancer — Why Does Monday 14 July Want You to Weigh Every Word Before You Speak?2026-07-13T08:13:17.958Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899185/Parth-Pawar-Marriage-NCP-Caste-Strategy-2027https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA wedding is never just a wedding in Maharashtra politics. Parth Pawar's engagement to Naina — a Kashmiri Pandit — is Ajit Pawar's quietest, most consequential political move in years. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Parth Pawar Marriage: NCP Caste Strategy 2027 - Parth Pawar, Ajit Pawar;Sunetra Pawar;Naina;NCP;Maharashtra Politics;2027 Elections;Kashmiri Pandit;Baramati;Maratha Politics{#}Pankaj Tripathi;deepika;naina;Box office;Supriya;Film Industry;Sharad Pawar;Ajit Pawar;Sugar;Maratha;Shiv Sena;Nagpur;Election;marriage;bollywood;Event;Shadow;News;READ;Maharashtra;Assembly;court;Press;politics;Devendra Fadnavis;Deputy Chief Minister;Minister;war;Leader;Party;India;Congress-NCP;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu;Bharatiya Janata Party;Loksabha;Hanu Raghavapudi;shiv sena party;Heroine;Cinema;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;advertisement - indiaherald.com , India HeraldParth Pawar's Kashmiri Bride, Ajit Pawar's Quiet Gambit — Is NCP Rewriting Its Caste Arithmetic Before 2027?2026-07-13T08:13:00.882Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899183/Pawan-Kalyan-Shoulder-Surgery-Naidu-Visits-Mumbaihttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA 3.5-hour rotator cuff surgery on the Deputy CM's shoulder — routine medicine, extraordinary politics. Naidu's bedside dash to Mumbai is less about care and more about the coalition arithmetic that holds Andhra Pradesh together. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Pawan Kalyan Shoulder Surgery: Naidu Visits Mumbai - Pawan Kalyan, Chandrababu Naidu;Jana Sena Party;TDP;Andhra Pradesh;Mumbai;coalition politics;shoulder surgery;Deputy CM;AP governance{#}Pawan Kalyan;raj;Rayalaseema;Evening;MLA;NTR;Amaravati;Cabinet;court;Press;politics;Leader;HEALTH;District;TDP;ram mandir;zero;Government;Indian;Mumbai;kalyan;Telangana;Rajya Sabha;Deputy Chief Minister;Andhra Pradesh;CM;Congress;Minister;Party;India;CBN;Panchayati;Telangana Chief Minister;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Jr NTR;Devendra Fadnavis;Bharatiya Janata Party;Loksabha;Mamata Benerjee;ram pothineni;Christianity;Islam;Hinduism;Chinese traditional religion - indiaherald.com , India HeraldPawan Kalyan Under the Knife, Naidu at His Bedside — Is This Coalition Care or a Power Vacuum AP Can't Afford?2026-07-13T08:00:05.713Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Crime/Read/994899180/Iran-War-Hormuz-India-Energy-Impact-Analysishttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgAs search interest surges around a potential Iran conflict and the Strait of Hormuz, India Herald examines why India — which routes roughly 60% of its crude imports through that narrow waterway — stands to lose the most from any miscalculation in the Persian Gulf. - Crime - S Venkateshwari - Iran War Hormuz: India Energy Impact Analysis - Iran, Strait of Hormuz;India energy security;oil imports;Persian Gulf;crude oil;PPAC;ISPRL;geopolitics;Hormuz blockade;India oil prices{#}Yemen;Kuwait;Sea;Red;INTERNATIONAL;media;Industry;Diesel;Petrol;United States;oil;Reserve Bank of India;Oman;WATCH;Air India;Crash;Ukraine;war;gulf countries;Mathura;Iran;zero;Government;Indian;Delhi;READ;Supreme;India;tollywood-guest-roles;Industries;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldStrait of Hormuz, 21% of Global Oil, One Miscalculation — What Does an Iran War Mean for India's Energy Lifeline?2026-07-13T07:53:04.206Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899179/India-Oil-Imports-Hormuz-Strait-Iran-US-Missile-Crisis-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgIndia ships roughly 65% of its crude through or near the Strait of Hormuz. With American and Iranian missiles now flying over those waters, every Indian kitchen — from the LPG cylinder to the petrol pump — is one escalation away from a price shock Delhi cannot subsidise its way out of. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - India Oil Imports Hormuz Strait: Iran US Missile Crisis Impact - Strait of Hormuz, India oil imports;Trump;Iran;US Iran conflict;petrol prices India;LPG subsidy;Modi diplomacy;Indian Navy Oman;Gulf diaspora;current account deficit;Chabahar port;Jaishankar;crude oil;energy security{#}Diesel;Balloon;Petrol;2020;United States;oil;Reserve Bank of India;Air;Oman;Fire;white house;WATCH;Air India;Crash;Shield;Ukraine;war;Minister;House;June;Indians;Mathura;Iran;zero;Government;Indian;Delhi;READ;Supreme;India;Donald Trump;Population;gulf countries;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMissiles Over Hormuz, 65% of India's Oil in the Crossfire — Can Modi's Back-Channel Survive a Strait That Won't Stay Open?2026-07-13T07:50:21.303Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Breaking/Read/994899175/Raashii-Khanna-Radiates-Golden-Glamour-at-Maangalya-Mall-Grand-Opening-in-Hyderabadhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/raashii-khanna-radiates-golden-glamour-at-maangalya-mall-grand-opening-in-hyderabad433e1e73-fd53-4157-b811-920272c36e77-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgRaashii Khanna brought timeless elegance and star power to the grand opening of the Maangalya Shopping Mall in Hyderabad, captivating everyone with her radiant traditional look. Draped in a lustrous golden-yellow silk saree paired with a perfectly tailored blouse, the actress effortlessly blended classic South Indian charm with contemporary sophistication. Every appearance during the event reflected grace, confidence, and effortless glamour, making her one of the biggest attractions of the celeb - Breaking - SIBY JEYYA - Raashii Khanna Radiates Golden Glamour at Maangalya Mall Grand Opening in Hyderabad - Raashii Khanna{#}BEAUTY, Fashion;temple;Event;Indian;media - indiaherald.com , India HeraldRaashii Khanna Radiates Golden Glamour at Maangalya Mall Grand Opening in Hyderabad2026-07-13T07:48:12.045Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899174/Sonam-Wangchuk-Hunger-Strike-Day-15-Delhi-Silencehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_tvnews/stalin v4521-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA Magsaysay laureate's body is failing on Day 15. The Centre's refusal to even acknowledge the fast is not neglect — it is a calibrated political decision with stakes that stretch from Leh to Parliament. India Herald breaks down the calculus Delhi cannot say out loud. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Sonam Wangchuk Hunger Strike Day 15: Delhi Silence - Sonam Wangchuk, Ladakh;Sixth Schedule;hunger strike;Modi government;Union Territory;tribal rights;China border;BJP;Magsaysay Award{#}Yoga;Hero;bollywood;HEALTH;EDUCATION;District;April;August;MP;social media;Mass;Minister;zero;June;Strike;Indians;Population;READ;Mathura;Supreme;Party;Capital;Government;Iran;media;Delhi;India;Indian;Smart phone;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu;Hanu Raghavapudi;European Union;House;Siachen Glacier;Bharatiya Janata Party;Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi;gulf countries - indiaherald.com , India Herald15 Days Without Food, Zero Words From Delhi — Is Modi Betting That Sonam Wangchuk Will Break Before Ladakh Becomes His Anna Hazare Moment?2026-07-13T07:44:11.111Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Breaking/Read/994899173/Keerthy-Suresh-Redefines-Grace-in-a-Stunning-Peach-Saree-at-Vikatan-Awardshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/keerthy-suresh-redefines-grace-in-a-stunning-peach-saree-at-vikatan-awards783a9c06-cd1b-4ede-8225-a4ae71991ff7-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgKeerthy Suresh once again proved that effortless elegance can outshine even the most extravagant red-carpet ensembles as she arrived at the Vikatan Awards in a breathtaking peach-toned designer saree. Embracing understated glamour, the National Award-winning actress looked every bit the epitome of sophistication, effortlessly commanding attention without relying on flashy embellishments. - Breaking - SIBY JEYYA - Keerthy Suresh Redefines Grace in a Stunning Peach Saree at Vikatan Awards - Keerthy Suresh{#}Suresh, gold;Makeup;Adimulapu Suresh;Fashion;Indian - indiaherald.com , India HeraldKeerthy Suresh Redefines Grace in a Stunning Peach Saree at Vikatan Awards2026-07-13T07:39:51.047Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Breaking/Read/994899172/Doctor-Doom-Humiliates-Thor-in-Alleged-Avengers-Doomsday-TeaserMarvel-Fans-Wont-Believe-the-Endinghttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/doctor-doom-humiliates-thor-in-alleged-avengers-doomsday-teasermarvel-fans-wont-believe-the-endinga55b8c64-2edf-4297-89c0-fc3bb01a6c3b-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgMarvel Studios could be preparing its most ambitious crossover event ever. Packed with emotional reunions, jaw-dropping reveals, multiversal chaos, and an unstoppable Doctor Doom, the alleged teaser reportedly wastes no time in reminding fans why this film has become one of the MCU's most anticipated blockbusters. - Breaking - SIBY JEYYA - Doctor Doom Humiliates Thor in Alleged Avengers Doomsday TeaserMarvel Fans Wont Believe the Ending - Avengers Doomsday{#}Doctor, Wife;Event;Army;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;natasha - indiaherald.com , India HeraldDoctor Doom Humiliates Thor in Alleged 'Avengers: Doomsday' Teaser—Marvel Fans Won't Believe the Ending2026-07-13T07:34:57.880Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899163/Oommen-Chandy-Death-UDF-Kerala-Power-Vacuum-Crisishttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/madhya-pradesh-mahila-congress-vice-president-noori-khan-resigns18943c61-b6d1-453f-9c6a-bddacb10c5de-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgKerala buried more than a leader in Puthuppally — it buried the last man who could hold the UDF's warring factions together. India Herald lays out the structural crisis the eulogies are hiding. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Oommen Chandy Death: UDF Kerala Power Vacuum Crisis - Oommen Chandy, Kerala Congress;UDF;Puthuppally;Kerala politics;by-election;LDF;CPI(M);Central Kerala;Christian vote{#}kottayam;pathanamthitta;Thiruvananthapuram;Banana;Kerala;WOMEN;Elections;Mass;Election Commission;media;Delhi;Minister;Congress;Leader;Election;Party;READ;Indian;zero;war;India;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;House;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Population;Smart phone;local language;tollywood-guest-roles - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTears in Puthuppally, Silence in Party HQ — With Oommen Chandy Gone, Who Inherits the UDF's Most Dangerous Vacancy?2026-07-13T04:00:44.990Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899162/Deoband-Assembly-Election-2027-BJP-vs-SP-PDAhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/education/virgo_virgo/up-pcs-officer-training-where-does-up-pcs-officer-training-take-place9c0a23e1-1ac3-41d5-b6ea-f7cbfb3aa2a1-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgDeoband isn't just a seat — it's a seismograph. As BJP eyes an unprecedented third straight win and SP sharpens its PDA arithmetic, this western UP constituency will tell us whether Hindutva's consolidation or social-justice math writes UP's next chapter. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Deoband Assembly Election 2027: BJP vs SP PDA - Deoband, Uttar Pradesh;UP Assembly Election 2027;BJP;Samajwadi Party;Yogi Adityanath;Akhilesh Yadav;PDA formula;AIMIM;BSP;Darul Uloom;western UP;Hindutva;OBC voters{#}Muzaffarnagar;Saharanpur;Hapur;Gift;Shadow;Yogi Adityanath;Success;Currency;WATCH;yogi;Uttar Pradesh;Service;Assembly;CM;Press;Election;Party;READ;Indian;zero;Mathura;Supreme;war;Government;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;ram pothineni;local language;tollywood-guest-roles;House - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTwo Hat-Tricks and One Graveyard of Predictions — Can BJP Hold Deoband Without Losing Its PDA Flanks?2026-07-13T03:54:05.433Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899160/BJP-Sambit-Patra-PM-Modi-Foreign-Trips-10-Achievementshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/owaisi-supports-supreme-courts-decision-on-gyanvapi-mosque64a241a6-a44e-4ab0-9d41-c227bdc86075-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgFor years, Modi's globetrotting was the Vishwaguru masterstroke no BJP leader needed to explain. The fact that Sambit Patra held a presser to list '10 achievements' tells you something has changed — and the change is domestic, not diplomatic. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - BJP Sambit Patra: PM Modi Foreign Trips 10 Achievements - PM Modi, BJP;Sambit Patra;Foreign Trips;Vishwaguru;Opposition;Missing PM;Dus Kadam Dus Ka Dum;Indian Politics;2026{#}NRI;amar;Narendra;WhatsApp;Love Story;Love;TECHNOLOGY;social media;television;job;Ukraine;Poland;Army;Prime Minister;Press;Election;Party;Red;READ;Indian;Leader;war;court;Government;Train;Indians;News;media;Delhi;zero;Minister;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Samsung;Apple;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;LG;local language;House;Event;ram pothineni;gulf countries - indiaherald.com , India Herald10 Achievements, One Defensive Presser — Why Is BJP Suddenly Justifying Modi's Foreign Trips to Its Own Voters?2026-07-13T03:49:23.620Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899156/Air-India-Flight-171-AAIB-Investigation-Delay-Explainedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/shruti-haasan-turns-heads-in-a-dreamy-iceblue-ensemble-at-the-odyssey-mumbai-premiere3facd461-761c-44e8-ac30-cca6615e096c-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe families of Air India Flight 171 victims are demanding a clear timeline for the final crash report — but their grief exposes something far larger: an investigation body so understaffed, under-equipped, and structurally compromised that delays are not bugs but features of the system. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Air India Flight 171: AAIB Investigation Delay Explained - Air India Flight 171, AAIB;Ahmedabad crash;NTSB;aviation safety;Ministry of Civil Aviation;ICAO;crash investigation reform;India aviation{#}Ahmedabad;Rajiv Gandhi;Air India;Crash;ajay;Reliance;Director;Oman;Strike;Fire;ali;Accident;Qatar;Parliament;Indians;Red;INTERNATIONAL;war;MP;READ;court;Indian;Delhi;Government;India;Population;gulf countries;Gujarat - Gandhinagar - indiaherald.com , India HeraldFlight 171 Families Still Waiting, AAIB Still Toothless — Is India's Crash-Investigation Machine Built to Delay, Not Deliver?2026-07-13T03:39:45.392Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899154/Gyanvapi-Mathura-Supreme-Court-Mediation-Pushhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/owaisi-supports-supreme-courts-decision-on-gyanvapi-mosque64a241a6-a44e-4ab0-9d41-c227bdc86075-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Supreme Court's quiet push for mediation in the Gyanvapi and Mathura disputes forces an uncomfortable question on the BJP: is a bloodless handover a bigger civilisational victory — or does the party need the wound to stay open until 2027? - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Gyanvapi Mathura: Supreme Court Mediation Push - Gyanvapi, Mathura;Supreme Court;BJP;Ayodhya;Places of Worship Act;Uttar Pradesh 2027;mediation;temple-mosque disputes;Yogi Adityanath{#}krishna;sri sri;Varanasi;Mathura;Nagpur;Mosque;Faizabad;January;Prize;Supreme Court;Indira Gandhi;August;Lucknow;yogi;Uttar Pradesh;temple;Supreme;Survey;ram mandir;MP;Ayodhya;Father;Election;READ;Shield;court;Election Commission;Indian;Capital;zero;Iran;Delhi;media;Party;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Venkatesh;Hanu Raghavapudi;ravi anchor;ram pothineni;Loksabha;gulf countries - indiaherald.com , India HeraldGyanvapi, Mathura and the SC's Mediation Nudge — Does BJP Want a Settlement or a Forever Campaign Issue?2026-07-13T03:30:58.659Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899150/Revanth-Reddy-vs-BRS-Kaleshwaram-Project-Political-Warhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/minister-harish-rao-accuses-bjp-antifarmere3036eaa-1833-496b-b1e1-a9c268e9abde-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe war of words over Kaleshwaram between Revanth Reddy's Congress and KCR's BRS isn't really about irrigation engineering — it's about who owns the idea of Telangana itself, and one side is losing that war faster than its dam pillars are sinking. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Revanth Reddy vs BRS: Kaleshwaram Project Political War - Revanth Reddy, BRS;Kaleshwaram;KCR;Telangana;Jagadish Reddy;Congress;Telangana politics;irrigation;2028 elections{#}Godavari River;K. Chandrashekar Rao;oxygen;Kaleshwaram Project;MLA;NTR;KCR;kaleshwaram;Idea;Office;Revanth Reddy;Reddy;revanth;Hyderabad;court;media;Telangana Chief Minister;Minister;Tamil;Air;House;Telangana;Red;Press;News;Congress;Leader;Government;INTERNATIONAL;war;Party;India;CM;local language;Population;kusuma jagadish;Venkatesh;Ram Charan Teja - indiaherald.com , India Herald'Psycho' Jibes and Sinking Pillars — Is Revanth Reddy Using Kaleshwaram to Politically Erase KCR's Legacy?2026-07-13T03:21:10.323Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899148/Zelenskyy-Cabinet-Reshuffle-PM-Svyrydenko-Resignshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/that-is-why-the-president-of-ukraine-has-a-key-bill9c90ad4f-ce05-4d31-b9ec-f959a5e687fd-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgUkraine's PM stepped down in a sweeping government overhaul — but the real question is whether Zelenskyy is consolidating wartime authority or quietly assembling a team that can negotiate what the current cabinet politically could not. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Zelenskyy Cabinet Reshuffle: PM Svyrydenko Resigns - Zelenskyy, Ukraine;Yulia Svyrydenko;Cabinet Reshuffle;AP News;India diplomacy;peace negotiations;Western aid fatigue;Modi Kyiv visit;NDTV;India Today;US elections;Russia-Ukraine war{#}Cabinet;Ukraine;Russia;Moscow;Red;Beijing;Poland;Army;Parliament;Syria;history;Press;Election;News;Congress;Indians;Prime Minister;Leader;Capital;READ;INTERNATIONAL;Iron;Iran;Shield;Government;zero;Indian;Delhi;war;Punjab;Party;India;Andhra Pradesh;Population;European Union;Donald Trump;gulf countries;Bharatiya Janata Party;advertisement - indiaherald.com , India HeraldZelenskyy's Midnight Purge — Is Ukraine Building a War Cabinet or a Surrender Cabinet?2026-07-13T03:12:19.208Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899145/India-Bangladesh-New-Ambassadors-Bilateral-Tieshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/editorial/politics_latestnews/indian-sailors-banned-in-china-as-per-seafaress-bodye85af803-f6e0-4007-81fd-3caef2927e4a-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgDelhi and Dhaka have both named new envoys — but behind the diplomatic courtesy lies a calculated recalibration. India Herald reads what the ambassador swap really tells us about power, leverage, and the unfinished business between Modi and Yunus. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - India Bangladesh: New Ambassadors Bilateral Ties - India, Bangladesh;Muhammad Yunus;Narendra Modi;India Bangladesh relations;ambassador;bilateral diplomacy;China;Dhaka;New Delhi{#}Wanted;Frozen;Bangladesh;BUSINESS;China;WATCH;Leader;Capital;READ;Elections;politics;Narendra Modi;INTERNATIONAL;Iron;Iran;Shield;Service;Government;zero;Indian;House;Delhi;Assembly;WOMEN;war;Party;India;local language;tollywood-guest-roles;Donald Trump;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldNew Ambassadors, Old Wounds — Is Delhi's Envoy Pick a Peace Signal or a Pressure Play on Yunus's Bangladesh?2026-07-13T03:02:00.840Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899144/Modi-National-Mourning-Qatar-Emir-India-Strategic-Calculushttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgIndia rarely declares national mourning for a foreign dignitary who was not even a sitting head of state. The decision to lower flags for Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani is not sentiment — it is strategy, and the returns Delhi is banking on stretch from LNG terminals to the safety of eight million Indians in the Gulf. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Modi National Mourning Qatar Emir: India Strategic Calculus - Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Qatar;Modi;India-Qatar Relations;LNG;National Mourning;Gulf Diplomacy;Diaspora;Energy Security;GCC{#}Narendra Modi;Reserve Bank of India;Qatar;Tamil;School;Banking;East;Indians;Father;World Cup;Air;INTERNATIONAL;Prime Minister;Currency;workers;Iron;Iran;Shield;Service;Government;zero;Indian;Delhi;Assembly;WOMEN;war;Party;India;gulf countries;House;European Union;tollywood-guest-roles;Donald Trump;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldModi Called Him a 'True Friend' and Declared National Mourning — What Does India Owe Qatar's Former Emir, and What Is Delhi Quietly Securing in Return?2026-07-13T02:53:07.744Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899140/Kerala-Mahila-Congress-Chief-Tonsures-Head-Ticket-Deniedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/madhya-pradesh-mahila-congress-vice-president-noori-khan-resigns18943c61-b6d1-453f-9c6a-bddacb10c5de-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgShe led the party's women's wing. She campaigned for the ticket on merit. The party machine said no — and her razor became the loudest speech Congress did not want to hear. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Kerala Mahila Congress Chief Tonsures Head Ticket Denied - Kerala Assembly Elections, Mahila Congress Kerala;Congress;Women Representation;Ticket Denial;Kerala Politics;ADR;Women's Reservation Bill;CPI(M);TMC{#}Indian National Congress;Accident;Letter;mallikarjun;rahul;Event;Episode;Kerala;WOMEN;Punjab;Elections;Leader;Press;Election;READ;war;Congress;Party;Indian;Assembly;Delhi;India;local language;House;Rahul Sipligunj;Devendra Fadnavis;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTonsured Head, Torn Ticket — Why Did Congress's Own Women Chief Have to Shave Her Protest Into Kerala's Conscience?2026-07-13T02:44:04.997Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899137/UP-PCS-Transfer-182-Officers-Moved-in-Yogi-Govthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/education/virgo_virgo/up-pcs-officer-training-where-does-up-pcs-officer-training-take-place9c0a23e1-1ac3-41d5-b6ea-f7cbfb3aa2a1-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgUttar Pradesh's overnight transfer of 182 Provincial Civil Service officers — the largest single-batch reshuffle in recent memory — lands barely 18 months before the 2027 Assembly elections. India Herald maps the districts, reads the power signals, and asks the question Lucknow would rather you didn't. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - UP PCS Transfer: 182 Officers Moved in Yogi Govt - Uttar Pradesh, PCS Officers Transfer;Yogi Adityanath;BJP;2027 UP Elections;Dainik Jagran;Administrative Reshuffle;Lucknow;Delhi BJP{#}Akhilesh Yadav;Mass;Currency;Shadow;court;history;Yogi Adityanath;Lucknow;yogi;Uttar Pradesh;District;WATCH;temple;Election Commission;Press;Election;Service;June;READ;MP;zero;Party;Minister;Assembly;Government;Delhi;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Research and Analysis Wing;local language;Cow slaughter;House;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India Herald182 PCS Officers, One Night, Zero Explanation — Is Yogi's Transfer Blitz a 2027 Loyalty Test or Delhi's Administrative Coup?2026-07-13T02:39:02.662Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899133/Lindsey-Graham-Death-Impact-on-Trump-Iran-War-Indiahttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Senate's most relentless Iran hawk is gone mid-conflict. Without Graham's iron grip on the Republican war caucus, Trump faces a fracturing coalition — and India, with 9 million Gulf citizens and critical energy lifelines at stake, loses the one Washington voice that understood why New Delhi needed room to manoeuvre. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Lindsey Graham Death: Impact on Trump Iran War, India - Lindsey Graham, Donald Trump;Iran war;US Senate;India foreign policy;Modi;Gulf diaspora;Strait of Hormuz;AUMF;Senate GOP{#}abbas;sunday;Senator;Washington DC;Poland;Iron;ali;Prime Minister;Iran;Bhagwant Mann;Supreme;June;INTERNATIONAL;Shield;zero;Army;oil;war;Indian;READ;Delhi;Government;India;Donald Trump;gulf countries;Service;Research and Analysis Wing;Smart phone;Tom Banton;Tom Hooper;House;saamna newspaper - indiaherald.com , India HeraldLindsey Graham Gone at 71, Trump's Iran War Loses Its Senate Shield — Who Holds the Hawks Together and What Does It Mean for Modi's Tightrope?2026-07-13T02:24:56.196Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899131/UP-BJP-501-In-Charges-Yogi-vs-Delhi-Power-Playhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe official line is 'experienced faces for 2027.' The real arithmetic is darker: 501 appointments across 403 assembly seats are less about elections and more about who controls UP BJP's spine — the Chief Minister or the national leadership. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - UP BJP 501 In-Charges: Yogi vs Delhi Power Play - BJP Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath;Bhupendra Chaudhary;UP Assembly Elections 2027;BJP Organisational Restructuring;Nitin Navin;UP BJP In-Charges;2024 Lok Sabha{#}Nitin;Yogi Adityanath;Lucknow;yogi;Uttar Pradesh;Elections;District;Leader;WATCH;Assembly;workers;Party;Minister;READ;Delhi;Election;CM;Government;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Telangana Chief Minister;local language;tollywood-guest-roles;Loksabha;Hanu Raghavapudi;Population;Gujarat - Gandhinagar;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal - indiaherald.com , India Herald501 प्रभारी, 403 सीटें, एक सवाल — यूपी BJP की 'तलाश' योगी का हंटर है या दिल्ली का टेकओवर?2026-07-13T02:17:50.051Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899129/Rafale-M-INS-Vikrant-India-Navy-Indo-Pacific-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgIndia's sole aircraft carrier is about to get its most lethal teeth — but the real signal is the quiet Paris-Delhi-Canberra geometry being stitched across the Indo-Pacific, and what it tells Beijing about who controls the chokepoints. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Rafale M INS Vikrant: India Navy Indo-Pacific Strategy - Rafale M, INS Vikrant;Indian Navy;Indo-Pacific;India-Australia Defence;France India Defence;Malacca Strait;China Naval Strategy;Narendra Modi;Defence Geopolitics{#}tejas;Djibouti;Sri Lanka;Helicopters;Paris;Taiwan;Beijing;Sea;United States;Fighter;oil;Air;France;China;Government;Australia;Press;READ;Pakistan;Punjab;war;Delhi;Indian;India;advertisement;Devendra Fadnavis - indiaherald.com , India HeraldRafale M on INS Vikrant, Australia at Delhi's Door — Is Modi Quietly Forging the Indo-Pacific's Deadliest Naval Triangle Against Beijing?2026-07-13T02:07:16.058Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899122/Eknath-Khadse-Rules-Out-BJP-Return-Stays-NCP-SPhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/dsdfc xdfwf-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgOnce the BJP's most powerful OBC face in North Maharashtra, Eknath Khadse has publicly slammed the door on any homecoming — and in doing so, handed Sharad Pawar a caste card that could redraw Fadnavis's arithmetic from Jalgaon to Nashik. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Eknath Khadse: Rules Out BJP Return, Stays NCP SP - Eknath Khadse, BJP;NCP SP;Sharad Pawar;Devendra Fadnavis;Ajit Pawar;North Maharashtra;OBC Politics;Jalgaon;Maharashtra 2029;Leva Patil;Mahayuti{#}Amit Shah;Nationalist Congress Party;Sharad Pawar;Ajit Pawar;Maha;TDP;Sugar;Maratha;Devendra Fadnavis;Bank;District;Maharashtra;Saidi Reddy;Election Commission;Leader;WATCH;Press;Minister;Assembly;Election;politics;workers;Party;2020;media;READ;India;Congress-NCP;Bharatiya Janata Party;local language;Venkatesh;Telangana Rashtra Samithi TRS;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;CBN;House - indiaherald.com , India HeraldKhadse's 'No' to BJP, Pawar's Silent 'Yes' — Is North Maharashtra's OBC Revolt the Crack Fadnavis Cannot Seal Before 2029?2026-07-13T01:49:45.813Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994899121/Alice-Capsey-England-Cricket-All-Rounder-Career-Statshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/sports-IndiaHerald.jpgShe bats with the audacity of a veteran, bowls with deceptive guile, and fields like someone who treats the boundary rope as a personal insult. Alice Capsey is 20, trending at 20,000 searches, and England cricket is betting the next decade on her shoulders. India Herald asks: is that bet genius or cruelty? - Sports - D N INDUJAA - Alice Capsey: England Cricket All-Rounder Career Stats - Alice Capsey, England Women Cricket;ECB;WPL;WBBL;The Hundred;women's cricket;cricket all-rounder;England cricket future{#}English;Ben Stokes;Australia;SPORTS;August;Cricket;history;World Cup;England;Industry;Strike;Red;media;June;WOMEN;INTERNATIONAL;READ;Shield;India;tollywood-guest-roles;Population;ICC T20;Industries;House;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif - indiaherald.com , India HeraldAlice Capsey, 20 Years Old, Already England's Future — But Can She Carry the Weight Before She's Fully Grown?2026-07-13T01:44:45.804Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899119/Punjab-Rs-1000-Crore-Loan-AAP-Debt-Crisis-Analysishttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgThe opposition calls it being 'put on EMI.' The numbers suggest something worse — a full state trying to run on a city-state's fiscal playbook, and borrowing its way into a corner before 2027. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Punjab Rs 1000 Crore Loan: AAP Debt Crisis Analysis - Punjab, AAP;Bhagwant Mann;Punjab Debt Crisis;Delhi Model;Punjab Loan;Times of India;Punjab 2027 Elections;Arvind Kejriwal;Punjab Fiscal Deficit{#}EDUCATION;electricity;central government;Cycle;Punjab;Arvind Kejriwal;Assembly;Election;Service;Indira Gandhi;Father;MP;Bhagwant Mann;House;Capital;politics;Government;Supreme;Indian;READ;war;workers;Party;Congress;Parliament;Syria;zero;Delhi;India;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹1,000 Crore Fresh Loan, ₹3.73 Lakh Crore Debt — Is AAP's 'Delhi Model' Quietly Putting Punjab on a Financial Ventilator?2026-07-13T01:40:45.388Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899118/India-Chabahar-Port-Iran-Ethnic-Tensions-Riskhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgIndia has staked billions on Chabahar as its answer to China's Gwadar — but the port sits inside a country where Kurdish, Baloch, and Azeri fault-lines are deepening under sanctions pressure, and Delhi's corridor dreams may be hostage to fractures no trade deal can paper over. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - India Chabahar Port: Iran Ethnic Tensions Risk - Chabahar Port, India Iran;Kurds;Balochis;Azeris;Modi;IRGC;Trump Sanctions;Sistan-Baluchestan;Gwadar;Central Asia;INSTC{#}Shahid;Mumbai;Rail;police;Office;politics;2020;Afghanistan;Moscow;Population;Government;Supreme;INTERNATIONAL;Pakistan;Iran;Indian;READ;Turkey;Shield;war;workers;Party;Congress;Parliament;Syria;zero;Delhi;India;Donald Trump;advertisement;West Bengal - Kolkata - indiaherald.com , India HeraldKurds, Balochis, and Modi's Chabahar Gamble — If Iran's Ethnic Seams Crack, Who Pays the Price for Delhi's Quiet Bet?2026-07-13T01:33:59.119Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899116/India-UNSC-Women-Peacekeepers-Strategy-Permanent-Seathttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/emmanuel-macron-ignores-pm-modi-shame577365af-0e6a-405b-9388-5a82714b410d-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgWhile the P5 remain deadlocked by proxy wars and serial vetoes, New Delhi is quietly assembling a moral dossier — weaponizing soft power, women in peacekeeping, and the voice of the Global South to make its permanent-seat case impossible to ignore. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - India UNSC: Women Peacekeepers Strategy Permanent Seat - India UNSC, UNSC permanent seat;women peacekeepers;Global South;UN Security Council reform;sexual violence conflict;India foreign policy;P5 veto{#}France;Isis;Idea;June;Champion;WOMEN;News;Lebanon;China;Parliament;Syria;Russia;Indian;READ;Turkey;Shield;terrorism;Capital;zero;war;Delhi;India;local language;European Union;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee - indiaherald.com , India HeraldIndia's 'Women Peacekeeper' Card at the UNSC — Is Delhi Building a Moral Resume While Veto Powers Write Vetoes?2026-07-13T01:29:24.269Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899113/India-Syria-Policy-New-Damascus-Parliament-Challengehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/emmanuel-macron-ignores-pm-modi-shame577365af-0e6a-405b-9388-5a82714b410d-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgSyria's first post-revolution parliament owes nothing to the Assad order India quietly courted for decades. As Damascus resets, Delhi faces a stark choice: outmanoeuvre the Turkey-Pakistan axis in reconstruction diplomacy, or lose a foothold India spent years building without ever publicly defending. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - India Syria Policy: New Damascus Parliament Challenge - Syria, Damascus;India Foreign Policy;Modi;Turkey;Pakistan;Syrian Parliament;Reconstruction;Counter-Terrorism;West Asia{#}Hyderabad;Parliament;Bhagwant Mann;Service;UAE;Moscow;zero;East;Indira Gandhi;Father;MP;Syria;contract;Supreme;Russia;Iran;Pakistan;Government;Indian;READ;Turkey;Shield;war;Delhi;India;Population;gulf countries;Digital Wallet Platform;House;saamna newspaper;Bharatiya Janata Party;Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu - indiaherald.com , India HeraldDamascus Has a New Parliament and Zero Old Debts — Can Modi's Quiet Syria Play Survive a Revolution India Never Backed?2026-07-13T01:20:45.569Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899111/Iran-IRGC-vs-Pezeshkian-India-Chabahar-Port-Riskhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/imax-just-called-out-disneys-infinity-vision-as-a-straightup-scam-no-new-tech-just-a-fancy-sticker007827b8-df09-4d58-88e6-3075fab02600-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgIran's elected president talks diplomacy; the Revolutionary Guard wages war. Inside the deep-state fracture that could strand India's most strategic port bet in the crossfire — and what New Delhi's silence really means. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Iran IRGC vs Pezeshkian: India Chabahar Port Risk - IRGC, Masoud Pezeshkian;Iran;Chabahar Port;India;Supreme Leader Khamenei;Gwadar;China;Central Asia;INSTC;sanctions{#}Afghanistan;Lebanon;Syria;Turkmenistan;Balochistan;BUSINESS;contract;Degree;ali;Supreme;hemanth;Kannada;Chiranjeevi;Iraq;Turkey;Shield;China;Russia;Iran;Pakistan;INTERNATIONAL;Government;court;WATCH;Indian;READ;Army;war;Delhi;India;gulf countries;local language;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee - indiaherald.com , India HeraldPezeshkian's Peace Signals, IRGC's Missile Salvos — Who Actually Holds the Keys to Iran, and Why Should Delhi Worry?2026-07-13T01:13:38.525Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899110/Mamata-vs-Suvendu-2026-Bengal-BJP-Internal-Rifthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/imax-just-called-out-disneys-infinity-vision-as-a-straightup-scam-no-new-tech-just-a-fancy-sticker007827b8-df09-4d58-88e6-3075fab02600-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe headline says Mamata wants revenge for Nandigram. The real story is the quiet war inside Bengal BJP — where the old RSS cadre watches a TMC turncoat own the 2026 narrative, and wonders whose victory they are really fighting for. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Mamata vs Suvendu 2026: Bengal BJP Internal Rift - Mamata Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari;Bengal BJP;West Bengal 2026 Elections;Nandigram;RSS;East Midnapore;TMC;BJP Internal Rift;Election Commission of India{#}Kolkata;East;Banking;Midnapore;WOMEN;December;Election Commission;Indira Gandhi;Father;Assembly;workers;MP;News;Minister;Election;WATCH;Leader;Congress;Elections;Indian;Party;READ;Army;war;Delhi;India;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee;Venkatesh;Bharatiya Janata Party;Calcutta;local language;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India HeraldNandigram's Ghost, a 2026 Trap, and Bengal BJP's Old Guard — Why Is Suvendu's Monopoly the Real Fault Line?2026-07-13T01:03:06.450Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899105/Turkey-S-400-Sale-UAE-US-Bases-Iran-Defence-Dealhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/imax-just-called-out-disneys-infinity-vision-as-a-straightup-scam-no-new-tech-just-a-fancy-sticker007827b8-df09-4d58-88e6-3075fab02600-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgWashington sanctioned Turkey and expelled it from the F-35 program for buying the S-400. Now those same Russian-made systems may end up guarding American troops in the Gulf. India Herald unpacks the absurdity — and what it means for New Delhi's own S-400 gamble. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Turkey S-400 Sale UAE: US Bases Iran Defence Deal - Turkey, S-400;UAE;Iran;United States;CAATSA sanctions;India defence;F-35 program;Persian Gulf;air defence;geopolitics{#}United States;Turkey;Fighter;Shield;2020;Qatar;UAE;China;Russia;October;Election;Capital;WATCH;Air;court;READ;war;Oman;Bahrain;Iran;Fire;Indians;Red;Delhi;Indian;India;gulf countries;Hanu Raghavapudi - indiaherald.com , India HeraldSanctioned for Buying the S-400, Now Selling It to Shield US Bases — Has Turkey Found the Most Brazen Loophole in Geopolitics?2026-07-13T00:49:46.131Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994899102/Wimbledon-2026-Draw-Schedule-Indian-Contendershttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/sports/libra_libra/novak-djokovic-set-to-go-back-to-doha-after-early-restoration-from-hamstring-tear5b74dfb9-071e-49dd-b796-8fc7fec6d5e2-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe oldest Grand Slam returns in a summer when the men's and women's games are shifting faster than ever — and India's best grass-court hopes in a generation face a tournament that rewards pedigree over promise. - Sports - Srivastan Venkatraman - Wimbledon 2026: Draw, Schedule, Indian Contenders - Wimbledon 2026, Jannik Sinner;Carlos Alcaraz;Novak Djokovic;Sumit Nagal;All England Club;grass court tennis;Indian tennis;Grand Slam;ATP rankings{#}championship;Beautiful;Event;June;television;london;Prize;England;Shadow;Army;Air;Cycle;court;Champion;Success;Industry;Tennis;Audience;war;hemanth;Kannada;Chiranjeevi;Telugu;READ;Indian;India;Mixie;Industries;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif - indiaherald.com , India HeraldWimbledon 2026, 139 Years of Grass and One Question Nobody Dares Answer — Has the Sport Outgrown Its Own Cathedral?2026-07-13T00:42:53.660Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994899101/Ro-Khanna-Israeli-Settlers-Detain-US-Lawmaker-West-Bankhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgAn Indian-American Democratic lawmaker says armed settlers pointed US-manufactured weapons at his Congressional delegation in the occupied West Bank — an incident that lays bare either a catastrophic breakdown in Israeli state authority or something far more troubling: a tacit greenlight. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Ro Khanna: Israeli Settlers Detain US Lawmaker West Bank - Ro Khanna, Israel;West Bank;Israeli settlers;Netanyahu;US-Israel relations;India-Israel defence;Arms Export Control Act;Bezalel Smotrich;Itamar Ben Gvir;US Congress;occupied territories;IDF{#}TECHNOLOGY;Sanjay Raut;Office;politics;Episode;Cabinet;Israel;Bank;Strike;Indians;CM;Press;District;Supreme;Congress;Party;Maharashtra;Minister;Delhi;INTERNATIONAL;House;WATCH;zero;Red;READ;Indian;Government;India;Population;Samsung;Apple;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;LG;Service;gulf countries;Devendra Fadnavis - indiaherald.com , India HeraldUS-Made Rifles, Israeli Settlers, One American Congressman Held at Gunpoint — Has Netanyahu Lost Control or Simply Stopped Pretending?2026-07-13T00:42:45.593Zalways1.0