<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/994894354/US-India-Relations-Sergio-Gor-China-Remarks-Analysis</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/-years-in-cinema-journey-vijay-sethupathi-praises-puri-jagannadh7b8867f1-3a93-4d31-ac00-6df327e99fdd-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Sergio Gor's 'tough and rough neighbours' broadside is great theatre — but behind the stage curtain, the US is quietly tightening the screws on tariffs, the Pannun case, and India's Russia calculus. India Herald unpacks the transaction underneath the flattery. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - US India Relations: Sergio Gor China Remarks Analysis - US India Relations,Sergio Gor,China,Trade Tariffs,Pannun Case,Russia,Indo-Pacific,Strategic Autonomy,Modi,Washington,South Block{#}Sugar,Evening,Taiwan,Russia,TECHNOLOGY,Moscow,oil,China,United States,Beijing,Delhi,2020,jai,WATCH,police,Pakistan,bollywood,Minister,Election,Press,Government,October,June,Cycle,Indian,India,Population,local language,Donald Trump,Digital Wallet Platform,Research and Analysis Wing,Dell,HP,Asus,Acer,Samsung,Huawei,Nokia,Sony,HTC,Motorola,Redmi,Apple,LG,House - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>'Wingman' in Public, Arm-Twister in Private — What Is Washington Actually Extracting From Delhi While Shielding It From China?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T22:49:41.614Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Business/Read/994894353/July-2026-Tax-Deadlines-ITR-Filing-TDS-Key-Dates</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/business/technology_videos/-itr-filing-tax-filing-begins-income-tax-department-releases-excel-utilities412df312-d627-4d9b-8678-86e5b6ee89a1-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Finance Act 2026 kicks in on July 1, a fresh TDS cycle resets, and the ITR filing window is already running — India Herald maps the six July 2026 tax deadlines every salaried earner, freelancer and business owner must calendar, and flags the one most taxpayers will sleepwalk past. - Business - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - July 2026 Tax Deadlines: ITR Filing, TDS Key Dates - July 2026 tax deadlines,ITR filing deadline AY 2026-27,Finance Act 2026,TDS deposit deadline,CBDT,Income Tax Department,Section 234F,ITR-1,ITR-4,TDS return,tax audit due date{#}TCS,monday,December,November,Crash,SBI,Bank,Banking,Government,October,BUSINESS,Industry,June,Capital,Parliament,Cycle,READ,Indian,India,tollywood-guest-roles,Digital Wallet Platform,Industries - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>6 July 2026 Tax Deadlines That Could Cost You Thousands — Do You Know Which One Hits First?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T22:45:41.854Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894350/CPI-M-Urges-EC-to-Extend-SIR-Voter-Revision-Process</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>Twenty-three opposition parties have reportedly written to the Chief Justice of India over the Election Commission's Summary Revision process — but CPI(M)'s push for a month-long extension carries a quieter calculus that has less to do with voter rights and more to do with booth-level survival in Kerala and Bengal. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - CPI(M) Urges EC to Extend SIR Voter Revision Process - CPI(M),Election Commission of India,SIR,Summary Revision,voter rolls,disenfranchisement,Kerala,West Bengal,opposition parties,CJI,DMK,AAP,SURE,electoral reform,LDF{#}oxygen,Uttar Pradesh,Letter,EDUCATION,Election Commission,Parliament,REVIEW,Mass,MP,Election,gold,Party,Cycle,Kerala,zero,Congress,Press,READ,Indian,India,West Bengal - Kolkata,advertisement,local language,Vaishno Devi,Dargah Sharif,Venkatesh,Bharatiya Janata Party,surya sivakumar - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>CPI(M) Wants a Month More for Voter Rolls — Is the Real Fear Disenfranchisement or an Electoral Alibi It Cannot Admit?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T22:40:50.004Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994894346/Shreyas-Iyer-Vaibhav-Sooryavanshi-Debut-BCCI-Selection-Row</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/sports/libra_libra/punjab-captain-shreyas-iyer-praises-cooper-connollyee68faea-320c-48e0-87b3-07ed48f2d937-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>India's T20I captain publicly admitted he doesn't fully control team selection — a stunning concession that reveals the backstage tug-of-war between the dressing room, the selection committee, and coach Gautam Gambhir over 19-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. - Sports - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Shreyas Iyer Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Debut: BCCI Selection Row - Shreyas Iyer,Vaibhav Sooryavanshi,India T20I,BCCI,Gautam Gambhir,England T20I series,Ajit Agarkar,selection committee,Durham,Indian cricket,Sunil Gavaskar{#}rahul,SUNIL GAVASKAR,Rohit Sharma,England,Gautam Gambhir,BCCI,English,Shreyas Iyer,Sooryavanshi,Selection Process,Ireland,Legend,Rajasthan,politics,WhatsApp,June,Iran,INTERNATIONAL,WOMEN,Episode,zero,Cricket,police,Capital,war,Congress,Press,Leader,Minister,history,media,READ,Indian,India,Rahul Sipligunj,VIRAT KOHLI,advertisement,House - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>'My Hands Are Tied' — Shreyas Iyer's Six Words That Expose the Real Power Struggle Behind Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's Debut</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T22:30:48.487Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994894345/Jai-Hind-Jai-Sindh-Bollywood-Cross-Border-Film-Strategy</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Mahesh Manjrekar and Jaya Prada headline a cross-border romance locking October 2026 — but the title, the timing, and the poster-first rollout suggest the real product being sold is not a love story but a controversy. India Herald unpacks the playbook. - Movies - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Jai Hind Jai Sindh: Bollywood Cross-Border Film Strategy - Jai Hind Jai Sindh A Love Story,Mahesh Manjrekar,Jaya Prada,Zarina Wahab,Amit Behl,Bollywood,CBFC,October 2026,cross-border romance,Sindh,box office strategy{#}Amit behl,Amrish Puri,Mahesh Manjrekar,Zarina Wahab,jai,Diwali,October,Crush,Love Story,Pushpa,Khiladi,Love,Ponniyin Selvan,vijay sethupathi,Service,Posters,Tiger,Criminal,School,News,BUSINESS,Mumbai,history,WATCH,Pakistan,Tamil,Cycle,Hindi,bollywood,Industry,Kerala,media,READ,Indian,India,Amit Shah,Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu,Industries,Alia Bhatt - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>'Jai Hind, Jai Sindh' Drops Its First-Look Before a Single Frame — Is Bollywood Now Selling Outrage Before It Sells Tickets?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T22:30:41.502Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894342/Chennithala-Operation-Toofan-Kerala-Police-Authority</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/breaking-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>When a Home Minister has to publicly remind everyone that the police — and only the police — run a law-enforcement operation, the real story is who was running it in the shadows. India Herald unpacks the turf war hiding behind Kerala's anti-crime programme. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Chennithala Operation Toofan: Kerala Police Authority - Ramesh Chennithala,Operation Toofan,Kerala Police,Kerala Home Ministry,UDF,Kerala Politics,Times of India,parallel power centre,coalition politics,law enforcement{#}raj,Kerala,gold,police,Capital,Thiruvananthapuram,District,war,Congress,media,Party,Press,Office,Leader,READ,Government,Indian,Minister,India,House,local language,Vaishno Devi,Dargah Sharif,Population - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Only Police Can Call 'Operation Toofan' Meetings, Chennithala Had to Say Aloud — Who Was Quietly Convening Them Without Permission?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T22:23:21.988Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894337/UNLF-P-Manipur-Designated-Camp-Clash-Injures-5-Women</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Delhi wants the UNLF-P designated camp to be the blueprint for mainstreaming Meitei insurgent groups before 2027 — but when the community whose fighters are supposedly being 'brought home' fights security forces in the streets, five women are injured, and the camp has to be established by force, the question is not whether the peace process is on track but whether it was ever on a track the ground would accept. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - UNLF-P Manipur Designated Camp Clash Injures 5 Women - UNLF-P,Manipur,Manipur peace process,designated camp,Meitei,Kuki-Zo,BJP,Narendra Modi,Ministry of Home Affairs,Northeast India,insurgency,ethnic conflict,2027 elections{#}naga,Degree,VIEW,WOMEN,Episode,Tamil,Election,Cycle,engineer,zero,CM,Minister,Press,Office,Delhi,Shiv Sena,Strike,Leader,READ,Government,India,local language,House,Population,Event,Bharatiya Janata Party,Uddhav Thackeray,shiv sena party,Chennai - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Five Women Hurt, One 'Peace Camp' Forced Through — Is Delhi's Manipur Surrender Template Cracking Before the Ink Is Dry?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T22:11:41.562Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894335/India-Iran-Policy-Chabahar-Oil-US-Pressure-Impact</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/nri/auto_videos/hillaryweet-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>India's Iran corridor — Chabahar port, discounted crude, Afghan transit — is being quietly hollowed out by Washington's renewed hawkishness. India Herald lays out what New Delhi concretely loses if Tehran pivots fully to Beijing, and why the Modi government's celebrated 'strategic autonomy' faces its most honest test yet. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - India Iran Policy: Chabahar Oil US Pressure Impact - India,Iran,United States,Chabahar Port,INSTC,China,Israel,Modi,Strategic Autonomy,Crude Oil,Sanctions,Belt and Road{#}abbas,Afghanistan,Shadow,Israel,Rail,Iran,Red,Moscow,oil,China,Banking,BUSINESS,United States,Mumbai,Press,East,Beijing,Morocco,World Cup,Supreme Court,Office,history,Delhi,WATCH,Shiv Sena,Strike,Leader,Party,READ,Government,INTERNATIONAL,Pakistan,Indian,India,gulf countries,Hanu Raghavapudi,Uddhav Thackeray,shiv sena party - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Chabahar, Cheap Oil, and a Closing Window — Is Modi Quietly Surrendering Iran to the Same American Pressure He Swore He'd Resist?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T22:04:02.500Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894333/Pakistan-Indus-Waters-Treaty-Legal-Options-After-Warning</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/politics_latestnews/skies-shatter-myanmar-plane-crash8d56c6e0-851f-4c70-9924-9cd8947e01f4-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Pakistan staged a full diplomatic production at Islamabad — a global seminar, keynote speeches, the works — to tell the world India is violating the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty. India Herald unpacks the legal reality underneath the rhetoric, and why the timing reveals more about Pakistan's post-Sindoor isolation than about any water crisis. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Pakistan Indus Waters Treaty: Legal Options After Warning - Pakistan,Indus Waters Treaty,India,Khawaja Asif,Operation Sindoor,Kishanganga,Ratle,Pakal Dul,World Bank,Kanwal Sibal,hydropower,Jammu Kashmir,PoK,Modi,international law{#}Beijing,Prime Minister,Morocco,World Cup,Supreme Court,Office,court,history,Event,Delhi,WATCH,Shiv Sena,Strike,Leader,media,Party,READ,Sutlej,Bank,Government,INTERNATIONAL,Pakistan,Indian,Minister,June,India,gulf countries,Hanu Raghavapudi,Uddhav Thackeray,shiv sena party - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Pakistan Just 'Warned the World' on Indus Waters at a Global Seminar — Does a Treaty It Cannot Legally Suspend Give It Any Ammunition Left?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T21:58:41.756Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894330/UBT-Sena-Maharashtra-Council-LoP-Post-Under-Threat</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Sachin Ahir's exit drops UBT Sena's MLC count to a razor-thin edge over Congress — and in Maharashtra's cutthroat coalition politics, the real predator may not be Eknath Shinde but an ally sitting right beside Uddhav Thackeray on the opposition bench. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - UBT Sena: Maharashtra Council LoP Post Under Threat - Uddhav Thackeray,UBT Sena,Shiv Sena,Eknath Shinde,Maharashtra Legislative Council,Leader of Opposition,Sachin Ahir,Congress,MVA,BMC Elections,Maharashtra Politics,Anti-Defection Law,Mahayuti{#}Criminal,Bihar,Petrol,MLA,engineer,Elections,House,Minister,Prize,Maha,SBI,ram mandir,Maharashtra,Assembly,Mass,Mumbai,Press,Corporate,School,Event,Delhi,June,zero,WATCH,Uddhav Thackeray,Shiv Sena,Strike,Leader,media,Party,READ,Congress,India,shiv sena party,local language,Telangana Chief Minister,CM,Venkatesh,ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>9 MLCs, One Defection, Zero Margin — Is Congress Quietly Waiting to Snatch Uddhav's Last LoP Crown in Maharashtra?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T21:50:34.432Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/NRI/Read/994894328/Supreme-Court-Birthright-Citizenship-Ruling-Indian-Parents-US</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/nri/auto_videos/hillaryweet-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The Supreme Court struck down Trump's executive order challenging the 14th Amendment — a profound relief for thousands of Indian families. But India Herald's read of the broader immigration landscape suggests the administration's squeeze on legal immigrants is far from over. - NRI - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Ruling Indian Parents US - US Supreme Court, birthright citizenship;14th Amendment;Indian parents;H-1B visa;Trump executive order;immigration policy;green card backlog;India-US trade deal;NRI;United States v. Wong Kim Ark;USCIS;Migration Policy Institute{#}spouse;District;Parents;United States;WhatsApp;Indians;Chennai;CM;Shiv Sena;Strike;Leader;Morocco;World Cup;media;Jersey;Cycle;court;Supreme Court;Office;Supreme;war;Indian;Party;Government;history;READ;India;Donald Trump;Population;Uddhav Thackeray;shiv sena party - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>US Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship for Indian Parents' Babies — But Is Trump's Real Immigration Squeeze Still Coming?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T21:44:57.383Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894326/Supreme-Court-Party-Spending-Caps-Ruling-India-Impact</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/nri/auto_videos/hillaryweet-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The US Supreme Court has dismantled the last ceiling on how much political parties can spend backing candidates. For the Indian-American donor class — already a force in both parties — this is not just a constitutional footnote. It is a new front door into the corridors where H-1B visas, defence deals, and Kashmir resolutions are written. India Herald unpacks what Delhi's policy planners should be watching. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Supreme Court Party Spending Caps Ruling India Impact - US Supreme Court,campaign finance,Indian-American donors,H-1B visa,US-India relations,Citizens United,party spending caps,South Block,defence deals,Kashmir,diaspora politics,2026 midterms,OpenSecrets,Brennan Center{#}Jersey,Professor,Thiruvananthapuram,BUSINESS,TECHNOLOGY,Idea,vehicles,Corporate,Cheque,Cycle,School,court,Event,Supreme Court,Office,Rajya Sabha,Delhi,Supreme,war,Election,Indian,June,Party,Government,zero,history,WATCH,READ,India,Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar/Jammu,Population,Dell,HP,Asus,Acer,Samsung,Huawei,Nokia,Sony,HTC,Motorola,Redmi,Apple,LG,local language,Donald Trump,Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>US Supreme Court Uncaps Party Spending — Why Every Indian-American Donor Network and Every South Block Planner Needs to Read the Fine Print</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T21:42:03.635Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Sports/Read/994894324/FIFA-World-Cup-2026-Player-Rankings-Top-Performers</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/politics_latestnews/big-update-on-ram-charans-film-game-changerc3d2a0c8-6d5c-4565-b0f9-91513be1ea39-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>From Bruno Guimarães's four assists to Cristiano Ronaldo's six-tournament scoring streak, India Herald breaks down the standout performers reshaping the 2026 World Cup — and what these rankings reveal about the tournament's emerging power map. - Sports - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - FIFA World Cup 2026: Player Rankings, Top Performers - FIFA World Cup 2026,player rankings,Bruno Guimarães,Cristiano Ronaldo,Morocco,Netherlands,FIFA Power Rankings,Vinicius Jr,Brazil,Canada,48-team format,round of 16,football,World Cup 2026 standings{#}Mexico,Morocco,Portugal,Scotland,World Cup,Brazil,Netherlands,king,Canada,media,REVIEW,economics,Qatar,zero,News,history,WATCH,Press,READ,India,Population,Venkatesh,European Union - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Bruno Guimarães Leads, Morocco Stuns, Ronaldo Rewrites History — But Who Actually Tops the FIFA World Cup 2026 Power Rankings?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T21:32:41.840Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894323/Sachin-Ahir-Joins-Shinde-Sena-UBT-Impact-BMC-Polls</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/politics_latestnews/shraddha-kapoors-film-surpasses-kgf-chapter-32f4579f-7d87-4b7c-8ba9-a0a2e1278f14-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Sachin Ahir's defection from Uddhav Thackeray's camp to Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena is not a stray exit — it is the latest surgical strike in a methodical hollowing-out that may leave UBT a family standard with no army when Mumbai's civic polls finally arrive. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Sachin Ahir Joins Shinde Sena: UBT Impact BMC Polls - Sachin Ahir,Uddhav Thackeray,Eknath Shinde,Shiv Sena UBT,Shinde Sena,BMC Elections,Maharashtra Politics,Aaditya Thackeray,Devendra Fadnavis,Mumbai,Worli,MLC,Shiv Sena Split{#}Maratha,Prize,Father,youth,Instagram,SPORTS,Maha,Army,Uddhav Thackeray,SBI,ram mandir,Maharashtra,Shiv Sena,electricity,Supreme,Ayodhya,Strike,Assembly,January,Mass,Banking,Mumbai,WATCH,war,Election,Indian,Leader,Press,READ,June,Congress,Party,Government,India,shiv sena party,Smart phone,local language,Bharatiya Janata Party,ram pothineni,Hanu Raghavapudi,Christianity,Islam,Hinduism,Chinese traditional religion - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Sachin Ahir, Worli, and the Slow Bleeding — Is Shinde Emptying Uddhav's Sena One Leader at a Time Before BMC Polls?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T21:30:02.913Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894320/Andy-Burnham-Skips-US-Embassy-Impact-on-Modi-Diplomacy</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/asdqweqweqwe-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Andy Burnham hasn't even moved into Downing Street, and he's already told Washington to keep its distance. The 'special relationship' just acquired a very public crack — and in New Delhi, diplomats are quietly recalculating whether Britain's defiance opens space for Modi or removes a useful buffer. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Andy Burnham Skips US Embassy: Impact on Modi Diplomacy - Andy Burnham,Donald Trump,UK Prime Minister,Modi diplomacy,US-UK special relationship,India foreign policy,transatlantic relations,South Block,NATO,Quad{#}london,Temper,Britain,sunday,British,Russia,dance,Narendra,Paris,white house,oil,Gift,Air,Event,Rajya Sabha,Episode,Capital,Donald Trump,Supreme Court,Indian,Leader,Office,China,Government,Delhi,CM,Tamil,Press,zero,READ,June,India,House,advertisement,European Union - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Britain's PM-Elect Snubbed Trump's Embassy Before Even Taking Office — Does That Give Modi a Wider Lane or a Lonelier Road?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T21:24:32.127Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894318/Madras-HC-Petition-Vijay-Birthday-Celebrations-Schools</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/petition-filed-in-madras-high-court-against-appointment-of-astrologer-as-chief-minister-vijays-special-officer3e2970fb-dc17-4731-8aa1-9d5ac90a6e45-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A GCC councillor's petition against birthday celebrations for CM Vijay inside government schools forces the sharpest question of his young political career: can the Thalapathy separate his fan machinery from state administration — or will the neutral voter who elevated him start asking who really runs Tamil Nadu? - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Madras HC Petition: Vijay Birthday Celebrations Schools - Madras High Court,Tamil Nadu,Vijay,CM Vijay Birthday,GCC Councillor,Tamil Nadu Politics,Fan Club Governance,Thalapathy Vijay,Government Schools,2026 Tamil Nadu Elections{#}Madurai,Puducherry,petitioner,EDUCATION,Posters,High court,Wanted,Cycle,School,Rajasthan,Moscow,Pakistan,August,Leader,history,Office,students,China,court,Parliament,Elections,MP,Election,Government,Delhi,CM,Kollywood,Chennai,Tamil,Hero,Tiger,politics,Press,zero,READ,June,Minister,Party,India,Telangana Chief Minister,Cinema,local language,Election Commission - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Schools as Fan Clubs? Why the Madras HC Petition Over CM Vijay's Birthday Is His First Real Political Reality Check</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T21:10:52.192Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994894315/Alia-Bhatt-Alpha-CBFC-UA-16-Certificate-Details</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/alia-bhatts-alpha-faces-social-media-heat-even-before-release15119a15-300f-47f3-996c-457bfdfcd5c0-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>YRF's biggest female-led spy actioner had to trim its edges to land a U/A 16+ — but Pathaan and Tiger 3 sailed through with comparable carnage. India Herald unpacks whether the censor board holds a different ruler when a woman throws the punches, and what the 16+ tag really means for Alpha's July box-office math. - Movies - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Alia Bhatt Alpha CBFC UA 16 Certificate Details - Alia Bhatt,Alpha,CBFC,Sharvari Wagh,YRF Spy Universe,Pathaan,Tiger 3,U/A 16+,Bollywood,box office,censorship,film certification{#}Deepika Padukone,John Abraham,Kareena Kapoor,Rohit Shetty,Saif Ali Khan,Sunny Deol,ali,rani,Ruler,Romantic,REVIEW,Alia Bhatt,Box office,Application,Horror,Fire,economics,Film Nagar,Banking,Tiger,WOMEN,Mumbai,politics,WATCH,Press,zero,READ,bollywood,Indian,Salman Khan,June,Audience,Industry,India,European Union,Industries,Heroine - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>CBFC Made Alia Bhatt's Alpha Soften Its Punches for a U/A 16+ Tag — Is the Censor Board Tougher When a Woman Leads the Action?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T20:58:58.670Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894310/One-Nation-One-Election-NDA-Rajya-Sabha-Numbers-Crisis</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/politics_latestnews/skies-shatter-myanmar-plane-crash8d56c6e0-851f-4c70-9924-9cd8947e01f4-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Modi 3.0's most ambitious constitutional project has hit a wall it cannot bluff past — the Rajya Sabha. The numbers are not a matter of persuasion; they are a matter of arithmetic. India Herald maps the exact seat count, names the fence-sitters who have gone quiet, and explains why Amit Shah's legendary floor management may have finally met a bill it cannot whip through. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - One Nation One Election: NDA Rajya Sabha Numbers Crisis - One Nation One Election,Modi 3.0,Rajya Sabha,NDA,INDIA bloc,YSRCP,BJD,Amit Shah,constitutional amendment,coalition politics,Lok Sabha{#}Amit Shah,naveen,Jagan,Odisha,Rajya Sabha,Triple talaq,Legend,Episode,Article 370,Parliament,Elections,MP,Press,Election,Government,Capital,Delhi,Supreme Court,zero,CM,House,temple,Assembly,engineer,Party,READ,Indian,India,National Democratic Alliance,Bharatiya Janata Party,Smart phone,Loksabha,Donald Trump,Election Commission - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>112 Votes Short, Zero Margin for Error — Why Are BJP's 'Reliable' Rajya Sabha Allies Refusing to Rubber-Stamp One Nation One Election?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T20:40:41.977Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894308/Ram-Temple-Trust-Meeting-Champat-Rai-Future-Amid-Donation-Row</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The Trust's decision to prepone a critical meeting is not routine governance — it is the sound of internal machinery clearing the decks. With donation theft allegations swirling, Champat Rai's decades-long temple mission may end not at the sanctum but at the boardroom door. India Herald unpacks the factional calculus the BJP cannot say aloud. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Ram Temple Trust Meeting: Champat Rai Future Amid Donation Row - Ram Temple Trust, Champat Rai;BJP;VHP;RSS;Ayodhya;Ram Mandir;donation controversy;Anil Mishra;temple politics;India{#}Balloon;Event;temple;Ayodhya;social media;contract;Heart;Nagpur;Indians;Strike;politics;Congress;Assembly;WATCH;engineer;Party;Service;READ;Indian;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Ram Temple Trust Pulls Its Meeting Forward, Champat Rai on the Edge — Is BJP About to Sacrifice Its Own Temple-Builder to Save the Temple's Image?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T20:30:49.470Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894305/Neville-Roy-Singham-US-Probe-China-Propaganda-India</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A US Department of Justice grand jury investigation into Neville Roy Singham's financial network is quietly handing Indian enforcement agencies the one thing they lacked — an American paper trail that could transform a stalled domestic chargesheet into an airtight transnational prosecution. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Neville Roy Singham: US Probe China Propaganda India - Neville Roy Singham, China propaganda India;US DOJ grand jury;Enforcement Directorate;Thoughtworks;PMLA;FEMA;Chinese influence operations;left-wing organisations;MLAT;Jodie Evans;BJP;INDIA bloc{#}Kochi;railway station;vehicles;software;Shanghai;Tibet;Taiwan;MLA;Beijing;China;media;Bank;INTERNATIONAL;Corporate;Assembly;Mumbai;WATCH;engineer;Party;Government;United States;Capital;Delhi;Governor;Supreme Court;court;Minister;zero;READ;Indian;CM;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Service;Donald Trump;Jr NTR - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Neville Roy Singham, Two Flags, One Dossier — Did Washington Just Build the Case New Delhi Could Never Close on Its Own?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T20:21:42.057Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894303/Trump-Birthright-Citizenship-Impact-on-Indian-H-1B-Families</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/asdqweqweqwe-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The US Supreme Court is set to rule on whether Trump can rewrite a 157-year-old constitutional guarantee. For the estimated 300,000-plus Indian families on H-1B and other temporary visas, the stakes are not abstract — they are existential. India Herald unpacks what the Indian tech diaspora stands to lose. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Trump Birthright Citizenship: Impact on Indian H-1B Families - US Supreme Court, Donald Trump;birthright citizenship;14th Amendment;H-1B visa;Indian diaspora;immigration policy;green card backlog;India IT industry;Wong Kim Ark{#}Wipro;students;Parents;Canada;Success;Idea;Hyderabad;Indians;United States;Capital;Delhi;WhatsApp;Governor;Telugu;Donald Trump;Supreme;Supreme Court;court;Ireland;Strike;Cricket;Bangladesh;job;Minister;politics;Election;Congress;zero;READ;Indian;India;Service;Jr NTR;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Mamata Benerjee;puri jagannadh - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Trump's Birthright Bomb Reaches the Supreme Court — Are Lakhs of Indian H-1B Families About to Lose Their Last American Safety Net?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T20:13:42.307Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894302/DK-Shivakumar-SIR-Warning-Karnataka-Guarantee-Scheme-Link</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar launched the Special Intensive Revision with a warning that should alarm every political observer: lose your vote, lose your benefits. India Herald reads this not as a democratic appeal but as the scaffolding for a fiscal exit from five guarantees the state can no longer afford. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - DK Shivakumar SIR Warning: Karnataka Guarantee Scheme Link - DK Shivakumar, Karnataka;SIR;Special Intensive Revision;Five Guarantees;Congress;voter registration;welfare schemes;Karnataka politics;Siddaramaiah{#}Ireland;Digital Payments;Strike;engineer;Cricket;Bangladesh;gold;Nagpur;electricity;job;war;WOMEN;bus;CM;Minister;politics;Karnataka;Election;Congress;police;June;zero;Press;Party;READ;Indian;Government;India;Population;Telangana Chief Minister;Bharatiya Janata Party;Air;Digital Wallet Platform;Mamata Benerjee - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>5.5 Crore Names, One Blunt Threat, Zero Fiscal Room — Is Shivakumar Using the Voter Roll to Engineer an Exit From Congress's Own Guarantees?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T20:08:59.535Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894300/INDIA-Bloc-CJI-Letter-Opposition-vs-Election-Commission</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/crime/politics_latestnews/supreme-court-bar-seeks-cbi-probe-on-jharkhan-judges-death-dde0f241-fe38-4db3-a22b-4b4e96182a7e-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Twenty-three opposition parties and one independent MP have bypassed Parliament entirely, petitioning the Chief Justice of India against what they call a 'compromised' Election Commission and a flawed SIR voter-roll revision. India Herald unpacks why the judiciary — not the legislature — is now the opposition's chosen battlefield, and what this tells us about the road to 2027. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - INDIA Bloc CJI Letter: Opposition vs Election Commission - INDIA bloc, CJI letter;Election Commission;SIR voter rolls;opposition strategy;2027 elections;Supreme Court;Congress;TMC;DMK;CPI;Asaduddin Owaisi;AIMIM;D Raja;Sanjay Nirupam;Anoop Baranwal judgment{#}Selection Process;Election Commission;Karnataka;Supreme;Ponniyin Selvan;vijay sethupathi;Heart;Asaduddin Owaisi;Supreme Court;Shiv Sena;Election;Congress;police;News;VIEW;Assembly;abhishek;Calcutta;MP;Parliament;Leader;history;June;Letter;Elections;court;zero;Press;WATCH;Office;Party;Tamil;READ;Indian;Government;India;Mamata Benerjee;Bharatiya Janata Party;shiv sena party;Mumbai;saamna newspaper;West Bengal - Kolkata;tollywood-guest-roles - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>23 Parties, One Letter, Zero Faith in the EC — Is the INDIA Bloc Betting on the CJI Because Parliament Has Already Failed Them?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T19:59:42.231Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894299/CM-Vijay-Tamil-Nadu-AC-Only-Bus-Policy-Free-Travel-Impact</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>CM Vijay's directive that Tamil Nadu will procure only air-conditioned buses going forward sounds like modernisation. India Herald's read: it is a slow, elegant demolition of the DMK-era free-travel promise — because nobody can afford to give AC rides away for nothing. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - CM Vijay Tamil Nadu AC-Only Bus Policy: Free Travel Impact - CM Vijay,Tamil Nadu,AC buses,free bus travel,DMK,Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam,Tamil Nadu transport,state budget,women free travel scheme,Transport Minister Parthi{#}bhagyaraj,Service,OLA,pollution,Stalin,Zomato,Gift,WOMEN,Joseph Vijay,bus,college,Winner,CM,court,zero,Press,Minister,WATCH,Office,Director,Cinema,Diesel,Petrol,politics,Party,Tamil,Industry,READ,Indian,Government,India,Telangana Chief Minister,local language,Donald Trump,Vaishno Devi,Dargah Sharif,udhayanidhi stalin,Industries - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>300 AC Buses, One Quiet Directive, Zero Ordinary Coaches — Is CM Vijay Engineering the Slow Death of Tamil Nadu's Free-Travel Promise?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T19:53:11.897Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Business/Read/994894296/Petrol-Price-Patna-vs-Delhi-Bihar-VAT-Revenue-Gap</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/business-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Patna's petrol crosses ₹113 while Delhi holds at ₹94. India Herald unpacks the fiscal arithmetic — how Bihar's ₹12,000+ crore liquor-ban revenue hole is being quietly plugged by one of India's highest fuel VATs, and why the middle class is the silent casualty. - Business - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Petrol Price Patna vs Delhi: Bihar VAT Revenue Gap - Petrol Price, Bihar;Patna;Delhi;Mumbai;State VAT;Fuel Tax;Liquor Ban;Bihar Prohibition;Revenue Deficit;GST;Indian Oil;Freight Cost;Middle Class;India.Com{#}Mathura;Patna;Bihar;Diesel;Petrol;Driver;commander;Accident;Rail;workers;Iran;Mumbai;Letter;Maharashtra;Survey;Kerala;August;oil;Elections;politics;Party;Tamil;Industry;Capital;READ;Delhi;Indian;Government;India;Population;Industries;Gujarat - Gandhinagar;local language;advertisement;Bharatiya Janata Party;gulf countries - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Patna ₹113, Delhi ₹94 — Is Bihar Quietly Recovering Its Liquor-Ban Losses From Your Fuel Tank?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T19:40:42.016Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894295/Paris-US-Heatwave-AC-Row-What-It-Means-for-India-Climate</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/azhagazhagaa-manam-song-from-paris-caf-released151681b2-e169-4aaa-bc00-2dc7190a870a-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A deadly European heatwave has Paris pointing fingers at American carbon emissions while Americans mock the French for not owning air conditioners. For India — perpetually on the receiving end of Western climate sermons — this transatlantic meltdown is less a spectacle than a vindication. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Paris US Heatwave AC Row: What It Means for India Climate - France,Paris,United States,India,climate change,heatwave,COP31,air conditioning,carbon emissions,Western hypocrisy,Global South{#}France,Paris,Idea,history,electricity,Air,Hyderabad,June,Indians,United States,SBI,social media,ram mandir,Bank,INTERNATIONAL,Population,Mass,contract,white house,TECHNOLOGY,Capital,READ,Delhi,Indian,Government,India,European Union,Europe countries,Dell,HP,Asus,Acer,Samsung,Huawei,Nokia,Sony,HTC,Motorola,Redmi,Apple,LG,Donald Trump,West Bengal - Kolkata,Mamata Benerjee,local language,ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Paris Blames Washington for Its Heatwave Dead, Washington Shrugs — So Who Exactly Has the Moral Authority Left to Lecture India on Coal?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T19:39:59.543Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894292/Trump-No-Bid-White-House-Contract-India-Diplomacy-Risk</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/from-best-buddy-to-brutal-burn-meloni-tells-trump-to-sit-down-and-respect-the-holy-father788a724b-0350-4735-8fcc-da85743a7e05-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A $500 million no-bid contract to rebuild the White House ballroom — with Trump reportedly personally involved — raises a question New Delhi cannot afford to ignore: when the man across the negotiating table allegedly treats public office as a procurement desk, what is India's handshake really buying? - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Trump No-Bid White House Contract: India Diplomacy Risk - Trump, White House;Modi;India-US relations;no-bid contract;ballroom scandal;India diplomacy;trade negotiations;self-dealing allegations;bilateral trade{#}dance;politics;Moscow;contract;Parliament;white house;Narendra;TECHNOLOGY;WATCH;Capital;Office;Leader;Pakistan;Party;House;China;READ;Delhi;Indian;Government;media;India;Donald Trump;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Apple;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee;local language - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Trump's $500 Million No-Bid Ballroom — If the White House Is Now a Self-Dealing Machine, What Does That Mean for Modi's Handshake Diplomacy?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T19:25:51.483Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894289/Tiger-Reintroduction-West-Bengal-Centre-BJP-Political-Move</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The Environment Ministry's tiger-reintroduction overture to West Bengal is wrapped in conservation language — but the subtext is a power play that forces Mamata Banerjee into a lose-lose, and India Herald's read is that the real contest is over who controls Bengal's forests, not its big cats. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Tiger Reintroduction West Bengal: Centre BJP Political Move - West Bengal, Tiger Reintroduction;Mamata Banerjee;Bhupender Yadav;NTCA;BJP;TMC;Sundarbans;Buxa Tiger Reserve;Suvendu Adhikari;Centre-State Relations;2027 Bengal Elections;Environment Ministry{#}Goa;Bhupender Yadav;District;NITI Aayog;Iraq;Kerala;village;Kolkata;Degree;Office;Population;Russia;Tiger;August;court;Leader;zero;Rajasthan;Pakistan;oil;Success;MP;Party;Elections;China;Press;READ;Minister;Delhi;Indian;Government;India;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;House;Calcutta - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Centre Wants Tigers Back in Bengal — Is This Conservation or a Political Leash Mamata Can't Refuse?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T19:10:42.339Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894285/Quad-Trump-Priority-Impact-on-Modi-India-China-Strategy</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/sports-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Hindustan Times reports that the Quad is not on Trump's immediate radar — and the silence may be louder than any summit communiqué. India Herald unpacks what Modi's options really look like when Washington's chair at the table goes cold. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Quad Trump Priority: Impact on Modi India-China Strategy - Quad, Donald Trump;Narendra Modi;India-China relations;Indo-Pacific;Hindustan Times;Japan-India bilateral;Australia-India bilateral;foreign policy;BJP;South Block;Malabar exercises;LAC;Xi Jinping;Ajit Doval{#}VIEW;Champion;Parliament;Elections;School;Tokyo;Prime Minister;Japan;white house;rajeev;Narendra;Mika Singh;Sanjay Gupta;prithviraj;Beijing;TECHNOLOGY;WATCH;China;Delhi;Capital;bollywood;Indian;Australia;Press;READ;Assembly;Government;India;Donald Trump;House;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Apple;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Trump Just Pushed Quad Down His To-Do List — Does That Hand Modi a Lonely Front Against Beijing, or a Freer One?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T19:00:42.364Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894284/Ram-Mandir-Donation-Row-BJP-UP-Political-Fallout</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/from-best-buddy-to-brutal-burn-meloni-tells-trump-to-sit-down-and-respect-the-holy-father788a724b-0350-4735-8fcc-da85743a7e05-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The donation theft probe at Ayodhya's Ram Mandir has handed the opposition a rare opening on BJP's most sacred political turf — but India Herald's read of the ground suggests the real danger for the ruling party isn't the missing money, it's the silence from Nagpur. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Ram Mandir Donation Row: BJP UP Political Fallout - Ram Mandir, Ayodhya;BJP;Uttar Pradesh;Yogi Adityanath;RSS;Congress;Ajay Rai;SBI;Owaisi;VHP;Ram Janmabhoomi;UP Elections 2027;SIT Probe;Temple Donations{#}ajay;yogi;Kashi Vishwanath Temple;Nagpur;Ghaziabad;Uttar Pradesh;Asaduddin Owaisi;SBI;social media;Lucknow;temple;Currency;Letter;January;Ayodhya;ram mandir;Banking;Bank;Supreme Court;Uddhav Thackeray;Maharashtra;Shiv Sena;Election;Nitin;96;CM;Survey;Congress;Arrest;police;contract;Party;war;News;Press;READ;Assembly;Government;India;ram pothineni;local language;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Bharatiya Janata Party;Smart phone;Christianity;Islam;Hinduism;Chinese traditional religion;shiv sena party - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>₹200 Crore in the Hundi, One SBI Branch Under — Is the Ram Mandir Donation Row BJP's First Real Vulnerability in Ayodhya, or the Opposition's Latest Misfire?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T18:54:12.726Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894281/Trump-Kazakhstan-Tungsten-Deal-India-Defence-Impact</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/from-best-buddy-to-brutal-burn-meloni-tells-trump-to-sit-down-and-respect-the-holy-father788a724b-0350-4735-8fcc-da85743a7e05-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A Trump-linked venture locks in access to Kazakh tungsten reserves. India — dependent on imports for armour-piercing shells, missile components, and chip tooling — now faces a tightening supply map and a diplomatic paradox: how do you guard your strategic minerals when the supplier's new partner is the ally you are courting? - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Trump Kazakhstan Tungsten Deal: India Defence Impact - Trump, Kazakhstan;tungsten;India defence;critical minerals;Modi;conflict of interest;The Indian Express;supply chain;China;DRDO;strategic autonomy{#}United States;Kazakhstan;Khammam;East;king;rajeev;Narendra;Mika Singh;Sanjay Gupta;prithviraj;bollywood;Press;Beijing;TECHNOLOGY;BUSINESS;WATCH;Industry;READ;China;Rajasthan;Shadow;Heart;Assembly;Pakistan;Delhi;Indian;Australia;Capital;Government;Donald Trump;Telangana;oil;India;Jason Holder;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Apple;Industries;Event;local language - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Trump's Family Just Locked Arms With Kazakhstan's Tungsten — Why Should India's Defence Planners Lose Sleep Over a Central Asian Handshake?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T18:44:53.437Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894275/Germany-Russia-NATO-Impact-on-India-Multi-Alignment</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A German political leader publicly declared alignment with Moscow — fracturing NATO's united front. India Herald reads the signal New Delhi cannot afford to ignore: in a cracking Western alliance, does India's multi-alignment doctrine gain breathing room or invite sharper scrutiny? - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Germany Russia NATO: Impact on India Multi-Alignment - NATO, Germany;Russia;India;Modi;multi-alignment;S-400;CAATSA;UNSC;defence spending;Russian crude oil;Quad;Ukraine;foreign policy{#}Estonia;Hungary;Latvia;Netherlands;white house;Moscow;British;Fighter;Ukraine;BUSINESS;February;WATCH;Industry;Capital;Pakistan;Russia;China;war;oil;June;Government;Delhi;READ;Indian;Germany;Minister;Rajasthan;Tiger;August;Shadow;Leader;School;Criminal;zero;Ponniyin Selvan;vijay sethupathi;Tamil;Mumbai;India;European Union;Europe countries;Industries;local language - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>A NATO Ally Just Said 'Our Interests Align With Russia' — Does That Hand Modi a Wider Lane on Moscow, or a Narrower One?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T18:29:42.758Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894272/Sergio-Gor-India-US-Envoy-Tough-Rough-Neighbours-Remark</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The new US envoy's pointed language on China and Pakistan isn't diplomatic small talk — it is a calculated bid to pull India deeper into Washington's Indo-Pacific architecture. India Herald unpacks who gains, who pays, and why South Block's silence may be the loudest answer. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Sergio Gor India: US Envoy Tough Rough Neighbours Remark - Sergio Gor, India;China;Pakistan;US Ambassador India;India-US trade deal;Boeing defence deal;strategic autonomy;Indo-Pacific;Trump Modi;South Block;Quad{#}Pakistan;Iron;Jinping;Beijing;Russia;TECHNOLOGY;China;Wanted;war;oil;June;Government;contract;Office;media;Party;Delhi;Rajasthan;Tiger;August;READ;Indian;Shadow;Leader;School;MP;Criminal;zero;Ponniyin Selvan;vijay sethupathi;Tamil;Mumbai;India;local language;Donald Trump;Dell;HP;Asus;Acer;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Apple;Jr NTR;gulf countries;West Bengal - Kolkata - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>'Tough and Rough Neighbours' — Is Sergio Gor's Blunt Framing a Handshake or a Leash for New Delhi's Strategic Autonomy?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T18:19:42.641Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894271/Delhi-Mumbai-Expressway-8-Lane-Tunnel-Mukundra-Tiger-Reserve</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/arvind-kejriwal-requests-day-interim-bail-extension-citing-medical-testsc140ca3d-f906-4c65-b63f-c4ea65e80eaf-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>India's first eight-lane expressway tunnel beneath a tiger reserve opens this August in Rajasthan — a feat of engineering ambition that raises an uncomfortable question: when a nation builds faster than its forests can adapt, who keeps score? - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: 8-Lane Tunnel Mukundra Tiger Reserve - Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve, Delhi-Mumbai Expressway;NHAI;Rajasthan;Kota;wildlife tunnel;tiger conservation;National Board for Wildlife;Indian infrastructure;highway vs habitat{#}Rajasthan;secretariat;Rail;Tiger;Capital;Success;Press;Population;August;gold;READ;Indian;Winner;Director;Shadow;Leader;School;MP;Criminal;court;zero;Ponniyin Selvan;vijay sethupathi;Tamil;Mumbai;India;House;West Bengal - Kolkata - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>An 8-Lane Tunnel Under a Tiger Reserve, Zero Tigers Consulted — Is India's Infra Juggernaut Writing Conservation Rules It Cannot Undo?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T18:13:53.943Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994894267/Mani-Ratnam-Vijay-Sethupathi-OTT-Deal-Before-Filming</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/-years-in-cinema-journey-vijay-sethupathi-praises-puri-jagannadh7b8867f1-3a93-4d31-ac00-6df327e99fdd-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The man who made Roja, Bombay and Ponniyin Selvan has locked an OTT deal for his untitled next with Vijay Sethupathi before a single frame has been shot. India Herald unpacks what this signals about power, money, and who really owns Tamil auteur cinema now. - Movies - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Mani Ratnam Vijay Sethupathi OTT Deal Before Filming - Mani Ratnam, Vijay Sethupathi;OTT;Tamil Cinema;Kollywood;streaming;theatrical release;pre-sale;Netflix;The Times of India;Navarasa;Ponniyin Selvan{#}Mani Ratnam;anirudh ravichander;vikram;Roja;tuesday;festival;twitter;Kamal Haasan;Ponniyin Selvan;Cabinet;Malayalam;Hollywood;Audience;sudha;Amazon;economics;producer;Film Nagar;vijay sethupathi;Kollywood;Music;WATCH;V;Tamil;Interview;Apple;Tollywood;Cinema;gold;Hero;READ;Industry;Indian;India;Mumbai;Industries;Event;custard apple;Smart phone - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Mani Ratnam Pre-Sells His Next to OTT Before Rolling a Single — Has Tamil Cinema's Greatest Auteur Just Signed the Obituary of Theatrical-First Filmmaking?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T17:59:56.847Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Crime/Read/994894264/Mumbai-Chembur-Tree-Fall-School-Bus-Student-Dies-BMC-Negligence</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/viral/127/-mumbai-monorail-project-kickstarts-with-km-line-between-chembur-and-sant-gadge-maharaj-chowkcb037ef0-13c6-46e4-bf15-5d6781b9719c-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>An 11-year-old is dead, at least four classmates hospitalised, after a tree crashed onto their school bus in Chembur during Mumbai rains. The question India Herald examines: was this a monsoon tragedy — or the predictable consequence of a civic body that audits dead trees on paper and buries the count when they fall? - Crime - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Mumbai Chembur Tree Fall School Bus Student Dies BMC Negligence - Mumbai, Chembur;BMC;tree fall;school bus;Universal High School;Section 304A;pre-monsoon tree audit;Mumbai rains;Bombay High Court;civic negligence;monsoon deaths{#}police;School;bus;students;Parents;Mumbai;Cycle;Office;Mika Singh;Sanjay Gupta;prithviraj;Horror;Doctor;bollywood;Survey;High court;Event;Fire;MP;Criminal;READ;Corporate;Industry;News;Indian;India;House;local language;Industries;Air;Jr NTR;Population;court - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>One Dead Tree, One Dead Child, Questions of Accountability — Will BMC's Chembur Tragedy Force Criminal Charges or Just Another 'Act of God' Excuse?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T17:52:31.925Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894261/Umar-Khalid-Six-Years-in-Tihar-Without-Trial-Under-UAPA</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/arvind-kejriwal-requests-day-interim-bail-extension-citing-medical-testsc140ca3d-f906-4c65-b63f-c4ea65e80eaf-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Umar Khalid breaks his silence from Tihar after nearly six years of pre-trial detention under UAPA — but his case is not an outlier. It is the system working exactly as designed. India Herald examines who benefits from a law that detains first and tries never. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Umar Khalid: Six Years in Tihar Without Trial Under UAPA - Umar Khalid, UAPA;Tihar Jail;Delhi Riots Conspiracy Case;Sharjeel Imam;Supreme Court;Section 43D(5);NCRB;pre-trial detention;civil liberties;India{#}HEALTH;madan;Jawaharlal Nehru;tihar jail;september;Interview;February;Wife;Application;Arrest;Criminal;Arvind Kejriwal;2020;Shadow;sunday;zero;Election;Congress;Supreme Court;June;court;Minister;CM;politics;Delhi;Success;Government;Press;READ;Party;Accident;Leader;India;Population;Bharatiya Janata Party;House;Telangana Chief Minister - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Six Years, Zero Convictions, One Man Still Waiting — How Many Lives Is UAPA's Shadow Swallowing While India Looks Away?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T17:39:42.710Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894259/Suvendu-Adhikari-Gaza-Remark-Bangladesh-MP-Demands-Reply</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A Bengal BJP leader likens the plight of Bangladeshi Hindus to Gaza — and a Dhaka parliamentarian publicly demands retaliation. India Herald unpacks how one man's electoral arithmetic in Nandigram is now a foreign-policy fire in South Block. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Suvendu Adhikari Gaza Remark: Bangladesh MP Demands Reply - Suvendu Adhikari, Bangladesh;Gaza;West Bengal Politics;BJP;India-Bangladesh Relations;Mamata Banerjee;TMC;2026 Bengal Elections;MEA;Dhaka;South Block;Hindu Minorities{#}Kolkata;Bangladesh;MP;Degree;Champion;Fire;oxygen;Parliament;politics;Episode;Bank;Brazil;war;gold;Delhi;Leader;News;Assembly;Capital;Music;WATCH;Success;Hero;Mohan;V;Government;INTERNATIONAL;media;Press;READ;Indian;Telugu;Party;Tamil;India;West Bengal - Kolkata;local language;Mamata Benerjee;Bharatiya Janata Party;Calcutta;Population;Elections - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Dhaka MP Demands a 'Befitting Reply' to Suvendu's Gaza Parallel — Is Bengal BJP's Hindu-Rescue Playbook Writing Cheques Delhi's Diplomacy Cannot Cash?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T17:31:48.882Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994894257/Sudha-Kongara-vs-KJR-Studios-8-39-Crore-Unpaid-Fee-Case</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/petition-filed-in-madras-high-court-against-appointment-of-astrologer-as-chief-minister-vijays-special-officer3e2970fb-dc17-4731-8aa1-9d5ac90a6e45-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A National Award-winning director drags her producers to court for allegedly unpaid fees — India Herald lays out why this single lawsuit exposes the 'final tranche' trap that silently bleeds filmmakers across South India's booming but structurally broken studio system. - Movies - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Sudha Kongara vs KJR Studios: 8.39 Crore Unpaid Fee Case - Sudha Kongara, KJR Studios;Madras High Court;Parasakthi;Sivakarthikeyan;South Indian Cinema;Unpaid Remuneration;Director Fees;Film Industry;National Award;Tamil Cinema{#}sudha;High court;Banking;Supreme Court;Soorarai Pottru;V;Supreme;Tiger;Winner;June;Government;CM;court;Amazon;Lawyer;economics;Love;Audio;Minister;WOMEN;Tamil;INTERNATIONAL;media;producer;job;Press;Film Nagar;House;contract;READ;Industry;Indian;Director;Telugu;Corporate;Cinema;Party;India;Chennai;Industries;Research and Analysis Wing;local language;Event;Telangana Chief Minister - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Sudha Kongara's ₹8.39 Crore Lawsuit Against KJR Studios — If a National Award Winner Has to Sue for Her Pay, Is South Cinema's 'Corporate' Boom a Sham?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T17:23:59.500Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994894253/Ram-Charan-Peddi-OTT-Deal-Decoded-Streaming-Date</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/politics_latestnews/big-update-on-ram-charans-film-game-changerc3d2a0c8-6d5c-4565-b0f9-91513be1ea39-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Peddi's massive digital-rights deal was reportedly sealed while the film was still on sets — India Herald decodes the corporate chess behind early OTT lock-ins and what it means for Tollywood's theatrical-first model. - Movies - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Ram Charan Peddi: OTT Deal Decoded, Streaming Date - Ram Charan, Peddi;RC16;OTT Deal;Tollywood;Telugu Cinema;Streaming Rights;Box Office;Film Nagar;Digital Rights{#}Telangana;sunday;Culture;Evening;RRR;Currency;Film Nagar;Event;Akshay Kumar;Music;House;Audience;Wanted;Telugu;SPORTS;Mohan;Nitin;96;electricity;Maha;Tollywood;Corporate;contract;WATCH;READ;Industry;Indian;India;Industries;ram pothineni;Digital Wallet Platform;RRR Movie;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Ram Charan's Peddi Still Running in Theatres, Yet OTT Date Already Out — Who Engineered the ₹100 Crore Safety Net Before the First Show?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T17:13:00.267Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Business/Read/994894252/BenQ-India-50-Local-Manufacturing-Plan-Analysis</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/adria-arjona-unleashes-absolute-chaos-in-first-look-at-as-brutal-new-horror-thrillercbcff3b3-969d-43f9-811a-fd44f30b941b-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>BenQ India MD Rajeev Singh says half of all India-bound devices will be made locally in 2–3 years. India Herald breaks down the tariff arithmetic, the China+1 calculus, and whether this means real value addition — or just another imported panel screwed into a local chassis. - Business - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - BenQ India: 50% Local Manufacturing Plan Analysis - BenQ India, Rajeev Singh;Make in India;electronics manufacturing;tariff arbitrage;China Plus One;display panels;PLI scheme;SKD assembly;contract manufacturing{#}EDUCATION;TECHNOLOGY;rajeev;Acer;China;Taiwan;iPhone;Driver;Corporate;contract;LG;Assembly;BUSINESS;job;zero;Mika Singh;Capital;WATCH;Sanjay Gupta;prithviraj;Narendra;Horror;Doctor;READ;Press;Director;Industry;Indian;bollywood;India;local language;Industries;Samsung;Apple;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Dell;HP;Asus;Donald Trump - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>BenQ's 50% 'Make in India' Bet — Real Component Ecosystem or Just Another Tariff-Dodging Assembly Line?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T17:12:49.753Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994894249/Welcome-To-The-Jungle-Sanjay-Dutt-Mika-Singh-Exit</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/prasthanam trouble-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Behind the polite 'scheduling conflicts' that Firoz Nadiadwala's camp is offering, a pattern of exits from Welcome To The Jungle is raising uncomfortable questions — about money, about scripts, and about whether Akshay Kumar's most important comedy comeback is already in crisis. - Movies - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Welcome To The Jungle: Sanjay Dutt, Mika Singh Exit - Welcome To The Jungle, Sanjay Dutt;Mika Singh;Akshay Kumar;Firoz Nadiadwala;Bollywood;Welcome franchise;Hera Pheri 3;Anees Bazmee;Box Office{#}Akshay Kumar;Mika Singh;Sanjay Dutt;Music;Comedy;Singer;history;Capital;WATCH;Sanjay Gupta;prithviraj;producer;Cycle;Narendra;WhatsApp;Horror;Office;Director;Doctor;Hindi;READ;House;bollywood;Box office;Industry;Audience;Press;electricity;Maha;Red;Indian;India;Industries;Donald Trump;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Sanjay Dutt Walks, Mika Singh Dropped — Is Akshay Kumar's ₹300 Crore 'Welcome To The Jungle' Facing a Quiet Meltdown?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T17:03:52.671Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994894246/Marvel-Priority-List-Spider-Man-5-Black-Panther-3-Plans</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Marvel just showed its hand. Spider-Man 5, Black Panther 3, and a Thunderbolts sequel sit at the top of the studio's development slate — while Doctor Strange 3 cools on the backburner. India Herald breaks down what this safety-first pivot means for the MCU's India strategy and whether the franchise factory has finally admitted it cannot sell everything everywhere. - Movies - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Marvel Priority List: Spider-Man 5, Black Panther 3 Plans - Spider-Man 5, Black Panther 3;Thunderbolts sequel;Shang-Chi 2;Marvel Studios;MCU;Kevin Feige;Doctor Strange 3;X-Men;Marvel India;box office India{#}alex;Telugu;Doctor;Shadow;Hindi;Mumbai;INTERNATIONAL;READ;economics;Event;Success;bollywood;Box office;Industry;Audience;Indian;India;Industries;Tom Banton;Tom Hooper;House;Posters - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Spider-Man 5 Over Shang-Chi 2, Black Panther 3 Over Risk — Does Marvel's New Priority List Reveal Which Franchises It Thinks Can Still Win India?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T16:50:42.779Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994894245/A24-Backrooms-Re-Release-What-It-Means-for-Indian-Horror</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/adria-arjona-unleashes-absolute-chaos-in-first-look-at-as-brutal-new-horror-thrillercbcff3b3-969d-43f9-811a-fd44f30b941b-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A24 just proved a Reddit-born horror IP can smash box-office records and command a theatrical re-release with 15 minutes of new footage. India's internet teems with viral folklore — from Nale Ba to Stree-style urban legends — yet no studio has built the pipeline to turn that gold into a franchise. India Herald breaks down what the Backrooms model really means for Indian horror. - Movies - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - A24 Backrooms Re-Release: What It Means for Indian Horror - A24, Backrooms;Indian Horror;Tumbbad;Stree;Creepypasta;Nale Ba;Maddock Films;Kane Parsons;Horror Economics;Folklore Horror;OTT Horror{#}Alia Bhatt;WhatsApp;Amazon;economics;village;Genre;Karnataka;job;Event;Lawyer;Horror;Instagram;Stree;Jio;Film Nagar;Office;Legend;Cinema;Hollywood;gold;Success;House;zero;bollywood;Box office;Director;Industry;Audience;Indian;India;Hanu Raghavapudi;Venkatesh;Population;Industries;Research and Analysis Wing;advertisement - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>A Creepypasta Earned A24 Record-Breaking Millions and Now Gets 15 Extra Minutes — Why Can't Indian Horror Studios Mine Their Own Viral Folklore the Same Way?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T16:44:01.539Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994894243/Prithviraj-Production-Model-Bollywood-Budget-Crisis-Fix</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/politics_latestnews/-prithviraj-sukumaran-on-bade-miyan-chote-miyan-da2c750d-1d65-46c2-b91c-2c12703e513b-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Director Sanjay Gupta has thrown down a gauntlet: Prithviraj Sukumaran's actor-producer playbook of lean budgets, creative ownership, and consistent returns is the cure for Bollywood's ₹300-crore vanity-project disease. So why is nobody in Mumbai willing to swallow the medicine? - Movies - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Prithviraj Production Model: Bollywood Budget Crisis Fix - Prithviraj Sukumaran, Sanjay Gupta;Bollywood;Prithviraj Productions;Malayalam Cinema;Bollywood Box Office;Star Fees;Film Production Economics;South Indian Cinema;Hindi Film Industry{#}WATCH;Sanjay Gupta;prithviraj;bollywood;Malayalam;producer;Hindi;Cycle;Box office;Idea;Sins;BUSINESS;Kerala;Mumbai;Mohan;Director;INTERNATIONAL;Industries;Industry;electricity;Maha;Nitin;96;Narendra;Audience;READ;Tamil;Indian;India;Donald Trump;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>₹300 Crore Flops vs ₹30 Crore Hits — Why Can't a Single Bollywood A-Lister Copy Prithviraj's Production Playbook?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T16:35:43.065Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894240/Meloni-Trump-Spat-Impact-on-India-Modi-Diplomacy</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/from-best-buddy-to-brutal-burn-meloni-tells-trump-to-sit-down-and-respect-the-holy-father788a724b-0350-4735-8fcc-da85743a7e05-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Italy's PM declares she is 'not anti-American' but 'will not kneel' — a defiant stance that lands squarely in the middle of Narendra Modi's carefully built dual courtship of Rome and Washington. India Herald unpacks the triangulation Delhi now faces. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Meloni Trump Spat: Impact on India Modi Diplomacy - Giorgia Meloni, Donald Trump;Narendra Modi;India foreign policy;G7;IMEC corridor;US-Italy relations;transatlantic trade;BJP diplomacy;China Europe{#}Delhi;Italy;Ukraine;East;DNA;Winner;June;Paris;Narendra;Capital;Audience;Indian;Akshaye Khanna;Iran;Narendra Modi;Donald Trump;commander;Accident;Bank;oil;Leader;Party;zero;READ;India;European Union;local language;Smart phone;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;gulf countries;Europe countries - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Meloni Tells Trump 'I Don't Kneel' — When India's Two Closest Western Allies Spar, Whose Call Does Modi Pick Up First?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T16:25:59.546Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894238/Sachin-Ahir-Joins-Shinde-Sena-Worli-Impact-on-UBT</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/politics_latestnews/shraddha-kapoors-film-surpasses-kgf-chapter-32f4579f-7d87-4b7c-8ba9-a0a2e1278f14-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Sachin Ahir — the NCP-turned-UBT operative who stitched together the ground game that handed Aaditya Thackeray his 2019 Worli seat — has crossed to Eknath Shinde's camp ahead of the deputy chairman election. India Herald unpacks the electoral math, the factional calculus, and why this single defection may redraw the power map of Mumbai's most politically symbolic constituency. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Sachin Ahir Joins Shinde Sena: Worli Impact on UBT - Sachin Ahir, Shiv Sena UBT;Eknath Shinde;Aaditya Thackeray;Worli;Maharashtra;Mahayuti;Operation Tiger;Uddhav Thackeray;Maharashtra Legislative Council{#}engineer;Industry;Press;Tiger;electricity;Maha;Nitin;January;96;Ayodhya;ram mandir;Maharashtra;Shiv Sena;Election Commission;READ;Assembly;Elections;Leader;Congress;Election;Party;war;India;Uddhav Thackeray;Hanu Raghavapudi;shiv sena party;Congress-NCP;Samsung;Apple;Huawei;Nokia;Sony;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Venkatesh;Industries;local language;Posters;Mamata Benerjee;Bharatiya Janata Party;ram pothineni;Christianity;Islam;Hinduism;Chinese traditional religion;House - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Sachin Ahir, the Man Who Built Worli for Aaditya, Now Wears Shinde's Saffron — Is Matoshree Losing the War Before the Battle Begins?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T16:19:05.275Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894236/TMC-Rebel-MLAs-Cross-Voting-Bengal-Assembly-Bills</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/sad-honeymoon-for-alia-ranbir-couple3faac460-9572-45c1-bb38-dcd180286bcd-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>For a party where the whip is the law and Mamata is the whip, open floor defiance by TMC legislators is not a procedural glitch — it is the first cartographic sketch of who wants out, who wants more, and who is auditioning for a new patron before Bengal goes to the polls. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - TMC Rebel MLAs: Cross-Voting Bengal Assembly Bills - TMC, Mamata Banerjee;Bengal Assembly;cross-voting;2026 elections;Abhishek Banerjee;BJP Bengal;ISF;West Bengal politics;Times of India{#}abhishek;prasanth;trinamool congress;Russia;Iraq;Abhishek Banerjee;gold;history;Episode;Arrest;oil;Bengali;Election Commission;Frozen;Mass;Criminal;READ;Government;court;Assembly;MLA;politics;Elections;Leader;Indian;Letter;Congress;Election;Party;India;Mamata Benerjee;West Bengal - Kolkata;Bharatiya Janata Party;local language;advertisement;Loksabha;Smart phone - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Cross-Votes Under Mamata's Whip — Are Rebel TMC MLAs Drawing a Faction Map for 2026, and Who's Reading It?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T16:12:08.468Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894233/Mumbai-Power-Cuts-Mahayuti-Govt-Faces-MVA-Attack</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/kulhad-pizza-couple-made-this-appeal-to-akal-takht5c43965b-6be1-4e66-a4d1-378e53b83ce8-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>As Mumbai's electricity grid strains under record demand and the Mahayuti alliance reaches for the 'infrastructure overload' defence, the Maha Vikas Aghadi senses blood — civic polls are on the horizon, and in a city that runs on power, a blackout is never just a blackout. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Mumbai Power Cuts: Mahayuti Govt Faces MVA Attack - Mumbai, Maharashtra;Mahayuti;MVA;BJP;Shiv Sena UBT;Devendra Fadnavis;BMC Elections;Power Cuts;Eknath Shinde;Uddhav Thackeray;Ajit Pawar;Sachin Ahir{#}BUSINESS;READ;Kerala;Mumbai;Tollywood;Government;Bank;Capital;court;electricity;Assembly;MLA;politics;Election;Maharashtra;war;Elections;Shiv Sena;contract;Silver;Currency;Leader;zero;Maha;Party;Rail;Mohan;India;Congress-NCP;shiv sena party;Smart phone;Population;Bharatiya Janata Party;Uddhav Thackeray;local language;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Devendra Fadnavis - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>Mumbai's Grid Buckles, Mahayuti Blames 'Demand' — But Who Answers When the Financial Capital's Lights Go Out Before Civic Polls?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T16:03:57.711Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994894231/Ulhasnagar-Shiv-Sena-BJP-Ward-Posts-Power-Sharing</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/politics_latestnews/cm-uddhav-thackeray-undergoes-surgeryfc48de83-beb6-4782-a1c1-e81b6feaa32a-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>In Eknath Shinde's backyard, a quiet 2-2 carve-up of ward committee chairperson posts reveals far more than civic arithmetic — it is the Mahayuti stress-testing a frictionless power-sharing template before the real prize: Mumbai and Thane. - Politics - Dr. Kotii Reddy Saripalli - Ulhasnagar: Shiv Sena BJP Ward Posts Power-Sharing - Shiv Sena,BJP,Ulhasnagar,Eknath Shinde,BMC elections,Mahayuti,Thane,Maharashtra civic polls,NCP Ajit Pawar,ward committee,municipal corporation{#}Ulhasnagar,Maha,varsha,Maratha,Ajit Pawar,Thane,Prize,Cabinet,Capital,politics,Mumbai,Minister,Press,News,history,Letter,Survey,January,Ayodhya,ram mandir,Congress,Party,Accident,SPORTS,Tollywood,Audience,WATCH,READ,Shiv Sena,Maharashtra,Election,Population,Elections,India,Bharatiya Janata Party,shiv sena party,local language,Telangana Chief Minister,CM,House,Loksabha,Congress-NCP,ram pothineni,Christianity,Islam,Chinese traditional religion,Hinduism - indiaherald.com , India Herald</image:caption><image:title>A 50-50 Split in Ulhasnagar, but the Real Target Is BMC — Is the BJP Testing a 'Shinde Formula' for Maharashtra's Civic Polls?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-06-30T15:58:42.882Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url></urlset>