https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897735/UGC-NET-Paper-Leak-Rahul-Gandhi-Allegation-NTAhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/education/virgo_virgo/ugc-net-june-application-to-be-cancelled-if-multiple-forms-are-submittede6cd8db9-5311-4520-9ba0-c9118de0a831-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgAfter NEET's festering wound, Rahul Gandhi's charge that a UGC NET paper was sold for ₹2.5 lakh lands on the one nerve the Modi government cannot afford to leave exposed — the promise that merit still means something in India. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - UGC NET Paper Leak: Rahul Gandhi Allegation NTA - UGC NET,Rahul Gandhi,NTA,NEET,paper leak,exam fraud,Modi government,Opposition,2026 elections,education reform{#}amar,Amarinder Singh,Rahul Gandhi,Fire,raja,rahul,Tamil,University,youth,Election,oil,Indians,gold,economics,Punjab,News,Supreme,students,EDUCATION,Congress,war,Leader,Press,READ,Indian,Capital,Government,zero,Delhi,Party,CM,India,Rahul Sipligunj,Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi,Population,Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹2.5 Lakh for a UGC NET Paper, NEET Still Bleeding — Is India's Exam System Now the Opposition's Sharpest Weapon?2026-07-08T19:59:04.931Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897732/YSRCP-MP-Sri-Krishna-Devarayalu-Resigns-Lok-Sabhahttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgLavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu's exit is the third sitting YSRCP MP resignation in a pattern driven by I-PAC survey-based ticket swaps — a strategy that trades local loyalty for data-modelled freshness, and may be handing TDP exactly the defectors it needs. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - YSRCP MP Sri Krishna Devarayalu Resigns Lok Sabha - YSRCP,Sri Krishna Devarayalu,Jagan Mohan Reddy,I-PAC,TDP,Lok Sabha,Andhra Pradesh,Narasaraopet,Chandrababu Naidu,anti-incumbency,ticket denial,MP resignation{#}Sanjeev,Sanjeev Kumar,Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu,Sri Krishna,narasaraopet,Reliance,Survey,village,Bank,workers,Elections,polavaram,krishna,Parliament,Leader,engineer,history,Tadepalli,Jagan,Reddy,Amit Shah,TDP,Andhra Pradesh,politics,Press,READ,Indian,Delhi,Party,Minister,MP,India,local language,Loksabha,Hanu Raghavapudi,Polavaram Project,Bharatiya Janata Party,Telangana Chief Minister,CM,CBN,House - indiaherald.com , India Herald3 YSRCP MPs Gone, Jagan's Ticket Machine Keeps Churning — Is I-PAC's Anti-Incumbency Cure Worse Than the Disease?2026-07-08T19:49:04.804Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897731/Ghaziabad-Kanwar-Route-QR-Code-Shop-Identity-Planhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgGhaziabad's administration is rolling out QR codes on every shop along the Kanwar Yatra route — a move that digitises the very identity disclosure the Supreme Court stayed. India Herald unpacks the political calculus behind the code. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Ghaziabad: Kanwar Route QR Code Shop Identity Plan - Kanwar Yatra,QR Code,Ghaziabad,Supreme Court,Yogi Adityanath,Uttar Pradesh,nameplate ban,Hindutva,digital identity,communal profiling{#}shravan,Ghaziabad,Accident,TECHNOLOGY,Yogi Adityanath,Yatra,Supreme,District,Supreme Court,Banking,politics,Red,students,WATCH,EDUCATION,Congress,court,Press,social media,READ,Indian,Delhi,Party,Minister,Government,yogi,Uttar Pradesh,MP,war,zero,India,Smart phone,Dell,HP,Asus,Acer,Samsung,Huawei,Nokia,LG,HTC,Motorola,Redmi,Apple,Sony,Loksabha,Bharatiya Janata Party,local language,Digital Wallet Platform,West Bengal - Kolkata,Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal,Telangana Chief Minister,CM - indiaherald.com , India HeraldQR Codes on Kanwar Route, Supreme Court's Nameplate Stay Still in Force — Is Yogi's 'Digital Loophole' the Cleverest Bypass Delhi Never Saw Coming?2026-07-08T19:41:25.321Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897726/Shah-Rukh-Khan-King-450-Crore-Budget-Suhana-Khanhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/lifestyle/taurus_taurus/ayushmann-khurrana-performance-in-shubh-mangal-saavdhan-was-awesomeb3b56672-33f8-4302-b4ea-8fa09fb3af50-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe reported ₹450 crore budget for Shah Rukh Khan and Siddharth Anand's 'King' isn't just a number — it's a masterclass in how Bollywood's biggest star may be engineering the most critic-proof nepo debut in industry history. - Movies - Sowmiya Sriram - Shah Rukh Khan King: 450 Crore Budget Suhana Khan - Shah Rukh Khan,Suhana Khan,King,Siddharth Anand,Bollywood,Nepotism,Box Office,Pathaan,Film Budget,Star Kids{#}Janhvi Kapoor,Siddharth,ananya,Remake,student of the year 2,Father,ali,Diljit Dosanjh,BUSINESS,history,economics,DNA,INTERNATIONAL,social media,Hindi,Director,Event,Punjab,king,Comedy,Box office,Beautiful,Industry,bollywood,READ,Indian,Audience,India,Industries,Anand Deverakonda,Ananya Nagalla,tollywood-guest-roles - indiaherald.com , India HeraldSRK's ₹450 Crore 'King' Budget — Is This Bollywood's Most Expensive Insurance Policy for a Nepo Debut?2026-07-08T19:29:04.971Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994897724/Football-2026-Why-India-Search-Surge-Hits-Recordhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/viral-IndiaHerald.jpgA search volume north of 72,000 tells a story cricket's monopoly cannot muffle — India's football obsession is no longer a niche. It is a cultural shift with real money, real fandom, and a question the sporting establishment must answer. - Viral - D N INDUJAA - Football 2026: Why India Search Surge Hits Record - football, 2026 FIFA World Cup;ISL;Indian Super League;cricket vs football India;Cristiano Ronaldo;Premier League India;AIFF;sports India 2026;Kerala Blasters;Mohun Bagan{#}Sachin Tendulkar;Goa;Basketball;Mexico;Kochi;Kick;Beautiful;Guwahati;Ukraine;Qatar;Chiranjeevi;East;Kerala;Instagram;Hyderabad;Cycle;oil;Indians;SPORTS;World Cup;media;Iran;Prime Minister;China;BCCI;Kolkata;Genre;Industry;bollywood;Press;READ;Indian;Audience;Cricket;Mumbai;India;tollywood-guest-roles;Research and Analysis Wing;Digital Wallet Platform;Industries;European Union;Calcutta;Samsung;Huawei;Nokia;LG;HTC;Motorola;Redmi;Apple;Sony;Christianity;Hinduism;Chinese traditional religion;Islam;Hanu Raghavapudi - indiaherald.com , India HeraldFootball's 2026 Search Surge Hits 73,000 — Why Is India Suddenly Googling the Beautiful Game Like Never Before?2026-07-08T19:21:18.634Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897720/Ayushmann-Khurrana-Pati-Patni-Aur-Woh-Do-OTT-Releasehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/lifestyle/taurus_taurus/ayushmann-khurrana-performance-in-shubh-mangal-saavdhan-was-awesomeb3b56672-33f8-4302-b4ea-8fa09fb3af50-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA sequel to a ₹100-crore hit quietly lands on a streaming platform. The real story isn't the release date — it's what this pivot reveals about Ayushmann Khurrana's shifting place in Bollywood's risk calculus. - Movies - S Venkateshwari - Ayushmann Khurrana: Pati Patni Aur Woh Do OTT Release - Ayushmann Khurrana,Pati Patni Aur Woh Do,JioCinema,Bollywood OTT,mid-budget Bollywood,streaming vs theatres,Hindi cinema 2026{#}Ayushmann Khurrana,Shubh,rashmika mandanna,netizens,Pati Patni Aur Woh,Dream Girl,engineer,Prize,Hero,Box office,Rajkummar Rao,Hindi,Office,Love,Director,Cinema,producer,Genre,Audience,king,Event,Industry,Telugu,bollywood,Press,Comedy,READ,Indian,India,Hanu Raghavapudi,Samsung,Huawei,Nokia,LG,HTC,Motorola,Redmi,Apple,Sony,Industries,Blockbuster hit - indiaherald.com , India HeraldAyushmann Khurrana's Sequel Skips the Box Office Queue — Has Bollywood's Mid-Budget King Quietly Lost His Theatre Pass?2026-07-08T19:19:04.993Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897719/Bihar-Cabinet-22-Approvals-AIIMS-Rapid-Transithttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/education/virgo_virgo/aiims-get-opd-appointments-without-the-hassle-how-to-book-online-easily22c6a022-9a1a-44f6-a080-110f4ecb5118-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgBihar's ruling JDU government has cleared 22 mega-agendas in one cabinet stroke — from AIIMS expansion to rapid transit — in what India Herald reads as Nitish Kumar's most calculated pre-election manoeuvre yet, designed to neutralise the opposition's development and jobs narrative before a single vote is cast. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Bihar Cabinet 22 Approvals: AIIMS Rapid Transit - Nitish Kumar,Bihar Cabinet,AIIMS Bihar,Rapid Transit Patna,Tejashwi Yadav,Bihar Elections,JDU,RJD,Bihar Development,Bihar Politics{#}Patna,Cabinet,Bihar,youth,Master,Kolkata,sunday,Nitish Kumar,Rasam,Onion,News,social media,Party,Population,Election,Minister,Assembly,war,EDUCATION,Leader,Government,Delhi,READ,Indian,zero,India,Telangana Chief Minister,CM,Calcutta,Samsung,Huawei,Nokia,LG,HTC,Motorola,Redmi,Apple,Sony,local language,National Democratic Alliance,Smart phone - indiaherald.com , India HeraldAIIMS, Rapid Transit, 22 Approvals in One Sitting — Has Nitish Kumar Quietly Emptied Bihar's Treasury to Empty Tejashwi's Quiver?2026-07-08T19:13:18.809Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897716/Prabowo-Prambanan-Indonesia-India-Cultural-Diplomacyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgIndonesia's President Prabowo reached past trade spreadsheets and defence pacts to invoke the ninth-century Hindu temple of Prambanan as proof of civilisational kinship with India — a move that is less about archaeology and more about redrawing Southeast Asia's geopolitical chessboard. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Prabowo Prambanan: Indonesia India Cultural Diplomacy - Prabowo Subianto,Prambanan,Indonesia,India,cultural diplomacy,ASEAN,China,Indo-Pacific,Ramayana,Hindu temple,geopolitics,Southeast Asia{#}Thailand,Cambodia,Sanskrit,Beijing,Islam,economics,Wanted,China,DNA,temple,Currency,secretariat,Press,Comedy,Punjab,WATCH,court,Indonesia,Guntur,Amaravati,Leader,Government,Delhi,Strike,Mumbai,zero,Capital,READ,Indian,India,House,Heritage Foods,Uddhav Thackeray,tollywood-guest-roles - indiaherald.com , India HeraldPrabowo Invokes Prambanan's Hindu Past — Why Is the World's Largest Muslim Nation Chanting India's Ancient Script?2026-07-08T19:05:21.192Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897712/Amaravati-Capital-AP-Debt-and-Naidu-Construction-Pushhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_wallpapers/sri-ncbn-inspecting-pushkar-ghats-photos415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgAmaravati's cranes are back. But with AP's debt load north of ₹2 lakh crore and the Centre's capital allocation a fraction of what's needed, India Herald follows the money behind the concrete — and the electoral math it's quietly setting. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Amaravati Capital: AP Debt and Naidu Construction Push - Amaravati, Chandrababu Naidu;Andhra Pradesh;AP debt;YSRCP;Jagan Mohan Reddy;land pooling;CRDA;AP state budget;2029 elections;MAVIGUN;NDA alliance;AP fiscal deficit{#}Kamma;polavaram;Murder;krishna;High court;Krishna River;REVIEW;Parliament;EDUCATION;June;Election;Guntur;Amaravati;politics;zero;Red;WOMEN;Jagan;TDP;Reddy;Minister;Andhra Pradesh;Leader;Capital;Government;Industry;READ;Assembly;Telugu;Delhi;Indian;India;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;National Democratic Alliance;Bharatiya Janata Party;Murder.;Polavaram Project;Industries;CBN - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹2 Lakh Crore Debt, Fresh Concrete, Zero Clarity — Who Is Really Bankrolling Naidu's Amaravati Revival?2026-07-08T18:49:20.210Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897709/Raj-Kundra-Great-Punjab-Robbery-Character-Promohttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/shilpas-husband-raj-kundra-signed-three-films-together62148834-35aa-48dd-8c86-e9ae7054fff5-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgRaj Kundra's latest production gambit introduces a Punjab-set heist comedy with a character promo designed to disarm — but the real heist may be his attempt to steal back public goodwill from years of tabloid notoriety. - Movies - Srivastan Venkatraman - Raj Kundra: Great Punjab Robbery Character Promo - Raj Kundra, The Great Punjab Robbery;Bollywood;comedy;August 2026;film producer;Bollywood controversy;heist comedy;Punjab{#}munna;Interview;Arrest;Comedy;raj;August;Film Nagar;Businessman;producer;Genre;Audience;king;Diljit Dosanjh;Punjab;Shield;vivek;Journey;bollywood;WATCH;social media;Event;Industry;Indian;BUSINESS;Mumbai;court;READ;war;India;Industries;Tom Banton;Tom Hooper - indiaherald.com , India HeraldRaj Kundra Drops The Great Punjab Robbery Promo — But Can a Controversy Magnet Actually Sell a Comedy?2026-07-08T18:39:05.122Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897708/Aaditya-Thackeray-Mumbai-Pune-Expressway-Traffic-Crisishttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgAaditya Thackeray's relentless focus on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway gridlock is not casual opposition. It is a calculated strike at Mahayuti's weakest nerve — the urban commuter who voted for development and got traffic jams instead. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Aaditya Thackeray: Mumbai-Pune Expressway Traffic Crisis - Aaditya Thackeray, Mumbai-Pune Expressway;Mahayuti;Maharashtra politics;Eknath Shinde;Devendra Fadnavis;urban voter;infrastructure;Shiv Sena UBT{#}Driver;Car;tuesday;Banking;Gift;wayanad;Criminal;WhatsApp;Rasam;Onion;BUSINESS;contract;Strike;Shiv Sena;Maharashtra;Mumbai;court;Leader;Party;media;Capital;Press;READ;School;Delhi;Assembly;war;CM;Government;News;India;Uddhav Thackeray;shiv sena party;Bharatiya Janata Party;Deputy Chief Minister;Congress-NCP;Population;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMumbai-Pune Expressway Was Sena-BJP's Crown Jewel — Why Is Aaditya Thackeray Now Using Its Gridlock to Choke Mahayuti?2026-07-08T18:32:44.816Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897701/Guntur-Andhra-Pradesh-Political-Realignment-2026https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA sudden surge in searches for Guntur is not random curiosity — it reflects the district's quiet transformation into Andhra Pradesh's most contested political theatre, where caste arithmetic, capital politics, and alliance fault-lines converge in ways that could redraw the state's power map. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Guntur: Andhra Pradesh Political Realignment 2026 - Guntur, Andhra Pradesh;Amaravati;TDP;JSP;YSRCP;Chandrababu Naidu;Pawan Kalyan;Andhra Pradesh politics 2026;capital city politics{#}gannavaram;Mangalagiri;Andhra Jyothi;Guntur;Jagan;Amaravati;Friday;TDP;MLA;Reddy;Currency;politics;Elections;Minister;District;Cricket;CM;Party;media;WATCH;Indian;Andhra Pradesh;Assembly;police;social media;Event;Capital;Press;READ;Government;India;tollywood-guest-roles;Population;National Democratic Alliance;local language;Telangana Chief Minister - indiaherald.com , India HeraldGuntur's Search Spike Hides a Deeper Game — Is Andhra's Political Chessboard Being Rearranged Before Anyone Notices?2026-07-08T18:19:34.456Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897700/Navi-Mumbai-Airport-DB-Patil-Naming-Row-Mahayuti-Delayhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/money/politics_latestnews/oil-hits-high-after-drone-attack-in-abu-dhabi942de5e7-571d-4733-a5f2-2252aac7af49-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgProtesters detained, promises recycled, and an entire community watching. The Navi Mumbai airport's unnamed terminal isn't a bureaucratic footnote — it's a live grenade rolling toward Mahayuti's most fragile vote bank in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Navi Mumbai Airport DB Patil Naming Row: Mahayuti Delay - Navi Mumbai Airport,DB Patil,Agri-Koli,Mahayuti,Maharashtra,Mumbai Metropolitan Region,Shiv Sena Shinde,BJP,NCP Ajit Pawar,Hindustan Times{#}Maratha,Ancestral,Noida,airport,sunday,South Africa,Shiv Sena,World Cup,Maharashtra,Air,Assembly,Mumbai,police,court,social media,Leader,Event,March,Capital,News,Press,READ,INTERNATIONAL,Government,Election,Bank,India,Population,Uddhav Thackeray,shiv sena party,Congress-NCP,Bharatiya Janata Party,local language - indiaherald.com , India HeraldDB Patil's Name, 16,000 Agri-Koli Votes, One Stalled Signboard — Who in Mahayuti Is Afraid of an Airport?2026-07-08T18:12:24.209Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897697/INDIA-Bloc-23-Party-New-Delhi-Meeting-Strategyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgTwenty-three opposition parties are gathering in the capital. But the real story is not who is at the table — it is the arithmetic nobody at that table wants to do out loud. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - INDIA Bloc: 23-Party New Delhi Meeting Strategy - INDIA bloc, New Delhi;opposition unity;seat-sharing;Congress;Mamata Banerjee;Rahul Gandhi;AAP;DMK;2029 elections;BJP;NDA{#}Akhilesh Yadav;March;Arvind Kejriwal;Punjab;BUSINESS;rahul;Capital;zero;CM;Mahua Moitra;trinamool congress;Party;Degree;Congress;News;Shield;DNA;Tamil;media;war;Press;WATCH;Indian;Delhi;READ;yogi;Uttar Pradesh;MP;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Smart phone;Mamata Benerjee;Gujarat - Gandhinagar;Jr NTR;Rahul Sipligunj;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Loksabha;National Democratic Alliance;West Bengal - Kolkata;local language;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal;Deputy Chief Minister - indiaherald.com , India Herald23 Parties, One Table, Zero Seat-Sharing Formula — Is the INDIA Bloc Meeting a War Room or a Wake?2026-07-08T18:04:16.942Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897695/Khamenei-Karnataka-Village-Iran-India-Connectionhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/editorial/politics_latestnews/why-cm-kcr-is-sharing-profit-to-singareni-workers3a9ae702-632a-4b5e-812c-1f53260fcf67-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgAs US-Iran hostilities resume, a four-decade personal link between Iran's Supreme Leader and a small Karnataka settlement reveals how Tehran's soft-power calculus operated on Indian soil — and why that calculus now faces an uncomfortable reckoning. - Politics - Sowmiya Sriram - Khamenei Karnataka Village: Iran India Connection - Ayatollah Khamenei, Karnataka;Alipura village;Iran;India diplomacy;US-Iran conflict;Raichur;soft power;Shia Muslims India;Chabahar Port{#}ali;TV9;village;Strike;Canada;Frozen;Supreme;history;Press;INTERNATIONAL;oxygen;Leader;Bank;Karnataka;Election;Population;Indians;Iran;Government;WATCH;Indian;oil;Delhi;READ;India;local language;Donald Trump - indiaherald.com , India HeraldKhamenei's 40-Year Bond With a Karnataka Village — With US-Iran Strikes Back On, What Does India's Quiet Tehran Thread Really Cost?2026-07-08T17:58:40.999Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897692/Ranbir-Kapoor-Ramayana-Trailer-Launch-Event-Date-Detailshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgThe makers of Ramayana are reportedly planning a mammoth, multi-crore trailer launch — not just to build hype, but to surgically distance Ranbir Kapoor's onscreen Ram from the Adipurush debacle that scarred an entire genre. - Movies - MANOJ KUMAR N - Ranbir Kapoor Ramayana: Trailer Launch Event Date Details - Ranbir Kapoor, Ramayana;Nitesh Tiwari;Adipurush;Bollywood;trailer launch;mythological films;Prabhas;Om Raut{#}Prabhas;Ranbir Kapoor;Sanjay Dutt;adarsh;Chhichhore;Dangal;Lover;Genre;VIEW;June;Event;social media;Director;Shield;Aamir Khan;marriage;king;war;Audience;Cycle;WATCH;READ;Indian;vivek;Journey;Diljit Dosanjh;Industry;bollywood;India;ram pothineni;Industries;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Cinema;Digital Wallet Platform;Smart phone;Tom Banton;Tom Hooper - indiaherald.com , India HeraldRanbir's Ramayana Trailer Gets a Mega Launch Event — But Is the Spectacle Designed to Sell the Film or Bury the Adipurush Ghost?2026-07-08T17:50:04.876Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897689/Mahua-Moitra-Bengal-Baruipur-Encounter-UP-2-0-TMChttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA sitting TMC MP publicly equating her own party's policing with Yogi Adityanath's Uttar Pradesh is not garden-variety dissent — it is a calculated positioning move that exposes the fault line Mamata Banerjee cannot afford to ignore: the widening gap between TMC's liberal promise and its muscular-state practice. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Mahua Moitra Bengal Baruipur Encounter UP 2.0 TMC - Mahua Moitra, Mamata Banerjee;TMC;Baruipur encounter;West Bengal politics;UP 2.0;BJP;Bengal minorities;Indian politics 2026{#}Mahua Moitra;Lucknow;Kolkata;Bengali;Parliament;police;trinamool congress;Episode;Leader;Fire;Bank;media;yogi;vidya;Karnataka;Uttar Pradesh;District;students;EDUCATION;Election;Population;court;MP;Government;Party;News;Indian;India;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee;Bharatiya Janata Party;Letter;Calcutta;Panchayati;local language;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMahua Moitra Brands Mamata's Bengal 'UP 2.0' After Baruipur Encounter — Dissent, or a Liberal Lane Being Built While TMC Looks the Other Way?2026-07-08T17:39:17.780Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897686/Satluj-ZEE5-Removal-Why-Diljit-Dosanjh-Film-Disappearedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgA Diljit Dosanjh film streams for two days, then vanishes without explanation. India Herald unpacks the five questions every industry insider is asking — and why the silence itself may be the loudest part of the story. - Movies - MANOJ KUMAR N - Satluj ZEE5 Removal: Why Diljit Dosanjh Film Disappeared - Satluj, Diljit Dosanjh;ZEE5;OTT censorship;Punjabi cinema;streaming controversy;artificial scarcity;Indian OTT;film removal{#}Fashion;Instagram;Wanted;Cricket;Corporate;Diljit Dosanjh;zero;Mumbai;history;Delhi;Audience;Industry;Party;court;Cycle;News;WATCH;Press;Indian;bollywood;READ;India;Industries;Digital Wallet Platform;Smart phone;Venkatesh;Tom Banton;Tom Hooper;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India HeraldSatluj's 48-Hour ZEE5 Vanishing Act — Did Someone Pull the Plug, or Is Diljit's Camp Manufacturing the Mystique?2026-07-08T17:29:05.507Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897684/Moradabad-Bulldozer-Dargah-Demolition-UP-2027-Politicshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA bulldozer rolls over what locals call a 40-year-old dargah; the administration calls it encroachment. Between those two words — dargah and encroachment — lies the entire architecture of Uttar Pradesh's pre-2027 political theatre. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Moradabad Bulldozer Dargah Demolition: UP 2027 Politics - Moradabad, Yogi Adityanath;Uttar Pradesh;bulldozer demolition;dargah;encroachment;UP 2027 elections;Supreme Court;BJP;western UP;Zee News{#}yogi;Yogi Adityanath;High court;Kerala;vidya;Currency;Supreme;Election Commission;politics;Karnataka;Uttar Pradesh;Assembly;Supreme Court;Party;Elections;Shield;court;District;Cycle;students;EDUCATION;Government;Election;News;Minister;WATCH;Press;Population;Indian;READ;India;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;local language;Loksabha;Bharatiya Janata Party;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMoradabad Bulldozer Razes a '40-Year Dargah' as 'Encroachment' — Is Yogi's Demolition Machine Already Calibrating Its 2027 Targets?2026-07-08T17:20:15.323Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994897683/Vivek-Oberoi-Bollywood-Struggle-Career-Rise-and-Fallhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/viral-IndiaHerald.jpgFrom a ₹100-crore debut to near-invisibility — Vivek Oberoi's two-decade journey through Bollywood's unforgiving machinery is less a cautionary tale about one actor and more a mirror held up to how the industry rewards silence and punishes defiance. - Viral - S Venkateshwari - Vivek Oberoi: Bollywood Struggle, Career Rise and Fall - Vivek Oberoi, Bollywood;Salman Khan;Company 2002;Bollywood struggle;Hindi cinema;OTT platforms;Aishwarya Rai;Ram Gopal Varma;Film Industry Politics{#}Ajay Devgn;Sushant Singh;aishwarya;chandu;vivek;Businessman;Vivek Oberoi;Narendra;Narendra Modi;Canada;WATCH;Press;Frozen;Delhi;Aamir Khan;marriage;Audience;Salman Khan;Director;Journey;Hindi;king;war;Indian;READ;Industry;Industries;bollywood;Box office;India;Blockbuster hit;ram pothineni;Smart phone;Population;Hanu Raghavapudi;tollywood-guest-roles;Tom Banton;Tom Hooper - indiaherald.com , India HeraldVivek Oberoi Once Had Bollywood at His Feet — So Why Did a ₹100-Crore Star End Up Begging for Work?2026-07-08T17:20:04.866Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897681/Dune-3-Trailer-India-Box-Office-Prospects-Chalamet-Zendayahttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Dune 3 trailer is here, Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya are at war on screen and across rival franchises — but India Herald's read is that the franchise's real battle is the one it keeps losing in Indian cinemas. - Movies - Srivastan Venkatraman - Dune 3 Trailer: India Box Office Prospects, Chalamet, Zendaya - Dune 3, Timothée Chalamet;Zendaya;Denis Villeneuve;Warner Bros India;Box Office India;Christopher Nolan;The Odyssey;Hollywood;Indian Box Office{#}RRR;Horror;Tollywood;Tamil;Office;Mumbai;Film Nagar;Hindi;Love;Hollywood;king;history;Posters;Cinema;war;Indian;READ;Industry;bollywood;Box office;India;RRR Movie;Industries;Christopher Nolan;Tom Banton;Tom Hooper;Blockbuster hit - indiaherald.com , India HeraldZendaya Juggles Nolan and Villeneuve, Chalamet Crowned Sci-Fi King — But Can Dune 3 Finally Crack India's ₹200 Crore Ceiling?2026-07-08T17:13:10.102Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897679/Christopher-Nolan-The-Odyssey-Full-Cast-and-Mythological-Roleshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/christopher-nolans-odyssey-opens-ticket-sales-for-the-worlds-biggest-screens70d150ae-bc3f-464b-a649-e5afee971658-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgNolan's most ambitious ensemble yet maps Hollywood's biggest names onto Homer's gods and mortals — and the casting choices reveal whether The Odyssey is a faithful epic or a deeply personal anti-war film disguised as myth. - Movies - S Venkateshwari - Christopher Nolan The Odyssey: Full Cast and Mythological Roles - Christopher Nolan, The Odyssey;Matt Damon;Zendaya;Tom Holland;Anne Hathaway;Robert Pattinson;IMAX;Universal Pictures;Homer;Lupita Nyongo;Charlize Theron;Oppenheimer;Box Office{#}Homer;Charlize Theron;Christopher Nolan;Auckland;prince;Joker;Father;Diljit Dosanjh;Love;manmohan;Hollywood;Indonesia;king;Director;Sea;history;New Zealand;WOMEN;media;Hero;Culture;Cinema;Minister;war;Indian;Journey;Box office;Red;READ;Industry;India;Tom Banton;Tom Hooper;House;Population;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Industries;Posters - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMatt Damon as Odysseus, Zendaya as Athena, Tom Holland as Telemachus — Is Nolan Casting a Family Drama Inside an Epic?2026-07-08T17:08:15.639Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897678/Aamir-Khan-Gauri-Wedding-Ring-256-Hours-Craftedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/politics_latestnews/sonu-nigam-washes-asha-bhosles-feet-d81ec85f-66ac-4fe6-ac95-68ee78f0ee28-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA 61-year-old superstar who lost the nation's goodwill after Laal Singh Chaddha now drip-feeds every detail of his third marriage — from a three-month ring hunt to a 256-hour handcraft — as if authenticity itself were the trailer. India Herald reads the playbook behind the spectacle. - Movies - Sowmiya Sriram - Aamir Khan Gauri Wedding Ring: 256 Hours Crafted - Aamir Khan, Gauri Spratt;Bollywood wedding;Laal Singh Chaddha;Sitaare Zameen Par;celebrity branding;News18 Hindi;ABP News{#}Aamir Khan;Kiran Rao;reena;marriage;Journey;Google;BEAUTY;Shadow;Box office;Film Nagar;economics;television;kiran;social media;Audience;Red;READ;Heart;News;oxygen;Hindi;bollywood;Industry;India;tollywood-guest-roles;Industries;Salman Khan;Christianity;Hinduism;Chinese traditional religion;Islam - indiaherald.com , India Herald256 Hours, One Ring, a Third Wedding — Is Aamir Khan Performing 'Authenticity' as His Most Calculated Role Yet?2026-07-08T17:03:31.264Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897675/Delhi-NH-48-Road-Collapse-Monsoon-Waterlogging-Causeshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_wallpapers/delhi-rains--heavy-rain-lashes-delhi-ncr--traffic-jam--waterlogging-at-several-places-0fad1875-6641-4617-974e-42f463b72462415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgA national highway caves in with the first serious downpour, waterlogging paralyses Delhi-NCR yet again, and the IMD warns more is coming — India Herald traces the arterial failure, the contracts behind it, and what the next 72 hours demand from commuters and administrators alike. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Delhi NH-48 Road Collapse: Monsoon Waterlogging Causes - NH-48, Delhi-NCR;IMD;NHAI;monsoon 2026;waterlogging;road collapse;Gurugram;infrastructure accountability;CAG{#}Golf;Faridabad;pollution;Mohan;Service;Fire;Corporate;August;Punjabi;Rajasthan;Jaipur;District;REVIEW;vehicles;Air;Master;Event;News;Cycle;Capital;zero;contract;Delhi;India;Alia Bhatt;Blockbuster hit;local language;House - indiaherald.com , India HeraldNH-48 Caves In, Delhi Drowns Again — Whose Contracts Built the Roads That Collapse Every July?2026-07-08T16:55:16.520Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897670/CM-Vijay-Tamil-Nadu-Budget-Fiscal-Deficit-Challengehttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/why-vijay-faces-an-uphill-battle-in-trichy-east-numbers-dont-lie3f8112e4-3dd0-4852-951b-a35b6827352d-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe man who promised a 'new Tamil Nadu' on the campaign trail now sits across the table from secretaries who will show him exactly how broke that Tamil Nadu is. India Herald unpacks why the maiden budget of actor-turned-CM Vijay may define whether his government is remembered for vision or for borrowed generosity. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - CM Vijay Tamil Nadu Budget: Fiscal Deficit Challenge - CM Vijay, Tamil Nadu Budget 2026;Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam;TVK;Tamil Nadu fiscal deficit;C Vijayabaskar;DMK;AIADMK;Tamil Nadu debt;populism;MGR{#}Rahul Gandhi;Stalin;HEALTH;secretariat;youth;Hero;Supreme Court;Culture;bharathiraja;DNA;Tamil;zero;Capital;Leader;Party;EDUCATION;Minister;CM;war;Cinema;WhatsApp;Office;Cycle;READ;Indian;Government;Congress;India;advertisement;rahul;Rahul Sipligunj;udhayanidhi stalin;local language;Telangana Chief Minister;Digital Wallet Platform - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹1.07 Lakh Crore Debt, One Superstar, Zero Prior Budgets — Can CM Vijay's Maiden Tamil Nadu Budget Outrun the Freebies Trap?2026-07-08T16:44:05.120Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897669/Madhya-Pradesh-Rs-35-Crore-Overbridge-Fails-in-Rainhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA brand-new overbridge built at a cost of ₹35 crore in Madhya Pradesh has turned into a waterlogged nightmare after its first monsoon — raising brutal questions about contractor accountability, state infrastructure audits, and whether this is the rule, not the exception, across BJP heartland states. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Madhya Pradesh: Rs 35 Crore Overbridge Fails in Rain - Madhya Pradesh, overbridge collapse;infrastructure audit;BJP;monsoon 2026;PWD;CAG;News18 Hindi;2027 elections{#}Uttar Pradesh;Haryana;MP;Maharashtra;WhatsApp;Event;village;Office;News;Cycle;media;Hindi;court;Episode;Assembly;READ;Election;Indian;Government;Congress;India;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal;Bharatiya Janata Party;local language - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹35 Crore Overbridge, One Monsoon, Total Collapse — Is MP's Infrastructure Audit Just a Rubber Stamp for Contractor Profits?2026-07-08T16:33:54.881Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897665/Bengaluru-Goraguntepalya-Tunnel-DKS-Congress-BBMP-Poll-Planhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgKarnataka's Deputy CM doubles down on mega-infrastructure even as the state pleads empty coffers — India Herald unpacks the electoral arithmetic buried beneath the asphalt. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Bengaluru Goraguntepalya Tunnel: DKS Congress BBMP Poll Plan - DK Shivakumar, Bengaluru;Goraguntepalya;Hebbal Tunnel;BBMP Elections;Karnataka;Congress;Infrastructure;Siddaramaiah{#}bus;vehicles;Yuva;Air;English;Criminal;Deputy Chief Minister;June;Capital;contract;Leader;Congress;Elections;Press;Party;Minister;CM;EDUCATION;students;Strike;READ;Karnataka;Election;war;Delhi;Indian;Government;India;Telangana Chief Minister;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Population - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹4,000 Crore for Tunnels, ₹0 for Empty Coffers — Is DK Shivakumar Digging Bengaluru's Roads or Congress's Pre-BBMP War Chest?2026-07-08T16:23:50.444Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994897662/UAE-Oil-Exports-to-India-Trade-Volume-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/viral-IndiaHerald.jpgIndia is the UAE's largest oil customer in Asia, absorbing roughly a fifth of Abu Dhabi's crude output — yet the commercial intimacy has never quite translated into proportional strategic leverage. Here is what the numbers reveal, and what they hide. - Viral - Srivastan Venkatraman - UAE Oil Exports to India: Trade Volume, Impact - UAE, India;oil exports;ADNOC;CEPA;crude oil;Indian Oil Corporation;BPCL;HPCL;Murban;energy security;Russia;petroleum;Jamnagar;Visakhapatnam;Mangalore;ISPRL;Ministry of Commerce;Ministry of Petroleum{#}Mangalore;Customer;Heart;UAE;Iraq;Arabian sea;oil;EDUCATION;students;Petrol;bharathiraja;DNA;Tamil;Industry;Strike;Bank;Frozen;oxygen;Indians;Iran;READ;Karnataka;Election;Delhi;Indian;India;Research and Analysis Wing;tollywood-guest-roles;gulf countries;Industries;Donald Trump - indiaherald.com , India HeraldIndia Buys One-Fifth of UAE's Oil — But Why Does a $30 Billion Lifeline Still Not Buy Delhi a Seat at Abu Dhabi's Big Table?2026-07-08T16:16:05.141Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897660/ED-Freezes-TMC-Accounts-440-Crore-Bengal-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/politics/politics_latestnews/-cm-rekha-gupta-leads-delhis-push-for-modern-peoplefirst-healthcare20a4c443-8aad-42df-af65-2e5eb2278b44-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Enforcement Directorate has frozen ₹440 crore across three TMC-linked bank accounts — a financial strike whose real target is not courtroom conviction but the informal patronage networks that keep Mamata Banerjee's grassroots machinery running ahead of 2026. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - ED Freezes TMC Accounts: 440 Crore Bengal Impact - ED, TMC;Trinamool Congress;Mamata Banerjee;PMLA;Bengal Politics;₹440 Crore;Enforcement Directorate;BJP Bengal;2026 Elections{#}Lockdown;MLA;BUSINESS;Coffee;Durga Puja;trinamool congress;Election Commission;Strike;TV9;VIEW;Bank;central government;INTERNATIONAL;Frozen;WATCH;Hindi;oxygen;District;Congress;Elections;Assembly;Press;zero;Indians;Iran;House;READ;Indian;court;Karnataka;Election;politics;Party;Government;Delhi;India;Mamata Benerjee;local language;Panchayati;West Bengal - Kolkata;Hanu Raghavapudi;advertisement;Bharatiya Janata Party;Donald Trump - indiaherald.com , India Herald₹440 Crore Frozen, Three Accounts Sealed — Has the ED Just Cut the Oxygen Line to TMC's Grassroots Election Machine?2026-07-08T16:10:47.883Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897658/India-Canada-Nijjar-Ex-Envoy-Says-No-Evidence-Sharedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgIndia's former envoy to Canada has gone public with a devastating claim: Ottawa never once shared hard evidence backing its explosive allegations against New Delhi in the Nijjar affair. With Trudeau's poll numbers cratering and a federal election looming, India Herald examines whether the entire diplomatic crisis was less about justice and more about one leader's political survival. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - India Canada Nijjar: Ex-Envoy Says No Evidence Shared - India, Canada;Trudeau;Nijjar;Five Eyes;diplomacy;Poilievre;foreign policy;intelligence{#}Canada;British;June;Prime Minister;september;bharathiraja;DNA;Indians;Iran;Tamil;Cycle;Audience;Industry;Capital;House;bollywood;Leader;READ;Indian;court;Karnataka;Election;Delhi;media;politics;Party;Government;India;local language;Industries;Donald Trump - indiaherald.com , India Herald'Zero Evidence' After Two Years, One Sinking PM — Was India's Nijjar Nightmare Really Just Trudeau's Lifeline All Along?2026-07-08T16:01:12.889Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897655/Congress-SIR-Strategy-Karnataka-Siddaramaiah-vs-DKShttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/editorial/politics_latestnews/why-cm-kcr-is-sharing-profit-to-singareni-workers3a9ae702-632a-4b5e-812c-1f53260fcf67-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgBehind a three-letter acronym lies a factional blueprint: Congress's SIR — Survey, Identify, Register — looks like voter outreach, but the real architecture may be a Siddaramaiah loyalist network that leaves DK Shivakumar without ground troops when it matters most. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Congress SIR Strategy Karnataka: Siddaramaiah vs DKS - Congress Karnataka, SIR strategy;Siddaramaiah;DK Shivakumar;Karnataka elections 2028;CT Ravi;BJP Karnataka;KPCC;AHINDA;Karnataka politics{#}Ravi;Hubli;Cabinet;District;Survey;Karnataka;Election;politics;Office;job;Kannada;Leader;READ;Indian;CM;wayanad;Congress;Elections;Assembly;Criminal;Party;Press;Government;court;zero;Delhi;Minister;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;ravi anchor;Population;Smart phone;Jr NTR;Telangana Chief Minister;West Bengal - Kolkata - indiaherald.com , India HeraldCongress's 'SIR' Formula in Karnataka — Clever Election Machinery or Siddaramaiah's Quiet Coup Against DK Shivakumar Before 2028?2026-07-08T15:50:05.212Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897651/Yash-Kiara-Toxic-Song-Controversy-Backlash-Explainedhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_latestnews/is-this-bollywood-celebrity-in-place-of-yash-in-kgfea806881-17eb-431b-a5bb-abd84b43c244-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe first song from Yash's post-KGF franchise 'Toxic' has drawn savage ridicule online — but in an industry where outrage routinely converts to opening-weekend footfall, the real question is whether the makers are panicking or grinning behind the curtain. - Movies - Srivastan Venkatraman - Yash Kiara Toxic Song Controversy: Backlash Explained - Yash, Kiara Advani;Toxic;KGF;Geetu Mohandas;Bollywood;box office;song controversy;social media backlash{#}Kiara Advani;Rocky;deepika;Yash;KGF;Wanted;Supreme Court;WATCH;Cycle;Hindi;Mass;Thriller;Audience;Industry;House;Capital;READ;bollywood;Indian;Minister;Cinema;India;Industries;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;local language;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India HeraldYash and Kiara's 'Toxic' Song Branded a 'Condom Ad' Online — Is This Outrage the Disaster It Looks Like, or Exactly the Chaos Bollywood Pays For?2026-07-08T15:40:14.439Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897648/Trump-Admin-Asylum-Data-Leak-Iran-India-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA lawsuit alleges the Trump administration shared asylum seekers' confidential data with Iran. With an estimated 300,000-plus Indians in varying stages of US asylum and immigration processing, the accusation — if even partially true — exposes a fault line that Delhi's diplomatic establishment can no longer afford to treat as someone else's problem. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Trump Admin Asylum Data Leak Iran: India Impact - Trump Administration, Iran;Asylum Seekers;India MEA;US Immigration;Data Breach;India-US Relations;Chabahar Port;US Asylum Law;Indian Diaspora{#}Indians;United States;history;Cancer;wednesday;Frozen;Calcutta;thursday;Capital;Assembly;zero;Iran;Press;READ;Indian;Delhi;Government;court;students;India;Donald Trump;House;Population;Bharatiya Janata Party;Lung cancer - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTrump Admin Accused of Leaking Asylum Data to Iran — Are Thousands of Indians in the US Pipeline Now Expendable?2026-07-08T15:29:05.990Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897646/Trump-Iran-Ceasefire-Over-India-Chabahar-Crude-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/movies/movies_events/ramcharan-birthday-celebrations-at-chiranjeevi-blood-bank-f08782f1-839f-4af2-929d-a39d7f445218415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe US President says the memorandum with Tehran is dead — but not the dialogue. For New Delhi, the real danger isn't war; it's the 72-hour window before sanctions snap back, crude tankers are stranded mid-ocean, and Chabahar's fragile waiver evaporates. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Trump Iran Ceasefire Over: India Chabahar Crude Impact - Trump, Iran;India;Chabahar Port;US-Iran Ceasefire;Crude Oil;Strait of Hormuz;Modi;Middle East;Sanctions{#}Arabian sea;Diesel;white house;Sea;Currency;Banking;Episode;East;Narendra Modi;war;Afghanistan;News;Russia;Criminal;Party;Iran;Press;bharathiraja;Tamil;DNA;READ;Indian;Pakistan;Petrol;oil;court;Delhi;Donald Trump;Cinema;Government;EDUCATION;students;India;local language;gulf countries;European Union;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTrump Declares Iran Ceasefire 'Over' But Keeps Talking — Is India the Only Backchannel Both Sides Still Trust?2026-07-08T15:23:43.818Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897643/Bharathiraja-Legacy-Career-Impact-Tamil-Cinemahttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgEveryone is searching for Bharathiraja today. India Herald traces how one filmmaker from Theni rewired an entire industry's DNA — and asks whether the school he built has any living heirs. - Movies - Sowmiya Sriram - Bharathiraja: Legacy Career Impact Tamil Cinema - Bharathiraja, Tamil Cinema;16 Vayathinile;Muthal Mariyathai;Rural Realism;Kollywood;Kamal Haasan;Vetrimaaran;Tamil Film History;Iyakkunar Sigaram{#}bharathiraja;Comedy;village;Girl;Chennai;University;Dussehra;Chiranjeevi;Hero;Director;House;media;Thriller;Audience;Tamil;Cinema;Assembly;DNA;Degree;economics;School;Industry;READ;zero;Government;Indian;India;Industries;Population;tollywood-guest-roles;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldBharathiraja at 80 — The Man Who Dragged Tamil Cinema Out of Studios and Into the Soil, But Can His Revolution Survive Without Him?2026-07-08T15:14:05.473Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Education/Read/994897642/India-Education-Crisis-2025-Teacher-Shortage-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/education-IndiaHerald.jpgIndia's education budget keeps climbing, but the classroom stays empty. The real crisis isn't money — it's that millions of sanctioned teaching posts remain vacant while contract teachers earn less than delivery drivers. India Herald unpacks the structural rot behind the numbers. - Education - MANOJ KUMAR N - India Education Crisis 2025: Teacher Shortage Impact - India education, teacher shortage;UDISE+ data;NEP 2020;ASER 2024;Union Budget 2025-26;contract teachers;government schools;pupil-teacher ratio;NITI Aayog{#}Turkey;Qualification;Jharkhand;Bahraich;Degree;Teachers;Bihar;NITI Aayog;EDUCATION;economics;contract;Fighter;Office;Parents;workers;School;job;Andhra Pradesh;students;king;2020;Cycle;Hindi;Bank;Mass;Industry;READ;Hyderabad;monday;Press;zero;Government;Indian;India;Population;Industries;Digital Wallet Platform;Donald Trump;Loksabha - indiaherald.com , India HeraldIndia Spent ₹1.16 Lakh Crore on Schools This Year — So Why Are 25 Crore Students Still Waiting for a Teacher Who Shows Up?2026-07-08T15:12:52.078Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897639/Trump-Spain-Trade-Threat-India-Strategic-Autonomy-Impacthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgMadrid publicly shrugged off Trump's trade threat — a luxury New Delhi cannot afford. As Washington bullies NATO allies and escalates tensions with Iran in the same breath, India's 'multi-alignment' doctrine faces its sharpest stress test yet. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Trump Spain Trade Threat India Strategic Autonomy Impact - Donald Trump, Spain;NATO;India;Narendra Modi;strategic autonomy;Iran;defence spending;US-India trade;Strait of Hormuz;Pedro Sanchez;SIPRI{#}Spain;Narendra;United States;Afghanistan;Japan;Paris;Shield;police;Iran;INTERNATIONAL;News;Minister;READ;Hyderabad;Russia;oil;Tennis;monday;Criminal;Press;Indian;Cinema;Party;Delhi;Capital;zero;Government;Assembly;India;gulf countries;Donald Trump;local language;Bharatiya Janata Party;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTrump Threatens Spain, Pressures NATO, Courts India — Can Modi's Strategic Autonomy Survive a President Who Fights the Whole World at Once?2026-07-08T15:10:05.448Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897636/Vijay-Jana-Nayagan-Release-Strategy-as-2026-Campaignhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/pooja-hegde-just-dropped-jawdropping-looks-from-jana-nayagan-and-shes-serving-pure-fire16a4e813-1141-4063-b4fb-6a8ad6421e09-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgEvery distribution choice for Vijay's final film — the theatrical window, the pricing, the language rollout — reads less like a producer's playbook and more like a constituency map. India Herald breaks down the political architecture hiding inside the release plan. - Movies - Sowmiya Sriram - Vijay Jana Nayagan: Release Strategy as 2026 Campaign - Vijay, Jana Nayagan;TVK;Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam;Tamil Nadu 2026 Elections;Tamil Nadu Politics;Tollywood;Kollywood;Box Office Strategy;Film Politics{#}producer;October;twitter;television;september;Bangladesh;WOMEN;Box office;Music;Mass;Cinema;Film Nagar;Audience;Industry;VIEW;Supreme Court;WATCH;Elections;Minister;READ;bollywood;Tamil;Party;Delhi;zero;Government;Assembly;India;local language;Industries;Digital Wallet Platform;M G Ramachandran;Event;Blockbuster hit;Bharatiya Janata Party;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India HeraldVijay's 'Strict Rule' for Jana Nayagan Isn't About Cinema — It's a 2026 Campaign Mapped in Release Dates2026-07-08T14:54:32.186Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897632/Karnataka-BJP-Vijayendra-Alleges-Internal-Conspiracyhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgB Y Vijayendra's explosive allegation — that forces within his own BJP are conspiring to brand him a criminal — is not a cry for sympathy. It is the sound of a factional grenade being pulled. India Herald unpacks what the outburst reveals about the Karnataka BJP's internal war, the old guard's patience, and Delhi's conspicuous silence. - Politics - S Venkateshwari - Karnataka BJP: Vijayendra Alleges Internal Conspiracy - Karnataka BJP, B Y Vijayendra;B S Yediyurappa;BJP factional war;Lingayat politics;Karnataka politics;BJP internal crisis;Siddaramaiah;Congress Karnataka{#}Pralhad Joshi;Vasundhara Raje;Criminal;Cycle;Bank;Karnataka;Election;Elections;Leader;Press;Episode;war;Hindi;Congress;politics;Minister;court;Party;media;Strike;READ;CM;Delhi;Assembly;Indian;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;kusuma jagadish;Smart phone;local language;Telangana Chief Minister - indiaherald.com , India HeraldA 'Criminal' Conspiracy Inside His Own Party — Why Did Vijayendra Press the Panic Button, and Why Is Delhi Watching the Walls?2026-07-08T14:39:05.904Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897629/Rajasthan-UCC-Bill-BJP-State-Strategy-Before-2029https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgRajasthan's Bhajanlal Sharma government is reportedly preparing to table a Uniform Civil Code Bill in its next Assembly session — making it potentially the second BJP-ruled state after Uttarakhand to legislate UCC without waiting for a national law. India Herald unpacks the electoral arithmetic, the constitutional mechanics, and the Opposition vacuum that makes this strategy almost frictionless. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - Rajasthan UCC Bill: BJP State Strategy Before 2029 - UCC Bill, Rajasthan;Bhajanlal Sharma;BJP;Uniform Civil Code;Uttarakhand UCC;Jogaram Patel Kharra;2029 Lok Sabha;Article 44;Concurrent List;Opposition;INDIA bloc;Waqf Amendment{#}Rajasthan;February;Jaipur;Uttarakhand;Dehradun;VIEW;BEAUTY;Parliament;Banking;Indians;Supreme;Congress;Frozen;Calcutta;ali;thursday;Supreme Court;Idea;politics;Minister;WATCH;court;News;Rajya Sabha;zero;Party;media;Government;Strike;Assembly;READ;Tamil;Indian;India;Bharatiya Janata Party;Sardar Vallabhai Patel;Population;Christianity;Hinduism;Chinese traditional religion;Islam;Loksabha;West Bengal - Kolkata;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal;Gujarat - Gandhinagar - indiaherald.com , India HeraldTwo States, One Playbook, Zero Parliamentary Debate — Is BJP Stitching a Uniform Civil Code State by State Before 2029?2026-07-08T14:29:05.859Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897627/Dhurandhar-2-OTT-Release-JioHotstar-Date-Casthttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/adult-content-butchered-in-jiohotstar98e23299-d72a-44f4-b82b-1457257d9389-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgRanveer Singh's spy thriller sequel has an OTT home — but the bigger question is whether franchises, not solo hits, are now the only bankable currency left in Bollywood's streaming wars. - Movies - Sowmiya Sriram - Dhurandhar 2 OTT Release: JioHotstar Date, Cast - Dhurandhar 2, Ranveer Singh;JioHotstar;Netflix;YRF;Aditya Chopra;Bollywood OTT;spy thriller;streaming release{#}Mona Singh;Vivek Oberoi;ajay;shivaji;tuesday;Hollywood;Arshad Warsi;Tiger;Thriller;Friday;Hindi;Currency;Film Nagar;Assembly;Audience;INTERNATIONAL;bollywood;social media;Indian;READ;Success;Industry;India;House;Industries;Europe countries;Alia Bhatt - indiaherald.com , India HeraldDhurandhar 2 Lands on JioHotstar — But Can Ranveer Singh's Spy Franchise Crack the One Code That Eludes Him?2026-07-08T14:23:20.462Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897625/Satluj-Film-DSGMC-Gurdwara-Screenings-After-ZEE5-Banhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/politics_latestnews/elon-musk-company-service-banned-in-india-what-the-heck-a216dc99-b1c3-487e-9040-2ebe479bbd53-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe I&B Ministry forced ZEE5 to pull Ram Gopal Varma's Satluj for lacking a CBFC certificate. Now the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee is turning gurdwaras into screening halls — and the government's content crackdown faces its first organised, community-driven backlash. - Movies - Sowmiya Sriram - Satluj Film: DSGMC Gurdwara Screenings After ZEE5 Ban - Satluj, Ram Gopal Varma;RGV;DSGMC;ZEE5;CBFC;I&B Ministry;OTT censorship;Sikh;1984 anti-Sikh riots;Streisand Effect;free speech;gurdwara screenings;India{#}Sutlej;social media;Punjab;police;Allu Arjun;satya dev;Rajya Sabha;Revanth Reddy;Ram Gopal Varma;Jagan;Amaravati;TDP;central government;Director;Cinema;Reddy;Telangana;Music;Balloon;Venkatesh;Episode;Delhi;zero;Party;Survey;media;Industry;Indian;READ;Government;India;ram pothineni;Cinema Theatre;Industries;Population;Digital Wallet Platform - indiaherald.com , India HeraldGurdwara Screenings of 'Satluj' After ZEE5 Ban — Has the Centre Just Handed a Niche RGV Film Its Biggest Audience?2026-07-08T14:18:19.667Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Viral/Read/994897623/Wimbledon-2026-Draw-Dates-Key-Players-Indiahttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/viral-IndiaHerald.jpgThe grass-court Grand Slam returns with its richest-ever purse, a post-Big-Three vacuum no one has convincingly filled, and an Indian fan base that has never been more invested. Here is everything you need to know — and the angle everyone else is missing. - Viral - S Venkateshwari - Wimbledon 2026: Draw, Dates, Key Players, India - Wimbledon 2026, All England Club;Carlos Alcaraz;Jannik Sinner;Novak Djokovic;Sumit Nagal;Naomi Osaka;Grand Slam;tennis;India tennis viewership;BARC India;JioCinema;Disney+ Hotstar{#}championship;Tennis;Audience;June;WhatsApp;london;News;SPORTS;INTERNATIONAL;Prize;Instagram;monday;history;media;English;Mass;WATCH;Press;court;England;Industry;Indian;READ;India;Mixie;Event;Industries;Smart phone;tollywood-guest-roles - indiaherald.com , India HeraldWimbledon 2026 Begins Monday With a £50M Pot and No Clear Favourite — So Why Is Every Tennis Fan in India Suddenly Picking Sides?2026-07-08T14:13:05.698Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Cooking/Read/994897622/Monsoon-Comfort-Food-India-5-Rainy-Night-Dinnershttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/cooking-IndiaHerald.jpgThe rains have arrived — but the kitchens that once answered them with smoky dal, rain-day bajra rotla, and tamarind-spiked rasam have gone quiet. India Herald revives five monsoon dinners that deserve a seat at the table tonight. - Cooking - G GOWTHAM - Monsoon Comfort Food India: 5 Rainy Night Dinners - monsoon recipes, Indian comfort food;pithla bhakri;kadhi pakora;Andhra charu;Bengali shukto;Gujarati khichdi;monsoon health;NIN;traditional Indian dinner;rainy season food;monsoon cooking India{#}Priya;Amritsar;Rasam;Onion;groundnut;garlic;cumin;Jaggery;Tamarind;Dried Red Chillies;Butter;Bengali;Green Chillies;Curry leaves;Amino acids;Wife;Turmeric;Ghee;Writer;Panama;protein;Vitamin;Cancer;king;oil;Evening;wednesday;Punjabi;war;Sugar;Survey;Iron;WOMEN;Air;Love;manmohan;New Zealand;Indian;READ;India;Vaishno Devi;Dargah Sharif;Smart phone;Research and Analysis Wing;advertisement;Lung cancer;Uddhav Thackeray - indiaherald.com , India HeraldMonsoon Dal, Charred Onion Tadka, and the 5 Rainy-Night Dinners India Forgot — Why Does the Best Comfort Food Vanish When We Need It Most?2026-07-08T14:12:28.968Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994897621/Tamil-Actor-Politics-Who-Follows-Vijay-TVKhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/movies-IndiaHerald.jpgVijay's leap from superstardom to Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam has cracked open a door that Kollywood's leading men are now peering through — but the real question is whether the 'Vijay model' of trading the screen for the stump is a replicable strategy or a once-in-a-generation gamble. - Movies - G GOWTHAM - Tamil Actor Politics: Who Follows Vijay TVK - Joseph Vijay, TVK;Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam;Tamil Nadu politics;Kollywood;DMK;AIADMK;Kamal Haasan;MNM;Tamil actors politics;Tupaki English{#}Pongal;Tirunelveli;Love;Film Industry;Kamal Haasan;manmohan;Dussehra;Coimbatore;Idea;Kollywood;Chiranjeevi;Film Nagar;New Zealand;Tamil;Industry;zero;politics;Assembly;Party;District;Indian;READ;CM;Minister;India;Industries;Huzur Nagar;local language;Telangana Chief Minister - indiaherald.com , India HeraldKollywood's Political FOMO — As Vijay's TVK Takes Flight, Which Tamil Star Is Secretly Eyeing the Stump Next?2026-07-08T14:09:42.335Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897618/TMC-Rebel-Bengal-BJP-Poaching-Strategy-2026https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/categories/politics-IndiaHerald.jpgA rebel Trinamool leader's conspicuously public visit to a contested site — and the smile that followed — tells you less about one person's ambition and more about the widening cracks inside Mamata Banerjee's party machine. India Herald reads the factional math. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - TMC Rebel Bengal: BJP Poaching Strategy 2026 - Trinamool Congress, TMC rebel;Mamata Banerjee;BJP Bengal;West Bengal 2026 elections;Abhishek Banerjee;Bengal politics;TMC defection{#}Durga Puja;Wanted;Car;Kolkata;Mass;Iron;abhishek;trinamool congress;youth;Frozen;Calcutta;Shiv Sena;ali;Election;Election Commission;Army;thursday;Assembly;WATCH;WOMEN;Party;Episode;Press;District;court;Leader;Indian;READ;India;West Bengal - Kolkata;Mamata Benerjee;Bharatiya Janata Party;local language;Air;Venkatesh;Elections;shiv sena party;House - indiaherald.com , India HeraldA TMC Rebel Visits 'the Site' and Walks Away Smiling — Is Mamata's Bengal Fortress Finally Cracking from the Inside?2026-07-08T14:00:05.579Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897616/Bangladesh-India-Ties-PM-Rahman-Adviser-Seeks-Stronger-Relationshttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/politics_latestnews/elon-musk-company-service-banned-in-india-what-the-heck-a216dc99-b1c3-487e-9040-2ebe479bbd53-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgZahed ur Rahman, top adviser to Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman, has signalled Dhaka's desire to rebuild ties with New Delhi — but the real question is what desperation lies beneath the diplomatic smile, and whether geography always defeats ideology. - Politics - MANOJ KUMAR N - Bangladesh India Ties: PM Rahman Adviser Seeks Stronger Relations - Bangladesh, India;Tarique Rahman;Zahed ur Rahman;Sheikh Hasina;BNP;Modi;Bangladesh India Relations;Dhaka Delhi Diplomacy;South Asia Geopolitics{#}rahman;Bangladesh;Train;Balloon;China;Heart;Industry;English;Delhi;zero;Supreme Court;Leader;Indian;wayanad;media;Government;READ;politics;Minister;India;Population;West Bengal - Kolkata;Industries;Telangana Chief Minister;CM - indiaherald.com , India HeraldAnti-India at Home, Desperate in Delhi — Why Is Bangladesh's New Regime Quietly Crawling Back to Modi?2026-07-08T13:52:04.471Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897615/Wayanad-Meenakshi-Bridge-Fresh-Landslide-Panic-2026https://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/breaking/134/pm-modi-will-visit-landslidehit-wayanad-tomorrow82c7b74c-7cfe-472a-9043-f42011e57a6d-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgCCTV footage shows people fleeing near Meenakshi Bridge as a fresh landslide triggers chaos in Wayanad — barely a year after the 2024 catastrophe that killed hundreds. India Herald examines what this repeat panic reveals about the Pinarayi government's rehabilitation commitments and Kerala's geological early-warning architecture. - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Wayanad Meenakshi Bridge: Fresh Landslide Panic 2026 - Wayanad, Meenakshi Bridge;landslide;Kerala;Pinarayi Vijayan;Western Ghats;monsoon 2026;disaster preparedness;early warning system;LDF;UDF{#}Coffee;Pinarayi Vijayan;wayanad;Kerala;vidya;Event;Karnataka;Sugar;August;Survey;Episode;Press;Strike;District;Congress;media;Government;READ;politics;Minister;Air;court;India;Population;Research and Analysis Wing;Bharatiya Janata Party - indiaherald.com , India HeraldWayanad's Meenakshi Bridge, Fresh Landslide Panic, and a Monsoon Barely Begun — Did Pinarayi's 2024 Promises Wash Away Before the Rain?2026-07-08T13:47:06.353Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897613/Jacob-Zuma-India-Visit-Controversial-Meeting-Sparks-Rowhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/cooking/81/oats-pongal-recipe-step-by-step-processa1d7e553-ab4e-45c6-9e2f-4fafcc2ad8bb-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe former South African president — architect of the Gupta-era 'State Capture' scandal — has been spotted in New Delhi meeting a controversial business figure. With his MK party now a kingmaker in South African politics, the visit raises an uncomfortable question for both Pretoria and Delhi: is Zuma shopping for a new financial patron on Indian soil? - Politics - Srivastan Venkatraman - Jacob Zuma India Visit: Controversial Meeting Sparks Row - Jacob Zuma, South Africa;India;State Capture;MK Party;Gupta Family;Delhi;Zondo Commission;Indo-South African Relations;Foreign Policy{#}South Africa;Businessman;Johannesburg;BUSINESS;Cabinet;media;Elections;Capital;English;Red;Leader;Delhi;zero;war;Shadow;Supreme Court;Party;Government;READ;Indian;politics;Minister;India;House;Telangana Chief Minister;CM;ram pothineni - indiaherald.com , India HeraldJacob Zuma's Quiet Delhi Visit, a Controversial Businessman, and the Ghost of — Is India Becoming the Next Safe Harbour for South Africa's Scandal Economy?2026-07-08T13:30:05.689Zalways1.0https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/994897612/DMK-vs-Vijay-Supreme-Court-Rejects-Petitionhttps://www.indiaherald.com/ImageStore/images/cooking/81/oats-pongal-recipe-step-by-step-processa1d7e553-ab4e-45c6-9e2f-4fafcc2ad8bb-415x250-IndiaHerald.jpgThe Supreme Court told the DMK it cannot dictate what a Chief Minister does — but the real sting is what the ruling reveals about Dravidian politics' deepest anxiety heading into 2026. - Politics - G GOWTHAM - DMK vs Vijay: Supreme Court Rejects Petition - DMK, Supreme Court;Vijay;Tamil Nadu;TVK;2026 Elections;Thalapathy Vijay;MK Stalin;Flood Relief;Dravidian Politics{#}Thanjavur;students;Madhavan;Shadow;Genre;Supreme Court;Assembly;Supreme;Almonds;Music;WATCH;Party;CM;Currency;WOMEN;bollywood;court;Tamil;history;Government;READ;Indian;politics;Cheque;Minister;India;Telangana Chief Minister;local language;Alia Bhatt;Research and Analysis Wing - indiaherald.com , India HeraldDMK Dragged Vijay's Charity to the Supreme Court — Did They Just Gift-Wrap His 2026 Campaign Launch?2026-07-08T13:21:28.691Zalways1.0