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'If nat'l interests are at stake, Navy to act accordingly'
S tensions intensify in the Gulf and fears grow over the safety of critical sea lanes, the Indian Navy has deployed multiple warships to escort India-flagged fuel carriers back home. The move comes amid mounting uncertainty across waters from the Persian Gulf to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global energy trade, as the confrontation involving the United States, Israel and Iran continues to escalate. Javaria Rana speaks with former Indian Navy spokesperson Capt. D.K. Sharma (Retd) on the Navy’s mission and the stakes for India’s maritime security. Excerpts:
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March 17, 2026
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Hard Rock shuts 10 cafes in India after aborting contract with JSM Corp
HARD ROCK
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March 17, 2026
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WEST ASIA CONFLICT SINGES SPORTS ON AND OFF FIELD
RIGHT now, sports and geopolitics seem inseparable the world over.
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March 17, 2026
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Ola Electric plans to raise ₹2,000 crore
ELECTRIC two-wheeler company Ola Electric has initiated a plan to raise up to ₹2,000 crore by selling stake in its battery subsidiary Ola Cell Technologies (OCT), as per sources familiar with the development. Investment bank Avendus and Motilal Oswal are said to have mandated to run the fundraising process.
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March 17, 2026
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CPM to move SC seeking poll postponement
THE CPIM in West Bengal will move the Supreme Court (SC) challenging the Election Commission of India (ECI) for announcing poll dates in the state at a time when fates of more than 60 lakh voters belonging to the logical discrepancies and unmapped status are in limbo.
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March 17, 2026
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THE CIVILITY CODE
China is shifting from export-led model to stable, quality growth flowing from domestic consumption and Al adoption, and looks to India as a partner in global change
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March 16, 2026
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Environment Ministry accepts expert panel names for definition of Aravalli
THE Union Environment Ministry has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court in the Aravalli matter and stated that it has no objection to the Central Empowered Committee’s proposed 10-member high-powered expert committee, which has been tasked to come up witha uniform definition for the Aravalli hills and ranges.
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March 16, 2026
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EDTECH PLATFORMS RISE, BUT STUDENT ACCESS STAYS LOW
NDIA'S push toward digital education accelerated during the pandemic, when schools and colleges turned to remote learning to maintain academic continuity. In the years since, the country has built a large digital education infrastructure through national platforms, television channels, and online course networks intended to
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March 16, 2026
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'Sustainability & private participation have long contained urban growth'
IN CONVERSATION
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March 16, 2026
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Digital education falls under consumer protection law
WHEN students pay for an online course, exam-preparation subscription, or digital learning service, the transaction is legally treated like any other consumer purchase.
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March 16, 2026
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Green ammonia project remains a non-starter
The Centre has further delayed signing agreements with local manufacturers, slowing progress on domestic green ammonia production
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March 16, 2026
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Govt ignoring major rural schemes, giving funds to G-RAM-G: House panel
A Parliamentary panel has expressed concern over the budgetary allocation for the Department of Rural Development for 2026-27, noting that while the total outlay has increased by 21%, the bulk of the increase is earmarked for the new VB-GRAMG scheme.
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March 16, 2026
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Army inducts 7th regiment of Pinaka rocket launchers
15 rocket artillery regiments in place currently
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March 16, 2026
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HOW 'OVERESTIMATED' GROWTH DATA HITS YOU
If you belong to a middle-class family and like to keep a check on prices of your monthly groceries, you may have noted a few things. Assuming you are consuming same quantity of items, your monthly bills continue to rise. When you pick up a financial daily, you notice inflation rate in the economy is at a record low. Then you wonder about affordability and ask yourself whether you are earning enough to cover all expenses.
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March 16, 2026
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THE ELSS ROUTE TO TAX SAVING
HE countdown to the financial year end is on.
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March 16, 2026
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Construction halted at J'khand 'Queen of Hills'
ALL construction activities have been put on halt in Netarhat, popularly known as the ‘Queen of Hills’ in Jharkhand.
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March 16, 2026
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Malaysia exits US reciprocal trade tariff agreement after Supreme Court ruling
MALAYSIA has withdrawn from a trade agreement with the United States, becoming the first country to abandon a pact negotiated under Washington’s reciprocal tariff strategy after a court ruling removed the legal basis for the policy.
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March 16, 2026
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Poverty and Other Writerly Pursuits
Manu Joseph returns to his earlier provocations in an attempt to explain why inequality in India does not lead to a revolt
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March 15, 2026
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2 linked to ISI module arrested in Punjab ops
PUNJAB police have busted an ISI-sponsored terror and cross-border arms smuggling module with the arrest of two people and the recovery of an AK-47 rifle, two magazines and 36 live cartridges from them.
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March 15, 2026
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70-year-old dies while standing in cylinder queue
A 70-year-old embroidery worker died of a suspected heart attack while waiting in a queue to collect an LPG cylinder at a gas agency godown in UP’s Farrukhabad district on Friday.
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March 15, 2026
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Keeping an AI on the Future in the Age of Hype and Tech
AI is cocktail garnish like the cilantro on Indian food when the chef is just showing off. As of early 2026, ChatGPT had generated in excess of 618 million searches on a monthly basis across the globe, and was one of the most searched terms in the planet. Its competitors—Gemini, DeepSeck, Perplexity—are not far behind.
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March 15, 2026
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1, not 2, laddu: LPG crisis hits prasad distribution in Shirdi
THE LPG cylinder shortage has impacted devotees at the Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, with the temple trust deciding to distribute only one laddu instead of the usual two.
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March 15, 2026
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'Resort politics' back as Oppn eyes 3 seats in Haryana, Bihar and Odisha
With the countdown for the Rajya Sabha biennial election beginning, the spotlight has shifted to Odisha, Bihar, and Haryana, which have emerged as key battlegrounds between the ruling NDA and the Opposition alliance for three crucial seats from these states. With fear of horse trading and cross-voting looming large, parties, particularly the Congress, have resorted to ‘resort politics’ and shifted their MLAs to different states to keep their flock togeth-er until polling day.
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March 15, 2026
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2 LPG tankers clear Hormuz
Get Indian Navy escort; six other LPG carriers arriving from different parts of the world
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March 15, 2026
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Cow politics: C’garh launches scheme for stray, Cong says its idea hijacked
Daily subsidy per animal to increase every year
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March 15, 2026
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Our Love for Animals from a Safe Distance
very few months, people decide they deeply love an animal they haven’t met.
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March 15, 2026
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Seven Years to Weave a Poem
Using natural dyes and sacred poetry, a Padma Shri weaver in Odisha transforms ancient ikat into one of the most ambitious textiles ever made
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March 15, 2026
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Spanish Soul, Indian Flavours
With Indian ingredients and Spanish flavours, Maya at 787 offers a menu that is inventive yet comforting
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March 15, 2026
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Will Bollywood Rama Ignore Shambuka?
The Ramayana and the Mahabharata reached their final written form around 2000 years ago, exactly when the Dharma-shastra was being coded.
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March 15, 2026
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Crude under $100 as US allows Russian oil buy
Move follows Iran’s refusal to clear Strait of Hormuz
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