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'India Has Adequate Fertiliser Stocks': Government Sources Amid Iran's Hormuz Chokehold
- Mar 14, 2026 17:28 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The Iran conflict has disrupted supply routes through the Strait of Hormuz, a key corridor for global fertiliser shipments, pushing up prices of crop nutrients such as urea and ammonia and raising import costs for major buyers like India.
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Tamil Lyricist Vairamuthu Named 2025 Jnanpith Award Winner
- Mar 14, 2026 17:03 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
The 60th Jnanpith Award, India's highest literary honour, for the year 2025 will be conferred on distinguished Tamil poet, lyricist and writer R. Vairamuthu.
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'Hearts Sink When We See Drones, Jet': Indian Sailors Stranded Off Iran
- Mar 14, 2026 16:19 pm IST
- Reuters
Stranded for two weeks at the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas as drones and missiles set ships ablaze nearby, 26-year-old seafarer Ambuj says he has not been home for six months and cannot wait to see his family.
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LPG Supply Still A Matter Of Concern, But No Dry Out: Centre
- Mar 14, 2026 16:17 pm IST
- Edited by: Ashutosh Tripathi
The Centre on Saturday said that the "LPG remains a matter of concern at this time" but stressed that no distribution centre has reported any dry out, adding that there's a sharp uptick in "panic booking of LPG" amid a widening West Asia conflict.
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Drug-Free State, Bill Against Conversion: Amit Shah's Poll Pitch In Punjab
- Mar 14, 2026 16:12 pm IST
- Reported by: Gurpreet Singh Chhina
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab while addressing a rally in Moga, declaring that the BJP has begun its campaign for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections.
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Drunk Man Thrashed For Urinating Near Women In Chennai. Friend Dies Saving Him
- Mar 14, 2026 15:09 pm IST
- Reported by: Vijayagopal Muralidharan
The victim, Kalaiselvan, and his friend, Nithish Balaji, were travelling to Mannadi in a vehicle. The two had consumed alcohol, officials said.
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Punjab Man Leaves For Russia For Job, Arrives In Coffin 8 Months Later
- Mar 14, 2026 14:51 pm IST
- Reported by: Gurpreet Singh Chhina
Samarjit Singh travelled to Russia in July 2025 through recruitment agents. They claim he was lured with promises of a high-paying job, but upon arrival, he was allegedly forcibly conscripted into the Russian army, according to his family.
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Top Court Stays Defamation Case Against Lawyer For Posting Book Extracts On Mamata Banerjee
- Mar 14, 2026 14:04 pm IST
- Reported by: Nupur Dogra
In May 2025, advocate Koustav Bagchi shared an extract of a book authored by Dipak Kumar Ghosh on his Facebook account, allegedly having details on Mamata Banerjee's private life.
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Speech, Applause, Gone: Bihar Man Missing After UPSC Rank 440 Claim Found Fake
- Mar 14, 2026 13:21 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
When the results were verified, it was found that the 440th rank was secured by a man named Ranjith Kumar R, hailing from Karnataka.
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UP Engineer's 'Surprise' For Mother - Twin Sister's Body With 84 Stab Wounds
- Mar 14, 2026 12:50 pm IST
- Edited by: Aastha Ahuja
The incident took place following an argument and disagreement over career and relationship between the siblings - Hardik and Himashikha.
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2 India-Bound Ships Cross Hormuz After 4 Rounds Of Phone Calls, PM's Outreach
- Mar 14, 2026 11:55 am IST
- Reported by: Shiv Aroor, Akhilesh Sharma
Two India-flagged Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) LPG tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz today and are headed towards India.
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Climate Activist Sonam Wangchuk, Detained For Nearly 6 Months, To Be Released
- Mar 14, 2026 11:47 am IST
- Reported by: Rajeev Ranjan
- Edited by: Manjiri Chitre
Sonam Wangchuk was detained on September 26 last year, two days after violent protests over statehood and constitutional protection left four people dead and 50, including security personnel, injured in Ladakh's Leh.
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Opinion | Trump And His America Are Fast Losing Touch With Reality
- Mar 14, 2026 11:12 am IST
- Srijan Shukla
What is the guiding logic of the rather brash turn in American foreign policy? It is all too easy to box Trump as an irrational player, but frankly, it is a bit of an analytical copout.
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2 Men Kill Friend In Mumbai After Fish 'Disappears' From Pan. Rats Had Eaten It
- Mar 14, 2026 10:59 am IST
- Reported by: Sujata Kanhaiya Dwivedi
- Edited by: Manjiri Chitre
According to the police, the incident took place on February 24 when the victim, identified as Afsar, and his two friends - Suresh and Rajesh Rameshnath alias Nepali - had cooked fish in their house.
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Summer Flights Likely To Get Expensive As Jet Fuel Prices Rise Amid Iran War
- Mar 14, 2026 09:56 am IST
- Associated Press
Jet fuel prices are rising as the war in the Middle East disrupts global oil supplies, putting cost pressure on airlines as the busy summer travel season approaches.
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India Announces 30-day Visa Extension To Foreigners In Country Amid Conflict
- Mar 14, 2026 08:59 am IST
- Asian News International
India has announced the extension of visas and waiver of overstay penalty to foreigners stranded in the country due to the ongoing conflict in Middle East.
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"Missiles, Drones Flying Over Us": LPG-Laden Indian Tanker Stuck Near Hormuz
- Mar 14, 2026 00:34 am IST
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The tanker -- under the command of Captain Virendra Vishwakarma -- is loaded with enough LPG to fill 3.6 million domestic gas cylinders.
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Gangster Groom Arrested From Mandap, Bride Begs Cops To Let Wedding Be Over
- Mar 14, 2026 00:24 am IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
What was expected to be a day of celebration turned into a crime drama in Bhopal when police stormed a wedding ceremony and arrested the groom, a gangster, from the mandap.