NEW DELHI DAILY - 18 MARCH 2026
Pradyut Bordoloi joins BJP day after Congress exit; Indian tanker Jag Laadki arrives Gujarat with crude; six ships still stranded in Hormuz; NIA details arrest of American, Ukrainians for Myanmar training; Rajya Sabha bids farewell to 59 members
India's semiconductor market projected to reach $300 billion by 2035, domestic production to meet 60% demand
Deloitte report forecasts India poised for structural shift with local semiconductor production expected to satisfy over 60 per cent of domestic demand by end of 2035. India's semiconductor market projected to reach $300 billion by 2035.
Six Indian ships carrying 300,000 metric tonnes of LPG stranded in Strait of Hormuz
Shipping Ministry stated that central government-owned ports are closely monitoring vessel movements and cargo operations amid ongoing situation. Six Indian ships with three lakh metric tonnes of LPG stranded in Strait of Hormuz.
DRIVING THE DAY
SUMMARY: Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi on 18 March joined the BJP in presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, per Northeast Now and The Hindu, less than 24 hours after resigning from Congress citing humiliation by Assam state chief Gaurav Gogoi ahead of the 9 April Assembly polls. Indian crude carrier Jag Laadki carrying 80,886 metric tonnes arrived at Gujarat's Mundra port on 18 March after sailing from UAE following the Fujairah attack, NDTV reported, while six Indian vessels carrying an estimated 300,000 metric tonnes of LPG remain stranded in the Strait of Hormuz awaiting safe passage, according to News18. The National Investigation Agency on 18 March provided further details on the arrest of American national Matthew VanDyke and six Ukrainians, stating they used the Mizoram corridor to enter Myanmar for drone warfare training of armed militias, per News18, while US and Ukraine embassies confirmed they are "aware of the situation."
