India, EU trade deal next after India-UK FTA, 12 rounds done: Centre

IANS | July 25, 2025 4:38 PM

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) After the successful completion of the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), all eyes on the trade pact with the European Union (EU) and the Centre on Friday said that India and the EU have been negotiating an FTA since June 2022, and 12 rounds of the negotiations have been completed, with the last being in July 2025.

No cost escalation, project delay reports from Maha due to rare earths shortage: Centre

IANS | July 25, 2025 3:51 PM

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The recent imposition of export restrictions on key rare earth magnets has resulted in supply chain bottlenecks impacting the user industries, including auto and electronics sectors, but there are no reports about cost escalation or project delays from industries in Maharashtra, the Parliament was informed on Friday.

PM’s JAM Trinity empowers poor as Jan Dhan bank deposits surge past Rs 2.5 lakh crore

IANS | July 25, 2025 3:17 PM

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday became India’s second longest serving Premier, a major achievement during his tenure has been the staggering number of 55.44 crore Jan Dhan accounts opened for the country’s poor with the total amount in these deposits surpassing Rs 2.5 lakh crore this year, according to RBI data.