India-Maldives bilateral trade jumps 3-fold in last 7 years

IANS | August 17, 2025 3:49 PM

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Bilateral trade between India and the Maldives has registered a more than 3-fold jump over the past seven years from $223 million in 2017–18 to $680 million in 2024–25, according to official figures.

Highway projects' inauguration: PM Modi holds roadshow in Delhi

IANS | August 17, 2025 1:50 PM

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held a massive roadshow at the Mundka-Bakkarwala Village Toll Plaza in the national capital, just hours before the inauguration of two major highway projects -- the Delhi stretches of the Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II) and the Dwarka Expressway.