India and the US are working towards a long-stalled trade deal aimed at reducing US tariffs on Indian imports from the current 50 percent. India and the US aim to boost bilateral trade to USD 500 billion by 2030. Goyal was also recently in Germany to discuss the India-EU FTA among other things.

This marks a significant moment in the election campaign as the PM will address public rallies in Bihar, starting with Samastipur at 12:15 PM and then in Begusarai at 2 PM. The Prime Minister will start the election campaign from Samastipur, the birthplace of Bharat Ratna Karpoori Thakur.

A serious fire accident occurred in Ullindakonda cross, 20 kilometres from Kurnool town, in the early hours of Friday when a Bengaluru-Hyderabad bound Kaveri Travels bus caught fire, leaving several passengers feared dead.