New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Leading telecom operator Bharti Hexacom Ltd’s net profit declined 23.4 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in the first quarter of FY26, despite a strong revenue uptick, it said in an exchange filing on Tuesday.In the April-June quarter, the company reported a net profit of Rs 391.6 crore, down from Rs 511.2 crore in the same period the previous year.Sequentially, net profit decreased by more than 16 per cent from Q4 FY25, when it was Rs 468.4 crore.However, due to strong operati…

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the M.S. Swaminathan Centenary International Conference, which will be held in New Delhi from August 7 to 9. Themed “Evergreen Revolution – The Pathway to Bio happiness”, the conference will honour Prof. Swaminathan’s lifelong contributions to sustainable and equitable development.The Prime Minister will inaugurate the event to mark the birth centenary of Professor M.S. Swaminathan and release a commemorative coin and sta…

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Gold and silver prices saw mixed movements in both domestic and foreign markets on Tuesday. The silver prices increased significantly while the price of the precious metal decreased slightly.The price of 24-carat gold dropped by Rs 91, to Rs 1,00,076 per 10 grams, from Rs 1,00,167 on Monday, according to India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA).Similarly, the price of 10 grams of 22-carat gold dropped from Rs 91,753 to Rs 91,670. Additionally, the price of 18-carat …

Moscow, Aug 5 (IANS) Russia on Tuesday backed India and while criticising US President Donald Trump over his threats to increase tariffs on New Delhi for buying oil from Moscow, saying that “sovereign nations must have the right to choose their trading partners.”Speaking at a regular press briefing on Tuesday, Russian President’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia has noted the US threats against India and does not consider them to be legitimate. He emphasised that nations should h…

Beijing, Aug 5 (IANS) China, which has for long claimed of having a “noninterference” foreign policy and not providing direct military assistance to nations engaged in conflict, reportedly supplied batteries for surface-to-air missiles to Iran in exchange for oil during the recent conflict with Israel, a new report has cited. This comes after Beijing is already facing heat for its alleged involvement in Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine and backing Pakistan in its conflict with India in May f…

Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he is going to further raise tariffs on India in the next 24 hours, after announcing 25 per cent tariffs from August 7.In an interview with CNBC, Trump said he will raise tariffs on India, revising the earlier settled rate of 25 per cent.”India has the highest tariffs. We do very little business with India. We settled on 25 per cent, but I think I am going to raise that substantially within the next 24 hours,” the US Preside…

Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s public outreach to Pakistan is straining India-US ties, prompting New Delhi to question the value of its strategic engagement with Washington, a report has cited. “Pakistan’s sponsorship of cross-border terrorism is a direct national security threat to India. Any United States administration that ignores this point is guilty of diplomatic negligence. India does not ask for unconditional alignment, only consistency and respect for its core in…

Islamabad, Aug 5 (IANS) Marking the second anniversary of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on Tuesday launched a protest movement with workers and activists taking to the streets across the country, demanding the release of their leader. PTI workers claimed that at least 300 PTI activists have been arrested in Lahore in raids conducted overnight. .In a message posted on PTI’s X account, Imran Khan urged his supporters to “come out and hold …

Jakarta, Aug 5 (IANS) Indonesia and Belarus have officially agreed to elevate their bilateral cooperation in several sectors, including food security, agricultural modernization, technology development, and investment. Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Sugiono met with visiting Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov at the ministry’s building in Jakarta on Tuesday, where they discussed various fields, Xinhua News Agency reported.Sugiono mentioned that the meeting marks Ryzhenkov’s first official…

Beijing, Aug 5 (IANS) Two to three typhoons are expected to make landfall in or affect China in August, the office of the national commission for disaster prevention, reduction and relief and the Ministry of Emergency Management said at a briefing on Tuesday.One of the typhoons is expected to affect areas north of the Yangtze River, according to the briefing.In August, all seven major river basins across China fully entered the main flood season of the year, the authorities said, adding that som…