Amaravati, Aug 5 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Human Resources Development and Information Technology Minister, Nara Lokesh, said on Tuesday that the state is witnessing a strong economic revival. Lokesh, who is the son of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, made the claim on social media platform X.In July 2025, the state clocked Rs 3,803 crore in GST collections — the highest ever since the GST regime began in 2017, and a 14 per cent year-on-year growth, he said.”This is also the highest GST growth …

Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Bharti Airtel Limited on Tuesday reported a strong set of numbers for the first quarter of the current financial year (Q1 FY26), with its net profit surging 57.32 per cent to Rs 7,421.80 crore. The telecom major had posted a profit of Rs 4,717.50 crore in the same quarter previous year, according to its stock exchange filing.Revenue from operations grew 28.45 per cent to Rs 49,462.60 crore, compared to Rs 38,506.40 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year, driv…

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A total of Rs 77,871.44 crore in undisclosed income was detected in three financial years (2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25) via tax evasion surveys from the Income Tax Department, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday.For FY 2022-23, the Department conducted 1,245 surveys to detect Rs 9,805.04 crore worth of undisclosed income, which surged considerably to Rs 37,622.23 crore via 737 surveys, Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, said in a written reply to a quest…

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…