India, Sept. 1 -- India's economy grew at a faster-than-expected 7.8 per cent in the April-June quarter, according to Government data released on Monday, belying doubts about its robustness to face global economic uncertainty due to the Iran war and US President imposing tariffs and sanctions. The pace also exceeded the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) forecast of 7 per cent for the quarter.

Prime Minister Modi hailed the growth and said, "Doomsayers were doomed and India bloomed yet again."

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) estimated real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at constant prices, at Rs 81.36 lakh crore in the first quarter of FY27. This compares with Rs 75.46 lakh crore in Q1 of FY26 and represents yea...