India's economy grows 8.4%y/y in July-Sept quarter - govt

India's economy grew 8.4% year-on-year in the July-Sept quarter, official data on Tuesday showed. 

The read-out for Sept quarter was in line with 8.4% growth forecast of analysts in a Reuters poll, and came after a record growth of 20.1% in the previous quarter. 

The economy had contracted 7.4% in the same quarter a year earlier, according to revised figures, when the economy struggled with pandemic restrictions.