PAC Chairpersons conference to be held in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday

IANS | November 1, 2026 5:32 PM

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate the conference of Chairpersons of Public Accounts Committees (PACs) of the Parliament and the state and UT legislatures at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala on Tuesday, according to an official statement issued on Sunday.

GST collections jump nearly 23 pc to Rs 2.31 lakh crore in October

IANS | November 1, 2026 1:32 PM

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) India's gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose 22.9 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 2.31 lakh crore in October 2026, driven by robust domestic economic activity and a sharp rise in tax revenue from imports, according to provisional government data released on Sunday.

ECI orders suspension of two electoral registration officers over alleged irregularities in voter rolls in UP's Pilibhit

IANS | November 1, 2026 12:49 PM

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the Uttar Pradesh authorities to suspend two Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) of the Pilibhit Assembly constituency with immediate effect following alleged irregularities in the electoral rolls, while also ordering the addition of another provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, to the FIR already registered against them.