HYDERABAD  MONDAY  NOVEMBER 02, 2026  `9.00  PAGES 12  LATE CITY EDITION GST MOP-UP SURGES TO `2.31 L- CR IN OCTOBER ON FESTIVE DEMAND October is the second consecutive month when monthly gross GST crossed `2 lakh crore, and 2nd only to the record `2.43 lakh cr mop-up in April COLLECTIONS FROM DOMESTIC SALES UP 16% PERFORMANCE ACROSS KEY ECONOMIC HUBS GST collections jumped 23 per cent year-on-year. Gross GST collections from domestic sales rose 16 per cent to over `1.59 lakh crore, and revenues from imports climbed 42 per cent to `72,246 crore. The `2.31 lakh crore collection includes Central GST mop-up of `42,935 crore, State GST of `51,340 crore and Integrated GST of over `1.37 lakh crore, data showed ■ ■ Manoj Mishra from Grant Thornton Bharat said October collections capture the festive demand cycle, which brings higher consumer spending, retail activity and movement of goods across sectors Performance across key states, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, UP and MP points to continued strength in GST collections `27,934 cr GST REFUNDS IN OCTOBER SHOWED A 6.5% YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOGGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI SIR a conspiracy to help BJP secure solo majority in LS: CM TARGETED CURE Hyd startup developing personalised cancer vax EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Hyderabad M E G H N A N AT H @ Hyderabad CITY-based biotechnology startup PopVax is developing AI-designed personalised cancer vaccines using messenger RNA (mRNA) technology The vaccines are be. ing designed to help a patient’s immune system recognise and attack cancer cells based on the genetic characteristics of their tumour. The company has launched the RNA Foundry, an integrated research, development and manufacturing facility in Hyderabad, in collaboration with Stochastic Sciences. The facility will support the development and production of personalised RNA medicines and strengthen India’s capabilities in mRNA technology . Speaking to TNIE, PopVax founder Soham Sankaran said the company was combining artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and molecular biology to develop cancer vaccines tailored to individual patients. Explaining the techn o l o g y, Sankaran said the vaccines use an mRNA-lipid nanoparticle (LNP) platform. The mRNA carries genetic instructions that enable the body’s cells to produce specific proteins associated with a patient’s tumour. These proteins, called antigens, are intended to train the immune system to recognise and attack cancer cells. The process begins with sequencing the genetic material of a patient’s tumour t o i d e n t i f y m u t at i o n s. PopVax then uses machine learning to identify potential neoantigens — abnormal proteins or protein fragments produced by cancer cells that can trigger an immune response. The company uses this infor mation to design an mRNA sequence carrying instructions to produce the selected antigens. Once administered, the vaccine is intended to help the immune system identify cancer cells carrying these markers and attack them. INDIA bloc leaders led by Rahul Gandhi, TMC’s Mamata Banerjee, Sonia Gandhi, SP’s Akhilesh Yadav, RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav and others in New Delhi on Sunday | SAYANTAN GHOSH CEC Gyanesh has to go: Oppn BJP: ‘Foolish drama’ on anniversary of anti-Sikh riots INDIA bloc’s mega rally at Ramlila Maidan brings together all parties P R E E T H A N A I R @ New Delhi IN a show of strength at Delhi’s historic Ramlila Maidan, a united Opposition on Sunday vowed to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and hold the Narendra Modi government accountable for alleged “vote theft”, as a massive crowd rallied behind the INDIA bloc’s call to defend democracy and the Constitution. The congregation saw a striking show of unity as Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and other alliance leaders rode together in an open canter from the Minto Road-Connaught Place junction to Ramlila Maidan, where they addressed the gathering. Launching a diatribe against the government, Gandhi said removing Gyanesh Kumar would be the first step towards putting the country back on track, while asserting that “the CEC would face imprisonment for alleged ‘treason’ and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah would face legal action.” Calling the 2024 Lok Sabha elections “illegal”, he alleged that the Election Commission removed 15 percent of voters from the rolls, while the voteshare gap between NDA and INDIA bloc in the last general election was three percentage points. “Narendra Modi ji and Amit Shah ji, understand this—after Gyanesh Kumar, we will stand against you...,” he said. Invoking the Constitution, Gandhi said the gathering represented the voice of young people, farmers and workers determined to defend democracy . Addressing the gathering, SP’s Akhilesh Yadav raised the issue of alleged deletions from electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh and accused authorities of manipulating votes through SIR ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections. “We, in the INDIA alliance, will not stop,” he said. Calling upon people across communities and political affiliations to unite against the BJP TMC , chief Banerjee said, “ We will fight this democratically We will fight with our lives.” ... Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Sonia Gandhi, CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby CPI general secretary D Raja , and CPI(ML) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya were among the senior leaders present. RAJESH KUMAR THAKUR & HARPREET BAJWA @New Delhi/Chandigarh The INDIA bloc rally marching towards Ramlila Maidan | SAYANTAN GHOSH Over 4K cops keep a watch Narendra Modi ji and Amit Shah ji, understand this—after Gyanesh Kumar, we will stand against you Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader The rally in central Delhi concluded peacefully on Sunday, police said. Over 4,000 police personnel were deployed, apart from drones, body-worn cameras, anti-riot vehicles and personnel from CAPF DOUBLE DELIGHT PV Sindhu & Lakshya Sen claimed the women’s and men’s singles titles with straight-game wins at the Hylo Open Super 500 badminton event | BADMINTON PHOTO BJP event aimed at taking on the anti-SIR campaign launched by INDIA bloc | P4 @ New Delhi INDIA’s first indigenous bullet train, called B28, is taking shape at BEML’s ‘ ditya’ facilA ity in Bengaluru. Sharing the details on Sunday the railway ministry said: , “India is taking a major step towards indigenous high-speed rail technolo g y with the Bharat-made bullet train. It is being manufactured for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor.” Sources said the bullet train will be cheaper than the Japanese Shinkansen trains. “India was supposed to buy E5 Shinkansen sets. However, after high quotes and potential delays, the government decided to go Atmanirbhar. Japan will still give two Shinkansen sets (E5 and E3) free for testing.” Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected the BEML Chief Justice of India Surya Kant speaking in Kochi on Sunday | PTI ter. “However, the frequency of such requests invites us to consider whether there is room to improve the responsiveness of our processes,” he noted. “We must ask: Can urgent matters be identified more ef- B’luru-Pune corridor next Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday hinted that the proposed Bengaluru-Pune bullet train corridor could be among the next set of high-speed rail projects plant on Sunday and witnessed the ‘squeeze test’ — a critical safety assessment which includes applying controlled compressive/tensile forces on ‘Modi, Shah, Gyanesh can’t weaken our resolve’ Later, Revanth and other Telangana Congress leaders attended the ‘Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao’ rally organised by the Congress and INDIA bloc at Ramlila Maidan. The chief minister alleged that the authorities had cancelled trains arranged to ferry 15,000 people from Telangana to Delhi to prevent Congress workers from attending the rally Despite the cancella. tions, thousands of party leaders and workers had reached the national capital, he said. He claimed that the Congress workers had demonstrated that Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and CEC Gyanesh Kumar could not weaken the party’s resolve. CONTINUED ON P4 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy takes part in the ‘Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao’ rally from Minto Road towards Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Sunday fectively? Can listing procedures be made more transparent and predictable? Can technology help prioritise cases where delay may cause irreversible prejudice? And can we ensure a litigant’s access to timely justice does not depend upon their ability to travel to the national capital?” he said. The CJI said constitutional justice in India does not begin and end in New Delhi as its strength lies in a robust network of 25 high courts in the country “Each entrusted with . the duty of protecting rights and upholding the rule of law,” he added. India’s first indigenous bullet train on track, undergoes ‘squeeze test’ RAJESH KUMAR THAKUR voters. He claimed that the BJP had come to power in Bihar, Maharashtra and West Bengal, and was seeking to retain power by removing voters from electoral rolls. TO LEAD PADAYATRA IN HYDERABAD TODAY E X P R E S S N E W S S E R V I C E @ Kochi CHIEF Justice of India Surya Kant on Sunday flagged the new trend of litigants approaching the Supreme Court for urgent listing or early hearing of matters already pending before high courts. “This is a new dimension of litigation which is now flooding the SC,” he said at the inaugural function of the celebrations held to mark 70 years of the Kerala High Court. The CJI said the SC has consistently respected the high courts’ autonomy, including their authority to regulate ros- A Revanth Reddy, chief minister AMIT SHAH Litigants rush to SC for HC matters: CJI CONTINUED ON P2 A researcher at work at the RNA Foundry developed by PopVax in collaboration with Stochastic Sciences | RNA FOUNDRY.COM THE ruling BJP on Sunday sought to dismiss the INDIA bloc’s rally as a “foolish drama”, accusing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of hurting sentiments on the anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. In Chandigarh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah trained his ire on Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul and alleged the rally could only “rub salt in the wounds of the victims’”. “If you want to become PM, stay in mock parliament your entire life. Your turn won’t come. Telling lies, spreading anarchy , not letting Parliament function, this is your true nature,” he charged. Shah said when the Modi government came to power in 2014, riot cases were reopened and relief was given to the kin of victims. “India has never witnessed, nor will it ever witness, riots of this kind, incited by a political party he claimed. ,” In Haryana, BJP national president Nitin Nabin led a counter march to ‘Save democracy eradicate anarchy’. Calling for Congress , to apologise for the riots, he accused the party of blaming constitutional institutions after failing to secure a mandate. In Delhi, Union minister JP Nadda said the rally was a “foolish drama of the defeated”. He claimed traders had suffered losses of nearly `3,000 crore due to protests and alleged Sunday’s rally could result in additional losses exceeding `10,000 crore in the crucial festival period. CHIEF Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday alleged that 13.5 crore votes had been deleted during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of attempting to remove another 20 crore votes. He termed it a “big conspiracy” to eliminate 15-20% of voters and help the BJP secure a majority in the Lok Sabha on its own. Addressing Congress leaders and workers at Telangana Bhavan in Delhi, Revanth alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was using the SIR exercise to deprive Dalits, Adivasis, women and other marginalised groups of their voting rights. He claimed that Modi had wanted to amend the Constitution and abolish reservations if the BJP had secured 400 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. However, after voters denied the party that mandate, the prime minister had developed a grudge against these sections, the chief minister alleged. Revanth also accused the Union government of using Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar to carry out its alleged plan to disenfranchise Like how the Vanara Sena marched in Lanka to help Lord Ram defeat Ravana, our Vanara Sena came from Telangana to New Delhi to defeat Modi Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviewing the manufacturing progress of the bullet train | X the train car body to assess its structural strength, rigidity and dimensional stability . The B28 will have a maximum test speed of 280 km/h. It is expected to roll out by the year-end or early next year. The inaugural run is tentatively fixed for August 15, 2027 on the 97-km Surat–Vapi section. The entire Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor is scheduled for completion around 2029–30. TAPGATE Case against Harish shifted to Siddipet E X P R E S S N E W S S E R V I C E @ Siddipet T H E p h o n e - t ap p i n g c a s e against former minister T Harish Rao, registered at Panjagutta police station, has been transferred to Siddipet for further proceedings, police officials confirmed. The senior BRS leader has been named as the primary accused (A-1), while former DCP Radhakishan Rao is the secondary accused (A-2). The case stems from a complaint lodged by Bahujan Samaj Party nominee Gadhagoni Chakradhar Goud, who alleged that his and his wife’s mobile phones were illegally tapped during the 2023 Assembly elections. After a preliminary investigation, Panjagutta police transferred the case file to Siddipet One Town police station. Sources had initially indicated that six additional sections had been invoked alongside the original charges, but officials have refuted the reports, saying the case was only re-regisCONTINUED ON P4 tered.