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Indian football · Friendly
India's football team lost 0-5 to New Zealand in a friendly in Auckland on 12 November, their first match in the country. Bijoy Varghese's own goal started the rout, Jesse Randall scored twice, and Chris Wood and Lachlan Bayliss added one each. Goalkeeper Vishal Kaith saved a penalty. The sides meet again in Christchurch on 15 November.
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India · Voter rolls
The Election Commission published draft electoral rolls on 12 November for 13 states and three Union Territories under its Special Summary Revision 2027. Claims and objections run until 11 December, and final rolls are due on 4 January. Uttar Pradesh deferred its draft to 17 November, with claims until 16 December. Reports show small net gains over the post-SIR rolls.
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Economy · RBI
With retail inflation at 6.09% in October, above the RBI's 6% limit, most economists expect a 25 basis point repo rate hike at the early-December policy meeting, following October's first hike in three years. SBI, CareEdge, Crisil and ICRA agree on 25; some see 50 in total this year. Floating-rate EMIs would rise slightly.
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Breaking
A global Microsoft 365 outage disrupted Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel and Copilot for over five hours, with Downdetector reports peaking near 1.38 lakh around 1.30 am IST on 13 November. Microsoft says servers failing health checks overloaded Exchange Online. It has begun restoring servers, paused configuration changes, and is still investigating the cause.
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India · Gold
The India Bullion and Jewellers Association estimates Indians bought about 52 tonnes of gold worth ₹72,000 crore over Dhanteras and Diwali, 30% more by volume than last year, after prices fell about 21% from a ₹1.8 lakh peak. Gold futures slid further on Thursday to near ₹1.38 lakh as US inflation hardened rate fears.
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Kanpur · CivicKanpur
Chhath starts in Kanpur on Friday, 13 November, but several ghats were still not ready on Thursday. Reports describe black canal water, slippery steps, sewage, missing lights and an open pit near a canal ghat. The municipal commissioner has proposed the suspension of a sanitation inspector and issued show-cause notices to two senior officers, while MLAs scolded engineers over poor work.
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Uttar Pradesh · Weather
Uttar Pradesh is likely to feel its first proper winter chill soon. The India Meteorological Centre in Lucknow expects a 3 to 5 degree Celsius fall in the second half of November, with dry weather and colder nights. Amar Ujala reports cold westerly winds from 15 November. Railways have also announced 34 fog-season cancellations of the Farrukhabad–Chhapra Express.
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Lucknow · Courts and cybercrimeLucknow
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has asked the Centre to find a solution for citizens who fall victim to cybercriminals and then see their own bank accounts frozen with no end date. Hearing a builder's petition, the judges made the Union Home Ministry a party, told two banks to speak to the cyber cell, and listed the case after four weeks.
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India · Chhath rail rush
Indian Railways has rolled out its first Amrit Bharat Express 3.0 train, with a mix of AC and non-AC coaches, on the New Delhi–Patna route as a special for Chhath Puja. The 22-coach train left New Delhi at midnight on 11 November. South Central Railway says it is separately running nearly 400 special trains this festival season.
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Bengaluru · Rail travelBengaluru
The Bengaluru–Mangaluru–Madgaon Vande Bharat Express will be flagged off on Friday 13 November, with regular services from 15 November as trains 26655 and 26656 between Yesvantpur and Madgaon. The journey takes 13 hours 20 minutes, and fares are Rs 2,200 in AC Chair Car and Rs 3,865 in Executive Chair Car. It runs six days a week.
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Football · Premier League
Manchester United have sacked head coach Michael Carrick after 10 months in charge, according to reports citing The Telegraph and confirmed by other outlets. Mauricio Pochettino, currently coach of the United States national team, is set to replace him. United are third from bottom in the Premier League and have won only three games in all competitions this season.
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Cricket · U19 Asia Cup
India Under-19 beat Afghanistan by eight wickets in the second semi-final of the ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup at Al Amerat, Oman, on Thursday. Chasing 228, India finished on 230 for 2 in 36.5 overs, with captain Lakshya Raichandani unbeaten on 93. They will meet Pakistan in the final, which reports say is set for Saturday 14 November.
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India · Jobs
The Staff Selection Commission has released admit cards for the Physical Efficiency Test and Physical Standard Test for SSC GD Constable 2026 on 12 November. Some 1,97,408 candidates who cleared the written exam are shortlisted for the tests, tentatively planned from 26 November to 11 December. The recruitment covers 25,487 posts in central armed police forces, SSF and Assam Rifles.
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