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Markets · Closing Bell
The Sensex rose 31.61 points to close at 81,911.01 on Thursday and the Nifty 50 gained 44.30 points to 25,299.35, extending gains to a third session. Realty and bank stocks led, while autos, FMCG and IT fell. Mid and smallcaps outperformed. The rupee closed at 94.04 to the dollar, and traders awaited October inflation data after the close.
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India · Inflation
India's retail inflation rose to 6.09 per cent in October 2026 from 5.54 per cent in September, breaching the Reserve Bank of India's 6 per cent upper tolerance limit for the first time since October 2024. Food inflation climbed to 8.94 per cent, led by onion, garlic and ginger. Economists say another rate hike at the next policy review is now more likely.
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Lucknow · High CourtLucknow
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has ordered a police inquiry into a high school marksheet that appeared to be AI-generated. The document, filed with a petition about alleged police harassment, gave a birth year different from the one on the marriage certificate. An officer not below DCP rank must investigate. The matter was listed for 12 November.
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India · Weather
The IMD says a western disturbance will bring rain, snow and hail to Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on 12 and 13 November, with scattered rain in Uttarakhand and Punjab. Delhi will see morning mist, 27-29 degrees Celsius by day and 15-17 at night. A low-pressure area is expected over the Bay of Bengal around 13 November and a depression by 15 November.
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Mumbai · Box OfficeMumbai
Ramayana: Part One, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash, ended its first week with ₹511.10 crore net in India, according to Sacnilk figures reported by Mint and The Times of India. Its best day was Monday, 9 November, at ₹107.50 crore net. Mint puts the worldwide gross at ₹934.55 crore. Day 7 earned ₹70.65 crore net.
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Mount Maunganui · India v NZ ODI
India lead the five-match ODI series 2-0 against New Zealand and can clinch it in the fourth ODI at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, on Friday, 13 November. The match starts at 7:30 am IST. Forecasts show a dry day, a rare relief after rain shaped the first three games. New Zealand have added pacer Brett Randell.
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New Delhi · Visa rulesNew Delhi
The Home Ministry announced on 11 November that India's main visa categories fall from 13 to nine and sub-categories from 49 to 23, with 65 to 70 per cent fewer fields on application forms. The Tourist Visa is now the Visitor Visa (V-1, V-2). Visas will be granted under the revised framework by the end of this year.
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Mumbai · RBI rulesMumbai
The Reserve Bank of India issued the Domestic Money Transfer Directions, 2026, effective 11 November. A walk-in customer at a bank branch can send up to ₹50,000 by NEFT, with a ₹5,000 per transaction limit via business correspondents and ATMs. Cash pay-out is capped at ₹10,000 per transaction. Banks must run velocity checks and alerts.
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Mumbai · MarketsMumbai
The Sensex rose 772.75 points to 81,879.40 on 11 November, its highest close since 26 February, and the Nifty ended at 25,255.05. Foreign investors have net bought about ₹73,200 crore of Indian shares in November, a monthly record, helped by a 21 per cent fall in crude oil and a firmer rupee. October inflation data is due today.
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New Delhi · Union CabinetNew Delhi
The Union Cabinet on 11 November approved a rabi 2026-27 fertiliser subsidy of about ₹62,370 crore, up 64.3 per cent from last season, citing disrupted global fertiliser markets. It also extended Stand-Up India until March 2031 with ₹4,111 crore, and gave ₹5,000 crore to the Mudra micro units guarantee fund with a lower 0.75 per cent fee.
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Lucknow · EducationLucknow
The National Medical Commission has recognised six new super-speciality programmes at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, on 11 November 2026. They are DM courses in haematopathology, maternal and foetal medicine and pain medicine, and six-year courses in radiation oncology, cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, and paediatric urology. The heart surgery course admits MBBS graduates directly.
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IPL 2027 · Trade
The IPL has confirmed the Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh swap between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings. Both players are now priced at Rs 18 crore. Pandya, 33, ends his second stint at MI, while Arshdeep, 27, leaves PBKS after eight seasons. Mumbai now has to settle its captaincy for IPL 2027.
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India · Government EVs
The Finance Ministry has asked central departments to make electric vehicles their default choice for staff cars, with a price ceiling of Rs 20 lakh against Rs 10 lakh for petrol, diesel and hybrid cars. Buying a conventional car now needs a justified proposal to the Department of Expenditure.
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