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Economy · Growth Outlook
Moody's Ratings has raised its FY27 growth forecast for India to 7 per cent from 6.5 per cent, citing strong consumption, better investment and resilience to the energy shock. It warns of high inflation, a deficient monsoon and tighter RBI policy. October inflation data is due Thursday.
Nazia Khan· 3 min read
Noida · MetroNoida
The Union Cabinet approved an 8.449 km Aqua Line extension from Noida Sector 51 to Greater Noida Sector 4 at an estimated Rs 2,390 crore. It will have five elevated stations and an interchange with the Blue Line at Sector 61. No construction or opening date has been given.
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Markets · Sensex Close
Sensex closed 772.75 points higher at 81,879.40 and Nifty gained 210.40 points to 25,255.05 on Wednesday. Foreign buying, softer crude and good results lifted shares, though profit booking trimmed early gains. October inflation data is due Thursday.
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Lucknow · JobsLucknow
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has waived the proposed recovery of nearly ₹8 lakh each from 1,057 Uttar Pradesh Police personnel selected as sub-inspectors, Hindustan Times reports, citing DGP Rajeev Krishna. They are 1,030 constables and 27 computer operators. The total relief is about ₹84.56 crore. The decision comes ahead of the 2027 assembly elections.
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Lucknow · PoliticsLucknow
AIMIM and the Azad Samaj Party have agreed an alliance for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, an AIMIM spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday. Asaduddin Owaisi and Chandra Shekhar Azad will announce it in Lucknow on 12 November. The pact will focus on Dalit and Muslim voters. Both parties did poorly in 2022, but the move adds a third front to a Samajwadi Party versus BJP contest.
Ananya Shukla· 4 min read
BreakingKanpur
Coaches of the Chauri Chaura Express (15003) came off the track within a couple of minutes of leaving Kanpur Central platform 7 on Wednesday around 5 pm. Reports differ on whether three or four coaches were affected. The train was moving slowly and no passenger injury has been reported. Senior officers from Prayagraj are on their way and helplines have been issued.
Raghav Mehrotra· 4 min read
India · Railways
IRCTC said its online reservation portal was not down on 10 November and that some users faced delayed logins because of a surge in simultaneous attempts during the Diwali and Chhath rush. Services were back to normal, it said. Nearly 89 per cent of reserved tickets are now booked online, and the corporation is upgrading its e-ticketing system.
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Uttar Pradesh · Air & FogLucknow
Delhi's AQI eased to 299 on 11 November from 376 on 9 November, but seven Uttar Pradesh locations were "very poor" in the latest CPCB bulletin and Lucknow saw 300 m visibility. The IMD expects fog and haze for two to three more days. The CPCB says its AQI is capped at 500 and uses 24-hour averages, unlike private apps.
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Wellington · India v NZ Tests
New Zealand have named a 14-man squad under Tom Latham for the two Tests against India, including Blundell, Conway and Ravindra despite injury concerns. Rishabh Pant needs to clear two simulation rounds before flying to Wellington on 12 November. The first Test starts on 19 November, with the second in Christchurch from 27 November.
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Hamilton · India v New Zealand
The third ODI between India and New Zealand in Hamilton was abandoned without a ball bowled on 10 November, leaving India 2-0 up in the five-match series. India cannot lose it. Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Siraj, Kamboj and Kuldeep miss the last two ODIs on 13 and 15 November, and Shreyas Iyer takes over as captain.
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India · Technology
Google has patched CVE-2026-125350, a high-severity flaw in Chrome's XML component that attackers are already exploiting. It is the eighth Chrome zero-day exploited this year. Fixed versions are 157.0.8103.50 or .51 on Windows and Mac, and 157.0.8103.50 on Linux and Android. Users should open Help, About Google Chrome, update and relaunch. Other Chromium browsers should be updated too.
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India · TradeNew Delhi
India and the US are still negotiating the first tranche of a bilateral trade agreement, a government official said on Tuesday. A two-member US team was in Delhi on 2-3 November for talks on customs and trade facilitation. Officials say the Republican midterm loss will not affect the talks, though tariffs remain tangled: Indian goods face an extra 10% US duty. The US took $87 billion of India's exports in 2025-26.
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New Delhi · Exam ResultsNew Delhi
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences has declared the FMGE October 2026 result. Of 40,893 candidates whose outcome was declared, 9,354 passed and 31,539 failed, a 22.87% pass rate. The cut-off is 150 of 300, and 5,365 candidates scored 140 to 149. Scorecards can be downloaded from 20 November at natboard.edu.in; passers must complete in-person document verification.
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