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Kanpur · RailwaysKanpur
Railways has given halts at Kanpur Central and Govindpuri to four festival specials, including the New Delhi-Patna Vande Bharat reaching Kanpur Central at 10 am on 11 November and a Rajendra Nagar-New Delhi AC special running to 20 November. On 10 November, Amar Ujala found crowded platforms, packed roadways buses and passengers in overloaded autos.
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Lucknow · Diwali EmergenciesLucknow
UP-112 attended to 2,05,738 cases across Uttar Pradesh from 7 to 9 November, against a usual daily average of about 38,000, peaking at 77,753 on 9 November. In Lucknow, Hindustan Times counted 612 injured at five major hospitals, while The Times of India reported over 2,000 emergency patients in two days, with cracker burns and road accidents leading.
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Kanpur · Chhath PujaKanpur
Chhath begins in Kanpur on Friday, 13 November, but local reports found dirty canals, scattered gravel, garbage and weak lighting at ghats including CTI, Panki, Awas Vikas, Kalyanpur, Ravidaspuram and Barra. Municipal Commissioner Arpit Upadhyay has ordered cleaning and high-mast lights at Panki and CTI. The main evening offering is on 15 November at 5:28 pm.
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ISSF World Championships · Doha
India won the women's 25m pistol team gold at the ISSF World Championships in Doha on 10 November 2026 with 1,761 points. In the individual final, Manu Bhaker finished fourth and Esha Singh eighth, so neither won a Los Angeles 2028 quota place. India has one quota so far, from Jaypal Malviya.
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Kanpur · RailwaysKanpur
Indian Railways has added two pairs of Vande Bharat Festival Specials between New Delhi and Patna for the Chhath rush, running 11 to 14 November with a halt at Kanpur Central. Each has 16 coaches. Reports say the Vande Bharat special costs more and takes longer than Tejas Rajdhani, and both are booked for weeks.
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U19 Asia Cup · India
Aaryavir Sehwag scored 160 off 168 balls as India Under-19 beat the UAE by 70 runs at Al Amerat, Oman, on 10 November 2026. India made 309 for 7 and bowled UAE out for 239. The win took India to the Asia Cup semi-finals, where they face Afghanistan on 12 November.
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Uttar Pradesh · JobsLucknow
The UPSSSC has opened online applications for 1,784 Inter Level posts in Uttar Pradesh. Applications began on 10 November and run to 1 December, with fee and correction allowed until 8 December. Candidates need a Class 12 pass and a PET-2025 scorecard. The fee is shown as ₹25 for all categories. Apply only at upsssc.gov.in.
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Mumbai · MarketsMumbai
Foreign portfolio investors have bought ₹53,739 crore of Indian shares in the first nine days of November, the most in a month since September 2024, after pulling out ₹70,704 crore in September and October. Analysts cite the AI-stock sell-off, lower oil and tax-relief hopes. FPIs are still net sellers for 2026 by about ₹2.41 lakh crore.
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India · DiplomacyNew Delhi
India has rejected a US court order allowing Gurpatwant Singh Pannun to serve his civil lawsuit on NSA Ajit Doval and former R&AW chief Samant Goel. The MEA called the suit frivolous and said judicial papers must go through the Ministry of Law and Justice. The judge gave Pannun until 30 November to file documents on the route for serving the summons.
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India · Cyber fraudNew Delhi
The Supreme Court has asked WhatsApp and other platforms to submit their plans to stop digital arrest scams, and to share them with I4C. Its order, uploaded on 10 November for a 29 October hearing, also says RBI rules must make banks compensate victims where they failed due diligence. Victims lost about ₹800 crore this year. Next hearing: 23 November.
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Uttar Pradesh · Voter listLucknow
The Election Commission has revised the Special Summary Revision 2027 schedule for Uttar Pradesh. The draft electoral roll for all 403 constituencies will now come out on 17 November instead of 12 November. Voters can file claims and objections until 16 December, officials must dispose of them by 28 December, and the final roll is due on 4 January 2027.
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Fact check · Banking
A social media message claims standard CTS cheque books stop working after 31 December 2026 and that upgraded cheque books become compulsory from 1 January 2027. The Reserve Bank of India said on 7 November that it is not introducing any such measure and called the message factually incorrect and misleading. Existing cheque books remain usable under current rules.
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Kanpur · RailwaysKanpur
Railways is running a one-way reserved festival special, train 04258, from Lucknow to Mumbai's Lokmanya Tilak Terminus tonight at 9:45 pm, with a halt at Kanpur Central. It has 20 coaches and arrives at 3:35 am. Unreserved Anand Vihar–Bhagalpur specials, also halting at Kanpur Central, ran on Monday. Check NTES or call 139 before travelling.
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