Top Stories | India's retail inflation at a record low, Tata Steel results, Vedanta demerger and more

It’s been quite the week on Dalal Street and beyond!

Inflation just cooled to a record low, yep, 0.25%,  giving the RBI plenty to think about ahead of its next rate call. Meanwhile, investors are celebrating with not one but two blockbuster listings—Groww and Tata Motors’ CV arm—both debuting in the green.

The Tata empire is making headlines all around—from Tata Steel’s profit surge to Neville Tata joining Tata Trusts, it’s a clear rise of the next-gen. On the policy side, Andhra’s Nara Lokesh is rolling out the red carpet for tech giants, while Vedanta’s demerger case hits a pause at the NCLT.

Beyond the markets, the air in Delhi (sadly) stays thick—literally—as the capital holds its “world’s most polluted city” title. More details emerge from the dastardly terrorist attack near Red Fort on Monday evening. And on the global stage, all eyes are on the upcoming Putin-Modi summit and heated scenes from the COP30 climate talks in Brazil.

We’ve got all the top stories you need to stay ahead.

India's retail inflation drops to record low in October

The Indian government released the consumer price index data for the month of October on November 12. The consumer inflation cooled down to 0.25% according to the data published by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. This is the lowest year-on-year inflation of the current CPI series. A CNBC-TV18 poll had also estimated the inflation at 0.25%.

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Groww share price: Stock lists at 14% premium to IPO price

Shares of Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd., the parent company of fintech platform Groww, listed with a  premium of 14% over their IPO price on Wednesday, November 12. The stock listed at ₹114 per share on BSE, a premium of 14% from it's IPO price of ₹100. 

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Tata Steel Q2 net profit jumps 4.2x to ₹3,183 crore on strong domestic deliveries; beats estimates

Homegrown Tata Steel Ltd on Wednesday (November 12) reported a net profit of ₹3,183 crore for the quarter ended September 2025, up 319% year-on-year from ₹759 crore in the same period last year, and exceeding the CNBC-TV18 poll estimate of ₹2,880 crore by 10.5%.

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Indian IT stocks Tech Mahindra, TCS, Mphasis surge after these remarks from Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump defended the need to have H-1B visas in an interview to Fox News on Tuesday, November 11. Trump's remarks has led to a surge in India's IT companies on Wednesday. Gains on the Nifty IT index are being led by largecap names such as Tech Mahindra, which are up 3%, while names like LTIMindtree, Mphasis, TCS, and Oracle Financial are up between 2% and 3% as well.

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NCLT reserves judgment on Vedanta demerger as government raises ₹16,700 crore claims

The government on Wednesday (November 12) renewed its objection to Vedanta Ltd's proposed demerger, citing pending claims of ₹16,700 crore that it argued could be put at risk by the restructuring, as the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) concluded hearings on the matter and reserved its judgment.

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Google’s $15 billion is just the beginning: Nara Lokesh on Andhra’s $1 trillion investment push

Andhra Pradesh IT & HRD Minister Nara Lokesh believes the state’s investment story has only just begun. After landing a $15 billion investment from Google, he says Andhra is now targeting investments worth $1 trillion across clean energy, technology, and manufacturing sectors — driven by what he calls a “double-engine bullet train government.”

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Delhi Red Fort Blast: PM Modi chairs CCS meeting, vows justice

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, November 12, chaired a Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting at his residence, reviewing the situation in wake of the blast that took place near Delhi's Red Fort on Monday.

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Vladimir Putin to visit India on Dec 5

Russia's President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit India on December 5, CNBC-TV18 has learnt. Putin will be on a two-day visit till December 6, sources said.

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Delhi air quality remains 'severe'; schools switch to hybrid mode for Classes up to 5

The air quality in Delhi remained in the 'severe' category on Wednesday (November 12). Authorities have imposed the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) stage 3 as the national capital is covered with a dense layer of toxic smog.

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COP30 Day 2: Record 295 million affected by food insecurity, 3.6 billion vulnerable, says report

The United Nations has called for local action and leadership in climate fight as record 295 million people live in acute food insecurity while 3.6 billion of the 8.2 billion population today live in highly vulnerable areas. 

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