Asean emerges as fastest growing region for exports
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Latest data available with the commerce department showed that India’s exports to Asean went up 56% during the first five months of the fiscal year as oil product shipments soared 2.4 times to over $6.1 billion, with Singapore accounting for almost threefourths of it. What also helped was a 20-fold jump in computer hardware to $1.4 billion to Asean countries and strong growth of electric machinery (82% to $1.6 billion) and buffalo meat (42% to $1 billion)

PE-VC investments shine, may exceed $39 billion this year
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Data sourced by TOI from research firm Venture Intelligence shows that investments to the tune of $39 billion, comprising 1,434 deals, were recorded in CY2025. With 1,076 deals, it has already reached $32.7 billion during the nine-month period (Jan-Sept, 2026). It was primarily driven by record PEVC investments in Sept 2026 at $6 billion. The PE-VC investments do not include those related to the real estate sector.

Smartphone shipments slip, Chinese brands lose ground
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Vivo’s shipments dropped 34% to 6.4 million — the sharpest decline among the top five. Repeated price increases disrupted retailers’ inventory planning, while limited supplies of entry-level phones weakened its position. Xiaomi’s traditional appeal of offering more features for the money also came under pressure. Rising component costs forced trade-offs on pricing and memory configurations, with shipments falling 28% to 4.7 million.

Hacker group claims access to 3.8 lakh SBI data entries
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The claim was highlighted by cybersecurity monitoring account CyberPulse56 in a post on social media platform X. According to the account, the group purportedly possesses about 3.8 lakh data entries in CSV format and 2,722 pdf documents associated with the country’s largest public sector lender. The allegedly exposed dataset is said to contain customers’ personal information, residential addresses, loan applications, supporting documents and other applicationrelated records.

Woman claims Rs 14.70L home exemption; taxman denies saying she owns many properties, what ITAT said
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The Income Tax Department reopened a woman’s assessment for assessment year 2015-16, alleging that she had wrongly claimed a Rs 14.70 lakh deduction under Section 54F of the Income Tax Act. The Assessing Officer denied the deduction on the ground that she owned more than one residential house apart from the new asset, and assessed her income at Rs 16,70,500.

Oil prices today: Brent crude tops $110 as Middle East tensions threaten shipments
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Oil prices have risen due to growing concerns over disruptions in Middle East supplies and threats to shipping routes. Recent attacks on vessels and infrastructure have heightened worries among traders and analysts. While Brent crude futures climbed to $110.10, WTI crude also saw an increase following previous declines. US officials are working with refiners to address rising fuel prices and shortages.

India-US ‘pretty close’ to signing a ‘different kind of deal,’ says Trump
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