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Top stories: Goyal says India's October 2026 exports hit a record of nearly 90 billion dollars; Vaibhav Sooryavanshi becomes youngest captain in men's T20 history at 15 years 232 days; First BIMSTEC Health Ministers' Meeting in Colombo adopts public health plan for 2026–2030.
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Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said, while inaugurating the India International Trade Fair in New Delhi, that India's exports in October touched a record of nearly 90 billion dollars. Merchandise shipments made up around 50 billion dollars and services about 40 billion dollars, while cumulative exports up to October reached 570 billion dollars.
Sources: All India Radio official, The Tribune
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, aged 15 years and 232 days, set the record for the youngest captain in men's T20 history by leading Bihar against Saurashtra on Saturday in the 2026-27 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Holkar Stadium. He overtook Croatia's Zach Vukusic, who had captained at 17 years and 311 days. Saurashtra won the match by five wickets.
Exam angle: The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is India's premier domestic T20 cricket tournament, conducted by the BCCI.
Sources: DD News official, Times of India
Health ministers and representatives of all seven BIMSTEC member countries gathered in Colombo, Sri Lanka, for the grouping's first Health Ministers' Meeting. They adopted a Joint Ministerial Statement along with the Revised BIMSTEC Plan of Action on Public Health (2026–2030), which focuses on disease surveillance, pandemic preparedness and digital health, among other areas. Thailand offered to host the second Health Ministers' Meeting in 2028.
Exam angle: BIMSTEC was formed in 1997 through the Bangkok Declaration and its permanent secretariat is in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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