The U.S. and India have finalized a trade deal on Monday after months of negotiations, steadying a relationship that had plummeted to its lowest point in decades.

"The India-U.S. trade deal has gone through ups and downs like a roller coaster. While the devil is in the details, it removes a sword hanging over the rupee, equity and rates markets," said Nilesh Shah, managing director at Mumbai-based Kotak Mahindra Asset Management.

India's budget focuses on infrastructure and defence spending and tax breaks for data-centre investments.

Officials and business leaders welcomed lower tariffs, but India has not yet confirmed that it would stop buying Russian oil, which President Trump said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had agreed to.

India’s aviation regulator found no problems with an Air India Boeing 787 plane grounded Monday following a concern with the same fuel control switches tied to a deadly June crash.

By Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - India's top court on Tuesday warned it could reimpose a ban on Meta-owned WhatsApp's data sharing with other group entities, saying the messaging app's privacy policy misled users,

TUESDAY, Feb. 3, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The World Health Organization (WHO) says there is a low risk that the deadly Nipah virus will spread beyond India, where two people tested positive. In an email sent to the Reuters news agency, the WHO said it does not recommend travel or trade restrictions in the wake of the infections.

The Suryakumar Yadav -led Indian side arrives in Navi Mumbai fresh from a dominant 4-1 series win over New Zealand, looking to finalise their playing combination before the tournament officially kicks off on February 7.