APRIL 8, 2025
Ibtihal Aboussad is escorted away by security after interrupting Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman, not pictured, during a presentation at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on Friday, April 4. - Photographer: Stephen Brashear/Getty Images
Microsoft Corp. dismissed two employees who disrupted an event celebrating the company’s 50th anniversary.
Ibtihal Aboussad, who has urged the company to ax the Israeli government...
Business
USPS changes to mail delivery are underway: What we know about faster and slower deliveries
APRIL 8, 2025
People demonstrate during a "Hell No!" to dismantling the US Postal Service rally outside the George W. Young Post Office in Detroit, Mich, on March 23, 2025.
Changes are coming to how mail is delivered across the United States as the U.S. Postal Service continues to find itself in the crosshairs of a Trump administration determined to slash federal spending and increase...
APRIL 8, 2025
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. - Brendan McDermid, REUTERS
US President Donald Trump’s historic tariffs have left a trail of troubling recession signals, including tumbling consumer confidence, rising business uncertainty, and a flurry of layoff announcements.
A potentially more worrisome threat emerged Monday – a bear market.
The S&P 500 index briefly entered bear market territory in mid-morning trading – defined as...
APRIL 7, 2025
Radha-Krishna
त्यजेरेकं कुलस्यार्थे ग्रामस्यार्थे कुलं त्यजेत।
ग्रामं जनपदस्यार्थे आत्मार्थे पृथिवीं त्यजेत।”"Let go of one for the sake of many; let go of a village for the good of a kingdom. But for the sake of your own soul, let go of the world itself."We've long romanticized endurance, mistaking overgiving as love, and constant availability as loyalty. But there comes...
APRIL 7, 2025
Travelling to or returning to the United States has grown increasingly difficult and dangerous in recent months for a large number of foreign tourists, green card holders, and visa holders.
For many green card holders, visa holders, and international visitors, traveling to or returning to the United States has become more challenging and risky in recent months. Increased...
Asia
‘People live in La-la land’: Finfluencer calls ‘Make in India’ a failure, slams success of the policy
APRIL 5, 2025
India startup scene is often praised for its innovation and job creation. However, few people argue that many successful Indian startups are just copies of Western companies.
One of those is Finfluencer Akshat Srivastava, who shared his views on X, calling the 'Make in India' campaign a failure. He claimed that popular startups like Ola, Zomato, and Paytm...
Asia
Trump’s tariff shock: Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu warns India must rethink IT reliance as US firms will buckle under strain
APRIL 5, 2025
Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu.
As the ripple effects of Donald Trump’s tariff war continue to reshape global trade, Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has sounded a cautionary note for India. In a detailed commentary on X, Vembu warned that declining profit margins in US corporations — squeezed by tariffs and shifting manufacturing priorities — will force a rethink on...
Asia
While the world eyes China after Trump’s tariffs, Anand Mahindra says: India’s the plot twist you’re missing
APRIL 5, 2025
Anand Mahindra doesn’t typically speak in dramatic terms. But when he does, people pay attention. Responding to US President Donald Trump’s latest round of global tariffs, the Mahindra Group Chairman wrote on X, formerly Twitter, “The new tariffs announced by the US are a signpost of one major geopolitical development. The multipolar world will now become a...
APRIL 5, 2025
Barack and Michelle Obama have been married since 1992. (AFP via Getty Images)
Barack Obama has shared a candid revelation about his marriage to Michelle Obama.
The former US president opened up about the state of his relationship to Michelle while “speaking publicly” for “the first time in a while” during a talk at Hamilton College on Thursday (3 April).
While Barack,...
Community
‘Highly narcissistic’ people love to say these 7 phrases — here’s how to respond: Harvard-trained psychologist
APRIL 5, 2025
People with narcissistic traits often have an inflated sense of their own talents, achievements and significance in the world. They're sensitive to criticism and struggle to have any empathy or appreciation for others.
This self-centered focus on their own needs is usually at the expense of everyone around them, which makes communicating with them challenging. You may be left feeling dismissed,...