Author: Vaibhav

OTTAWA: Prime Minister Mark Carney signaled a radical change in the US-Canada relationship under President Donald Trump on April 28th, in the wake of a large Liberal Party win in the 2025 Canadian federal election. As the election resulted in votes dominated by response and reaction to Trump’s trade positions, Carney exclaimed, “The old relationship” between the two countries is dead! Election Result & Mandate While the election itself delivered that which Mark Carney’s Liberal party had been re-elected, the election results are read as a robust Canadian response to Donald Trump tariffs and suggestions of Canadian sovereignty. On the…

On the app front, YouTube is launching a big update in its smart TV and game console apps that the company believes will change how consumers browse, view, and engage with content on larger screens. This is part of YouTube’s comprehensive strategies for improving the connected TV platform it has been building for some time. Ameliorated Contents Seach This update is aimed to solve a big part of helping users discover content they are interested in. Improve Content Discovery One of the major reasons behind this update is to enable users to get to the content they are just looking…

Austin, TX: Tesla stock slumped more than 3% on Wednesday, April 30, hoping reports about the board of directors beginning a search for a possible replacement for CEO, Elon Musk. The Wall Street Journal had first reported, the news heightened investor concern that leadership at the electric vehicle marque will remain fluid. Market Reacts to Succession News Tesla closed down 3.38% or $14 on Friday to end the day at $282.16 Stock A day later, Tesla shares dropped about 1.0% Tuesday to $277.77 due to reports that the Tesla board was… — surprisingly— considering executives’ C-suite around a possible departure…

Washington D.C: The United States and Ukraine signed a definitive agreement focused on natural resources as well as economic cooperation here on Wednesday, after months of high-stakes bargaining. The deal creates an investment joint fund, to be used in supporting economic recovery both with comparative advantage for the US, and a way to bring critical minerals. Key Terms of the Agreement Officially dubbed the “United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund,” the US will be able to claim preferential investments in new projects for the development of vast natural resources in Ukraine — titanium, uranium, lithium, graphite, and manganese [sic] as well…

MUMBAI: Indian equity markets including NSE and the BSE will be off today (as of Wednesday May 1) in honor of Maharashtra Day. A public holiday on a state level celebrating the making of Maharashtra as a state Trading Halts in Various Segments All stocks, equities derivatives, currency derivatives and securities lending/borrowing are markettpad on all NSE and BSE segments; Trading is halted for the entire day. This flushest is according to year 2025 listed trading holidays. Equity markets are shuttered for the full day as Equity Commodity Exchange (MCX) is running as per modified schedule. Dark but the morning…

Chennai: On 28 April 2025 in a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the capital city of the state of Tamil Nadu; tomorrow’s Tamil superstar Ajith Kumar receives his third-highest civilian honor Padma Bhushan today (April 28, 2025). Though the laureate recognizes his immense contribution to art and cinema over three decades while reacting to it, the actor’s response of the moment hit many hard, because it is completely understated. A Humble Perspective Commenting on the laudable award he got from President Droupadi Murmu, Ajith Kamaran said, “It is surreal & overwhelming & this feeling yet to subside in my case”.…

Amazon unveiled a new Kindle Paperwhite e-reader in India that is the latest version of the popular device. The updated device makes improvements in the name of reading performance and aesthetics as the many upgrades of this refresh are mostly focused on. New Features and Design The Kindle Paperwhite (second edition of the latest, with a larger 7-inch glare-free e-ink display) has bigger and much thinner bezels than the previous generation, which should provide a more immersive reading area. A thin-film transistor (TFT) with oxide for contrast enhancing text and images. Sharp as ever at 300 ppi, The Light comes…

Downing of fighter and Tension Rising On April 22nd there was a horrific terror attack at Pahalgam, J & K which left 26 people dead- majority being tourists. The vicious attack has considerably increased the tensions between India and Pakistan, contributing to an inflamed atmosphere with finger pointing. The deadliest incident to hit civilians in Kashmir in recent years, the attack garnered condemnation across the board and sharpened the focus on cross-border terrorism. Security agencies have claimed that around 10-12 people were plotting the attack and were allegedly linked to a Pakistan-based militant group. Cross Border Firings Intensified Since the…

Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh — As many as seven people died and several got trampled to death on Wednesday morning when a wall collapsed at the crowded Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple in Simhachalam, said to be one among deities associated with Lord Vishnu. The incident made its way worse as an unfortunate story accompanied the popular yearly festival Chandanotsavam that brings a massive number of devotees to Simhachalam. Reasoning and Context of the Disastrous Home Collapses The wall that collapsed was close to the entrance into the ghat road of the temple complex which had a queue of devotees…

MUMBAI: The rest of market was a little cautious today April 30, 2025 with mixed global signals and domestic factors helping to determine today market sentiment as Indian indices open mixed. NIFTY 50 index which traded flat soon after the markets open at 24,281.60, then faced some intraday volatility and now it is around the range of 24,300-35. Sensex also started cautiously today, at 80,117.08 after trading ranges from morning session. Market watcher are working in a matrix of multiple inputs. Asian markets continue to trade modestly higher after a mixed finish in Wall Street overnight. After trade deal discussions…