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Racism in the US: Will George Floyd remain just another name in history?
The ongoing race protests and riots in the US are among the biggest the country has seen since the Red Summer—coincidentally, 100 years ago. As the long simmering anger reaches a boiling point, we look at key happenings in the past century that have led to the current surcharge; and what has changed, or hasn't, since the Red Summer
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Despite efforts, India lags in Covid-19 testing
The number of tests per day has quintupled in the last month but is still less than in other countries
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China-India border dispute, told through rare maps
The countries have had territorial conflicts since the 1700s. Here's a look at how the lines have been drawn
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More pain ahead for banks
With the RBI's and government's relief measures for creditors, banks will have to deal with loan repayment defaults and delays
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Trump vows to deploy military if violence continues
Trump made clear, Defense officials said, that he wanted the Pentagon to push back forcefully against protests in the nation's capital. The decision is "all POTUS," one Defense Department official said, using the acronym for President of the United States
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Going back to the roots
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar had famously said, "an India on the move is an India of churn". Those who have reached their hinterland homes are unlikely to come back in a hurry. What lies in store for them, and generations after them? One maverick tech entrepreneur may have an answer
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Moody's downgrades India's ratings to Baa3; maintains negative outlook
The government's recent economic relief measures will not restore real GDP to peak levels, it warns
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We didn't sign up to be heroes: Amazon warehouse employees
Workers demand better pay as they put their lives on the line to deliver groceries and other essentials to customers. Amazon's $2 hazard pay policy expires today
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Will US protests spark a second coronavirus wave?
The protests in dozens of cities have been spurred most recently by the death last week of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis. But the unrest and outrage spilling out into the streets also reflects the dual, cumulative tensions arising from decades of killings by police and the sudden losses of family and friends from the virus
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What is Antifa, the movement Trump wants to declare a terror group?
President Trump's announcement on Twitter brought renewed attention to the anti-fascist protesters he has blamed for inciting violence at protests
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Astronauts Dock with Space Station after historic SpaceX launch
Once astronauts begin using the capsule with regularity, space tourists could also begin to fly it in the years to come; Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley could stay in orbit for months to aid the station's short-staffed crew