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Sunday, August 17, 2025
TopicUS protests

Topic: US protests

Donald Trump is trying to polarise America on Left-Right lines. Here’s why

In episode 487 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains how US President Donald Trump could benefit from the ongoing protests and riots over George Floyd's death in police custody.

Iran, China use Twitter to target US over protests, call out ‘double standards’

Countries like Russia, China and Iran are attacking the US, which has in the past raised issues and imposed sanctions over human rights violations.

George Floyd had Covid-19 in April, unlikely it led to his death: medical examiner report

A New York Times report said the full autopsy showed Floyd had fentanyl in his system, a pain medication often used by recreational drug users.

Black Lives Matter protests can work if they use Gandhian tactics and stay peaceful

When Americans debate Gandhi’s non-violent protest in moral terms, they miss the point. It is not a purely moral question, it is about both morality and tactics.

Elephants’ ‘iota’ of hope in humanity, and why 2020 needs to leave now

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Indian-American Rahul Dubey emerges hero after sheltering 70 protesters in Washington DC

44-year-old Rahul Dubey opened doors to people, who were protesting against George Floyd death, after a tear gas attack by police in Washington D.C.

Won’t change my mind about Trump’s ‘shooting’ post – Zuckerberg tells angry Facebook staff

CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook is exploring whether it should change its policy or come up with other ways to flag violating posts besides taking them down entirely.

What Trump learnt from Delhi riots, and ‘masked territory’ of PM CARES

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Twitter suspends hundreds tweeting #dcblackout during protests

The crackdown on the hashtag, associated with false claims of authorities blocking communications, is the latest example of Twitter acting on content violation since the protests began.

Trump threatens to use military to crush protests in US cities

Trump's threat comes as a sign of his patience running out over three days of protests, which even forced him into an underground security bunker at one point.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?