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Friday, December 12, 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

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.