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'Get your knee off our necks!': Americans remember Floyd

Thousands of Americans carrying placards reading "black lives matter" and raising slogans such as "no justice, no peace" took to the streets in many United States cities, demonstrating peacefully......

Cotton, silk, chiffon best materials for masks: Study

As people resort to making their own cloth masks due to shortage of surgical and N95 varieties in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study says a combination of cotton with natural silk or......

5 Indian-Americans awarded 2020 Guggenheim fellowship

Five Indian-Americans have been awarded with a prestigious United States fellowship for their accomplishments and 'exceptional promise'. Pradeep Sharma, mechanical engineer at the University......

COVID-19: Indian-Americans raise funds for relief work

Several eminent Indian-American groups in the United States have raised funds and deployed volunteers to help community members, including first responders, health workers, students and labourers......

India reports 2nd coronavirus death, several states in shutdown mode

A 68-year-old woman in Delhi became the country's second victim of coronavirus on Friday as several states went into battle mode to contain the spread of COVID-19, shutting down schools, theatres......

IMF picks Raghuram Rajan in coronavirus advisory group

Rajan, 57, who was RBI governor for three years until September 2016, is currently working as a professor at the prestigious University of Chicago. IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva on Friday named......

There was enough time to put together plan for Yes Bank, says Rajan

To a question related to RBI's policy rate, Rajan said no amount of interest rate cut is going to help if credit growth is weak. Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on Wednesday said there was a......

Politics was slowing India's growth: Raghuram Rajan

Rajan said the government focussed more on fulfilling its political and social agenda rather than paying attention to the economic growth. Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has said slowdown in......

The men behind Sitharaman's 2nd Budget

From IAS officers to economists, Arup Roychoudhury lists the seven men who will give shape to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's 2020 Budget. Photograph: Manvender Vashist/PTI Photo Finance......

PIO outfit urges US Senate to lift cap on green card

A top Indian diaspora think tank has urged the United States Senate to pass a pending bill that removes country cap on issuing of green cards or legal permanent residency, the absence of which, it......

'Wow. The power of women'

'I want tonight to express gratitude to all the women who have endured years of abuse and assault because they, like my mother, had children to feed and bills to pay and dreams to pursue.' Stirring......

Can a man and a woman be 'friends' without having sex?

As Imtiaz Ali's Jab Harry Met Sejal releases, Aseem Chhabra feels it's the best time to revisit the Hollywood classic When Harry Met Sally, which tries to answer the question in the title of this......

'Karan Johar said he was blown away by our performance'

'We have been getting e-mails for assignments and events. People from random islands, like Seychelles, called us to perform for India's independence day. It's crazy to see how the internet affects......

Why SRK?!!!!!

'No Indian citizen should be humiliated by the US authorities.''And Shah Rukh Khan happens to be one of India's most well known citizens,' says Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: If only American airports were......

Shorts: Sun ban a 'statement to the world'; Nike shoe debate rages

IMAGE: Gold medallist Sun Yang of China, and bronze medallist Gabriele Detti of Italy celebrate as silver medallist Mack Horton of Australia protests on the podium after the men's 400m freestyle......

World Athletics puts the brakes on Nike's shoes

Nike unleashed the Vaporfly in 2016 and various versions have quickly come to dominate the elite and "serious recreational" side of road running. From April 30, any shoe used in elite competition......

WATCH: Bangladesh players practice in smog-hit Delhi

IMAGE: Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim walks amidst smog during a practice session at the Arun Jaitley stadium in New Delhi on Thursday. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Authorities handed out free......

Conflict case: CoA note defends Dravid with 'Raghuram Rajan example'

It is learnt that the CoA has offered support to Dravid's cause IMAGE: It is expected that Dravid will be asked to resign from his post in order to come clear. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Former......

What's in a number?

The BCCI has retired the No 10 jersey in Tendulkar's honour.But in football, number 10 signifies the legend.After Pele and Diego Maradona, the two great strikers of the ball, Lionel Messi has made......

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Americans remember Floyd

Thousands of Americans carrying placards reading "black lives matter" and raising slogans such as "no justice, no peace" took to the streets in... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/pix-get-your-knee-off-our-necks-floyd-mourned-in-us/20200605.htm

The helping hands in foreign lands

Since March, when India shut its doors to international flights, it has been a period of anxiety and uncertainty for Indians stuck overseas,... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/returning-to-india/helping-hands-in-foreign-lands-diaspora-organisations-helping-thousands-of-stranded-indians/articleshow/75922144.cms

If volatility is risk, then why is it called an investor’s friend?

“Aren’t midcaps riskier than largecaps?”A correspondent interviewing me on a TV channel exclaimed. Her tone was of a person stating a fact... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/if-volatility-is-risk-why-is-a-volatile-market-called-an-investors-friend/articleshow/75804512.cms

Study

According to the researchers, including those from the University of Chicago in the US, SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19, is... ...

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/health/cotton-natural-silk-chiffon-make-best-materials-for-homemade-masks-against-covid-19-study_13709521.html

Gilead shares surge after report says COVID-19 patients respond to remdesivir

A University of Chicago hospital participating in a study of the antiviral medication said it is seeing rapid recoveries in fever and respiratory... ...

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world-news/gilead-shares-surge-after-report-says-covid-19-patients-respond-to-remdesivir_13681761.html

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