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US president Donald Trump. (AP)

The president took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged

Trump spent nearly an hour in the bunker, which was designed for use in emergencies like terrorist attacks

1 Jun 2020 9:29 AM IST

A protestor holds an upside-down American flag in front of the Unisphere during a Justice Ride, supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. (AFP)

Thousands walk off job in US to protest racial inequality

Dubbed 'Strike for Black Lives', the protest demands sweeping action by corporations and government to confront systemic...

20 July 2020 11:53 AM IST

Statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Washington, DC. (Photo: courtesy Indian Embassy)

US university says no to removing Gandhi statue

An Indian-origin student had launched an online petition demanding that the statue be removed in solidarity to Black...

8 July 2020 9:21 AM IST

People hold signs as they march outside the County Courthouse during demonstrations against the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (AFP)

Black man shot by police in Wisconsin paralyzed, 'fighting for his...

Jacob Blake was shot from behind at point-blank range in a hail of bullets fired by police as he walked away from...

26 Aug 2020 9:02 AM IST

Friends, family and community members hold a prayer vigil and protest, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020, in Lafayette, La., for 31-year-old Trayford Pellerin, who was shot and killed by Lafayette police officers while armed with a knife the night before.(AP)

Protest erupts over fatal police shooting of Black man in Louisiana

Pellerin's death prompted a crowd of protesters to gather Saturday and demonstrate against the latest fatal police...

23 Aug 2020 3:00 PM IST

Once officers came in, they put him on a bed and forcefully restricted his movements, with one officer sitting on him for a long time. Another officer made an apparent Nazi salute during the incident. (Representational Image: AFP)

Outrage in Belgium as video reveals police violence on custodial death...

The issue, which happened in 2018, has gained extra prominence after the death of George Floyd in US' Minneapolis

20 Aug 2020 3:58 PM IST

Protesters clash with deputies of the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department during protests following the death of Dijon Kizzee. (AP)

LA sheriff's deputies fatally shoot Black man after suspected bike...

Los Angeles sheriff's deputies fired 15 to 20 rounds after Kizzee punched one officer and dropped a pistol on the...

2 Sept 2020 8:45 AM IST