Tuesday, 16 June 2020

Officer points gun at black teens in video; police explain

A video showing a police officer in Georgia pointing a gun at group of teenagers has gone viral, while residents voice their disdain for the officer’s actions

from ABC News: US https://ift.tt/2BgnkFU
via

Report documents nearly 2,000 Reconstruction-era lynchings

An organization that founded the nation’s first memorial to lynching victims has announced that it has documented thousands of additional killings of black people during the Reconstruction era

from ABC News: US https://ift.tt/3e9vMWg
via

Mississippi official: Black people 'dependent' since slavery

A white elected official in Mississippi says African Americans “became dependent” during slavery and have remained that way

from ABC News: US https://ift.tt/2N6aZac
via

Monday, 15 June 2020

Tata Motors To Shed 1,100 Jobs At Jaguar Land Rover

Tata Motors raised the cost-cutting target at its luxury unit by 1 billion pounds ($1.26 billion) to ride out the disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

from NDTV Profit - Latest https://ift.tt/2N2VgJ6
via

Sensex Rises Over 600 Points; Metal, Financial Stocks Lead Gains

Domestic stock markets maintained their strong momentum in mid-morning trading as the formal start of the US central bank's corporate bond purchase programme gave a boost to equities worldwide.

from NDTV Profit - Latest https://ift.tt/2BdTyBG
via

Mohammad Hafeez To Delay Retirement If T20 World Cup Is Postponed

Mohammad Hafeez said he will delay his retirement plans from the shortest format of the game if the ICC World T20 scheduled in Australia, later this year, is postponed.

from NDTV Sports - Cricket https://ift.tt/3fqQq4o
via

Rupee Gains By 19 Paise To Return To 75 Levels Against Dollar

Rupee Vs Dollar Rate: The rupee moved in a range of 75.84-75.91, having started the session mildly stronger at 75.89 compared to its previous close of 76.03.

from NDTV Profit - Latest https://ift.tt/3d598Ni
via

Marj Carpenter, reporter who became Presbyterian head, dies

Marj Carpenter, a Texas newspaper reporter who went on to briefly lead the nation’s largest Presbyterian denomination in the mid-1990s, has died

from ABC News: US https://ift.tt/3hAJVOu
via

Maryland panel votes to remove Civil War plaque from Capitol

A Maryland panel has voted to remove a plaque from Maryland’s Capitol that honors the Civil War’s Union and Confederate soldiers from the state

from ABC News: US https://ift.tt/3htVLtr
via

Cricket Australia CEO Roberts Resigns, Hockley Named Interim Replacement

T20 World Cup chief Nick Hockley will take over from Kevin Roberts on an interim basis while an international search is conducted for a permanent replacement.

from NDTV Sports - Cricket https://ift.tt/2BbIe9g
via

Tata Motors Sheds Over 3% On Loss In March Quarter

The automobile major posted a consolidated net loss of Rs 9,894 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2020 due to weak demand and coronavirus-induced lockdown.

from NDTV Profit - Latest https://ift.tt/2Y46JOy
via

Jet Fuel Price Increased Over 16%, Second Hike This Month

ATF rates were increased across the country. The rates vary from state to state depending on local sales tax.

from NDTV Profit - Latest https://ift.tt/37wAlaJ
via

Sensex, Nifty Rise Over 2% Tracking Positive Global Cues

The Federal Reserve's corporate bond buying plan to shield the world's largest economy from the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic boosted global investor sentiment.

from NDTV Profit - Latest https://ift.tt/3hGJGRY
via