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US State recognises ‘Anniversary of the declaration of Sikh Independence’; draws fierce backlash
Fp Staff •BJP National spokesperson RP Singh lashed out at the 'highly condemnable' move by the Connecticut administration and said that it is 'not at all acceptable'
Lawsuit demanding Harvard return photos of enslaved African Americans 'exploited for profit' dismissed by a Massachusetts court
•In her decision, the judge said the photos are the property of the photographer, not the subject.
Yard sale turns up rare, 15th century Chinese ceramic bowl worth up to $500,000
•The bowl was made in the shape of a lotus bud or chicken heart. Inside, it is decorated with a medallion at the bottom and a quatrefoil motif surrounded by flowers. The outside includes four blossoms of lotus, peony, chrysanthemum and pomegranate flower.
US Election 2020 Connecticut profile: How state voted in 2016, demographics and more
Fp Research •Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the northeastern United States
Coronavirus cases in US reach record high with over 83,000 cases in a day; deaths near 224,000
•The US surge mirrors a similarly widespread spike in Europe, where Rome, Paris, and other major cities are reining in nightlife as part of the increasingly drastic measures undertaken to slow the spread of the pandemic
Coronavirus Outbreak: Brooks Koepka, Webb Simpson among five golfers to withdraw from Travelers Championship after virus threat
•The tour released results that showed three positive tests at the TPC River Highlands in Connecticut — Cameron Champ and the caddies for Koepka and McDowell. There were no positive tests on the Korn Ferry Tour event in Utah.
Six-week-old dies of coronavirus in Connecticut as US nationwide toll crosses 5,000; nobody safe, says state governor
•A report in the Hartford Courant newspaper quoted officials as saying that the infant arrived at the hospital unresponsive and tested positive for the coronavirus post-mortem.
Party Zero in Connecticut: How coronavirus feeds on 'super spreader events’ and large gatherings
•As coronavirus spread, many residents kept mum, worried about being ostracized by their neighbors and that their children would be kicked off coveted sports teams or miss school events.
16 US states sue Donald Trump for declaring national emergency to fund border wall, claim move violates Constitution
•Sixteen US states sued US president Donald Trump's administration on Monday over his decision to declare a national emergency to fund a wall on the southern border with Mexico, saying the move violated the constitution.
12 Indian-Americans, including three women, to contest US Congressional elections on 6 November
•Along with Pramila Jayapal, three other Indian-Americans - Raja Krishnamoorthi from Illinois, Ro Khanna and Dr Ami Bera from California - are seeking re-elections in US Congressional elections