Lightning strike hits airport runway in U.S. Texas

Houston, May 14 (UNI) Amid severe weather across the U.S. South, a lightning strike on Monday afternoon hit a runway of William P. Hobby Airport, one of the two major airports in the fourth largest U.S. city of Houston, Texas, according to the Houston Airport System. Airport authorities shut down the runway immediately for repairs,…

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5 killed in IS attack in Iraq

Baghdad, May 14 (UNI) An Iraqi army officer and four soldiers were killed, and six others wounded on Monday in an attack by militants of the Islamic State (IS) group in Salahudin province north of the capital Baghdad, a provincial police source said. The attack occurred in the evening when IS militants struck military outposts…

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Nearly 52 per cent polling in 11 LS constituencies of Maha

Mumbai, May 13 (UNI) An estimated 52.49 per cent of total around 2.28 crore electorates cast their votes in 11 parliamentary constituencies spread across Western Maharashtra, North Maharashtra and Marathwada region of Maharashtra till 1700 hours on Monday amidst tight security. The 11 constituencies are Pune, Shirur, Maval, Ahmednagar, Shirdi (all in Western Maharashtra), Jalgaon,…

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