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Ohio: Three Indians belonging to a same family lost their lives after a fire broke out at a motel in Ohio of the United States (US), said officials on Thursday. The incident happened on Wednesday at the Econo Lodge motel in Worcester. The deceased were identified as Hiteshbhai Suthar and Hinaben, and the couple's 20-year-old daughter Ishani. They were originally from Nadiad in the Kheda district of Gujarat, and had moved to Ohio's Wooster roughy two years ago. The family lived at the Econo Lodge's premises, as Hitestbhai worked at the motel.  The fire erupted after 1 am local time,…

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday took the first flight on his newly retrofitted Boeing 747-8, worth $400 million. Gifted by the government of Qatar, Trump shared his excitement for the new aircraft, saying the US “couldn’t build a plane like this.”  The jet carried Trump to North Dakota to see the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library ahead of its opening on the nation’s 250th anniversary.  The refurbished jet replaces the traditional light blue with Trump’s preferred color scheme: a navy-blue belly with red and gold stripes, a massive American flag embedded across the tail, and the presidential seal placed…

Bangkok: As many as eight monks were killed after a pickup truck struck a group of walking monks in north-eastern Thailand, officials said. The incident involved an 11-year-old boy who was driving the vehicle. The accident took place in Mukdahan province, around 600 kilometres from Bangkok. A group of 35 monks had started a 260-kilometre pilgrimage walk towards Ubon Ratchathani province. They had been walking along the roadside for about half an hour when the crash occurred. Authorities said five monks died at the scene, while three others later died in hospital. Fourteen more monks were injured and taken for…