Ahmedabad, Nov 27: Five coronavirus patients were killed while six others suffered burn injuries after a fire broke out in the ICU of a designated Covid-19 hospital in Gujarat's Rajkot in the early hours of Friday. A short-circuit is said to have caused the fire.

Mangaluru, Nov 27: Vishva Hindu Parishad has urged a woman, who had converted from Hinduism to Islam and married a Muslim man from Dakshina Kannada, to convert back to Hinduism.

Sharjah, Nov 26: An Indian family’s long-awaited holiday took a tragic turn after a 47-year-old father and his 18-year-old daughter drowned off Al Heera Beach near the Sharjah-Ajman border on Wednesday.

Dubai, Nov 26: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has pardoned 472 prisoners on the occasion of the 49th UAE National Day.

Kochi, Nov 26: Former India pacer S Sreesanth will return to competitive cricket with a local T20 tournament organised by the Kerala Cricket Association, his first after completing seven-year ban on charges of match-fixing.

Bengaluru, Nov 26: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has convened a meeting of his cabinet and party MPs on Friday as he awaits approval from the BJP central leadership to carry out the much-awaited expansion or reshuffle of his cabinet.

Mumbai, Nov 26: FC Kohli, who is considered as the father of Indian IT industry, is no more. Kohli passed away at the age of 96.

Udupi, Nov 26: Sri Krishna temple came alive to the devotion of people who lined up for ‘taptamudra dharana’ ritual here on Thursday. Sri Vishwaprasanna Tirtha swamiji of Pejavar Adhokshaja mutt kick-started the ritual by first stamping himself before going on to stamp Sri Eeshapriya Tirtha swamiji of Paryaya Adamaru mutt. The paryaya seer later also stamped the devotees with images of shanka (conch) and chakra (wheel) on their chest and arms.

Pfizer Inc with partner BioNTech SE, Moderna Inc and AstraZeneca Plc have released trial data this month showing their experimental vaccines are effective in preventing the disease.

Hyderabad, Nov 26: BJP MP from Karnataka and the party's youth wing president Tejasvi Surya allegedly trespassed on the Osmania University (OU) campus without permission and a case was registered against him and his supporters by the police.