By Fauzia Arshi | Makkah
DEVELOPING STORY A newly constructed structure at the Grand Mosque in Makkah collapsed delaying work on the second phase of the mataf expansion project. 10 killed, 100 injured in the accident that took place south of the Umrah Gate.
“The structure collapsed because of the amount of debris on scaffolds,” said Ahmed Al-Mansouri, spokesman of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques. “Causalities and injured in the incident as it took place in an area away from the mataf," he said.
By Dr. Rashmi Sanyal | INN Live
For patients with diabetes, it is better to eat a single large meal than several smaller meals throughout the day, a new study has found. Researchers at Linkoping University in Sweden studied the effect on blood glucose, blood lipids and different hormones after meals were compared using three different macronutrient compositions in patients with type 2 diabetes.
The three diets were a low-fat diet, a low-carbohydrate diet and a Mediterranean diet. The scientists included 21 patients that tested all three diets in a randomised order. During each test day blood samples were collected at six time points.
By Abbas Thanvi | Delhi
Live-in relationship is neither a crime nor a sin, the Supreme Court has held while asking Parliament to frame law for protection of women in such relationship and children born out of it.
The apex court said unfortunately, there is no express statutory provision to regulate live-in relationships upon termination as these relationships are not in the nature of marriage and not recognised in law.
By Maithili Sharma | Mumbai
Banks have been found to use the Reserve Bank of India’s norms as an excuse to avoid opening zero-balance accounts. In a sting operation conducted by a web portal, an IIT Mumbai professor sought to open a basic bank account in 19 banks without address or identity proof. In all the 19 branches, the professor was shooed away although RBI regulations require banks to open a ‘small account’ without address or identity proof.
The professor’s sting operation seeks to expose how banks use the pretext of ‘know your customer’ guidelines to turn away business that is unprofitable. Incidentally, these are the same banks which fell victim to a sting operation by a web portal which exposed their willingness to violate the ‘know your customer’ guidelines to grab business.
By Sufia Razzak | Bhopal
The seizure of an electronic chip on Tuesday from a voting machine at a remote booth in Sagar has led to speculation about EVM tampering.
The device — larger than the size of a standard mobile sim card and three small batteries — were found wrapped in a black cloth, below the EVM, sources said. District election officer Yogendra Sharma said a probe has been launched to ascertain whether the device had any impact during voting.
Sharma summoned polling officers of Booth No. 56 in Surkhi on Thursday and directed returning officer Suresh Agrawal to submit a report. “I am waiting for a report before taking action. We will send the device for forensic analysis,” said Sharma.
By Siddharth Kuna | Vizag
Cyclone Lehar may have begun with a bang but ended with a whimper by the time it hit the Andhra Pradesh coast near Machilipatnam in Krishna district on Thursday evening with a wind speed of barely 50-70 kmph as it fizzled out over the sea itself.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted that Cyclone Lehar would cross the Andhra Pradesh coast on November 28 noon as a very severe cyclonic storm (VSCS) with a maximum wind speed of 170-200 kmph.
By Rakhi Verma | Mumbai
STING OPERATION Boost a politician’s image online, malign his rival, make fake videos go viral, help to rig polls, even spark riots – some IT companies will do it all, reveals a sting operation.
It has long been speculated that shady operators play the social media to make and tar reputations, help netas damage rivals during elections and even trigger riots – all for a fee. Now, a sting operation conducted by Cobrapost shows that such deadly players do exist and carry out online hit jobs for a price, ranging from a few lakhs to a couple of crores of rupees.
By Shazia Malik | Doha
HEALTH ALERT Scientists have found cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in camels in Qatar, health officials said on Thursday, fueling speculation that camels might be the animal reservoir that allowed the virus to infect and kill humans.
The SARS-like coronavirus, which emerged in the Middle East last year and has killed almost 40 percent of the around 170 people so far infected, was found in three camels in a herd in a barn also linked to two human cases of MERS infection.
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