Another Imam raps Govt on Rushdie issueCOIMBATORE: Union Home Minister L K Advani today rejected criticism of the Government for issuing a visa to India-born British writer Salman Rushdie to visit India in the face of criticism from yet another Muslim Imam, Fatehpuri Mufti Mohammed Mukarram Ahmed. Taking cue from Syed Bukhari of Delhi's Jama Masjid, Shahi Imam of Fatehpuri Mufti Mohammed Mukarram Ahmed also charged in Lucknow that granting of visa to Rushdie was a `conspiracy' against Indian Muslims and demanded that Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee order its immediate cancellation.Jordan regentDUBAI: Jordan's crown prince Abdullah was today sworn in as the country's regent after the Government declared that his ``clinically dead'' father King Hussein was unable to rule effectively. The 37-year-old major general in the army, who was installed as crown prince last week, was given the reins of power by the Jordanian Cabinet at a meeting held as per the country'sconstitution.Shaktiman noticeAURANGABAD: The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court has issued notices to Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry, producer, director and actors of the TV serial Shaktiman on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed in the court by Bharatiya Balmitra Academy president and Kalaniketan Child Arts Institute director Rahane.Jawans blastedTEZPUR: One CRPF personnel was killed and five others were injured when a powerful bomb, planted below a wooden bridge over river Mora-Bharali here, exploded this evening, official sources said.
