Cleric: Muslims must not wear AAP cap
lucknow: A fatwa, asking the Muslims not to put on the trademark Aam Aadmi Party cap as it was against the shariat, has been issued by clerics. The fatwa was issued in Varanasi by a mufti in response to the queries by the members of the community. The secretary of the Mufti Board Maulana Hasan Ahmed Habibi said in his fatwa that the AAP cap had broom on it and hence it was not proper for the Muslims to put it on as it was in violation of the Islamic laws.
American literature overrated: Jhumpa
Jaipur: Indian-American author Jhumpa lahiri believes that American literature is massively overrated and that current reading habits are transformed by the mainstream. “Our reading habits are transformed by the mainstream and to be frank, I find American literature massively overrated,” the 46-year-old author said at the ongoing Jaipur literature Festival on Saturday.
15 killed in rain, cold incidents in UP
lucknow: At least 15 persons died in rain and cold related incidents in Uttar Pradesh as cold wave combined with fog and rainy weather continued to mar normal life in the State. Five persons died in Jaunpur district, three in Hamirpur, two each in Etah, Barabanki and Sitapur and one in Bhadoi during the last 24 hours, sources said. According to the Met department, moderate to rather heavy rain/ thundershowers lashed most parts of the State. Some areas of the State got heavy to very heavy rains. The lowest minimum temperature in the State was recorded in Najibabad area of Bijnor at 7 degree C.
Identification parade in German rape case
Chennai: An identification parade would be conducted to identify the accused in the case involving the alleged sexual assault of a teenaged German girl on an inter-State train on January 11. “Following due process of law, the court will be moved and an identification parade will be held to pick out the accused involved in the case,” Investigating officer, Government Railway Police Saravanan told a news agency.
Release 61 Sri lankan fishermen: TN courts
Rameswaram: Two courts in Tamil Nadu have ordered the release of 61 Sri lankan fishermen arrested between July and November last year. A local court last night ordered the release of two fishermen from Neergolumbu, arrested off this coastal town on July 27, 2013 and lodged in Central Prison at Puzhal in Chennai and to hand them over to Indian Coast Guard ‘Q’ branch inspector Kennedy said.