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Salman Rushdie: The free speech champion whose ‘verses’ put his life at risk
New York: A Booker Prize that catapulted him to the pantheon of global literary stalwarts to a fatwa by Iran’s Supreme Leader that forced him into hiding and years of death threats,…
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Salman Rushdie on ventilator, likely to lose an eye after attack
Washington: Author Salman Rushdie is currently on a ventilator and is likely to lose an eye after he underwent surgery following an attack at a literary event in New York. Rushdie, who…
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Salman Rushdie alive after attack: New York governor
New York: New York State Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday said author Salman Rushdie, who has spent decades speaking truth to power is alive after being attacked onstage at an event here…
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Salman Rushdie stabbed on stage in New York; rushed to hospital
Chautauqua: Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was stabbed on stage on Friday as he was about to give a lecture in western…
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Trump invokes 5th Amendment, refuses to depose before AG in NY
New York: Former US President Donald Trump kept his date with New York Attorney General in Manhattan but declined to answer questions from the latters office, a calculated and yet surprising gamble…
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Donald Trump to face questioning from New York State attorney general’s office
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump will face questioning from the New York State attorney general’s office this week, a new turn into the civil investigation. Trump had sat for numerous depositions…
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UNSC to address Gaza airstrikes as death toll reaches 24
Gaza: The UN Security Council (UNSC) is to discuss Israel’s airstrikes on Gaza in a closed doors session in New York on Monday, as the death toll continued to rise, with 24 people…
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New York City declares monkeypox public health emergency
New York: New York City has declared a public health emergency due to the monkeypox outbreak. Mayor Eric Adams and city Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan made the announcement in a joint statement late…
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Sergey Brin’s wife should sue WSJ over our false affair story: Musk
San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has suggested that Nicole Shanahan, wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, should sue The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) for falsely reporting that she had a brief…
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Allu Arjun to lead India Day Parade in New York
New York: Pan-India mega star Allu Arjun, who starred in blockbuster Pushpa’, will lead the annual India Day Parade here next month organised by a leading Indian diaspora organisation as India marks…
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US: Indian-origin man shot dead execution-style in New York
New York: An Indian-origin man was shot dead execution-style as he was sitting in a jeep near his home in New York, according to media reports. After the shooting on Saturday afternoon, Satnam…
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Remarks against Prophet: Massive protest held outside Indian Consulate in New York
New York: A huge protest was held outside Indian Consulate in New York on Friday demanding punishment for those who made objectionable remarks against Prophet Mohammed. Protests also took place in other…
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US passes world’s first ‘right to repair’ law for digital electronics
New York: In a world’s first, the New York state legislature has passed the “right to repair” bill that will require digital electronics manufacturers to make parts, tools, information, and software available…
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NY lawmakers pass legislation raising age bar for semi-automatic rifle
New York: New York lawmakers have passed a legislation package to increase the minimum age for buying and possessing a semi-automatic rifle from 18 to 21, in an effort to strengthen gun laws…
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New York halts Bitcoin mining for 2 years, ‘grim day’ for Blockchain
New York: In bad news for Bitcoin and Blockchain lovers, the New York State on Friday passed a bill to halt new permits for certain fossil fuel power plants to be used…
