Salman Rushdie
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Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie found guilty of attempted murder, assault
New York: A New Jersey man who stabbed renowned British-Indian author Salman Rushdie multiple times on a New York lecture stage has been convicted of attempted murder and assault by a jury…
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Salman Rushdie New York attack: Trial begins
Mayville: Lawyers began delivering opening statements Monday at the trial of the man charged with trying to fatally stab author Salman Rushdie in front of a lecture audience in western New York.…
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Outrage expressed over renewed sale of Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ in India
Lucknow: Some Muslim organisations have strongly condemned the renewed sale of Salman Rushdie’s controversial book “The Satanic Verses” in India and appealed to the central government to reinstate the ban on it.…
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After 36-yr ban, Salman Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ returns to India
New Delhi: British-Indian novelist Salman Rushdie’s controversial book “The Satanic Verses” has quietly returned to India 36 years after it was banned by the Rajiv Gandhi government. A “limited stock” of the…
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Ban order on Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses missing amid plea for import
The Delhi High Court recently concluded a hearing of a petition against the 1988 decision by the late PM Rajiv Gandhi to ban Salman Rushdie’s controversial novel, “The Satanic Verses”. The decision…
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Salman Rushdie to publish memoir ‘Knife’ globally on April 16, 2024
New Delhi: Internationally renowned author and Booker Prize-winner Salman Rushdie’s new memoir, ‘KNIFE: Meditations After an Attempted Murder’, a gripping account of surviving an attempt on his life 30 years after the…
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Salman Rushdie collects royal honour at Windsor Castle in UK
London: Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie has collected his royal Companion of Honour award at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle in south-east England, nearly a year after it was conferred to…
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Salman Rushdie makes 1st public appearance since stabbing incident
New York: Nine months after a near-lethal attack that left him debilitated and without vision in one eye, Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie made his first appearance at the PEN Americas annual…
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I’m lucky, says Salman Rushdie on surviving colossal attack in New York
London: Salman Rushdie, the Mumbai-born author of Booker Prize-winning novel ‘Midnight’s Children’, said on Monday that he feels lucky to have survived the last year’s brutal stabbing at a literary event in…
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‘Find it difficult to write’: Salman Rushdie speaks out after attack Salman Rushdie
London: Months after a near-lethal attack that left him debilitated and without vision in one eye, Sir Salman Rushdie says that he is “lucky” and has been told that he is “doing…
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US sanctions Iranian group that put bounty on Salman Rushdie’s life
Washington: The US is imposing financial penalties on an Iranian-based organization that raised money to target British-American author Salman Rushdie, who was violently attacked in August at a literary event. Treasury’s Office…
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Rushdie lost sight in an eye, use of one hand after Aug attack
Madrid: Salman Rushdie has lost his sight in one eye and the use of one hand after the attack he suffered while preparing to deliver a lecture in the US’ New York…
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Rushdie could be first Indian-born writer since Tagore to win Nobel prize for literature
London: Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed earlier this year shortly before giving a lecture in the US, is among the favourites to win this year’s Nobel prize for literature, according to bookmakers,…
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13 days after attack on Rushdie India wishes him speedy recovery
New Delhi: In its first reaction to the stabbing of Salman Rushdie, India on Thursday condemned the “horrific attack” on the celebrated novelist and wishes him speedy recovery. Rushdie, 75, was stabbed…
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IMSD calls out silence of Muslim organisations on Rushdie’s attack
New Delhi: Questioning the silence of Muslim organizations over the barbarous attack on writer Salman Rushdie, the Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) has appealed to them to rethink their position on…
