Rushdie
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Open letter to Rajiv in 1988 was 'arrogant', admits Rushdie
World | Sep 19, 2012, 08:31 PM ISTLondon, Sep 19: Twenty four years after he shot off an open letter to the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi criticising the ban on ‘The Satanic Verses', India-born controversial author Salman Rushdie now admits that
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Omar Abdullah Tweets On Skipping Conclave Where Rushdie Spoke
India | Mar 18, 2012, 08:06 AM ISTSrinagar, Mar 18: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday night defended his decision to skip the India Today Conclave saying ensuring there were no communal clashes in Rajouri town was more important
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Rushdie Targets Congress
India | Mar 18, 2012, 07:34 AM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 18: In India two months after being forced to skip Jaipur Literary Festival, controversial author Salman Rushdie on Saturday hit out a Congress, suggesting that his presence there was blocked because of
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It Is A Mystery Why Rushdie Won The Booker, Says Katju
India | Jan 30, 2012, 06:21 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 30: Attacking Salman Rushdie, Press Council of India (PCI) Chairman Markandey Katju today said the "sensationalism" depicted by his book Satanic Verses has deeply hurt Muslim sensitivities and that an individual's freedom
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Making Rushdie's Visit Public Was A Tragic Mistake, Says JLF Producer
India | Jan 29, 2012, 01:34 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 29: With much ruckus created over Salman Rushdie's visit that never happened, the producer of the Jaipur Literature Festival believes it was a “tragic mistake” on the organisers' part to have made
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Muslim Groups Threat Stifled Free Speech Today, Says Rushdie
India | Jan 24, 2012, 08:20 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 24: Writer Salman Rushdie today described as a “awful” the cancellation of his video address to Jaipur Literature Festival, claiming that threat from Muslim groups stifled free speech.“Awful,” the controversial author of
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Declare Pakistan A Terrorist State, Says Rushdie
World | May 03, 2011, 05:09 PM ISTWashington, May 3: As Pakistan faced tough questions over Osama bin Laden, celebrated Indian-born novelist Salman Rushdie said it was time to declare it a "terrorist state", observing "the old flim-flam" of saying the country
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Rushdie's Ex-Wife Padma Faces Lawsuit Over Custody Of Her Daughter
Hollywood | Jan 27, 2011, 08:11 AM ISTAdam Dell - the brother of Dell computer firm founder Michael Dell - has filed a lawsuit seeking full custody of 11-month-old Krishna born to Padma Lakshmi, reports Daily Mail, London.He is also seeking to
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Rushdie's Ex-Wife Padma Is Pregnant
World | Oct 02, 2009, 06:36 AM ISTWriter Salman Rushdie's former wife Padma Lakshmi has revealed she is pregnant with her first child... but has declined to name the father, reports The Mail, London.The 39-year-old model-turned-TV presenter said she was expecting after