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  Open letter to Rajiv in 1988 was 'arrogant', admits Rushdie

  World | September 19, 2012 20:31 IST

  London, 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 | March 18, 2012 8:06 IST

  Srinagar, 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 | March 18, 2012 7:34 IST

  New 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 | January 30, 2012 18:21 IST

  New 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 | January 29, 2012 13:34 IST

  New 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 | January 24, 2012 20:20 IST

  New 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 17:09 IST

  Washington, 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 | January 27, 2011 8:11 IST

  Adam 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 | October 02, 2009 6:36 IST

  Writer 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