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  Salman Rushdie attacker, who stabbed him on stage in New York, sentenced to 25 years in jail

  World | May 16, 2025 22:05 IST

  Hadi Matar, the man convicted of stabbing author Salman Rushdie on stage in 2022, was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a New York court. Matar, 27, attacked Rushdie during a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution, leaving the author blind in one eye.

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  Salman Rushdie's book 'The Satanic Verses' sees end of 36-year-long import ban in India | DETAILS

  India | November 07, 2024 23:45 IST

  The 36-year-old ban on the import of Salman Rushdie's controversial novel, "The Satanic Verses", imposed by the Rajiv Gandhi government decision in 1988, was finally lifted today, paving the way for the book to enter India.

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  BJP Slams Cong Over Rushdie Row

  India | January 11, 2012 8:24 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 11: BJP on Tuesday said the row over controversial author Salman Rushdie's planned visit was the creation of the Congress-led government at the Centre as it wanted to take political mileage ahead