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  Mamata blocked my arrival, police incited protests: Rushdie

  Politics | February 01, 2013 13:54 IST

  Kolkata, Feb 1: Controversial author Salman Rushdie today said he was forced to cancel his trip to Kolkata as he was told that he would be bundled out in the next flight by the police

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  Kolkata organizers paid for Salman Rushdie's flight ticket: Deepa Mehta

  India | January 31, 2013 17:59 IST

  Kolkata, Jan 31 :  Film maker Deepa Mehta has claimed the organisers of the Kolkata Literary Meet (KLM) had invited the controversial author Salman Rushdie who was forced to cancel his Kolkata trip at the

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  Rushdie's Kolkata visit cancelled due to security reasons

  India | January 30, 2013 16:05 IST

  Kolkata, Jan 30: Controversial author Salman Rushdie's visit to Kolkata to promote Deepa Mehta's film ‘Midnight's Children', based on his novel, has been cancelled due to security issues.A source close to the film said they

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  Salman Rushdie says, he didn't write Satanic Verses for the mullahs

  World | June 04, 2012 16:28 IST

  London, Jun 4 :  Over two decades after ‘Satanic Verses' sparked a never-ending controversy and provoked a ‘fatwa' for his head, author Salman Rushdie has only one thing to say to his detractors: ‘I did

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  Salman Rushdie To Speak In Delhi Despite Muslim Anger

  India | March 17, 2012 8:10 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 17: British author Salman Rushdie will speak at a conference in India on Saturday, organisers have confirmed, two months after protests by Islamic activists forced him to cancel a trip to the

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  Rushdie Is A Poor, Sub-Standard Writer, Opines Retd Justice Katju

  India | January 25, 2012 16:33 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 25: Salman Rushdie is a “poor” and “sub-standard writer” who would have remained largely unknown but for his controversial book ‘Satanic Verses', according to Markandey Katju, till recently a judge of the

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  Rushdie Is Welcome In Delhi, Says Sheila Dikshit

  India | January 24, 2012 16:22 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 24: Amid protests by Muslim groups against hosting Salman Rushdie in Jaipur, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said one may have differences with what he writes but the “very, very eminent”

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  Fearing Violence, Rushdie's Video Address At Lit Fest Cancelled

  India | January 24, 2012 17:53 IST

  Jaipur, Jan 24: The much-anticipated video address by controversial writer Salman Rushdie was cancelled at the last moment today because of fears of violence as Muslim organisations staged protests.The decision to call off the video

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  Rajasthan Govt Says No To Video Conferencing With Rushdie

  India | January 23, 2012 15:39 IST

  Jaipur, Jan 23: In a new twist to the Salman Rushdie controversy, Rajasthan government today said it would not allow the controversial author's proposed video link address to the Jaipur Literature Festival without prior permission.

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  IB Shared Info on Threat to Rushdie's Life, Says Rajasthan Govt

  India | January 23, 2012 10:01 IST

  Jaipur, Jan 23 : The Rajasthan government  on Sunday night said the Intelligence Bureau had shared information on threats to Salman Rushdie's life with the organisers of the Jaipur Literature Festival, rejecting the author's charges

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  Rushdie Steals Oprah Thunder On Day 3

  India | January 22, 2012 19:07 IST

  Jaipur, Jan 22: Even in absence, author Salman Rushdie continued to cast his shadow on the Jaipur Literature Festival despite the presence of crowdpuller TV mogul Oprah Winfrey.While Winfrey was addressing a session, high drama

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  Rushdie Claims Rajasthan Police Invented Plot To Keep Him Away

  India | January 22, 2012 13:44 IST

  New York, Jan 22: Two days after he scrapped his plans to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival citing threats to his life, an “angry” Salman Rushdie today charged that he was lied to by the

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  Don't Make Heroes Out Of Banned Writers, Says Chetan Bhagat

  India | January 21, 2012 20:51 IST

  Jaipur, Jan 21: Best-selling Indian writer Chetan Bhagat on Saturday criticised the support leant to authors whose books are banned for offending religious communities, a day after Salman Rushdie cancelled his trip to Jaipur citing

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  No Info Of Threat To Rushdie's Life, Says Maharashtra Police

  India | January 21, 2012 17:57 IST

  Mumbai, Jan 21: A day after Salman Rushdie cancelled his India visit citing intelligence inputs that "paid assassins" from Mumbai were out to eliminate him, Maharashtra police on Saturday said they had no such information

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  Rushdie Cancels Visit, Angry Authors Read Satanic Verses

  India | January 20, 2012 21:32 IST

  Jaipur, Jan 20: The banned Satanic Verses cast its shadow at the Jaipur Literature Festival today with its controversial author Salman Rushdie citing death threats pulling out of the event where some outraged authors read

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  Rushdie Breaks Silence On Twitter But No Comment On India Trip

  India | January 19, 2012 21:48 IST

  New York, Jan 19: After days of silence, India-born author Salman Rushdie is back on Twitter but has not tweeted a single word on his appearance at the Jaipur Literature Festival which remains in limbo.In

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  I Don't Need Visa To Visit India, Says Salman Rushdie

  India | January 10, 2012 17:44 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 10: Controversial author Salman Rushdie has brushed aside opposition to his India trip by top Islamic Seminary Darul Uloom Deoband, saying he does not need a visa to visit the country.“Regarding my

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  Salman Rushdie To Attend Jaipur Literature Fest

  India | January 03, 2012 21:01 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 3: Indian-origin author Salman Rushdie is all set to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) at the end of this month, the second time he is visiting the literary extravaganza in the

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  Wedding Bells For Salman Rushdie Again : Report

  Hollywood | December 11, 2011 19:06 IST

  New York, Dec 11: Indian-British novelist Salman Rushdie has reportedly proposed to his ex-girlfriend Michelle Barish, just two days after she split with billionaire Steve Tisch.  The 64-year-old, whose dating and dumping of socialite Devorah

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  Wooed And Dumped Online, Socialite Calls Rushdie Unchivalrous

  Hollywood | December 03, 2011 8:21 IST

  London, Dec 03: A New York-based socialite has accused India-born British novelist Salman Rushdie of showing " unchivalrous behaviour" after he reportedly wooed, and then abruptly dumped her on Facebook. Salman Rushdie is believed to