Taslima Nasreen
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'Uniform Civil Code urgently needed to empower people,' says Taslima Nasreen
India | Jan 23, 2017, 05:37 PM ISTTaslima Nasreen today batted for a Uniform Civil Code, saying that the measure was "urgently" needed to empower people with their rights.
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Politicians seek to satisfy Muslim fundamentalists for votes: Taslima Nasreen
India | Jan 23, 2017, 07:07 AM ISTExiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen said she had hoped that the situation in West Bengal would improve for her to return after Mamata Banerjee took over as the chief minister in 2011 but she found
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Taslima Nasreen seeks Centre's help, as Delhi landlords refuse to rent her a flat
India | Jan 10, 2017, 04:35 PM ISTNoted Bengali writer Taslima Nasreen has said that she was finding it difficult to rent a flat in south Delhi as most of the landlords are unwilling because of security concerns. Writing a column
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Islam no more a religion of peace: Taslima Nasreen
India | Jul 04, 2016, 11:01 AM ISTNew Delhi: In the wake of the Dhaka terror attack which claimed lives of 20 innocent foreigners, noted Bangladeshi Author Taslima Nasreen said that Islam is no longer a religion of peace. In a series
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Supreme Court dismisses plea against Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen
India | Mar 28, 2016, 08:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking deportation of controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen and cancellation of her visa given by the Indian government. “Do you think that
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'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'; people like Owaisi should be exposed, says Taslima Nasreen
India | Mar 17, 2016, 12:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: A day after Bollywood's renowned lyricist Javed Akhtar lambasted AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi for not saying 'Bharat Mata ki jai', Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen has said that people like Owaisi should be exposed.
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Bangladesh supporting Pakistan is like a rape victim supporting her rapist: Taslima Nasreen
India | Feb 28, 2016, 11:56 AM ISTKolkata: Author Taslima Nasreen sparked a fresh controversy after she posted a tweet saying 'Bangladesh supporting Pakistan is like a rape victim supporting her rapist'.The exiled author's comment came during the high octane India Pakistan
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Killing people for eating beef is heinous crime: Taslima Nasreen
India | Feb 14, 2016, 05:19 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: Renowned Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen feels killing people for eating beef is not intolerance but a 'heinous crime' and it should be stopped."It is not that suddenly intolerance has started here... India as a
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Taslima Nasreen reveals, her Hindu ancestor's name was Haradhan Sarkar
India | Jan 22, 2016, 02:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: Controversial Bengali author, atheist and feminist Taslima Nasreen has revealed on a social networking site that her Hindu ancestor's name was Haradhan Sarkar, whose son converted to Islam in Mymensingh, Bangladesh."My Hindu ancestor's
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Taslima Nasreen fans take to Twitter, demand Indian citizenship
India | Jan 01, 2016, 09:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: On a day when Pakistani singer Adnan Sami was granted Indian citizenship by the Home Ministry, a large number of fans of Bengali writer Taslima Nasreen took to social media and requested Prime
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Mamata should learn from Chidambaram,lift ban on my serial: Taslima Nasreen
India | Nov 29, 2015, 11:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen today advised West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to "learn" from Congress leader P Chidambaram.The author's statement came after Congress leader admitted banning Salman Rushdie's novel 'Satanic Verses' by the
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If I stop writing, fundamentalists will win: Taslima Nasreen
India | Nov 29, 2015, 10:42 AM ISTNew Delhi: Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, living in exile in India, on Saturday said she will not be silenced by fundamentalists and "continue to fight fundamentalists and evil forces until death"."I think fundamentalists may want
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Muslim outfit in Hyderabad tries to stall sale of Taslima Nasreen's book 'Lajja'
India | Nov 25, 2015, 02:04 PM ISTHyderabad: A handful of supporters of a Muslim outfit Majlis Bachao Tehreek on Monday tried to prevent the sale of Bengali writer Taslima Nasreen's book Lajja at the Sundaraiah Vigyana Kendram in Baghlingampalli here.Copies of
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Taslima Nasreen on top of new hit list posted by Bangladesh jihadi group Ansarullah
India | Nov 04, 2015, 06:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: Bengali author Taslima Nasreen figures on top of a list of "targets" posted by the Bangladeshi jihadi group Ansarullah Bangla on Facebook.The Facebook page is claimed to be run by Ansarullah Bangla Team,
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Did anyone return awards after attack on Taslima Nasreen, asks Anupam Kher
Bollywood | Oct 14, 2015, 02:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: Bollywood actor Anupam Kher has added a fresh twist to the ongoing controversy over writers returning their Sahitya Akademi awards and Padma Shri, by asking why nobody returned his or her award after
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Bangladesh jihadist group includes Taslima Nasreen in global hit list of bloggers
India | Sep 25, 2015, 05:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Bangladeshi jihadist group Ansarullah has published, what it called, a 'global hitlist' of bloggers who have denigrated Islam, and vowed to take action against such writers.Prominent in the list is Bengali author
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Delhi High Court junks plea for cancellation of Taslima Nasreen's visa
India | Sep 23, 2015, 12:07 AM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a PIL seeking deportation and cancellation of the visa given to controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen by the Indian government, saying there was no public interest in
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India extends Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen's visa by one year
India | Aug 21, 2015, 09:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen's visa was today extended for a year by the home ministry.The decision has been taken following an intervention of home minister Rajnath Singh as Taslima has been requesting
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Taslima Nasreen's India resident permit expires, Centre yet to take call
India | Aug 17, 2015, 07:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen's resident permit expired today, and the writer tweeted that there has been no communication from the Centre about extending her permit. Taslima tweeted: "Dear India,Since 2004 I've been receiving my resident
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There is idiocracy, not democracy in Bangladesh, says Taslima Nasreen
World | Aug 11, 2015, 08:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: Bengali writer Taslima Nasreen, staying in exile in India, has lashed out at the Bangladesh government for its attitude towards serial killings of "free-thinker" bloggers."There is no democracy in Bangldesh, it's idiocracy", writes