Satanic Verses

Was Salman Rushdie's attacker influenced by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps?

Hadi Matar, suspected Salman Rushdie's stabber was reportedly sympathetic to "Shia extremism" and the causes of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Aug 13, 2022, 11:19 AM IST

BJP asks Cong to be tolerant after Chidambaram's remark on Rushdie book ban

BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli said Congress needs to be a little tolerant.

Nov 29, 2015, 19:02 PM IST

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- Chidambram claims that the ban on Salman Rushdie's book 'The Satanic Verses' was a mistake by Rajiv Gandhi Government.

Nov 29, 2015, 11:51 AM IST

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Nov 29, 2015, 10:46 AM IST

How many years to correct the mistake: Salman Rushdie

 Hours after former Finance Minister P Chidambaram termed the ban on Salman Rushdie's book "Satanic Verses" as wrong, the author today asked how many more years it would take to correct the "mistake".

Nov 29, 2015, 00:26 AM IST

Ban on Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' by Rajiv Gandhi govt was a mistake: P Chidambaram

The Rajiv Gandhi government had banned 'Satanic Verses' in October 1988. India was the first country to ban the book.

Nov 28, 2015, 20:19 PM IST