Salman Rushdie's attacker Hadi Matar DENIES any link to Iran, says 'I acted...'
Hadi Matar did not respond on whether he was inspired by Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini who had issued a fatwa calling for Rushdie's death in 1989 after “The Satanic Verses” was published.
Aug 18, 2022, 16:39 PM IST
Salman Rushdie stabbing: Kangana Ranaut expresses anger, calls it 'appalling act by Jihadi'
Salman Rushdie stabbing case: The 75-year-old, who was born in Bombay, has faced Islamist death threats for years for writing the novel `The Satanic Verses`.
Aug 13, 2022, 12:09 PM IST
The Satanic Verses: 'FATWA' of DEATH was issued 33 years back for controversial book of Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie Attack: This trend continued and in 1989 the late leader of Iran Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a 'fatwa', calling for the death of Salman Rushdie.
Aug 13, 2022, 10:32 AM IST
Who attacked Salman Rushdie and what was his motive? What we know so far - 10 points
The author of 'The Satanic Verses', Salman Rushdie was stabbed in the neck and torso onstage at a lecture in New York state on Friday (August 12). The New York State Police have identified the suspect.
Aug 13, 2022, 07:54 AM IST
'Anyone who criticizes ISLAM, can be...', Taslima Nasreen is WORRIED after the attack on Salman Rushdie
Author Taslima Nasreen expressed shock over the attack on writer Salman Rushdie who had a fatwa issued against him as she never thought it would happen.
Aug 13, 2022, 07:48 AM IST
Salman Rushdie, on ventilator after New York stabbing, to likely lose one eye
Writer Salman Rushdie, currently on ventilator, was stabbed in the neck and torso repeatedly while he was on stage at a lecture in New York on Friday.
Aug 13, 2022, 06:29 AM IST
Chidambaram punctured Congress claim of intolerance: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju
Kiren Rijiju on Monday said Chidambaram's statement that banning Salman Rushdie's book 'The Satanic Verses' was a mistake has punctured the Congress stand on the controversial issue.
Nov 30, 2015, 22:00 PM IST
Panel discussion on P Chidambaram's remarks over ban on 'The Satanic Verses'
Twenty-seven years after the Rajiv Gandhi government banned Salman Rushdie's controversial novel The Satanic Verses, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said it was "wrong."
Ban on Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' was a mistake, says P Chidambaram
A statement from congress minister P. Chidambaram has been made where the congressman says that Ban on Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses was wrong by Rajiv Gandhi government.
Nov 29, 2015, 19:23 PM IST
Ban on 'The Satanic Verses': Chidambaramji could have corrected it himself, says Congress leader
“If Chidambaramji had thought banning these books was not correct, he could have corrected it at that time,” Dikshit.
Nov 29, 2015, 13:49 PM IST
Iran threatens boycott over Rushdie's Frankfurt invite
Iran has threatened to boycott next week's Frankfurt Book Fair because organisers have invited the author Salman Rushdie, who still has a fatwa against him, as a guest speaker.
Oct 06, 2015, 16:42 PM IST
