Stabbing of Salman Rushdie thrusts a tranquil literary retreat into mayhem

August 13 Before Salman Rushdie arrived on Friday, the bucolic New York retreat where the author was due to speak had arranged for a law enforcement presence at his lecture, mindful that the security might be needed for a man who faced death threats. Chautauqua Institution, a haven in the…

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Author Salman Rushdie on ventilator with damaged liver, likely to lose an eye

New York, August 13Author Salman Rushdie was on a ventilator, will likely lose one eye and his liver was “stabbed and damaged” following an attack on him on Friday, his agent said, noting that the “news is not good”.The New York Times (NYT) reported that according to Rushdie’s agent, Andrew…

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Nuh MLAs allege ‘khaki terror’ in cow smuggling cases, police deny

Sumedha SharmaGurugram, August 12Even as the Nuh police claim to have arrested 300 persons this year for cow smuggling and slaughtering, local MLAs have alleged that people were being terrorised and even teenagers were not being spared.300 arrestedPolice have arrested 300 persons for cow smuggling, slaughtering this yearArrests made from…

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India-born author Salman Rushdie stabbed in neck at New York event

New York, August 12 Salman Rushdie, the Mumbai-born controversial author, who faced Islamist death threats after writing ‘The Satanic Verses’, was attacked and suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck when a man stormed the stage as he was getting ready to deliver a lecture during an event here…

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India-born author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York

New York, August 12Salman Rushdie, the Mumbai-born author of the Booker Prize-winning novel ‘Midnight’s Children’, was attacked by a man who stormed the stage during an event here on Friday while he was getting ready to deliver a lecture.Rushdie, 75, who suffered years of death threats after the controversial book…

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Har Ghar Tiranga: Families of absconding terrorists hoist Tricolour ahead of Independence Day

Arjun Sharma Jammu, August 12 Mountainous region of Doda district witnessed a unique kind of ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, where family members of the absconding terrorists hoisted the National Flag ahead of the Independence Day. The Tricolour was hoisted by family members of at least four such terrorists who as…

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Valour of soldiers to be part of school curriculum: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

New Delhi, August 12 The BJP-led NDA Government on Friday said the valour of Indian soldiers would be made a part of the school curriculum. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan made the announcement on the occasion of the felicitation of 25 winners of “Veer Gatha” contest wherein school students were to…

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Himachal Government introduces more stringent version of anti-conversion law

Shimla, August 12The Himachal Pradesh Government on Friday introduced a Bill in the state Assembly to enhance the punishment and add a specific mention of “mass conversion” in an existing law that forbids change of religion through force or allurement.The Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2022 is a…

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Nude photoshoot: Mumbai Police to question actor Ranveer Singh on August 22

Mumbai, August 12Mumbai Police would be recording Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh’s statement in a case registered against him for posting nude photographs of himself on social media, an official said on Friday.The actor will be called to the police station on August 22 to “join the investigation,” he said.Personnel of…

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‘Most uncalled for’: India flays Chinese ‘hold’ on global listing of Pak-based terrorist Abdul Rauf Asghar

Sandeep Dikshit New Delhi, August 12 India on Saturday brushed aside China’s explanation that it had placed a hold on the listing of a notorious Pakistan-based terrorist as it needed more time to assess the case. Abdul Rauf Asghar has been proscribed under Indian and US laws already, and therefore…

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Taiwan issue: India calls for restraint, says it does not explicitly endorse ‘One-China’ policy

New Delhi, August 12 In its first comments on the Taiwan crisis, India said like many other countries, it too is concerned at recent developments. At the same time, India refused to explicitly endorse the ‘One China’ policy that Beijing has been prodding countries and even the United Nations to…

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Male-bound Go First flight diverted to Coimbatore after smoke warning

Coimbatore/New Delhi, August 12A Male-bound flight of Go First was diverted to Coimbatore on Friday when a ‘faulty’ smoke alarm went off mid-air, sources said.The Bengaluru-Male plane was carrying 92 passengers.The aircraft landed safely at the airport and has been parked in the apron. The pilot reported that all operations…

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