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…
View More Author Salman Rushdie on ventilator with damaged liver, likely to lose an eyeSalman Rushdie stabbed on stage at NY event
New York, August 12 Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born novelist who spent years in hiding after he was issued a fatwa by Iran in 1989 because of his writing, was stabbed in the neck multiple times as he was about to give a lecture in New York state on Friday. …
View More Salman Rushdie stabbed on stage at NY eventSalman Rushdie suffers multiple wounds
New York, August 12 Salman Rushdie suffered multiple stab wounds, including one to the right side of his neck, and was lying in a pool of blood under his body after he was attacked at an event here on Friday, according to a doctor, who helped the Mumbai-born controversial author…
View More Salman Rushdie suffers multiple woundsNuh 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…
View More Nuh MLAs allege ‘khaki terror’ in cow smuggling cases, police denyIndia-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…
View More India-born author Salman Rushdie stabbed in neck at New York eventIndia-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…
View More India-born author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New YorkHar 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…
View More Har Ghar Tiranga: Families of absconding terrorists hoist Tricolour ahead of Independence DayValour 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…
View More Valour of soldiers to be part of school curriculum: Education Minister Dharmendra PradhanHimachal 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…
View More Himachal Government introduces more stringent version of anti-conversion lawNude 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…
View More Nude photoshoot: Mumbai Police to question actor Ranveer Singh on August 22‘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…
View More ‘Most uncalled for’: India flays Chinese ‘hold’ on global listing of Pak-based terrorist Abdul Rauf AsgharTaiwan 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…
View More Taiwan issue: India calls for restraint, says it does not explicitly endorse ‘One-China’ policyOn Flag Photo Proof, BJP Leader Clarifies, But Asks “What’s The Problem?”
‘Har Gar Tiranga’: Uttarakhand BJP chief Mahendra Bhatt says demand for photos of houses without flag was only for party workers’ houses Read More | Source: NDTV News…
View More On Flag Photo Proof, BJP Leader Clarifies, But Asks “What’s The Problem?”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…
View More Male-bound Go First flight diverted to Coimbatore after smoke warning