Salman Rushdie: I will NOT travel to Jaipur as planned

Ending weeks of speculation, the writer finally broke his silence on his visit to the Jaipur Literature FestivalAs the session on Barack Obama came to an end, media persons were informed of a......

Rushdie could be targeted at Jaipur Lit fest, says IB

The author faces threat from homegrown terror outfits as well as organisations with political interest. Vicky Nanjappa reports. Intelligence Bureau reports suggest that controversial author......

Digvijay rebuts Rushdie's charge

Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Sunday dismissed Salman Rushdie's charge that his presence at the Jaipur Literary Festival was blocked because of the party's "useless electoral......

Freedom is not a tea party, it is a WAR: Rushdie

Two months after being forced to skip the Jaipur Literary Festival, controversial author Salman Rushdie on Saturday hit out the Congress, suggesting that his presence there was blocked because of......

Bollywood condemns Salman Rushdie ban

As Rajasthan government persuaded the organizers of Jaipur Literary Festival to ask Salman Rushdie to call off his visit, stars condemned the ban on Twitter.Celina......

Movies and glamour in Chandigarh

Aseem Chhabra attends an unusual medley of movies and literature in Chandigarh. Last fortnight, as thousands of people -- including Robert De Niro -- gathered in Goa for the Think2013 event......

After cancellation of plays, Pak artistes return home

A group of artistes from Pakistan headed home today after two plays by its theatre groups at the ongoing Bharat Rang Mahotsav at National School of Drama (NSD) here were cancelled amid the recent......

A dash of Bollywood at Jaipur Lit Fest

Bollywood remains a top draw at the Jaipur Literature Fest with a string of film celebrities like Waheeda Rahman, Naseeruddin Shah, Girish Karnad among others set to explore the......