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Salman Rushdie: The free speech champion whose 'verses' put his life at risk

The attack on Rushdie sent shock waves around the world, with world leaders and literary stalwarts saying they were appalled at the attack on the author who championed free speech and lived under......

Salman Rushdie stabbed at New York event, undergoes surgery

Salman Rushdie, the Mumbai-born controversial author who faced Islamist death threats for years after writing The Satanic Verses, was stabbed and suffered multiple wounds to the neck and is in......

Bhujbal was a 'walking political cartoon': Rushdie

On a visit to India to film a documentary on 40 years of independence, author Salman Rushdie found Maharashtra politician Chhagan Bhujbal a 'walking political cartoon' and was amazed when he was......

Scolding a PM was arrogant: Salman Rushdie

Twenty four years after he shot off an open letter to the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi criticising the ban on The Satanic Verses, India-born controversial author Salman Rushdie now admits that......

'Thanks a lot': Rushdie on India's ban on Satanic Verses

Salman Rushdie's book The Satanic Verses was banned by India four months before Iran's Supreme leader late Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa for his killing without any proper examination or a......

What's so special about Jatia house that Kumar Birla bought for Rs 450 cr

For Jatia House to be sold, it took close to two months since going on the block. According to sources with knowledge of the sale, Birla beat four other bidders to land the bungalow. It took four......

How many women have won the Economics Nobel?

Economics and the Nobel Prize How many women have won the Economics Nobel?Take the Rediff Business Quiz and find out how much you know about the Nobel Prize in Economics. Biz Quiz is best viewed in......

How many women have won the Economics Nobel?

Economics and the Nobel Prize Which organisation instituted the Nobel Prize for Economics?Take the Rediff Biz Quiz and find out how much you know about the Nobel Prize in Economics.1. Which......

Jaane Jaan Review: Mesmerising Kareena Steals The Show

Few actors share Kareena's fearlessness for closeups in their 40s.A still force in a high-strung thriller, her marvellously opaque portrayal of a woman hiding skeletons in her closet turns a crafty......

Power Of The Dog, Dune Lead Oscar Noms

The nominations for the 94th Annual Academy Awards are out. The Power Of The Dog and Dune lead the pack while films like King Richard, Belfast and West Side Story grab quite a few noms. India......

Oscars 2022: Ariana, Troy, Jessica WIN!

IMAGE: Ariana DeBose (winner, Actress in a Supporting Role, for West Side Story), Troy Kotsur (winner, Actor in a Supporting Role, for CODA) and Jessica Chastain (winner, Actress in a Leading......

Manchester United fightback to down West Ham

Manchester United came from behind for a pulsating 2-1 Premier League win at West Ham United on Sunday in their first game since the death of the club's former great George Best. A minute's......

Dinamo crush Everton in UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup holders CSKA Moscow needed two late goals from Brazilian playmaker Daniel Carvalho to make a winning start to their defence on Thursday.Carvalho scored twice in three minutes as CSKA......

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Salman Rushdie: The free speech champion whose 'verses' put his life at risk

Salman Rushdie stabbed at New York event, undergoes surgery

Bhujbal was a 'walking political cartoon': Rushdie

Scolding a PM was arrogant: Salman Rushdie

'Thanks a lot': Rushdie on India's ban on Satanic Verses

What's so special about Jatia house that Kumar Birla bought for Rs 450 cr

How many women have won the Economics Nobel?

How many women have won the Economics Nobel?

Jaane Jaan Review: Mesmerising Kareena Steals The Show

Power Of The Dog, Dune Lead Oscar Noms

Oscars 2022: Ariana, Troy, Jessica WIN!

Manchester United fightback to down West Ham

Dinamo crush Everton in UEFA Cup

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