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Salman Rushdie backs Kamala Harris for US presidential polls

Salman Rushdie backs Kamala Harris for US presidential polls

He further said that Harris entering the presidential race has 'transformed' American politics in the last week

30 July,2024 09:20 AM IST | New York | ANI
Salman Rushdie recounts near-fatal stabbing in 2022 in new memoir 'Knife'

Salman Rushdie recounts near-fatal stabbing in 2022 in new memoir 'Knife'

After going unscathed for years, a knife-wielding assailant jumped on stage at an arts gathering in rural New York state and stabbed Rushdie multiple times in the neck and abdomen

16 April,2024 05:19 PM IST | New York | AFP
Why this children's novel is a good read if your kid loves djinns and adventure

Why this children's novel is a good read if your kid loves djinns and adventure

Rafu is promised he would be allowed his dream, should he perform this one last thieving act. Will he make it?

22 December,2023 07:25 AM IST | Mumbai | Nandini Varma
Salman Rushdie releasing a memoir about knife attack

Salman Rushdie releasing a memoir about knife attack

Last August, Rushdie was stabbed repeatedly in the neck and abdomen by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about to give a lecture in New York. The attacker, Hadi Matar, has pleaded not guilty to assault and attempted murder charges

12 October,2023 08:11 AM IST | New York | Agencies
Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest to take place from October 25 to 29

Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest to take place from October 25 to 29

The festival will take place online on October 25 and October 26 and on ground from October 27 to October 29 at the NCPA in Nariman Point, St Paul's Institute of Communication Education, and Title Waves bookstore in Bandra

26 September,2023 09:08 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Salman Rushdie’s first public appearance since stabbing

Salman Rushdie’s first public appearance since stabbing

“It’s nice to be back—as opposed to not being back, which was also a possibility. I’m glad the dice rolled this way,” Rushdie said

20 May,2023 08:15 AM IST | New York | Agencies
Salman Rushdie 'greatest living Indian writer', Nobel is long overdue: Tharoor

Salman Rushdie 'greatest living Indian writer', Nobel is long overdue: Tharoor

Tharoor recently finished the Mumbai-born author's latest novel, "Victory City", which is based around the medieval city of Hampi, the ruined site in Karnataka of the Vijayanagara empire

02 May,2023 02:24 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Iranian foundation offers land to Rushdie’s attacker: state media

Iranian foundation offers land to Rushdie’s attacker: state media

Rushdie, 75, lost an eye and the use of one hand following the assault by a 24-year-old Shi’ite Muslim American from New Jersey on the stage of a literary event held near Lake Erie in western New York in August

22 February,2023 09:11 AM IST | Dubai | Agencies
Salman Rushdie reveals an excerpt from his new novel

Salman Rushdie reveals an excerpt from his new novel

The New Yorker magazine published an excerpt online entitled "A Sackful of Seeds" from the 15th novel by Rushdie, titled "Victory City," which is due to be published in early February by Penguin Random House

06 December,2022 02:29 PM IST | New York | AFP
India condemns attack on Salman Rushdie, wishes him speedy recovery

India condemns attack on Salman Rushdie, wishes him speedy recovery

'India has always stood against violence and extremism. We condemn the horrific attack on Salman Rushdie and we wish him a speedy recovery, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said at his weekly media briefing

25 August,2022 06:56 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI

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