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Top Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Ban On Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses'
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to ban Salman Rushdie's controversial novel "The Satanic Verses". The plea came up for hearing before a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta.
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Why Salman Rushdie Is Trending And The Controversy Behind The 36-Year Ban Of The Satanic Verses
The novel was banned in 1988 for content deemed offensive to Islam, and its publication led to global unrest, including violent attacks and a fatwa against Rushdie.
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Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' Returns To India After 36-Year Ban
British-Indian novelist Salman Rushdie's controversial book "The Satanic Verses" has quietly returned to India 36 years after it was banned by the Rajiv Gandhi government.
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Salman Rushdie's 'Satanic Verses' Can Be Imported? 1988 Ban Order Missing
The three-decade ban on importing author Salman Rushdie's controversial 'The Satanic Verses' book has effectively been lifted after a court said the government was unable to produce the original notification that imposed the ban.
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Ex Minister Defends Rajiv Gandhi Government's Ban On Salman Rushdie's Book
Mr Singh (91) rejected as "rubbish" the charge by critics the Rajiv Gandhi government's decision to ban the book was driven by appeasement towards Muslims.
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"Don't Want To Hide," Says Author Salman Rushdie, 30 Years After Fatwa
After decades spent in the shadow of a death sentence pronounced by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Salman Rushdie is quietly defiant.
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'Be Tolerant', BJP Tells Congress After Chidambaram's Remark on Salman Rushdie's Book Ban
A day after former Finance Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram termed the ban on Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses as 'wrong', the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) asked why it took him 27 years to admit it and advised the opposition party to be a "little tolerant".
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Rajiv Gandhi Government Wrong in Banning Salman Rushdie's Book: P Chidambaram
Twenty-seven years after the then Rajiv Gandhi government banned Salman Rushdie's controversial novel 'The Satanic Verses', former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said it was "wrong."
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Salman Rushdie Says 'Wrong Lessons' Learned from His Iran Fatwa Ordeal
More than a quarter century after being slapped with a fatwa from Iran calling for his murder over his book "The Satanic Verses", Salman Rushdie says the world has learned the "wrong lessons" about freedom of expression.
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Salman Rushdie has no right to hurt Muslim sentiments: Imran Khan
Pakistan politician Imran Khan has blamed the Muslim community for "failing" to make the British understand their religious sentiments, but says that Salman Rushdie has no right to hurt Muslims.
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Protests over Rushdie's video link create new uncertainty in Jaipur
Barely two hours after the organisers of the Jaipur Literary Festival confirmed that Salman Rushdie would join the event via a video link from London, protests at the venue are leading to reports that the session with Mr Rushdie may yet be cancelled. Organisers are reportedly meeting with the police right now.
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Rushdie skips Jaipur; Satanic Verses reading as form of protest is cancelled
The agenda of Day One of the Jaipur Literature Festival remained firmly focused not on who were there - authors like Michael Ondaatje and David Hare - but the big name missing. By 2 pm, it was official - Salman Rushdie would not attend the five-day event because of security concerns, not just his own but for others at the festival.
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Top Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Ban On Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses'
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to ban Salman Rushdie's controversial novel "The Satanic Verses". The plea came up for hearing before a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta.
-
Why Salman Rushdie Is Trending And The Controversy Behind The 36-Year Ban Of The Satanic Verses
The novel was banned in 1988 for content deemed offensive to Islam, and its publication led to global unrest, including violent attacks and a fatwa against Rushdie.
-
Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' Returns To India After 36-Year Ban
British-Indian novelist Salman Rushdie's controversial book "The Satanic Verses" has quietly returned to India 36 years after it was banned by the Rajiv Gandhi government.
-
Salman Rushdie's 'Satanic Verses' Can Be Imported? 1988 Ban Order Missing
The three-decade ban on importing author Salman Rushdie's controversial 'The Satanic Verses' book has effectively been lifted after a court said the government was unable to produce the original notification that imposed the ban.
-
Ex Minister Defends Rajiv Gandhi Government's Ban On Salman Rushdie's Book
Mr Singh (91) rejected as "rubbish" the charge by critics the Rajiv Gandhi government's decision to ban the book was driven by appeasement towards Muslims.
-
"Don't Want To Hide," Says Author Salman Rushdie, 30 Years After Fatwa
After decades spent in the shadow of a death sentence pronounced by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Salman Rushdie is quietly defiant.
-
'Be Tolerant', BJP Tells Congress After Chidambaram's Remark on Salman Rushdie's Book Ban
A day after former Finance Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram termed the ban on Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses as 'wrong', the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) asked why it took him 27 years to admit it and advised the opposition party to be a "little tolerant".
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Rajiv Gandhi Government Wrong in Banning Salman Rushdie's Book: P Chidambaram
Twenty-seven years after the then Rajiv Gandhi government banned Salman Rushdie's controversial novel 'The Satanic Verses', former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said it was "wrong."
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Salman Rushdie Says 'Wrong Lessons' Learned from His Iran Fatwa Ordeal
More than a quarter century after being slapped with a fatwa from Iran calling for his murder over his book "The Satanic Verses", Salman Rushdie says the world has learned the "wrong lessons" about freedom of expression.
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Salman Rushdie has no right to hurt Muslim sentiments: Imran Khan
Pakistan politician Imran Khan has blamed the Muslim community for "failing" to make the British understand their religious sentiments, but says that Salman Rushdie has no right to hurt Muslims.
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Protests over Rushdie's video link create new uncertainty in Jaipur
Barely two hours after the organisers of the Jaipur Literary Festival confirmed that Salman Rushdie would join the event via a video link from London, protests at the venue are leading to reports that the session with Mr Rushdie may yet be cancelled. Organisers are reportedly meeting with the police right now.
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Rushdie skips Jaipur; Satanic Verses reading as form of protest is cancelled
The agenda of Day One of the Jaipur Literature Festival remained firmly focused not on who were there - authors like Michael Ondaatje and David Hare - but the big name missing. By 2 pm, it was official - Salman Rushdie would not attend the five-day event because of security concerns, not just his own but for others at the festival.
