Digvijay rebuts Rushdie`s charge

Last Updated: Sunday, March 18, 2012, 19:27

Digvijay Singh dismissed Salman Rushdie`s charge that his presence at the Jaipur Literary Festival was blocked because of the party`s useless electoral calculations.

Religion being misused: Vikram Seth on Rushdie row

Last Updated: Thursday, January 26, 2012, 20:12

Novelist Vikram Seth on Thursday said the Vikram seth affair was whipped up because of "power", "politics" and "misuse of religion".

No question of welcoming Rushdie as a guest: Dikshit

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 20:47

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said there is no question of welcoming Salman Rushdie as a guest to the city, hours after indicating that she did not have any problem in allowing him to come here.

Unscrupulous elements protesting Rushdie address: Husain`s son

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 20:23

Drawing parallels between the controversy surrounding Salman Rushdie and the "pain and anguish" his father went through, late painter M F Husain`s artist-son Shamshad today said the protests against the author were "awful" and initiated by some "unscrupulous elements" who knew nothing about art or literature.

Salman Rushdie vents out anger on Twitter

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 19:56

The Jaipur Literature Festival turned out to be nothing less a nightmare for writer Salman Rushdie, whose participation in the literary event was hugely debated and who was subsequently denied permission to address the gathering through a video conference.

Lit fest: Rushdie’s video address cancelled

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 16:57

Within hours of protest from various Muslim organisations amid talks of controversial author Salman Rushdie’s video conference, Ram Pratap Singh Diggi, the owner of Diggi Palace, the venue for Jaipur Literature Festival, sensing public outrage said that no such event will take place in his premises.

Rushdie is welcome in Delhi: Dikshit

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 16:11

Rushdie had to cancel his visit to the Jaipur Literature Festival after Muslim organisations protested against his participation in the event.

Row over Rushdie deepens, complaints filed, suspense over video link

Last Updated: Monday, January 23, 2012, 21:15

The row over Salman Rushdie deepened today with five complaints being filed against the four authors who read out passages from his banned ‘Satanic Verses’ at the Literature Festival and its organisers, as suspense grew whether his video address will take place tomorrow.

BJP, Cong slugfest over Rushdie issue

Last Updated: Monday, January 23, 2012, 19:08

A political slugfest broke out today over the Salman Rushdie controversy with the BJP slapping charges of "match fixing" on the Congress which hit back accusing the saffron party of playing a "dangerous" game on a sensitive issue.

SAHMAT extends invitation to Salman Rushdie

Last Updated: Monday, January 23, 2012, 18:43

Artist-activist group Sahmat today extended an invitation to the Salman Rushdie to attend a function in Delhi.

Rushdie`s poetic novels find mention at Jaipur fest session

Last Updated: Monday, January 23, 2012, 18:38

Amid uncertainty over Salman Rushdie`s proposed video conference at the Jaipur Literature Festival, a session pitting poetry against other genres of writing today saw a reference to poetic novels of the controversial author.

Rushdie row `match-fixing` by IB and `jehadis`: BJP

Last Updated: Monday, January 23, 2012, 18:24

Dubbing the controversy surrounding controversial author Salman Rushdie as a case of "match fixing" between intelligence agencies and "jehadis", BJP today accused the Congress of using it to gain political mileage in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.