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'When I heard he survived, I was surprised': Salman Rushdie's attacker
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): Hadi Matar, who allegedly stabbed Indian-born-British author Salman Rushdie in western New York State last week during a lecture, praised Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini and admitted that he didn't think that the author would survive.
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US slams Iran for attack on Salman Rushdie, calls to abandon "extraneous"
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): The US on Monday (local time) termed attack on Salman Rushdie as "despicable, disgusting" and called on Iran to abandon "extraneous" demands in nuclear talks.
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Iran denies link with author Salman Rushdie's attacker
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], August 15 (ANI): Iran on Monday "categorically" denied any link with the attacker who stabbed author Salman Rushdie in the United States.
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Salman Rushdie 'pulling through' after stabbing 'nightmare', says ex-wife
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): Padma Lakshmi, TV personality and former wife of Indian author Salman Rushdie, said that Rushdie is pulling through after Friday's nightmare and hoped that he heals swiftly following the stabbing incident that shocked the world.
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New York Gov Kathy Hochul thanks trooper who arrested Salman Rushdie's att
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 15 (ANI): New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday (local time) thanked the trooper who arrested novelist Salman Rushdie's attacker during an event in the Western New York state.
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Rushdie stood for universal rights of freedom of expression, says Blinken
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): Lauding Salman Rushdie for consistently standing up for the universal rights of freedom of expression, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Sunday said that the Iranian state institutions have incited violen
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Violence, hate have no place: Kamala Harris condemns Salman Rushdie's stab
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): US Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday expressed shock over the attack on author Salman Rushdie, saying that people should be able to "share ideas without fear" and "violence and hate have no place" in society.
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Salman Rushdie's 'feisty, defiant sense of humour' intact after stabbing
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 14 (ANI): Zafar Rushdie, son of the renowned author Salman Rushdie, on Sunday said that his father remains in critical condition in hospital as he continues to receive extensive ongoing medical treatment.
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Rowling contacts police over threat from 'Pak activist' after Rushdie atta
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], August 14 (ANI): UK writer JK Rowling has filed a complaint with the police over Twitter threats she received after expressing condolences to novelist Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed during an event in the Western New York state.
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UK must sanction Iran over Salman Rushdie stabbing: Rishi Sunak
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], August 14 (ANI): UK Prime Minister hopeful and Conservative party leadership contender Rishi Sunak has called for sanctions on Iran over the stabbing of author Salman Rushdie in the US.
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JK Rowling gets death threat following attack on Salman Rushdie
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): Author JK Rowling recently received a public threat from an Iran-backing extremist, following her denunciation of the recent attack on fellow British author Salman Rushdie.
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Salman Rushdie taken off ventilator, can talk; accused pleads 'not guilty'
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): Renowned author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and will be able to talk, a day after he was stabbed in western New York State on Friday morning during a lecture.
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