Rushdie slams Imran Khan at India Today conclave
March 18th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Writer Salman Rushdie, the author of the controversial "The Satanic Verses", Saturday evening hit out at Pakistan politician Imran Khan describing him as a ... Read more...
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Rushdie was lied to, but I won’t face trouble: Deepa Mehta (Interview)
February 2nd, 2012 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) Canada-based Indian filmmaker Deepa Mehta, who is making a film on Salman Rushdie's bestseller "Midnight's Children", says the author was lied to and discouraged from attending ... Read more...
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Rushdie affair: Wimpish government fails to stop bigots (Comment)
January 28th, 2012 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
There was much less of a furore when "The Satanic Verses" was banned in 1988. Some major newspapers even approved of it. The probable reason for endorsing what would now be ... Read more...
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Bigots hissed, but no stopping carnival of letters (Lit Fest Review)
January 25th, 2012 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 25 (IANS) The absent Salman Rusdhie may have stolen the headlines, but the five-day Jaipur Literary Festival will be remembered for its many incandescent moments when poetry intersected ... Read more...
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US Muslim body seeks probe on attack on Sikh
December 6th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 6 (IANS) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has sought an FBI investigation of a possible bias motive for the stabbing of a Sikh man at Fresno Yosemite ... Read more...
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Pakistan guilty of not using culture to tackle terror: Daily
August 25th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 25 (IANS) Pakistan's policymakers are guilty of not using cultural tools to ward off dangerous tendencies, "terrorism being the ugliest of them all", a leading daily said Thursday."Policymakers ... Read more...
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Drug use rampant in Australian Football League, says Oz defender Milicevic
February 16th, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 16(ANI): Australian footballer Ljubo Milicevic has claimed that drug use is rampant in the Australian Football League (AFL), and admitted that players had offered him cocaine in Melbourne nightclubs.The 30-year-old ... Read more...
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‘Courageous’ Salmaan Taseer’s sacrifice will not go waste: Zardari
January 7th, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 7(ANI): Slain Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer was courageous enough to stand up to bigots and fanatics in Pakistan, and his sacrifice will not go waste, President Asif Ali Zardari ... Read more...
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‘Pakistan needs courage from all its leaders following Taseer’s killing’
January 6th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 6(ANI): Pakistan needs courage from all of its leaders at a time when bigots are condoning Punjab Governor Salman Taseer's assassination in the name of religion, The Heritage Foundation has ... Read more...
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Ground Zero mosque to allow inspection of funds
September 27th, 2010 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 27 (IANS) The leader behind the proposed mosque near the site of the World Trade Center has said US officials would be allowed to monitor from where funds for ... Read more...
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Robert Gates Expresses His Endorsement For The Cancellation Of The Potential Burning Of The Koran
September 9th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, September 9, 2010 (Just Flashed): The American Defense Secretary happens to be the consummate Robert Gates. Now, he is bequeathing his tone to those of high-ranking American Generals and to those ... Read more...
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Governor Of New York Desires To Have A Meaningful Meeting With The Makers Of The Divisive ‘Ground Zero’ Mosque
August 20th, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, August 20, 2010 (Just Flashed): David Paterson happens to be the Democratic Governor of New York. He also happens to be the initial governor of New York, who possesses African-American bloodline. ... Read more...
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Hillary Clinton Endorses The Argentinean Bid To Put On Trial Alleged Iranian Bigots
August 12th, 2010 - 11:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, August 12, 2010 (Just Flashed): The American Secretary of State happens to be Hillary Clinton. Clinton stated on Wednesday that America supports the Argentinean demand that Iran transfer the Iranian ... Read more...
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‘ET’ voted most popular family film ever
August 4th, 2010 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) Steven Spielberg's "ET" has been voted as the most popular family film of all time in a poll.
The film starring Henry Thomas and Drew Barrymore has beaten "The ... Read more...
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‘ET’ voted ‘Greatest Film Of All Time’
August 3rd, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 3 (ANI): 'ET', directed by Steven Spielberg, has been voted the 'Greatest Film Of All Time' in an online poll.The film that won four Oscars in 1983 but was beaten ... Read more...
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Empire State Building owners still refusing to light up for Mother Teresa
June 9th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
New York, June 9 (ANI): Owners of the Empire State Building in New York continue to decline to illuminate the building in honour of India's Mother Teresa, though they have no qualms ... Read more...
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Brown’s insensitive “bigot” remark could be Labour Party’s final undoing
April 29th, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 29 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has probably cost his Labour Party crucial votes by his insensitive "bigot" remark to questions asked by a 65-year-old female pensioner.Rochsdale resident ... Read more...
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Gordon’s bigot gaffe could seal poll outcome for Labour
April 29th, 2010 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 29 (IANS) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's chance encounter with a 65-year-old widow, who he called a "bigoted woman", could seal the outcome of the general elections for Labour ... Read more...
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Niqab becoming a flash point in Canada
March 23rd, 2010 - 10:05 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, March 23 (IANS) The niqab worn by Muslim women has become a flash point in Canada, with most people seeking ban on the veil in public. But liberals ... Read more...
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Husain should return to his ‘culturally exuberant’ India (Comment)
March 1st, 2010 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
By Mayank Chhaya
A quarter century ago sitting amid designer chaos of paintings and sketches in various stages of completion in his Cuffe Parade apartment in then more-tolerant Bombay, painter Maqbool Fida Husain ... Read more...
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Brit fans angry over FA’s “over the top” rules to tackle racism
February 12th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 12(ANI): British football fans have been angered by the Football Association's (FA) plans to bring in "over the top" rules to tackle racism in the game.The new 10-point plan includes ... Read more...
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