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Salman Rushdie stabbing suspect Hadi Matar convicted in New York terrorism trial

In this courtroom sketch, Hadi Matar, center, sits in federal court during his terrorism trial for his alleged attack on Salman Rushdie, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (Alexandra Newbould via AP)

Published 1 day ago

Salman Rushdie testifies at terrorism trial of the man convicted of stabbing him

In this courtroom sketch, Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Lynch, left, gestures toward defendant Hadi Matar, foreground, during opening remarks in Matar's terrorism trial for his alleged attack on Salman Rushdie, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in federal court in Buffalo, N.Y.

Published 7 days ago

Terrorism trial set to open in stabbing of author Salman Rushdie

Hadi Matar has pleaded not guilty to federal charges that include engaging in an act of transnational terrorism. If convicted, he faces a potential life sentence.

Published 9 days ago

Quote of the day by Salman Rushdie: ‘People don't like being around despair…’

Salman Rushdie speaks during the opening of the "Literature in the mist" festival in Austria, in March 2026.

Published 42 days ago

Report: Kerala Literature Festival, 2026

Abdul Razak Gurnah (centre) and Kiran Desai (right) in conversation with Anindita Ghose at KLF 2026. (Kerala Literature Festival)

Published 146 days ago

Salman Rushdie: stabbed 15 times but still laughing

Author Salman Rushdie attends the 2023 PEN America Literary Gala.

Updated 268 days ago

Supreme Court quashes plea seeking ban on Salman Rushdie's ‘The Satanic Verses’

The book by Salman Rushdie had made its way back into the Indian market after the ban was lifted last year.

Updated 308 days ago

Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie, blinding him in one eye, gets 25 years in jail

Author Salman Rushdie (left) and Hadi Matar (right), who blinded him in one eye by stabbing.

Updated 440 days ago

World Book Day | Aahana S Kumra: Makrand Deshpande got me back to reading

Aahana Kumra

Updated 464 days ago

Salman Rushdie's first book of fiction since his stabbing will be published in November

Salman Rushdie's first book of fiction since his stabbing will be published in November

Published 490 days ago

Of great poets and cursed books

A portrait of Mir Taqi Mir (Wikimedia Commons)

Published 505 days ago

Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder by New York court

Hadi Matar, has been convicted of attempted murder, for stabbing Salman Rushdie

Updated 524 days ago

Who is Hadi Matar, American-Lebanese man convicted for attacking Salman Rushdie?

Hadi Matar (left) stabbed Indian-born British author Salman Rushdie in 2022

Updated 524 days ago

Closing arguments are underway in the trial of the man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie

Closing arguments are underway in the trial of the man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie

Published 524 days ago

The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie declines to take the stand as the defense rests

The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie declines to take the stand as the defense rests

Published 525 days ago

‘Be the first man on Mars’: Salman Rushdie slams Elon Musk

Salman Rushdie said that Musk’s X curates “the discourse of the extreme-right”. (File)

Published 529 days ago

Salman Rushdie's wife wipes her tears as he testifies in court about NY stabbing

In this courtroom sketch, Salman Rushdie testifies on the witness stand, during the trial of Hadi Matar, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 in Mayville, N.Y. showing how he was stabbed in the eye, when he was attacked in 2022. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

Updated 534 days ago

Opening statements set in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie

Opening statements set in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie

Published 536 days ago

Standing with Rushdie, protecting free speech

(FILES) Indian-British novelist Salman Rushdie reacts on stage prior to a lecture from his book 'Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder', in Berlin on May 16, 2024. The man accused of trying to kill the author Salman Rushdie, leaving him blind in one eye, goes on trial Tuesday February 3, 2025 for attempted murder, according to state court filings. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (AFP)

Published 540 days ago

Review: The Politics of Modern Indian Language Literature by MK Raghavendra

Much like the panel on an Indian currency note, many languages have coexisted on the subcontinent. (Shutterstock)

Published 566 days ago

Muslim organisations express outrage over return of ‘The Satanic Verses’

The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie book at Bahrisons book store Khan Market. in New Delhi, India.

Updated 582 days ago

Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' returns to India after 36 years

The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie book at Bahrisons book store Khan Market.

Updated 582 days ago

Notification banning ‘The Satanic Verses’ untraceable, HC told

Published in 1988, the novel led to targeted attacks, riots and assassination attempts on Salman Rushdie in different parts of the world over its perceived blasphemy. (AP)

Updated 630 days ago

‘Notification doesn’t exist’: HC closes plea against ban on The Satanic Verses

Salman Rushdie poses for a portrait to promote his book "Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder".

Updated 630 days ago

Delhi HC closes plea against ban on Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses'

Delhi HC closes plea against ban on Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses'

Published 630 days ago

Prosecutor says the New Jersey man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie was trying to carry out a fatwa

Prosecutor says the New Jersey man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie was trying to carry out a fatwa

Published 736 days ago

‘Knife’ cuts through the debate on free speech

Indian-British novelist Salman Rushdie reacts on stage prior to a lecture from his book 'Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder', in Berlin on May 16, 2024. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)

Published 797 days ago

Review: Knife by Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie poses for a portrait on April 18, 2024, in New York. (Andres Kudacki/AP Photo)

Updated 818 days ago

Book Box | Why we must read Knife by Salman Rushdie

Knife by Salman Rushdie

Published 824 days ago

Using words to remake and reclaim the world

Salman Rushdie poses for a portrait to promote his book "Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder" on Thursday, April 18, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Published 824 days ago

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