NEW DELHI: The Central Government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has successfully curbed terror attacks in the hinterland region, where only seven attacks occurred in the past eight years. This was revealed after an RTI Query was filed by a Pune-based activist Prafful Sarda who sought details of all terror strikes that took place in India, from 2004 till date, which
placed a death sentence on sir salman. his book, the satanic verses, was considered an insult to islam and led to global riots which killed 45 people. he went into hiding for nearly a decade. questions are now being asked about the level of security precautions at the event where sir salman was attacked. but in recent years, he expressed discomfort about high levels of security, saying he wanted to be able to live his life freely. sir salman rushdie remains very ill in hospital. he is still on a ventilator. this hospitals has some of the most advanced facilities in the country when it comes to dealing with trauma. the 24 year old man is in custody, has been denied bail and charged with the intended murder and assault of an author who has spent a major part of his life living under the threat of extremist attacks. nomia iqbal, bbc
but in recent years, he expressed discomfort about high levels of security, saying he wanted to be able to live his life freely. sir salman rushdie remains very ill in hospital he s still on a ventilator. this hospital has some of the most advanced facilities in the country when it comes to dealing with trauma. a 24 year old man is in custody he s been denied bail and charged with the attempted murder and assault of an author who has spent a major part of his life living under the threat of extremist attacks. nomia iqbal, bbc news, pennsylvania. in the last few minutes, media in the united states is reporting that salman rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and is able to talk. they say the information was confirmed by his agent, andrew wylie. we ll bring you more when we get it. several european countries have seen a wave of deadly wildfires, triggered by record
sentence on sir salman. his book, the satanic verses, was considered an insult to islam and led to global riots which killed 45 people. he went into hiding for nearly a decade. questions are now being asked about the level of security precautions at the event where sir salman was attacked. but in recent years, he expressed discomfort about high levels of security, saying he wanted to be able to live his life freely. sir salman rushdie remains very ill in hospital he s still on a ventilator. this hospital has some of the most advanced facilities in the country when it comes to dealing with trauma. a 24 year old man is in custody he s been denied bail and charged with the attempted murder and assault of an author who has spent a major part of his life living under the threat of extremist attacks. nomia iqbal, bbc news, pennsylvania. suzanne nossel is the chief executive of the free expression organisation pen america. she is also a friend and former colleague of salman rushdie who pa
this hospital has some of the most advanced facilities in the country when it comes to dealing with trauma. a 24 year old man is in custody he s been denied bail and charged with the attempted murder and assault of an author who has spent a major part of his life living under the threat of extremist attacks. nomia iqbal, bbc news, pennsylvania. earlier, i spoke to jay rajiva who s an author and associate professor and director of literary studies at georgia state university. i asked about his initial thoughts following this brutal attack. just unbelievable, tragedy. to think that this could happen in 20 something years after the satanic verses, rushdie is somebody who has had a transformative impact on the field of literature, postcolonial literature, you can t think of it without thinking of rushdie and his accomplishments, and our thoughts are with him for his recovery. you described him as transformative. what is he to you? what impact has his work had on you and those you teach?