The Satanic Verses, criticised by some Muslims as blasphemous, was banned in India shortly after its release, sparking protests worldwide. Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa in 1989, calling for ...

The decadeslong ban of Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses” in his native India is now in doubt — not because of a change of ...

Two years after author Salman Rushdie was almost killed in a stabbing in New York, the ban on his controversial novel could ...

In 1988, India issued an order forbidding the import of Salman Rushdie’s novel. A Delhi Court has overturned the order, not ...

India's three-decade ban on importing author Salman Rushdie's controversial 'The Satanic Verses' book has effectively been ...

As of then, Indian civilization’s antiquity had been traced up to the 3rd century BCE – in Mauryan Buddhist Emperor Asoka’s ...

Not many filmakers have delved into the lives of Indonesians in remote areas. But seasoned producer Mira Lesmana sees a wealth of interesting stories from the outer islands. One of Mira's films, ...

Cambodia’s APSARA National Authority, the government agency that manages the Angkor Archaeological Park, announced the ...

Telangana Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Saturday said the government is expected to start a caste survey in the state from November 4-5 and it is likely to be completed by November 30. The minister ...

The Telangana government is expected to commence a caste survey in the state from November 4-5 and it is likely to be completed by November 30, Minister Ponnam Prabhakar has said. Prabhakar was ...

rejected the plea filed by Hindu petitioners seeking additional survey by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) of the entire premises of the Gyanvapi complex. Civil Judge (Senior Division ...