News for 'Ahmed Rushdie'

Furious Rushdie fights Facebook over ID chop

Furious Rushdie fights Facebook over ID chop

Rediff.com15 Nov 2011

What's in a name? A lot. At least writer Salman Rushdie believes so. The renowned novelist took to Twitter on Monday night to slam social networking website Facebook for deactivating his account over confusion about his real name.

From Rs 3.75 lakh to Rs 130 cr to...: Rushdie family house to be re-valued

From Rs 3.75 lakh to Rs 130 cr to...: Rushdie family house to be re-valued

Rediff.com6 Dec 2023

A division bench of Justices Vibhu Bakhru and Amit Mahajan set aside the single judge's December 24, 2019 order pegging the value of the property at Rs 130 crore.

Salman Rushdie: The free speech champion whose 'verses' put his life at risk

Salman Rushdie: The free speech champion whose 'verses' put his life at risk

Rediff.com13 Aug 2022

The attack on Rushdie sent shock waves around the world, with world leaders and literary stalwarts saying they were appalled at the attack on the author who championed free speech and lived under the threat of assassination for nearly half his life.

Midnight's Children may not be screened in India

Midnight's Children may not be screened in India

Rediff.com1 Aug 2012

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Fast bowler Rabada snares six at South Africa's annual awards

Fast bowler Rabada snares six at South Africa's annual awards

Rediff.com27 Jul 2016

It's less than a year since he made his debut, in the first Test against India at Mohali, but Kagiso Rabada has emerged South Africa's leading cricketer. The 21-year-old fast bowler was named South African's youngest ever Cricketer of the Year and also scooped up five other awards at a gala hosted by Cricket South Africa.

Manto Review: A highly intelligent piece of work

Manto Review: A highly intelligent piece of work

Rediff.com21 Sep 2018

If Manto, the film, falls short of being a masterpiece it's because Nandita Das could not quite crack the Manto code: She couldn't quite see the wholeness of her subject with the same eyes that Manto saw his people. This imperfection in the film, in a way, becomes the greatest tribute to Manto, feels Sreehari Nair.