Salman Rushdie's attacker gets 25-year jail term

Hadi Matar, the 27-year-old man convicted of the brutal 2022 stabbing of acclaimed author Salman Rushdie, was sentenced on Friday to 25 years in prison. IMAGE: Booker Prize-winning author Salman......

The Scotsman Who Knows India Better Than Many Of Us

'Men of the calibre of Shri Ramana Maharishi, Satya Sai Baba, Shri Aurobindo -- you don't get that level of excellence in the West.''The quality of Indian saints is unmatched.'Bill Aitken came to......

Mahatma Carter

Carter was in politics, but not a politician, certainly not a transactional politician. Carter bears not a small resemblance to another leader of another large country, who was also in politics but......

Israel targets weapons depots in Beirut; Iran cancels all flights

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) intensified its campaign in Lebanon with targeted airstrikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut, hitting key weapons depots and terror infrastructure overnight,......

The new woman in Salman Rushdie's life

Every year -- while the rest of us are celebrating love -- Valentine's Day holds an awful significance for the Mumbai-born Sir Salman Rushdie. You see, the date was February 14, 1989 --......

Rushdie's Haroun an opera now

When Ayatollah Khomeini declared a fatwa against Salman Rushdie on Valentine's Day 1989, the Mumbai-born author went into hiding, where he eventually wrote Haroun and the Sea of Stories.A fable......

Eight players of Iran's women's football team are 'MEN'!!!

Iranian women's national football team walk to the pitch. Photograph: Ali Jarekji /Reuters Eight players of Iran’s women’s national football team are apparently men. Iranian women's......

Iranians dance in streets as soccer team qualifies for 2018 World Cup

IMAGE: Players of Iran celebrate after the match during FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier match between against Uzbekistan. Photograph: Amin M. Jamali/Getty Images Tehran's streets were filled......