Savior of ‘Satanic Verses’ in India

India’s ban on Salman Rushdie ‘The Satanic Verses’ may end — thanks to missing paperwork
The decadeslong ban of Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses” in his native India is now in doubt. That's not because of a change of heart more than two years after the author’s near-fatal stabbing, but because of what amounts to some missing paperwork.
Rushdie's 'Satanic Verses' can be imported in India as court told 1988 ban order untraceable
India's three-decade ban on importing author Salman Rushdie's controversial 'The Satanic Verses' book has effectively been lifted after a court said the government was unable to produce the original notification that imposed the ban.
The Savior of ‘Satanic Verses’ in India: Bureaucratic Ineptitude
In 1988, India issued an order forbidding the import of Salman Rushdie’s novel. A Delhi Court has overturned the order, not because of free speech, but because no one could find it.
Indian officials misplace Rushdie book ban order
Is it legal to import Sir Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses in India? This question has been puzzling legal experts since the Delhi High Court suggested this week that the notification banning the novel’s import - issued in 1988 - might no longer be valid,
India court lifts ban on controversial novel for missing notification
India's Delhi High Court on Friday lifted the ban on Salman Rushdie's novel 'The Satanic Verses' due to the government's failure to promulgate the ban in 1988. The controversial novel is especially
Hosted on MSN33m
80% rural India’s calorie intake low, Govt claims of falling poverty false, says economist Utsa Patnaik
New Delhi: India’s rural population has for long faced a decline in food and nutrition intake since the advent of ...
India says oil prices would have rocketed without its Russian imports
Global oil prices "would have hit the roof" if big importer India had not bought oil from Russia following the Ukraine war, ...
ABC News9d
Toxic smog cloaks India's capital as Diwali firecrackers push air pollution to hazardous levels
A thick layer of toxic smog is cloaking India’s capital as smoke from firecrackers used to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu ...
Hosted on MSN15m
Delhi chokes: Residents continue to battle with air pollution as AQI remains in 'very poor' category
as per SAFAR-India data. Track pollution levels in your city For the past few weeks, Delhi has been grappling with extremely high levels of air pollution, primarily attributed to stubble burning ...
Rohit Bal, one of India’s best-known fashion designers, dies at 63
Rohit Bal, one of India’s best-known fashion designers, died late Friday after a prolonged illness, the fashion designers ...
Pakistan province calls for ‘climate diplomacy’ with India as record smog chokes major city
In India, air quality in Delhi – which frequently trades places with Lahore as the most polluted city in the world – hit ...
IIT Delhi trumps IIT Bombay as India's top university in QS Asia rankings 2025: A comparative analysis of their performance
In the 2025 QS Asia University Rankings, IIT Delhi climbed to 44th place, surpassing IIT Bombay, which fell to 48th. IIT ...
Skift10d
24×7 Food at Delhi’s Aerocity – India Report
As more tourists indulge in food and beverage experience, round the clock restaurants have the potential to boost Delhi's ...
Sikh Activists See It as Freedom. India Calls It Terrorism.
Canadian and U.S. accusations of assassination plots have drawn attention to the Sikh separatist movement, which India calls ...