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Morning Digest | Boris Johnson pulls out of U.K. Conservative leadership race; Kerala Governor demands nine V-Cs to tender their resignations by today, and more

Morning Digest | Boris Johnson pulls out of U.K. Conservative leadership race; Kerala Governor demands nine V-Cs to tender their resignations by today, and more

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A select list of stories to read before you start your day. A select list of stories to read before you start your day. Boris Johnson drops U.K. Prime Minister comeback bid, Sunak favourite to win Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain’s next Prime Minister after Boris Johnson withdrew from the contest on Sunday, […]

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Salman Rushdie did not want to be the apostle for freedom of expression. He just wanted to tell stories

Salman Rushdie did not want to be the apostle for freedom of expression. He just wanted to tell stories

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The attack on the author is a reminder that just as Midnight’s Children put literature from the subcontinent on the world literary map, The Satanic Verses put freedom of expression on the cultural map The attack on the author is a reminder that just as Midnight’s Children put literature from the subcontinent on the world […]

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Rushdie attacker says ‘surprised’ author survived: Report

Rushdie attacker says ‘surprised’ author survived: Report

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The suspected assailant, who has pleaded not guilty, did not say whether he was inspired by the fatwa, issued under Iran’s former supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini The suspected assailant, who has pleaded not guilty, did not say whether he was inspired by the fatwa, issued under Iran’s former supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini The […]

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Salman Rushdie taken off ventilator and talking, day after attack: agent

Salman Rushdie taken off ventilator and talking, day after attack: agent

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“The Satanic Verses” author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and able to talk Saturday, a day after he was stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in upstate New York. Mr. Rushdie remained hospitalised with serious injuries, but fellow author Aatish Taseer tweeted in the evening that he was “off the ventilator […]

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Morning Digest | Salman Rushdie stabbed on stage in New York; India tells China to not alter the status quo around Taiwan, and more

Morning Digest | Salman Rushdie stabbed on stage in New York; India tells China to not alter the status quo around Taiwan, and more

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Salman Rushdie stabbed in the neck at New York lecture event Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked and apparently stabbed in the neck on Friday by a man who rushed the stage as he was about to give a lecture in western New York. […]

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