A bitterly divided Iran grapples with Ali Khamenei's legacy as he is laid to restAyatollah Ali Khamenei's death has exposed Iran's profound societal divisions. Supporters lionized him as a defender of clerical rule and t...
10 Jul, 2026, 07.40 AM IST
A bitterly divided Iran grapples with Khamenei's legacy as he is laid to restAyatollah Ali Khamenei's death has revealed Iran's profound societal divisions. Hard-liners displayed strength at his funeral while discont...
09 Jul, 2026, 12.32 PM IST
Ayatollah Khamenei's coffin taken to the site of assassination: Iranian mediaAyatollah Khamenei's funeral news: Iran is preparing for a massive public farewell and funeral for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Kham...
03 Jul, 2026, 02.12 PM IST
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son emerges as leading choice to be his successorIran's Assembly of Experts met to select a new supreme leader, with Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the recently deceased leader, reportedly emerg...
04 Mar, 2026, 07.42 AM IST
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death brings Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's grandson into focusIran faces a crucial decision to select a new Supreme Leader following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Hassan Khomeini, grandson of th...
02 Mar, 2026, 05.20 PM IST
Trial of Salman Rushdie's assailant to be postponed till author's memoir hits bookshelvesHadi Matar, the man charged with repeatedly stabbing Rushdie as the author was being introduced for a lecture, is entitled to the manuscrip...
03 Jan, 2024, 08.51 PM IST
Salman Rushdie attends PEN America gala, first in-person appearance since stabbingRushdie was in hiding for years after Iran's Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa in 1989 calling for his death.
19 May, 2023, 03.10 PM IST
View: Rushdie's ground, anywhere but beneath his feetHis new novel, alas, will be seen through the prism of last year’s attack on himen through the prism of last year’s attack on him.
25 Feb, 2023, 11.00 PM IST
Salman Rushdie lost sight in eye & use of hand in attack, reveals agentThe author was stabbed several times during an event in New York on August 12.
24 Oct, 2022, 11.19 AM IST
Salman Rushdie lives, but loses use of eye and handRushdie, 75, spent years in hiding after Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a 1989 edict, a fatwa, calling for his death after publi...
24 Oct, 2022, 12.25 AM IST
Salman Rushdie attack suspect pleads not guilty to attempted murder, assaultHadi Matar, 24, is accused of wounding Rushdie, 75, on Friday just before the "The Satanic Verses" author was to deliver a lecture on stage...
19 Aug, 2022, 11.54 AM IST
Salman Rushdie's attacker says he acted aloneHadi Matar, of Fairview in New Jersey, was arrested last week and charged with second-degree attempted murder and assault after he stabbed ...
18 Aug, 2022, 02.11 PM IST
Salman Rushdie attacker says 'surprised' author survivedThe suspected assailant, who has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges, did not say whether he was inspired by the 1989 edict, or ...
18 Aug, 2022, 07.45 AM IST
Salman Rushdie stabbed onstage, rushed to hospitalAn Associated Press reporter witnessed a man storm the stage at the Chautauqua Institution and begin punching or stabbing Rushdie as he was...
12 Aug, 2022, 10.28 PM IST
Former Iranian President Bani-Sadr dies in ParisDespite disappointment and his long exile, Bani-Sadr said in the 2019 interview that he did not regret having been part of the revolution.
09 Oct, 2021, 05.29 PM IST
Hysteria about freelance journalist Vaidik speaks poorly of our media and political classUntil his controversial meeting with Hafiz Saeed his name didn’t ring a bell much beyond Delhi’s incestuous circle of policy wonks and medi...
18 Jul, 2014, 12.24 PM IST
India cannot stay neutral towards Iran: Shimon PeresDescribing Iran as a "danger" to world peace, Israeli President Shimon Peres has asked India not to remain "neutral" to Iran's "aggressive ...
23 Jun, 2013, 02.49 PM IST