| Salman Rushdie, who spent years in hiding after an Iranian fatwa ordered his killing over his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses, was on a ventilator and could lose an eye following a stabbing attack at a literary event in New York state on Friday. New York state police identified the attacker as Hadi Matar, a 24-year-old from Fairfield, New Jersey, adding that he stabbed Rushdie in the neck as well as the abdomen. He has been charged with attempted murder and assault, prosecutors said on Saturday. The motive for the attack was unclear, police said. |
THE DAILY QUIZ Pingali Venkayya designed an early draft in 1921. Mahatma Gandhi modified it. Lala Hans Raj Sondhi added a symbol in the centre. In 1947, it was modified again, to represent a free India. You probably have one at home. What? a. Rupee symbol
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| THE BIG STORY Rushdie on ventilator support, may lose eye Salman Rushdie, who spent years in hiding after an Iranian fatwa ordered his killing, was on a ventilator and could lose an eye following a stabbing attack at a literary event in New York state on Friday. The Indian-born author of “The Satanic Verses”, which sparked fury among some Muslims who believed it was blasphemous, was airlifted to hospital for emergency surgery following the attack. His agent said in a statement obtained by The New York Times that “the news is not good.” “Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged,” said agent Andrew Wylie, who added that Rushdie could not speak. Read more. |
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| THE BIG QUESTION Why has the CUET-UG Phase 4 been postponed for 11,000 candidates? The exam dates of about 11,000 students appearing for the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) have been changed from August 17-20 to August 30 to accommodate their preferred city, the University Grants Commission (UGC) said on Saturday. A total of 372,000 students are scheduled to appear for CUET in the fourth phase, the higher education regulator said. Of these, dates of about 11,000 students were changed. Admit cards for the fourth phase were issued on Saturday. Read more. |
| FROM THE FIELD Himachal passes bill over forced mass conversion The Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly passed a bill on Saturday to amend the state’s 2019 anti-conversion law, making it more stringent by forbidding “mass conversion” and enhancing maximum punishment to up to 10 years’ imprisonment. The Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2022 — tabled by chief minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday — was passed by a voice vote even as the Opposition demanded the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government to refer it to a select committee. Read more. |
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