5 February 2012, 2:41 pm
Calcutta TelegraphThe nine pointerCalcutta Telegraph[On January 28, three days after the Jaipur Literature Festival got over, Salman Rushdie had tweeted “Chetan Bhagat: people like me are liberal extremists & as bad as the fundos. I'm being Bhaggered!! It's like being molested by Dan Brown... Read More »
5 February 2012, 2:37 pm
Daily BhaskarBlood on tracks: Most victims are bread winnersDaily BhaskarOver 80 people, mostly youths and working professionals, died after being run over by trains in Jaipur in 2011. Most of these trespassers walked onto the railway tracks through openings made by local residents in boundary walls... Read More »
5 February 2012, 12:27 pm
ASI caught stealing wallet, sent to jailTimes of IndiaJAIPUR: An assistant sub inspector of police was caught by a group of people for allegedly pickpocketing a pilgrim at the Khatu Shyam ji temple in Sikar district. A day after his arrest, police have sent him to judicial custody.and more &raq... Read More »
5 February 2012, 10:54 am
Briefly Nation: 3 Sri Lankans held for trying to leave without papersIndian ExpressThe third person, Mohammed Khader, had come to India in 2003 from Vavunniya district was involved in many illegal activities, they said. Police nabbed them on a tip off. JAIPUR: A local court has summoned on Monday th... Read More »
5 February 2012, 10:00 am
The HinduCourt Summons Complainant in Rushdie's CaseOutlookPTI | Jaipur | Feb 05, 2012 A local court has summoned tomorrow the person who had filed a complaint against four authors for reading excerpts from Salman Rushdie's banned book 'Satanic Verses' at Jaipur Literature Festival.R... Read More »
5 February 2012, 6:53 am
Syria vote: India falls for charms of 'green money'RediffThe Indian decision to vote in favour of the Arab League's resolution on Syria at the United Nations Security Council is riddled with contradictions. India should have abstained, at the very least. To be sure, India spoke up on the... Read More »
5 February 2012, 4:21 am
India journey: Sacred cows, plastic bags and raptorsThe ColoradoanI came to India to meet with my friend and local raptor biologist Pranay Juvvadi. We were to work together for the next two weeks in the Thar Desert. This desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, borders India and Pakistan in we... Read More »
3 February 2012, 1:42 pm
Bird-watching fair disappoints bird loversTimes of IndiaJAIPUR: The much-awaited two-day annual 'Mansagar Bird Watching Fair' fell short of people's expectations. The event considered to be birders' paradise has disappointed the organizers, mostly environmentalist and visitors to see... Read More »
2 February 2012, 2:14 am
CPJ Press Freedom Online (blog)Rushdie was lied to, but I won't face trouble: Deepa MehtaZee NewsMumbai: Canada-based Indian filmmaker Deepa Mehta, who is making a film on Salman Rushdie`s bestseller 'Midnight`s Children', says the author was lied to and discouraged from attending the Ja... Read More »
24 January 2012, 10:00 am
Daily MailRushdie Non GrataNew Yorker (blog)The Jaipur Literary Festival, a giddily chaotic celebration of the written word set on the grounds of a Rajasthan palace, ended in misery and embarrassment today, with the organizers bowing to pressure from local security forces and scotching plans for ...... Read More »
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