February 6, 2026
  • February 6, 2026

Salman Rushdie attack renews netizens interest in book

by on August 15, 2022 0

The attack on author Salman Rushdie in New York on Friday has led to renewed interest among India’s netizens on the author’s controversial work Satanic Verses almost three decades after its launch. Even though the book is banned for sale in India, search traffic relating to the book and the author has spiked on...

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Tricolour unfurled in space on India’s Independence Day

by on August 15, 2022 0

On the country’s 76th Independence Day, the tricolour was not only unfurled across the country and the world, but also in space on Monday. The tricolour was sent to the edge of space on a balloon by Space Kidz India, an Indian aerospace organisation that launches satellites made by high school and college students....

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Angry China stages more drills near Taiwan as US lawmakers visit

by on August 15, 2022 0

China’s military said it carried out more exercises near Taiwan on Monday as a group of US lawmakers visited the Chinese-claimed island and met President Tsai Ing-wen. The five lawmakers arrived in Taipei on an unannounced visit late on Sunday, the second high-level group to visit following that of US House of Representatives speaker...

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