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  Supreme Court dismisses plea against Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen

  India | March 28, 2016 20:36 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking deportation of controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen and cancellation of her visa given by the Indian government. “Do you think that

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  'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'; people like Owaisi should be exposed, says Taslima Nasreen

  India | March 17, 2016 12:38 IST

  New Delhi: A day after Bollywood's renowned lyricist Javed Akhtar lambasted AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi for not saying 'Bharat Mata ki jai', Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen has said that people like Owaisi should be exposed.

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  Bangladesh supporting Pakistan is like a rape victim supporting her rapist: Taslima Nasreen

  India | February 28, 2016 11:56 IST

  Kolkata: Author Taslima Nasreen sparked a fresh controversy after she posted a tweet saying 'Bangladesh supporting Pakistan is like a rape victim supporting her rapist'.The exiled author's comment came during the high octane India Pakistan

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  Killing people for eating beef is heinous crime: Taslima Nasreen

  India | February 14, 2016 17:19 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: Renowned Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen feels killing people for eating beef is not intolerance but a 'heinous crime' and it should be stopped."It is not that suddenly intolerance has started here... India as a

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  Taslima Nasreen reveals, her Hindu ancestor's name was Haradhan Sarkar

  India | January 22, 2016 14:33 IST

  New Delhi: Controversial Bengali author, atheist and feminist Taslima Nasreen has revealed on a social networking site that her Hindu ancestor's name was Haradhan Sarkar, whose son converted to Islam in Mymensingh, Bangladesh."My Hindu ancestor's

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  Taslima Nasreen fans take to Twitter, demand Indian citizenship

  India | January 01, 2016 21:10 IST

  New Delhi: On a day when Pakistani singer Adnan Sami was granted Indian citizenship by the Home Ministry, a large number of fans of Bengali writer Taslima Nasreen took to social media and requested Prime

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  Mamata should learn from Chidambaram,lift ban on my serial: Taslima Nasreen

  India | November 29, 2015 23:27 IST

  New Delhi: Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen today advised West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to "learn" from Congress leader P Chidambaram.The author's statement came after Congress leader admitted banning Salman Rushdie's novel 'Satanic Verses' by the

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  If I stop writing, fundamentalists will win: Taslima Nasreen

  India | November 29, 2015 10:42 IST

  New Delhi: Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, living in exile in India, on Saturday said she will not be silenced by fundamentalists and "continue to fight fundamentalists and evil forces until death"."I think fundamentalists may want

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  Muslim outfit in Hyderabad tries to stall sale of Taslima Nasreen's book 'Lajja'

  India | November 25, 2015 14:04 IST

  Hyderabad: A handful of supporters of a Muslim outfit Majlis Bachao Tehreek on Monday tried to prevent the sale of Bengali writer Taslima Nasreen's book Lajja at the Sundaraiah Vigyana Kendram in Baghlingampalli here.Copies of

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  Taslima Nasreen on top of new hit list posted by Bangladesh jihadi group Ansarullah

  India | November 04, 2015 18:49 IST

  New Delhi: Bengali author Taslima Nasreen figures on top of a list of "targets" posted by the Bangladeshi jihadi group Ansarullah Bangla on Facebook.The Facebook page is claimed to be run by Ansarullah Bangla Team,

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  Did anyone return awards after attack on Taslima Nasreen, asks Anupam Kher

  Bollywood | October 14, 2015 14:44 IST

  New Delhi: Bollywood actor Anupam Kher has added a fresh twist to the ongoing controversy over writers returning their Sahitya Akademi awards and Padma Shri, by asking why nobody returned his or her award after

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  Bangladesh jihadist group includes Taslima Nasreen in global hit list of bloggers

  India | September 25, 2015 17:05 IST

  New Delhi: The Bangladeshi jihadist group Ansarullah has published, what it called, a 'global hitlist' of bloggers who have denigrated Islam, and vowed to take action against such writers.Prominent in the list is Bengali author

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  Delhi High Court junks plea for cancellation of Taslima Nasreen's visa

  India | September 23, 2015 0:07 IST

  New Delhi:  Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a PIL seeking deportation and cancellation of the visa given to controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen by the Indian government, saying there was no public interest in

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  India extends Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen's visa by one year

  India | August 21, 2015 21:37 IST

  New Delhi:  Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen's visa was today extended for a year by the home ministry.The decision has been taken following an intervention of home minister Rajnath Singh as Taslima has been requesting

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  Taslima Nasreen's India resident permit expires, Centre yet to take call

  India | August 17, 2015 19:14 IST

  New Delhi: Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen's resident permit expired today, and the writer tweeted that there has been no communication from the Centre about extending her permit. Taslima tweeted: "Dear India,Since 2004 I've been receiving my resident

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  There is idiocracy, not democracy in Bangladesh, says Taslima Nasreen

  World | August 11, 2015 20:23 IST

  New Delhi:  Bengali writer Taslima Nasreen, staying in exile in India, has lashed out at the Bangladesh government for its attitude towards serial killings of "free-thinker" bloggers."There is no democracy in Bangldesh, it's idiocracy", writes

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  After Centre allows Adnan Sami, Taslima Nasreen wants indefinite stay in India

  India | August 05, 2015 16:54 IST

  New Delhi: With the Home Ministry allowing Bollywood singer Adnan Sami to stay indefinitely in India, Bangladeshi writer, atheist and feminist Taslima Nasreen has also thrown her hat in the ring seeking a similar favour

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  Bangladesh on high alert after bloggers' killing: Minister

  World | June 08, 2015 17:32 IST

  Dhaka: Bangladesh is on high alert following the hacking to death of three secular bloggers in recent months, a senior minister said as he blamed home-grown elements like fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami for the brutal killings that

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  Taslima Nasreen says will return to India

  India | June 03, 2015 13:41 IST

  Kolkata: Controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, who has relocated to the US after death threats by radicals from her country, today said she has not left India permanently and will return when she feels safe.She

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  Taslima Nasreen moves to US after death threats from radicals

  World | June 02, 2015 23:42 IST

  New York: Controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has been relocated to the US from India after death threats by Islamists radicals from her country where three secular bloggers were hacked to death since February."Islamic radicals