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Rushdie's son says author off ventilator, retains 'feisty sense of humour'

The Mumbai-born author was stabbed in New York in what US authorities described as a 'targeted, unprovoked, preplanned' attack

Rushdie taken off ventilator and able to talk; accused pleads 'not guilty'

The attack on Rushdie drew shock and condemnation from world leaders and literary stalwarts

Salman Rushdie's attacker Hadi Matar charged with attempted murder, assault

He was arraigned in centralised arraignment on Saturday and "remanded without bail to the Chautauqua County Jail", the New York State Police said in a statement.

Rushdie on ventilator, may lose an eye; suspect charged with murder attempt

Author Salman Rushdie was on a ventilator, will likely lose one eye and his liver was "stabbed and damaged" following an attack on him

Salman Rushdie once complained about too much security' around him: Report

The Mumbai-born writer, who faced Islamist death threats for years after writing "The Satanic Verses", was stabbed while he was being introduced at the event of the Chautauqua Institution in West NY

5 state-owned Chinese companies to delist from New York Stock Exchange

Five state-owned Chinese companies, including the country's leading energy and chemical firm, have chosen to delist from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) by the end of August, the media reported.

Rushdie's stabbing suspect sympathetic to Iran's Revolutionary Guards: Rpt

The 24-year-old man detained in connection with the stabbing of author Salman Rushdie was sympathetic to "Shia extremism" and the causes of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, media report said

Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York; assailant held

An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man storm the stage at the Chautauqua Institution and begin punching or stabbing Rushdie as he was being introduced.

Trump invokes 5th Amendment, refuses to depose before AG in New York

Donald Trump kept his date with New York Attorney General in Manhattan but declined to answer questions from the latters office, a calculated and yet surprising gamble in a high-stakes legal interview

Donald Trump to face questioning from New York attorney general's office

Former US President Donald Trump will face questioning from the New York State attorney general's office this week, a new turn into the civil investigation

Politicians warn of heightened threat at nuclear arms conference in US

Politicians from around the world have gathered in New York for the 10th Review Conference of the Treaty on NPT amid heightened tensions over nuclear arms in Russia and Iran

New York City officials declare monkeypox a public health emergency

Officials in New York City have declared a public health emergency due to the spread of the monkeypox virus, calling the city "the epicentre" of the outbreak

Walton family loses $11.4 bn after Walmart slashes earnings outlook

The Walton family fortune fell $11.4 billion on Tuesday after Walmart Inc slashed its earnings outlook for the second time this year

Alibaba says will seek primary listing in Hong Kong, adding to NYSE

Alibaba, the world's biggest e-commerce company by sales, announced plans to change the status of its shares traded in Hong Kong, making them more accessible to Chinese investors

New York reports 1st US polio case in nearly a decade in unvaccinated adult

An unvaccinated young adult from New York recently contracted polio, the first US case in nearly a decade, health officials said

Uber gets into damage control with the story of a changed company post 2017

Uber's comment on an ICIJ report on the manner in which it flouted local rules to build its business is revealing as it seeks to wash its hands off the management's deeds pre-2017

The Getty clan, up close & realistic

At various points, readers might yearn for a grid with colour-coded pegs to keep track of all the names and relationships

New York lawmakers to vote on new gun rules after SC licensing ruling

New York lawmakers plan to vote Thursday on legislation seeking to limit the proliferation of firearms in public after the Supreme Court gutted the state's century-old handgun licensing law. The state is overhauling its rules for carrying guns after the court decided that ordinary citizens had a right to arm themselves in public for self-defense, something the state limited in the past mostly to people working in law enforcement or security. New rules being rushed through an emergency session of the Legislature would allow many more gun owners to apply for a license to carry a concealed weapon, but would seek to set new restrictions on where firearms can be carried. One provision, proposed by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday, would ban people from carrying firearms into places of business unless owners put up signage saying guns are welcome. New York would be the first state to pass such a rule, according to David Pucino, deputy chief counsel at Giffords Law Center. In states where .

1 dead, 8 wounded in shooting incident at New York gathering: Report

Officers responded about 12:40 am to reports of a shooting on a footpath along the FDR Drive and found five people shot, police said

New York state to protect abortion seekers and providers under new laws

New York has expanded legal protections for people seeking and providing abortions in the state under legislation signed by Gov Kathy Hochul