Author Salman Rushdie to divorce
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British author Salman Rushdie is to divorce his fourth wife Padma Lakshmi, his literary agent said Monday, adding that she had asked for the split.
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"Sir Salman's honor is richly deserved and the reasons for it are self-explanatory"  Pakistan on Monday condemned Britain's award of a knighthood to author Salman Rushdie as an affront to Muslim sentiments, and a Cabinet minister said the honor provided a justification for suicide attacks.'This is an occasion for the (world's) 1.5 billion Muslims to look at the seriousness of this decision,' Mohammed Ijaz ul-Haq, religious affairs minister, said in parliament.'The West is accusing Muslims of extremism and terrorism. If someone exploded a bomb on his body, he would be right to do so unless the British government apologizes and withdraws the 'sir' title,' ul-Haq said. Read more
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Salman Rushdie, who went into hiding under threat of death after an Iranian fatwa, is knighted by the Queen.
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A new novel by author Salman Rushdie  will be published in June in, publisher Random House said on  Thursday.
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A group of hardline Pakistani Muslim clerics has bestowed a religious title on Osama bin Laden in response to a British knighthood for the author Salman Rushdie.
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Pakistan's National Assembly condemns Britain's award of a knighthood to author Salman Rushdie.
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Author Salman Rushdie and his model wife play down rumours of a split.
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British author Salman Rushdie and his  wife Padma Lakshmi, host of the television show &quot;Top Chef,&quot; are  getting divorced, just two weeks after he was awarded a British  knighthood, his spokeswoman said on Monday.
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Salman Rushdie, whose British knighthood has led to worldwide protests from Muslims angered by his 1989 novel, "The Satanic Verses," is not commenting on the uproar, for now.
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Muslim anger flared Thursday after Britain defended Salman Rushdie&#39;s knighthood, with fresh protests against the novelist and Pakistani traders offering a big reward for his beheading.
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Pakistan has told Britain that Salman Rushdie's knighthood breaches a United Nations resolution aimed at calming tensions between different religions, The Observer has learnt.
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Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie and his Indian actress wife, Padma Lakshmi are divorcing at her request, Mr Rushdie's spokeswoman says.
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Author Salman Rushdie calls for an end to laws allowing US officials to monitor citizens' reading habits.
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British author Salman Rushdie will join the faculty at Atlanta's Emory University next year and will donate his archive to the school's library, it was announced.
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Author and his wife, Padma Lakshmi, to part after three years of marriage.
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Iran on Saturday accused British leaders of &quot;Islamophobia&quot; for knighting Indian-born author Salman Rushdie, who was issued with a death fatwa by Iran&#39;s revolutionary leader 18 years ago.
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Top racehorse owner and breeder the Aga  Khan and his wife, Begum Inaara, are to seek a divorce, the  Begum's spokesman said Friday.