Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen had to board the flight back from Aurangabad airport to Mumbai, because of protests. The police said this happened because a section of the society started protesting against Nasreen’s visit to the city. She flew into Aurangabad last evening at Chikal thana Airport from Mumbai but the controversial author had to […]

At a recent meet-the-press programme organised by the Press Club of Mumbai, Naela Quadri, the president of World Baloch Women’s Forum (WBWF), sought India’s help in the cause of Balochistan’s independence. Naela has been in self-exile living in Canada and been travelling the world to gather support for the cause, that is Balochistan’s independence from […]

Penguin Books has released the English translation of the 7th part of Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin’s autobiography. ‘Exile: A Memoir’ talks about how Nasrin was exiled from Kolkata in 2007 because of the rising tide of Islamic Fundamentalism, and because of the Left Front government’s ineptitude. The book talks about how she was shuttled to […]