Salman Rushdie Taken Off Ventilator After Attack At New York Event: Report

Washington: Renowned author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and will be able to talk, a day after he was stabbed in New York on Friday morning during a lecture. Mr. Rushdie’s agent, Andrew Wylie, confirmed that he was taken off a ventilator and could be able to talk, without giving further details, according to the Washington Post, who is suspected of stabbing Indian-born-British author Salman Rushdie, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder in the second degree and other charges in a New York court. Matar was arraigned in centralized arraignment on Saturday and was remanded without bail at Chautauqua County Jail. According to Nathaniel Barone, his public defender, Matar pleaded not guilty, CNN reported. Earlier, Hadi Matar,