Anindita Sanyal

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Executive Editor at NDTV

Senior Assistant Editor, The Indian Express

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Judge Cites BR Ambedkar's "Interest Of Nation" Remark Amid Waqf Protests

1 week ago | ndtv.com | Ashish Kumar Bhargava |Anindita Sanyal

New Delhi: BR Ambedkar was always for a united India and wanted people to be "Indians first, Indians last and nothing but Indians" Supreme Court Judge BR Gavai said on Monday, in remarks that are significant amid a huge political row over the new Waqf law and opposition allegations about the law widening the religious divide in the country.
No Phone, Cash Transactions: Former Army Man Who Killed Wife Evaded Cops For 20 Years

1 week ago | ndtv.com | Mukesh Singh Sengar |Anindita Sanyal

Anil Kumar Tiwari was arrested on May 31, 1989 and the court sentenced him to life imprisonment. New Delhi: A former soldier of the Indian Army, who was convicted for the murder of his wife and escaped during parole, has been caught by the police after 20 years. The Crime Branch arrested Anil Kumar Tiwari, who was on the run since his release on parole in 2005, on Saturday. Tiwari had burnt his wife to death in 1989 and was given a life term in jail.
"After 50 Bombs" Comment, Congress Extends Support To Pratap Singh Bajwa

1 week ago | ndtv.com | Gurpreet Singh Chhina |Anindita Sanyal

The statement supporting Partap Singh Bajwa was signed by a number of Congress leaders. Chandigarh: Congress MPs, MLAs and senior leaders today extended support to the state's Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa, accusing the Aam Aadmi Party government of attempting to intimidate him. The leaders said Mr Bajwa has not said anything new and urged the government to focus on the threat to the peace and harmony in Punjab.
Rajasthan Government Appeals To Join Waqf Case In Supreme Court

1 week ago | ndtv.com | Harsha Kumari Singh |Anindita Sanyal

Jaipur: The BJP government of Rajasthan has approached the Supreme Court, seeking to defend the Waqf Amendment law that has been challenged by many. A clutch of petitions -- including one by AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has been filed, which will be heard by the top court on Wednesday. "Rajasthan government has substantial Waqf properties.
"They Opened Fire": Nurse Who Saved 20 Pregnant Women During 26/11 Attacks

2 weeks ago | ndtv.com | Vishnu Som |Anindita Sanyal

Mumbai's Cama hospital was under attack for five hours on the night of November 26, 2008. New Delhi: The extradition of 26/11 plotter Tahawwur Rana has ripped the band-aid off the wounds of many who lived through the three-day mayhem in Mumbai 16 years ago. For others, it was an occasion to remember the massive pressure they came under to save the lives of others -- at great risk to themselves.
Bullet Implanted In Body: UP Woman's Plot To Frame Man In Rape, Firing Case

2 weeks ago | ndtv.com | Girish Nair |Anindita Sanyal

New Delhi: It was a case to trump all detective stories and left the Bareilly police scratching their heads. A woman came in complaining that her aunt was gangraped and shot. But a day's investigation left the police with a completely different picture - that of a cooked-up story. What astounded them was the length to which the alleged victim - Shamouli - could go to establish it. It needed a bullet, a coin, a quack and extensive imagination.
"Previous Government Deserves Credit Too": P Chidambaram On Tahawwur Rana Extradition

2 weeks ago | ndtv.com | Marya Shakil |Anindita Sanyal

New Delhi: The extradition of 26/11 plotter Tahawwur Rana from the US has sparked a political row, with the Congress claiming that the process started during the UPA rule in 2009 and so the NDA government should not claim all the credit. "Let the facts be clear: the Modi government did not initiate this process, nor did it secure any new breakthrough.
"Like Mahatma Gandhi, I Tear This Bill": A Owaisi During Waqf Bill Debate

3 weeks ago | ndtv.com | Anindita Sanyal

Asaduddin Owaisi had cited the example of Mahatma Gandhi while he was in South Africa. New Delhi: Asaduddin Owaisi, chief of AIMIM and the MP from Hyderabad, today held a symbolic protest against the Waqf Bill, citing the example of Mahatma Gandhi. Participating in the debate on the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, Mr Owaisi had cited the example of Mahatma Gandhi while he was in South Africa.
"Big Insects, Moths, Lizards": Revanth Reddy Shares 16-Day Ordeal In Jail

3 weeks ago | ndtv.com | Uma Sudhir |Anindita Sanyal

Revanth Reddy's outburst also brought a stinging retort from KT Rama Rao Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, hitting out at the Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi on Thursday, cited his harrowing ordeal when he was jailed for 16 days by the erstwhile government in 2020. He said he was lodged in jail, in cells meant for terrorists and Maoists, in a cell infested with "insects, moths and lizards" - for flying a drone, an offence that only called for a Rs 500 fine.
Woman's Body Found Stuffed In Suitcase In Bengaluru, Husband Arrested From Pune

4 weeks ago | ndtv.com | Nehal Kidwai |Anindita Sanyal

Reports said Rakesh Sambekar had contacted Gauri's parents and confessed to the murder. Bengaluru: A woman's body has been found stuffed in a suitcase at a residence near Hulimavu, sending shockwaves across Bengaluru. Gauri Anil Sambekar, 32, was allegedly murdered by her husband, Rakesh, who is from Maharashtra. The man has been arrested from Pune, sources said. Reports said Rakesh Sambekar had contacted Gauri's parents and confessed to the crime over a phone call.