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New Delhi, Apr 21: The notice for the impeachment of the CJI given by the Congress is an "attack on the judiciary" and is "politically motivated", Union Minister Vijay Goel said today. Seven opposition parties led by the Congress had yesterday initiated an unprecedented step to impeach Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, moving a notice accusing him of "misbehaviour" and "misuse" of

Ahmedabad, Apr 21: A 24-year-old chartered accountant belonging to an affluent Jain family has embraced monkhood today. In the process, he has given up on his career and a family business worth over Rs. 100 crores. Mokshesh Sheth managed his family business for two years after becoming a chartered accountant (CA). In a ceremony held in Gandhinagar today, he gave it all up and became a Jain monk

New Delhi, Apr 21: A six-month-old girl was allegedly kidnapped, raped and murdered in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore early on Friday, news agency PTI reported. The blood-soaked body of the infant was found in the basement of a building in Rajwada area later in the day. The post-mortem, which was conducted at state-run MY Hospital, suggested she might have been raped before being murdered as her private

Apr 21: North Korea said today it has suspended nuclear and long-range missile tests and plans to close its nuclear test site. The announcement came ahead of a new round of nuclear negotiations between Pyongyang, Seoul and Washington, but there was no clear indication in the North's announcement if it would be willing to deal away its arsenal. The North rather expressed confidence about its

Beijing, Apr 20: China today backed its all-weather ally Pakistan and called on the international community to support its counter-terrorism efforts after Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the neighbouring country as a "terror export factory". "Terrorism is the enemy faced by all. The international community should work together to fight against it," foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying

Ahmedabad, Apr 20: A week after hardline Hindutva leader Swami Aseemanand was acquitted by an NIA court in the Makkah Masjid terror attack case, the Gujarat High Court today acquitted former state BJP minister Mayaben Kodnani in the 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre case. The Naroda Patiya massacre was one of the worst incidents during the Gujarat genocide of 2002. At least 97 innocent Muslims were

New Delhi, Apr 20: Opposition parties led by the Congress on Friday met Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu and handed over a notice for the impeachment of Chief Justice of India Justice Dipak Misra. According to sources, over 60 Rajya Sabha MPs from seven political parties submitted the notice for the impeachment against the CJI. The MPs who signed the notice belong to the

London, Apr 20: Some groups protesting against atrocities in India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit here turned violent after a tricolour was torn down from one of the official flagpoles set up for all 53 Commonwealth countries. Modi, who is in the UK for bilateral talks and the multilateral Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), was greeted by protesters as he met his

London, Apr 20: Some groups protesting against atrocities in India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit here turned violent after a tricolour was torn down from one of the official flagpoles set up for all 53 Commonwealth countries. Modi, who is in the UK for bilateral talks and the multilateral Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), was greeted by protesters as he met his

Mbabane, Apr 20: Swaziland's King Mswati III, Africa's last absolute monarch, said on Thursday he was officially renaming the country as the Kingdom of eSwatini. He announced the change to eSwatini, meaning "land of the Swazis", in the local Swati language at Golden Jubilee celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Swazi independence and of his 50th birthday. The king has referred to the "Kingdom of