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₹117 crore in penalties to the government. The penalties were imposed after the ministry of heavy industries found that Okinawa allegedly violated domestic manufacturing criteria under the FAME-II (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles) scheme. The second edition of the scheme that’s designed to promote the adoption of electric vehicles in India concluded in March.

Mint Quick Edit | Google's search monopoly ruling: Error 404? By locking more users into its ecosystem of services such as Gmail, Google Maps and YouTube, the company gains access to more user data, which in turn lets it develop newer services and better artificial intelligence technology. The court noted that Google accounts for 90% of global web searches, which denies other companies the opportunity to grow and compete with it. Google has inflated ad prices above free-market levels, it said, giving it the power to pay billions for default status and maintain its monopoly.

Maharashtra, an auto-rickshaw driver was killed and his friend injured when an SUV ran over them while they were sleeping at the Versova beach in Mumbai, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place in the early hours of Monday following which the sports utility vehicle (SUV) driver fled from the spot without providing any help to the victims, they said. The SUV driver and another occupant of the vehicle have been arrested. Auto-rickshaw driver Ganesh Yadav and his friend Bablu Shrivastava were sleeping at the beach as they felt hot in their room located nearby in the Sagar Kutir Rahivasi Sangh slum area, an official from Versova police station said.

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Satish Pai, MD, Hindalco, says this quarter the sales were much higher than expected. The demand was very strong, and operational efficiencies were good. The company got a higher number, but there was also some amount of hedge accounting noise that came in, which can always go either way. So, on a consistent onward-going basis, Hindalco will stick with the Rs 600 crore guidance. Further, in India, Hindalco is net debt negative. The gross debt in India is around Rs 8,000 crore. The company does not have any plans to reduce that anymore. In Novelis, once the Bay Minette project is over, they will be back to normal two-and-a-half type of net debt to EBITDA rates. While Q1 revenue growth was largely in line with the guidance that you had earlier stated, given the recent fall in metal prices that we have seen recently, are you confident of achieving, let us say, 6% to 8% top-line growth guidance that you had given at the start of the year? Satish Pai: So, I think that honestly in our commodity type of business, we are more interested in growing the EBITDA than the top line. So, if you look at it, this quarter our consolidated EBITDA of Rs 7,992 crore was up 31% year-on-year. Our focus is on profitability and margins more than just trying to grow the top line because the top line in a commodity business is very much driven by the price of aluminium and copper, which is not really in our control. So, what we try to focus on is the profitability.

The CBI has also arrived with a specialised medical and forensic team from Delhi. On Tuesday, the Calcutta High Court ordered a CBI investigation into the sexual assault and murder of a woman post-graduate trainee (PGT) doctor on August 9.

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Health Minister JP Nadda on Tuesday, Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) has called off its strike, which began to protest the recent rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata. FORDA's nationwide indefinite strike, which began on August 12, witnessed shutting down of outpatient departments (OPDs), operation theatres, and ward duties, while emergency services continued to operate as usual. The delegation led by the association's President Aviral Mathur, presented its reformulated demands and were assured support by Nadda.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) recently summoned Dabur India chairman Mohit Burman as part of its investigation into an alleged money laundering case related to the open offer made by the Burman family to the shareholders of Religare Enterprises (REL). Also summoned were three independent directors of REL subsidiary Care Health Insurance and the manager of the open offer, said people aware of the development. Most didn't appear in person but sent their representatives. The first round of questions by the federal probe agency is to take their statements and understand and evaluate them. «The probe has commenced and since there are allegations and counter-allegations, those related to the case were summoned,» said one of the persons cited. «Their statements are being studied to evaluate if there is a case of money laundering and if the allegations levelled by the complainant in the predicate offence is indeed true.»

jail is an exception" legal principle is applicable even to offences under special statutes like the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday while granting bail to a man accused of harbouring suspected terrorists. A bench of justices Abhay Oka and Augustine George Masih said once a case has been made out for the grant of bail to an accused, the court cannot decline the relief. «When a case is made out for a grant of bail, the courts should not have any hesitation in granting bail. The allegations of the prosecution may be very serious. But, the duty of the courts is to consider the case for grant of bail in accordance with the law. 'Bail is the rule and jail is an exception' is a settled law,» SC said. The verdict came while ordering the release of a retired police constable Jalaluddin Khan, who was booked under the stringent provisions of the anti-terror law and those of the now defunct Indian Penal Code for renting out the upper floor of his house to alleged members of the banned Popular Front of India.

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Chamundeshwari Kshetra Development Authority Act of 2024. The High Court had temporarily stayed the implementation of the Act, after a member of the erstwhile Mysuru royal family — Pramoda Devi Wadiyar — challenged its legality. Passed in February, the Act aims to provide for the constitution of an independent statutory authority to undertake the work of «development and maintenance» of 'Shree Chamundeshwari Kshethra'. «We will try to vacate the High Court stay legally,» Siddaramaiah told reporters in Koppal district in response to a question on the High Court stay.

Vinesh Phogat's fate who was disqualified from the Paris 2024 Olympics gold medal match in the 50kg freestyle wrestling category is now in the hands of Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) who will deliver its verdict on August 13. While the hearings are completed and only the verdict is left, there might be a crucial 'loophole' in the United World Wrestling (UWW) rulebook that could potentially benefit Phogat, according to media reports. According to current regulations, Phogat’s disqualification was due to her failing the weigh-in by a mere 100 grams. UWW rules state that no exceptions can be made for such violations, which seemingly rules out the possibility of awarding Phogat a silver medal. However, an intriguing loophole in the rulebook might offer Phogat a chance.

The court also urged agitating doctors to call off ceasework and said they have a 'pious obligation'. The body of the woman postgraduate trainee doctor was found raped and murdered inside the college and hospital in Kolkata on August 9, sparking widespread outrage and protests.

Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to clarify its position on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which stated that the new criminal laws Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) lacks a provision equivalent to Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Section 377 had previously criminalized «sodomy» and "unnatural sex," but was partially decriminalized by the Supreme Court in 2018, stated the plea. The bench, led by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and including Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, has given the Union of India's counsel ten days to take instructions on the grievance raised in the PIL and fixed the matter for further hearing on August 27, 2024.

The former chief financial officer for Royal Bank of Canada is suing the bank for almost $50 million over claims of wrongful dismissal.

Porsche car crash case claiming these are influential persons and several key witnesses were afraid of them. Investigating officer (IO) Ganesh Ingale told court the accused, like fugitive businessmen Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya, could flee the country if given bail. Two IT professionals were killed on May 19 when their motorcycle was hit by a Porsche, allegedly driven by an inebriated minor, in Kalyani Nagar in Pune. The six accused whose bail please are being heard are the minor's parents Vishal and Shivani Agarwal, Sassoon General Hospital's Dr Ajay Taware and Dr Shreehari Halnor as well as alleged middlemen Ashpak Makandar and Amar Gaikwad. Assistant Commissioner of Police Ingale said the conspiracy to replace the blood samples of the minor was hatched at Irani Cafe in Wadgaonsheri area and accused Dr Ajay Taware was contacted and given allurement. «Though Taware told other accused he would not come forward, the probe indicates Taware has a key role in the entire conspiracy,» he said, adding the conspiracy and crime took place in multiple places such as Irani Cafe, Sassoon General Hospital, Yerwada police station, the Juvenile Justice Board permises, Dr Halnor's residential campus.

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USA Gymnastics has submitted an appeal against the International Olympic Committee’s decision that gymnast Jordan Chiles must return her Paris Olympics bronze medal in floor exercise.

Congress on Monday rejected the Sebi statement about the latest Hindenburg report and demanded the Supreme Court hand over the probe into the US-based short-seller's charges against the Adani group to a Special Investigation Team or CBI in view of the reported conflict of interest of the market regulator's chief Madhabi Puri Buch. «Clearly, no institution is sacrosanct in Amrit Kaal. Did the Sebi chairperson recuse herself from the Adani investigations? Do these conflicts of interest explain the prolonged investigation, a delay that has benefited both Adani and the Prime Minister while damaging Sebi's reputation? How can a match proceed if the umpire herself is compromised? The Supreme Court, empowered by the Constitution, must transfer the investigation to the CBI or a Special Investigation Team given the likelihood of Sebi's compromise.