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Pune police's action in the Porsche hit and run case, deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis told the media Tuesday that a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder was registered immediately by the city police. He also added that the police did not act in any kind of pressure or that any VIP treatment was doled out to the juvenile accused during his detention. A 17-and-a-half-year-old boy, son of a prominent city developer, mowed down a couple after his speeding Porsche car rammed into their motorcycle in the Yerwada area of Pune in the early hours of Sunday. The incident sparked outrage criticising the Pune police for handling the incident with ‘kid gloves’ after the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) granted bail in a record 15 hours and asked the accused to write a «300-word essay» on the topic of road accidents. The case has also snowballed into a political slugfest, with the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) accusing police authorities and an MLA of the ruling Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) faction of allegedly shielding the accused minor.

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Delhi court on Tuesday framed charges of sexual harassment, intimidation and outraging the modesty of women against ex-Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and six-time Lok Sabha MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a criminal case filed by female wrestlers. Singh pleaded not guilty to the charges and claimed trial. «Why will I plead guilty when I am not guilty?» Singh told Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Priyanka Rajpoot. The court also framed the charge of criminal intimidation against co-accused and former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar in the case.

State Government has written to the ministry of external affairs (MEA) seeking cancellation of the diplomatic passport issued to Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna for dodging summons from the special investigation team (SIT) probing complaints of sexual abuse of women, against him. The letter follows a special court issuing an arrest warrant against him, Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Tuesday. The first-time MP is seeking reelection from Hassan as an NDA candidate, and fled the country a day after the April 26 polls.

Devendra Fadnavis questioned the "leniency" of the Juvenile Justice Board's punishment meted out to the teen. The Juvenile Justice Board has asked the Juvenile to write a 300-word essay on car accidents and work with the traffic police as community service for 15 days. The Juvenile Justice board also advised the teen to undergo counselling for their drinking.

Delhi Court said there was no delay on the part of the prosecution to present the documents and trial court to frame the charge against Manish Sisodia. The Delhi HC said Manish Sisodia allegedly indulged in destruction of crucial evidence, including electronic evidence. The possibility of Sisodia influencing material witnesses cannot be ruled out, the court said.

car accident case to police custody till May 24 on Tuesday. The Porsche car allegedly driven by the 17-year-old, who the police claim was drunk at the time, knocked down two motorbike riders in Kalyani Nagar area in Maharashtra's Pune city in the early hours of Sunday, causing their death, reported PTI, citing officials. According to police reports, the teenager allegedly lost control of the vehicle, leading to the fatal accident. The victims were identified as motorbike riders who succumbed to their injuries on the spot. The juvenile's father, a real estate developer, has been detained.

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A bankruptcy court judge has approved a plan by the cryptocurrency lender Genesis Global to return about $3 billion to its creditors and investors, including thousands of people who New York regulators say were defrauded by the company

A group of Tesla shareholders which includes New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is calling for investors to vote against Elon Musk’s $46 billion pay package. The group of shareholders wrote to other Tesla holders arguing that the electric-vehicle maker had governance issues. They said that the company’s board was too close to Musk and had failed to properly evaluate the pay package.

Apple Inc. is challenging a €1.8 billion ($1.9 billion) fine levied by the European Union for thwarting fair competition from music-streaming rivals, including Spotify Technology SA. The iPhone maker has filed a suit at the EU’s General Court in Luxembourg to topple the March decision, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Pune has already have already committed a crime which can lead to an adult being sentenced for life! 17-year-old Vedant Agarwal hit headlines when his Porsche SUV, knocked down two people who were travelling on a two-wheeler. The victims a pair of IT employees -Ashwini Koshta (24) and Aneesh Awadhiya, died on the spot. Both of them were from Madhya Pradesh. The incident took place at Kalyani Nagar, Pune. The vehicle, which did not have a registration number, collided with the roadside pavement railings after striking the pair. A video circulating on social media depicted a crowd of individuals assaulting the driver as he attempted to extricate himself from the crashed car. An eye witness told the police that The Porsche was traveling at a speed of approximately 200-240 km/hr, with three occupants, including Vedant, in an intoxicated state.

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Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's bail plea, refusing to grant bail. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said it will hear the plea on May 22 after hearing the case for an hour. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Soren cited the case of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and asked the court to release the JMM leader him to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had opposed Soren’s bail plea on May 20. In its affidavit, the ED argued that evidence establishes Soren's involvement in the illegal acquisition and possession of properties. The ED argued that campaigning for election was neither a fundamental, constitutional, nor a legal right.

Amal Clooney helped the International Criminal Court weigh evidence that led to the decision to seek arrest warrants for top Israeli and Hamas leaders, the human rights lawyer said Monday. The high-profile British-Lebanese barrister posted a statement on the website of the Clooney Foundation for Justice, which she founded with her husband, American actor George Clooney.

France said late Monday it supported the independence of the International Criminal Court, whose prosecutor has requested arrest warrants for leaders from Israel, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Islamist movement Hamas. «France supports the International Criminal Court, its independence, and the fight against impunity in all situations,» its foreign ministry said in a statement.

AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal, who has charged assault allegations against Delhi Chief Minister's aide Bibhav Kumar lashed out at Delhi ministers and AAP leaders for «spreading lies» about "corruption FIR" against her and threatened to file a lawsuit against them. In a post on X, Swati Maliwal claimed that her status in the party changed from «Lady Singham» to "BJP agent" right after she filed a complaint against now-arrested Kumar. «According to them, I was 'Lady Singham' until I filed a complaint against Bibhav Kumar and today I have become a BJP agent? „I will take you to court for every lie you spread!“ Maliwal said in a post on Monday.

Pune Police have detained the father of the minor who is accused in the hit and run case in which two persons have lost their lives. Vishal Agarwal, the father of the teen, has been detained from Sambhajinagar this morning, revealed Pune Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar. The father of the accused and the bar which served liquor to the juvenile accused are being proceeded against under Sections 75 and 77 of the Juvenile Justice Act, Kumar added. Two individuals, including a young woman, lost their lives after a luxury car collided with their motorcycle near Kalyani Nagar in Pune in the early hours of Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Anis Awadhiya and Ashwini Costa. The tragic incident occurred at about 3:15 am.

Netanyahu and the Palestinian militant group Hamas have strongly condemned the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to seek arrest warrants for their leaders over alleged war crimes committed during the recent conflict. ICC prosecutor Karim Khan's request targets Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant from Israel, as well as Hamas leaders Ismail Haniyeh and Yahya Sinwar. Israel has strongly criticized the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to seek arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The Israeli government labeled the allegations as a «historical disgrace,» according to a report by AFP.

Alphabet's Google has preemptively paid damages to the U.S. government, an unusual move aimed at avoiding a jury trial in the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit over its digital advertising business. Google disclosed the payment, but not the amount, in a court filing last week that said the case should be heard and decided by a judge directly. Without a monetary damages claim, Google argued, the government has no right to a jury trial.

US President Joe Biden denied Monday that Israel's war in Gaza was genocide, as he slammed an «outrageous» request by the International Criminal Court's prosecutor for an arrest warrant for Israeli leaders. «What's happening is not genocide,» Biden told a Jewish American Heritage Month event at the White House as he discussed the conflict sparked by Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel.