Новости за 04.04.2016

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is leading a $25-million (about Rs 165.4 crore) funding in content provider Hungama Digital Media Entertainment, which also has ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala on board.

The government is set to top its tax collection target of Rs 14.6 lakh crore for 2015-16 despite a minor shortfall on the direct taxes front and record refunds, which added up to Rs 1.17 lakh crore so far.

The Adani Group is looking to buy the local assets of SunEdison, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters, after the heavily indebted US solar power developer sought partners for its projects.

The police on Monday arrested warden of the hostel for failing to report the incident that took place in the college in which a 17-year-old Dalit girl was raped and murdered in Bikaner.

The Ajmer Vidhyut Vitran Nigam on Monday removed the acting assistant engineer M S Verma, who was sentenced to three years jail and Rs 10,000 fine in a corruption case.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar, has bagged ninth position among various research and teaching institutes of the country in the India Rankings 2016 released by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).

Residents of Dhaula village in Barnala district blocked the Barnala-Mansa road for nearly two hours on Sunday seeking upgradation of the village school from high to senior secondary level.

Arrivals of wheat are yet to begin in Patiala district as arhtiyas (commission agents) have demanded gunny bags as procurement picks up pace in the coming days.

Even a fortnight after the strike by the employees of the Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited (Punsup) started, the state government has failed to prevail upon the protesters to return to work.

After the Congress faux pas on Rajya Sabha membership for Sufi singer Hans Raj Hans, members of Valmiki/Mazhabi Sikh community, aligned with the Congress, are now getting more assertive politically to demand their "share" in the party.

Industry may be fleeing Punjab, but liquor trade in Punjab has witnessed a twofold increase in the past decade.

Sultanpur Lodhi (Kapurthala) Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday said there was a subtle understanding between Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal).

Five main religious spots of Kurukshetra are going to get beautified under the Swadesh Darshan scheme in the coming two years.

After going through 14 months of ordeal in a Syrian jail, four youths from Haryana have returned to their villages after the intervention of the Union government.

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday refused to hear an "immature" petition challenging the constitutional validity of the recent Bill passed by the Haryana assembly providing reservation to Jats and five other communities in government jobs and admissions to educational institutions under backward classes (C) category.

A day after yoga guru Ramdev made a statement about beheading those not glorifying Bharat Mata Ki Jai, an ex-minister of Haryana on Monday lodged a complaint against him with local police in Rohtak.

Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday asked district and sessions judges of six districts in Haryana to submit a detailed report on security provided to judicial complexes and judicial officers in their respective areas during the Jat stir for reservation in February.

Residents of a village in Yamunanagar district had a tense night on Sunday as a leopard spent almost seven hours on a tree near the village.

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday admonished the the Haryana Police for 'playing tricks' with the court over the investigation into the alleged Murthal gang rape incidents during the Jat agitation for reservation.