Daily Newsletter | Saturday, December 30, 2017
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| Crack in new Gujarat cabinet? Denied key portfolios, Dy CM skips office |
| All is not well in the newly inducted Vijay Rupani government. Signs of discontent were visible as deputy chief minister Nitin Patel, who suffered the ignominy of being stripped off three key portfolios – finance, urban development and petroleum – did not assume office in the Sachivalaya in Gandhinagar on Friday even as many ministers took charge. |
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| India slams Hafiz meet with Palestinian envoy |
| The presence of the Palestinian envoy at a JuD rally is a slap on the face for India, just last week India voted for a UNGA resolution against the US decision to move its capital to Jerusalem. India, like 127 other countries voted on the principle that the status of Jerusalem would be decided after a deal between Israel and Palestine |
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| 6-hour blaze guts 2 rooftop bars — both illegal |
| BMC assistant municipal commissioner Prashant Sapkale said BMC had sent the two eateries notices for various violations and also illegally using the terrace to serve food and drinks without valid permissions. |
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| WhatsApp mistakenly leaks an upcoming feature |
| Facebook-owned WhatsApp has rolled out some new features in the past few days. There have been some rumours that the company is testing ‘Reply Privately’ feature for some time. Now it seems that they mistakenly rolled out the new feature in a beta up… |
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| Medal prospects will not face funding hurdles, says Rathore |
| “There is a selection committee in every sport which is tasked to select the medal prospects. Those who are real medal prospects will get all the support. Funding won’t be a problem for them,” Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said. |
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| Bitcoins like Ponzi schemes: Govt |
| The government on Friday cautioned people against the risk of virtual currencies, saying they are not legal tender and do not have any regulatory permission or protection in India. |
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| Markets rise; set for best year since 2014 |
| Equities have been on a record-setting run through the year on optimism that the government would continue its reform agenda after winning elections in the western state of Gujarat. |
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| Arun Jaitley chairs pre-Budget FSDC meet |
| The Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) is a high-powered body, whose members include RBI Governor Urjit Patel, Sebi Chairman Ajay Tyagi, IRDAI Chief T S Vijayan, PFRDA Chairman Hemant Contractor and IBBI Chairman M S Sahoo. Besides, top Finance Ministry officials attended the meeting. |
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