The much-talked about expansion of the Union Cabinet is set to take place today. The expansion, which could see the induction of new faces, comes ahead of the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh next year. There is talk that Arjun Ram Meghwal, Bikaner MP and chief whip of the BJP in the Lok Sabha may be added to the Ministry.
A Hyderabad court is to pronounce its order on two cheque bounce cases filed against beleaguered industrialist Vijay Mallya and Kingfisher Airlines by GMR Hyderabad International Airport today.
An inter-ministerial meeting of secretaries will shortlist loss-making and sick government firms to be considered for closure and strategic disinvestment from a list the NITI Aayog submitted to PM Modi’s office last month. The meeting will recommend strategic disinvestment only in noncontentious government companies.
Chinese gadget giant LeEco will conduct its second flash sale for the Le 2 and Le Max2 today. Registration for the flash sale, which will be on Flipkart and LeMall.com, began on June 28. In its first flash sale LeEco had sold over 61,000 units of smartphones.
Officials of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are to meet in Hyderabad today to discuss the sharing of Krishna waters and other related issues. Telangana expects to get around 350 tmcft of Krishna river water for this current water year as against its assured water of 299 tmcft.