NTPC plans to invest $10 billion in new coal-fired power stations over the next five years despite the electricity regulator's assessment that thermal plants now under construction will be able to meet demand until 2027.

In the first phase, India's biggest power producer, NTPC, plans to build three new plants with a combined capacity of more than 5 gigawatts (GW), nearly double the capacity of those currently being phased out, five senior company officials said.

Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday had a miraculous escape when a chopper carrying him had landed in emergency conditions due to bad weather.

The Mi-17 helicopter with Rijiju and seven other passengers and crew was flying from Guwahati to Zero in Arunachal Pradesh when it faced heavy rains and fog this afternoon.

Domestic cooking gas (LPG) price has been hiked by up to Rs 32 per cylinder — the steepest increase in six years — following implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

Subsidised LPG rates have been increased to Rs 477.46 per 14.2-kg cylinder from Rs 446.65 in Delhi after GST was implemented from July 1.

A fortnight after the Punjab government amended the law to allow restaurants situated within 500 metres of National Highways to serve liquor within their premises, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that there was nothing wrong with denotifying highways if such roads are within a city.

The court made the observation while hearing a petition filed by NGO Arrive Safe Society through its president Harman Singh Sidhu.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that as technological partners, both Israel and India can transform the world.

During his visit, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will accompany him throughout the visit.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he sees Israel as a technological partner and expects fruitful cooperation between the two powers that can change the world together.

The Maharashtra government has increased the one-time registration tax on private two- and four-wheelers by 2 per cent.

The hike was approved by the Maharashtra Cabinet yesterday to compensate for the loss of revenue due to the abolition of octroi and local body tax following the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), an official from the transport department said today.

In a big relief to all those who are bearing the brunt of demonetisation, the Supreme Court on Tuesday rapped the Centre and asked them to give another chance to genuine people to deposit old notes.

The Supreme court granted 2-weeks time to Centre to mull over option to provide window to those who could not deposit demonetised notes due to valid reasons.

Sun Pharma and Samsung BioLogics on Tuesday announced a strategic long-term manufacturing agreement for Tildrakizumab used for treatment of psoriasis.

"The agreement was entered into by Sun Pharma's wholly- owned subsidiary and Samsung BioLogics...Sun Pharma has appointed Samsung BioLogics to manufacture Tildrakizumab, an investigational IL-23p19 inhibitor being evaluated for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis," the company said in a BSE filing.

PM Narendra Modi visit to Israel: For how long can a country afford to be ambivalent towards a strategic partner? For how long can a country gain from another nation but not give it the due respect it deserves? In the international arena, a country accords due respect and recognition to another country by establishing a diplomatic mission on the latter’s land and by visits of its top leadership. When it comes to India and Israel, it is well established that Tel Aviv is a strategic partner of New Delhi. There can be no bigger proof of this than the fact that Israel supplied arms to India on at least four critical moments of its independent history, even as the so-called big allies of the world looked the other way, in 1962, 1965 and 1971 and 1999.

Online entertainment ticketing firm BookMyShow (BMS) has acquired Burrp, a Mumbai-based local restaurant recommendation engine, from Network18.

The acquisition is being carried out on a slump sale basis by Foodfesta Wellcare, an arm of Big Tree -- an associate firm of Reliance Industries, which is also the promoter group company of Network18.

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