Liquor sales up by 15% in MP before going 'dry' for polls

Liquor sales in Madhya Pradesh jumped by around 15 per cent between Monday and Wednesday evening before the state went “dry” ahead of Friday's assembly polls to check malpractices, an......

AAP's Sanjay Singh promised favours in excise 'scam': ED

Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh promised favours to the beneficiaries of the Delhi excise policy 'scam' with the help of former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, the Enforcement......

Cong slams Smriti Irani over 'illegal' Goa bar; minister hits back

The Congress on Saturday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should sack Union Minister Smriti Irani, alleging that her daughter was running an "illegal bar" in Goa, a charge vehemently......

Toddy-tappers take on EPS, Stalin

The Tamil Nadu Toddy Movement had met both Chief Minister Palaniswami and Stalin to seek their intervention in lifting the ban on toddy-tapping and had submitted petitions, but there it remained.So......

Liquor volumes may take 20% hit in FY21

Almost 70 per cent of alcohol distribution in India happens through liquor vends or shops, while 30 per cent happens on-premise, that is, in bars, pubs, and hotels. The Indian-made foreign liquor......

States empowered to impose import duty on IMFL: SC

In a major order affecting the liquor traders, the Supreme Court has ruled that the state governments had the power to impose import levy on Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) imported into the......

Diageo set to re-enter IMFL mart

Diageo India, the domestic arm of global drinks giant Diageo Plc, plans to re-enter the Indian made foreign liquor market as part of a market consolidation plan in India.The company, which is a......

Liquor companies dizzy as prohibition looms large in Andhra Pradesh

A phased roll-out of prohibition will hit revenues of companies, which get 5% of their volume sales from the state Liquor companies may have to contend with significant loss of revenue if Andhra......