HC permits liquor sale in Mumbai after LS poll results on June 4

The Bombay high court on Friday permitted the sale of liquor in Mumbai after the announcement of Lok Sabha poll results on June 4. Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph: ANI......

Mumbai hotel owners move HC against dry day order on counting day

An association of owners of hotels, restaurants and bars on Tuesday moved the Bombay high court, challenging the orders passed by the Mumbai city and suburban Collectors, declaring the entire day......

Major terror threat to India from ISIS, Al Qaeda in J-K: FATF

The "most significant" terrorism threat faced by India appears to be from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or Al-Qaeda-linked groups that are active in and around Jammu and Kashmir,......

We are committed to banning liquor in Bihar: Nitish Kumar

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday reiterated that his government is committed to enforce liquor ban or prohibition in the state. M I Khan/ Rediff.com report from Patna. "We are......

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......

Vijay Mallya to merge liquor firms

Vijay Mallya's UB group will form a new entity called United Spirits by merging all its liquor firms namely McDowell & Company, Herbertsons, Triumph Distilleries & Vintners and Shaw Wallace &......

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......

Poor rains: Liquor prices may rise by 10-15%

The below-average monsoon this year and the subsequent shortfall in the production of sugarcane in India will see the prices of Indian Made Foreign Liquor increase by 10-15 per cent in the next......