The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the states have regulatory power over production, manufacture and supply of industrial alcohol. In a 8:1 majority ruling, the top court held that the......
A chemical analyst on Wednesday told the sessions court in Mumbai that he had found alcohol in the blood sample of actor Salman Khan during his medical examination after the infamous 2002......
Traces of poison and alcohol have been found in the viscera of Fiza aka Anuradha Bali, the estranged second wife of former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan, whose highly decomposed body......
The toll in the hooch tragedy in Lucknow and Unnao districts on Tuesday climbed to 31 with 17 more people dying in various hospitals in Lucknow. Over 100 persons were still undergoing treatment in......
Michael Wade Page, the gunman who killed six Sikhs at a Wisconsin gurdwara in August, was drug-free when he went on the shooting spree and had a number of white supremacist tattoos on his body......
Mobile phones and TV sets manufactured in India would become cheaper with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announcing cuts in Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on import of their components but smokers......
From paints to apparel and lifestyle majors, brewers, distillers and fragrance makers have stepped into the market, even as the frontline companies including FMCG players, pharma and healthcare......
Record sugar output has also yielded molasses production way beyond market demand and plant capacity of state distilleries and country made liquor units The sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh, which are......
Budget provisions The following announcements have been proposed in the Union budget 2014-15 Inverted duty structure address by reducing customs duties on raw materials Basic Customs Duty on......
Chemicals: Budget 2013-14 Analysis Budget provisions The following announcements have been proposed in the Union budget 2013-14 No change in the peak rate of basic customs duty of 10% for......