India meets FY26 with cheers & beers: High-end spirits popular; ale beats rainy daysIndia's liquor sales saw a rebound in the year ended March, with spirits volume growing 4% and beer volumes also rising 4%. This recovery w...
12 May, 2026, 05.00 AM IST
Election cash doles may trigger short-term consumption boost in apparel, smartphones, liquor: CEOsCash handouts from recent state elections are expected to boost spending on items like apparel, smartphones, and electronics. Consumers, es...
06 May, 2026, 12.29 AM IST
Tipplers swap shots for pints as states shake up liquor lawsTipplers in Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, and Meghalaya are choosing beer over hard spirits. This shift follows changes i...
11 Dec, 2025, 12.28 AM IST
Assam to launch ASSAMSAT, AI-driven initiatives, and major Budget proposals for 2025-26The Assam government plans to launch its own satellite, ASSAMSAT, to support crucial projects in agriculture, disaster management, and infr...
10 Mar, 2025, 07.05 PM IST
Rare Assam tea sold for Rs 1 lakh per kgPabhojan Gold Tea offers a bright yellow liquor with a soothing after-taste and is made from the choicest second flush tips plucked from th...
20 Jun, 2022, 08.01 PM IST
United Spirits seeks single pricing policy linked to inflationThe maker of Johnnie Walker and McDowell’s said it is seeing inflationary pressure, especially on ENA driven by the geopolitical impact on ...
01 Jun, 2022, 10.56 AM IST
Assam tea fetches highest price in auction, 1 kg of 'Manohari Gold' sold for Rs 1LIn 2019, Manohari Gold had sold for Rs 50K per kg - the highest auction value at that time.
15 Dec, 2021, 04.33 PM IST
Assam specialty tea auctioned for ‘record' Rs 99,999 per kgThe Manohari Tea Estate sold 1 kg of its 'Manohari Gold' variety to Sourabh Tea Traders, Gauhati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) Secretary Priyan...
15 Dec, 2021, 11.09 AM IST
Online sale of liquor in Guwahati Municipal Corporation areas comes into forceThe online sale of liquor in the first phase is limited to Guwahati Municipal Corporation area only, which may be further extended to other...
23 Jul, 2021, 11.42 AM IST
Petrol, diesel to become cheaper by Rs 5 in Assam from midnight; liquor to be cheaper by 25 pcAssam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, while presenting the vote on account on Friday, said that 25 per cent additional cess on liquor...
12 Feb, 2021, 11.29 AM IST
HC asks Delhi govt to file detailed reply on pleas challenging levy of 70% 'special corona fees'Besides Delhi, 10 other states, Assam, Meghalaya, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and W...
29 May, 2020, 01.53 PM IST
Liquor not a fundamental right, special 70% levy is privilege price, Delhi govt tells HCThe Delhi government opposed a batch of petitions challenging its May 4 notification levying the 'special corona fees' on liquor, and said ...
28 May, 2020, 01.48 PM IST
Assam hikes liquor prices by 25 per centAssam cabinet held its meeting on Friday through video conferencing. Assam Industries and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said the...
08 May, 2020, 09.46 PM IST
Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh may levy COVID cess on liquorAssam finance minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “We had an informal discussion with these states and we may increase the tax on liquor. T...
07 May, 2020, 10.06 PM IST
Arunachal tea variety fetches Rs 40,000 per kgA 1.1 kg lot of Golden Needles tea variety of Donyi Polo tea estate in Arunachal Pradesh sold at Rs 40,000 per kg yesterday.
24 Aug, 2018, 02.14 PM IST
Assam government mulls direct transfer of subsidies"We are contemplating if subsidies which state government is giving per cylinder to IOCL can be directly transferred to consumer," Sarma sa...
07 Jul, 2016, 06.25 PM IST
Mizoram: Prohibition ends despite strong protest by the churchThis predominantly Christian hill state, surrounded on three sides by Myanmar and Bangladesh, had gone `dry' under pressure from the hugely...
22 Mar, 2015, 12.28 PM IST