In the Tamil Nadu Assembly, the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, which has resulted in 53 deaths, was a focal point for the second consecutive d...

The Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu has increased the death toll from 50 to 53, with 140 of the 193 patients who consumed illicit ...

Walking 25 km every day and traversing almost 3,131 km through 95 Assembly constituencies, Lokesh has come a long way from January 27 when ...

There is no silver bullet to minimising harm from alcohol. Multidimensional causality leading to growing demand requires a portfolio of mea...

Senior advocate Ajit Kumar Sinha, appearing for the Punjab government, assured the court that the state is taking action and has already de...

Aiming to generate employment and increase the revenue of the state, the draft policy issued on Tuesday night said it was seeking to addres...

Drinking alcohol weakens the body’s immune system, according to the Health ministry, WHO.

Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said he has no plans to ban liquor sale like Bihar did and talked about a range of issues.

CM and Congressman Oommen Chandy has said that housewives would give a fitting reply to LDF’s liquor policy in the elections slated for May...

When Prohibition was tried in America in the 1920s, people distilled gin in bathtubs, leading to a rise in alcoholism, and a decline in hyg...

Kerala is embracing drinks with low alcohol content like never before. This change, given Kerala’s long drinking habits, is epochal.

TASMAC’s revenues have often been used to offer freebies to woo the electorate — from colour TVs given by DMK to free fans and mixers given...

Kerala’s decision to drastically reduce availability of liquor, has given rise to parallel market for its substitutes ranging from illicit ...

Barcode-based system to help raise revenues to Rs 3,500 crore in FY14 from Rs 2,869 cr in FY13.

The state, with almost half of its revenues coming from booming alcohol sales, is confronted by a question : is booze too freely available?

Task for administration to tackle - what to do with the large number of liquor bottles, drugs and currency that were seized.

Apprehending that ban on arrack sale and lottery might lead to rise in illicit liquor trade and illegal gambling, Karnataka Chief Minister ...