India’s brandy boom still feels uncool. Liquor cos want to give it a makeoverBrandy, a spirit deeply entrenched in South India's culture and cinema, is now undergoing a national makeover. Despite being India's second...
20 May, 2026, 11.38 AM IST
India's aspirations 'no longer limited to its borders': PM Narendra Modi to diaspora in NetherlandsPrime Minister Narendra Modi described India as a land of opportunities undergoing unprecedented transformation. He stated India's aspirati...
16 May, 2026, 05.54 PM 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
West Bengal Election Results 2026 Date and Time: When counting will take place and where to check resultsWest Bengal Assembly Election Results 2026 date and time: West Bengal's Phase II polling concludes on April 29, 2026, with vote counting fo...
28 Apr, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
Is it worth taking a fresh look at the housing finance sector? 6 housing finance stocks with upside potential of up to 18%Housing finance is one of those sectors where the macro picture is always attractive, but not so much the micro reality. At the level of th...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.50 PM IST
Kerala Assembly elections: From malls, banks to schools, what's open and what's closedKerala is holding a high-stakes Assembly election today, with 2.71 crore voters deciding the fate of 883 candidates across 140 constituenci...
09 Apr, 2026, 05.09 PM IST
Muted Easter in eateries of poll-bound PuducherryPuducherry restaurants are struggling with an LPG shortage this Easter. This has forced many to alter their traditional brunch menus or can...
07 Apr, 2026, 01.14 AM IST
Shops, establishments must display names in Tamil: Puducherry CM RangasamyPuducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy announced that shops and establishments must display their names in Tamil to honour the language. Cir...
18 Mar, 2025, 12.57 PM IST
Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till 19 July; announces further relaxationsHotels, tea shops, bakeries, roadside shops, and snack shops can now function with 50% of customers till 9pm, while schools, colleges, thea...
10 Jul, 2021, 02.13 PM IST
Lockdown in Puducherry from May 10 to 24During the period, beaches, parks, gardens would remain closed to the public, as also all places of worship and religious centres
08 May, 2021, 11.20 PM IST
Total weekend lockdown to combat COVID-19 enforced in PuducherryHowever, functioning of essential services was permitted till 2 pm to facilitate the availability of vegetables, groceries and other requir...
25 Apr, 2021, 04.24 PM IST
Cyclone Nivar: Prohibitory orders clamped in Pondy to restrict movement of peoplePuducherry is expected to be 'severely impacted' by the cyclone and there was a grave danger to life, health and safety of the public becau...
24 Nov, 2020, 04.31 PM IST
Liquor shops asked to down shutters on Mahaveer Jayanthi dayDeputy Commissioner (Excise) S.Abel Rozario in a release said all bar attached restaurants should also be closed that day.
14 Apr, 2016, 02.26 AM IST
Emulate Kerala to clamp prohibition in phased manner: CPICPI has demanded that the Puducherry government emulate Kerala government's policy to implement prohibition in a phased manner in the Union...
21 Aug, 2015, 04.55 PM IST
JD(U) demands implementation of prohibtion in PuducherryJanata Dal (United) today demanded that the Home Ministry direct the Puducherry government to clamp prohibition in the union territory.
02 Aug, 2015, 02.59 PM IST
2 kg sugar free of cost for families under PDS for DiwaliNecessary instructions had been issued to shop owners to prominently display the arrangement to supply two kg sugar for card holders for Di...
15 Oct, 2014, 08.36 PM IST
AIADMK sponsors 12-hour bandh in Puducherry in protest of Jayalalithaa's convictionDawn-to-dusk bandh called by AIADMK in protest against conviction of J Jayalalithaa in a disproportionate assets case disrupted normal life...
04 Oct, 2014, 11.39 AM IST