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
Karnataka rolls out new alcobev policy, distillers unhappyBengaluru has a new excise duty on alcohol-in-beverage. Prices are now set by producers. The government cut liquor price slabs to make drin...
17 May, 2026, 06.32 PM IST
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
These mid-cap stocks with ‘Strong Buy’ & ‘Buy’ recos can rally over 25%, according to analystsAs far as India is concerned, the biggest pain point from the US-Iran war in the Gulf region has been the spike in the prices of not only o...
06 May, 2026, 11.19 PM IST
New policy will benefit premium brands, hurt local ones, distillers tell Karnataka CM SiddaramaiahLocal alcohol manufacturers in Karnataka have urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to review the proposed liquor tax system, saying it favours...
03 May, 2026, 06.54 PM IST
Telangana rations Kingfisher beer after Heineken turns off taps in price rowTelangana, the largest beer-consuming state in India, is rationing Kingfisher beer after United Breweries, controlled by Heineken, halted s...
13 Jan, 2025, 05.20 PM IST
Telangana consumes Rs 1,000 crore worth of liquor during nine days of NavaratriDuring the nine-day Navaratri period and Vijaya Dasami, Telangana's liquor sales crossed Rs 1,000 crore in just 10 days. The excise departm...
14 Oct, 2024, 12.11 PM IST
CID probe on irregularities in liquor sale during YSRCP rule soon: Chandrababu NaiduAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced that a CID probe will soon investigate irregularities in liquor sales during th...
25 Jul, 2024, 04.10 PM IST
Liquor outlets, distilleries to be under CCTV surveillance during Lok Sabha polls in TelanganaTelangana has brought all 24 liquor production points under CCTV surveillance to prevent illegal alcohol distribution in the run-up to the ...
31 Mar, 2024, 12.38 PM IST
Assembly polls: All unauthorised liquor outlets will be shut in Telangana if BJP comes to power, says Kishan ReddyThe state government is generating over Rs 40,000 crore annually through liquor sales, he claimed. The BRS government is severely hurting p...
12 Oct, 2023, 10.26 PM IST
Liquor body CIABC urges West Bengal government to reduce high sales tax to sustain the industryIn a letter to the WB government, CIABC has stated that increase of tax on liquor by 30% on April 9 has led to drastic fall in liquor sale ...
30 Jun, 2020, 03.43 PM IST
Corona tax hangover: Liquor sales in low spiritsThe biggest drop was in Andhra Pradesh, where sales plunged 90% last month. While sales declined 70% in West Bengal and 65% in Delhi, they ...
09 Jun, 2020, 07.59 PM IST
Beer sales plummet across states, brewers blame it on 'corona cess'Tipplers forming long queues at Indian liquor stores failed to bring respite for the beer industry as volume sales fell sharply in several ...
25 May, 2020, 07.43 AM IST
With 45 per cent of national intake, southern states draw 10-15 per cent revenue from liquor: ReportWhile Tamil Nadu and Kerala top the list in revenue percentage terms at 15 per cent each, for Kerala the tax on liquor is its single larges...
08 May, 2020, 11.50 AM IST
BJP manifesto promises free distribution of one lakh cows every yearListing the use of cows in sectors such as agriculture and rural economy, Prabhakar said another proposal is to set up a 'mini-India lingui...
10 Nov, 2018, 05.51 PM IST
Telangana polls: BJP manifesto proposes to regulate liquor saleIn the manifesto, which would be formally released soon, the party proposes to restrict the sale of liquor to five days a week.
14 Oct, 2018, 05.06 PM IST
Telangana fears revenue plungeThe Telangana govt is apprehensive over the adverse impact the poor revenue collections could have on its flagship programmes like irrigati...
14 Nov, 2016, 11.46 AM IST