Gujarat govt eases liquor rules: Non-Gujaratis, foreigners can drink at GIFT City by showing photo IDGujarat's GIFT City now allows non-residents and foreigners to consume liquor by showing a photo ID. The state government has removed the p...
22 Dec, 2025, 11.00 PM IST
Thailand reverses afternoon alcohol ban days after enforcing strict penaltiesThailand has reversed its afternoon alcohol sales ban, reopening sales between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. as a six-month pilot from early December. ...
17 Nov, 2025, 05.46 PM IST
Landmark HC ruling: Alcohol presence not a valid reason to deny motor insuranceThe Kerala High Court ruled that insurers cannot deny accident claims solely based on alcohol presence in the insured's bloodstream. The co...
08 Oct, 2025, 12.01 PM IST
In 'dry' Gujarat, state govt earns Rs 94 lakh revenue from liquor sale at GIFT CityThe state government generated Rs 94.19 lakh from liquor sales at GIFT City, a fintech hub in Gujarat where alcohol consumption has been pe...
24 Mar, 2025, 05.57 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh to see new Low Alcoholic Beverage Bars from April 1; liquor sales to stop in 19 placesMadhya Pradesh will introduce low alcoholic beverage bars from April 1 while restricting liquor sales in 19 locations, including 17 holy ci...
17 Feb, 2025, 08.33 AM IST
October 2024 Dry Days: Liquor shops to remain closed for four days in OctoberDry Days in Delhi October 2024 : Liquor shops will close for six days in October and November due to national holidays and religious festiv...
01 Oct, 2024, 01.01 PM IST
Manipur Cabinet legalises production, sale and consumption of alcohol in specific regionsThe Manipur Cabinet has approved the establishment of the Manipur State Beverages Corporation Limited (MSBCL), marking the end of over 30 y...
17 Dec, 2023, 11.41 AM IST
In dry state Manipur, organisations oppose govt's resolution to legalise liquorThe Coalition Against Drugs and Alcohol (CADA) and All Manipur Women’s Social Reformation and Development Samaj (Nupi Samaj) stoutly oppose...
06 Dec, 2023, 07.38 PM IST
Manipur no more a 'dry state' as cabinet legalises liquorThe Manipur cabinet lifted the complete ban on liquor in the state amid an ongoing ethnic conflict and a campaign against drug and alcohol ...
06 Dec, 2023, 11.40 AM IST
GST Council Meeting: Tax rates slashed on millet products, molasses and other key decisionsThe Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council in India has decided to reduce the GST on millet flour in powder form from 18% to 5%. The move aim...
07 Oct, 2023, 08.31 PM IST
GST Council decision on ENA to bring stability in industry: CIABC"The GST Council's decision is a big relief to the industry, it will bring stability and settle nerves all over," Vinod Giri, Director Gene...
07 Oct, 2023, 08.12 PM IST
Manipur to come up with white paper on liquor legalisationThis has triggered opposition from various groups in the state. Coalition Against Drugs and Alcohol (CADA) and women groups are seeking mod...
01 Oct, 2022, 07.51 PM IST
Maharashtra allows hotels, restaurants to sell alcohol for off-premises consumptionThe exemption, however, does not apply to state capital Mumbai, where BMC has prohibited the sale of alcohol, and in other areas of the sta...
20 May, 2020, 09.12 AM IST
Hotels in Maharashtra get nod to sell off liquor stock, but not in MumbaiIndustry executives, who had been lobbying for the move, have nevertheless welcomed it. “In other places in the state where alcohol consump...
19 May, 2020, 11.51 PM IST
View: Raise the bar for online liquor saleStates having been losing an estimated Rs 700 crore a day due to the liquor ban. With simultaneous losses on the GST front, these lost reve...
24 Apr, 2020, 10.51 PM IST
Liquor ban in Bihar hits TB diagnosis, Centre writes to stateFreshly prepared 70 per cent alcohol is also required at all levels for surface disinfection.
16 Jul, 2017, 05.44 PM IST
- Bill seeks to slice tax refund rate
THE government has introduced the Bill which seeks, among other things, to reduce the interest rate on direct tax refunds paid by the gover...
06 Dec, 2003, 06.52 AM IST