Death to the $20 cocktail: The bars bringing back cheaper drinksBars are rethinking cocktail pricing as costs soar and consumer behavior shifts. Establishments like Gus' Sip & Dip and Radicle are offerin...
14 May, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
From 'pure milk' to Scotch: Bihar’s secret language of liquorBihar's decade-old alcohol ban has not stopped drinking. Instead, it has fueled a secret delivery system. Coded words like 'pure milk' and ...
30 Apr, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
The Atlanta Pharmacist Who Didn’t Mean to Create a Global Drink: How a Medicinal Syrup Became Coca-ColaIn 1886, Atlanta pharmacist John Stith Pemberton created a medicinal syrup, not a soda, inspired by tonics like French Wine Coca. The addit...
29 Apr, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
Fatty liver patients must AVOID these 3 drinks, warns AIIMS gastro doctor. Here's whyFatty liver is a growing concern in India, affecting younger individuals. Dr. Saurabh Sethi, an AIIMS gastroenterologist, highlights drinks...
04 Apr, 2026, 10.24 AM IST
For the kids' sake, target grown-upsGovernment bans on cough syrups for young children and energy drinks for minors are positive steps, but effective implementation requires m...
24 Apr, 2025, 10.30 PM IST
BSF braves unfavourable terrain, weather to meet challenges in border areas of South BengalThe BSF is actively preventing smuggling and illegal activities along the India-Bangladesh border. In 2023, significant seizures of gold an...
09 Jan, 2025, 07.15 PM IST
Over 50 cough syrup makers fail quality testsLikewise, Central Drugs Testing Laboratory (CDTL) Mumbai analysed 523 samples, out of which 18 samples from 10 firms failed quality tests. ...
04 Dec, 2023, 12.07 AM IST
Indian authorities probe deaths caused by 'contaminated' medicinal syrupAuthorities in Gujarat, India, are investigating the deaths of three individuals who allegedly consumed a contaminated Ayurvedic syrup name...
30 Nov, 2023, 08.39 PM IST
5 dead after suspected consumption of contaminated ayurvedic syrup in Gujarat"Blood sample report of a villager confirmed that methyl alcohol was added to the syrup before it was sold," Kheda Superintendent of Police...
30 Nov, 2023, 03.17 PM IST
Police bust 'alcoholic ayurvedic syrup factory' in Punjab, bottles were sold through paan shops in GujaratThe police in Devbhumi Dwarka have shut down a factory in Punjab that was producing alcoholic ayurvedic syrup exclusively for the Gujarat m...
22 Aug, 2023, 02.11 PM IST
GST Council decides extra-neutral alcohol taxation to stay with statesCurrently, alcohol for human consumption or potable alcohol is out of the ambit of GST and states are free to levy taxes on them. However, ...
01 Jul, 2021, 05.45 PM IST
Are you ‘sober curious’? You can now 'dabble' in alcohol by trying these delicious non-alcoholic cocktails“Dry January” has gone from punchline to mantra for bars nationwide.
18 Jan, 2020, 05.48 PM IST
Tonic water recipes, with a twist, to serve this DiwaliMake your bar fun with these easy recipes.
02 Nov, 2018, 06.49 PM IST
Farm-to-glass is the new cool on menus of Bengaluru’s barsBar menus in Bengaluru too are keeping up with this increasing health consciousness by introducing organic cocktails aka size-zero cocktail...
15 Aug, 2018, 10.24 AM IST
How vinegar plays versatile roles in people's lifeVinegar gives every drink a very different feel and, possibly, ancient roots.
20 Jun, 2018, 09.04 AM IST
Shaken sometimes stirred: A list of summer cocktails to beat the heatDrinks like margaritas, daiquiris, negronis have held their ground for many years.
06 May, 2018, 11.33 AM IST
Bihar to ban supply of medicinal drugs with alcohol contentBihar government is contemplating to restrict the supply of all medicinal drugs with have alcohol contents. In principal it has been decide...
16 Apr, 2016, 12.07 PM IST