Karnataka to end alcohol price controls from April 2026Karnataka is set to overhaul its liquor tax system. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced reforms including an alcohol-content-based duty s...
06 Mar, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
Gaurav Taneja slams YouTubers Ranveer Allahbadia, Samay Raina for offensive jokes. 'They will get YouTube India cancelled'YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia faces backlash for asking an offensive question on Samay Raina’s show India’s Got Latent. The incident has spar...
10 Feb, 2025, 11.14 AM IST
In the rough: India’s Gem and Jewellery industry loses shine, pins hope on budgetIndustry experts seek initiatives that can uplift the sector, elevate exports and position India as a global trading hub for diamonds and c...
13 Jan, 2025, 11.10 AM IST
EU leaders divided on gas price cap at energy crisis summitDiplomats said the impact of the proposals, which include the possibility of a price cap, should be properly assessed by experts before app...
21 Oct, 2022, 07.33 AM IST
Covid-19 Impact: Karnataka allows microbreweries to sell existing beer stock as takeawayCurrently, Sikka is working out supply logistics to sell 10,000 litres of existing stock of consumable craft beer “Buyers can also bring th...
13 May, 2020, 09.01 PM IST
Yogi tweaks liquor policy, UP excise collection up by 48%The auditor has compared the excessive charges on specific liquor brands, a big share of which went to the distilleries, as compared to the...
23 Jun, 2019, 10.41 AM IST
A personal loss, a $2-mn win & a soaring ambition led Sebastian Thrun on the road to innovationThrun has made it his life’s mission to encourage people to quit the thrills of the driver’s seat.
02 Apr, 2019, 09.25 AM IST
Sale proceeds of Mallya’s 74 lakh shares in UB to be deposited in escrow a/cUB’s shares amount to Rs 1,008 crore and will be held by the Debt Recovery Tribunal.
28 Mar, 2019, 11.55 PM IST
Babus steal limelight in 3 months of Kerala governmentOfficials in charge of key departments have hogged the headlines by their unconventional work style, even as the ministers themselves have ...
19 Aug, 2016, 02.23 AM IST
Indian-origin businesses back David Cameron's Conservative party in UKCameron, who currently leads the coalition government along with the Liberal Democrats, will celebrate the backing as an early bounce in th...
01 Apr, 2015, 06.41 PM IST
UK business chiefs appeal over Indian studentsBritain's senior business leaders have issued an appeal to the UK government to curb the sharp drop in international students from countrie...
23 Feb, 2015, 06.29 PM IST
- Rs 65: Onion, beer, petrol on a par
The recent rise in onion prices, coinciding with rising petrol prices, resulted in a curious phenomenon: For the first time in India’s hist...
20 Jan, 2011, 06.03 AM IST
- New beer procurement policy helps United Breweries overtake SABMiller
India’s beer consumption up 24% in first half even as new state policy helps United Breweries overtake SABMiller as biggest player in Andhr...
19 Nov, 2010, 02.57 AM IST
- Blackberry standoff is about sovereignty: Moglen
Eben Moglen's intervention resulted in freedom to encrypt. The software code-writer-turned-lawyer talks to Harsimran Julkawhat about how na...
07 Sep, 2010, 10.03 AM IST
No role in MTN deal, PM to MittalPrime Minister Manmohan Singh is believed to have told Bharti Group chairman Sunil Mittal that the proposed deal between his company and MT...
23 Sep, 2009, 12.15 AM IST
- An ardent call for federalism in mining regulation
What explains the investment torpor in mining? The government has blown the bugle from the rooftop to attract foreign investors into the se...
31 Jan, 2007, 03.12 AM IST
- Cos rope in B-school grads to make feasibility project
Want a feasibility project done to enter a new market, hand it out to B-school students and yes, we are not talking about just basic market...
26 Jan, 2007, 04.03 AM IST