'Will not allow liquor stores to open on this land': BJP issues 'lockdown' warning to Omar Abdullah govt over liquor licenses in KashmirPolitical tensions rise in Jammu and Kashmir as the BJP protests against liquor shops. The party criticizes the National Conference governm...
Retail inflation up a tad on rise in food, bullion pricesRetail inflation reached a four-month peak of 3.5% in April. This rise was fueled by increasing food and gold/silver prices. Economists ant...
As US reboots psychedelics from counterculture to R&D, Indian pharma must take the leadThe United States is accelerating research into psychedelic drugs for mental illness. This shift prompts India to re-evaluate its own drug ...
Mirwaiz says anti-drug crackdown welcome, warns against 'law and order prism'Mirwaiz Umar Farooq supports the administration's drug abuse crackdown. He stresses a broader approach is needed, not just arrests. He high...
Rain check! A dry economic switch may add to Indians' war-led shocksAs India braces for an expected below-average monsoon alongside the looming threat of El Niño, concerns mount over a potential inflation sp...
Manipur Shutdown: State govt addresses minor deaths, security concernsManipur's Home Minister condemned a five-day shutdown protesting the deaths of two minors, highlighting its disruption to essential service...
Food, fuel prices push up March retail inflation to 3.4%India's retail inflation climbed to 3.4 percent in March. Higher food and fuel costs are driving this increase. Experts predict inflation c...
Tamil Nadu polls: DMK bloc will win over 200 seats, AIADMK 'dancing to BJP's tunes,' says StalinTamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has predicted a significant victory for the DMK-led alliance in the upcoming assembly elections. He hi...
Tamil Nadu polls: TVK chief Vijay files nomination from Perambur in ChennaiTamil Nadu elections: Perambur has traditionally been a politically active seat, with a mix of industrial workers, lower- and middle-income...
FDA cancels licences of 13 medical stores, suspends 32 over sale of intoxicant tablets in NandedNanded's medical stores face strict action. The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration has cancelled licenses of thirteen stores and susp...
Spending on pan, tobacco up, says surveyThe recent survey reveals a rise in consumption of paan, tobacco, and intoxicants in rural and urban areas. Expenditure on these items has ...
"Pakistan ruined Punjab by sending intoxicants as part of conspiracy," says MP Minister Kailash VijayvargiyaHe made the remark while addressing a program organised in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Indore. A felicitation ceremony for a...
Five dead in Bihar after consuming intoxicantEight people fell ill within hours of consuming an intoxicant late on Thursday, said District Magistrate, Buxar, Aman Samir. "Five died whi...
Nitish government seeks stringent addition to prohibition lawThe draft has already been cleared by the Nitish Kumar Cabinet and the government aims at getting it approved by the Assembly in the curren...
'Woodpecker Airlines' that brew intoxicants: CEA Arvind Subramanian takes dig at Vijay MallyaSubramanian said this was a crisis where owners of some 'Woodpecker Airlines' also made intoxicants at 'Eagle Breweries', but did not pay f...
For public good, states can ban booze: SCWhile upholding the Kerala government’s decision to render all hotels except five-star ones dry, the Supreme Court also ruled that the stat...
Booze not 'intoxicant', says Punjab health ministerPunjab Health Minister Surjit Kumar Jyani does not consider booze an intoxicant. Punjab's estimated revenue from liquor for the year 2015-1...