For investors who focus on the long term: 5 mid-cap stocks from different sectors with upside potential up to 28%When prices fall, caution comes naturally. Investors hesitate, portfolios are reviewed less often, and even optimists become careful. But w...
23 Jun, 2026, 05.42 PM IST
India has a story to tell in single malts that is not borrowed from Scotland or Japan: Alcobrew’s Romesh PanditaIn a freewheeling chat, Romesh Pandita, Chairman and Managing Director, Alcobrew Distilleries India, highlights how Indian single malts are...
09 Jun, 2026, 02.34 PM IST
Ladakh's new excise policy eases restrictions on liquor saleLadakh's new Excise Policy permits hard liquor sales, reduces license documents from 16 to six, and expands availability to four more distr...
31 May, 2026, 04.03 PM IST
These mid-cap stocks with ‘Strong Buy’ & ‘Buy’ recos can rally over 25%, according to analystsIf the US-Iran ceasefire holds, the markets may see some recovery. The movement of crude oil prices and its impact on the markets supports ...
27 May, 2026, 11.39 PM IST
Why Pernod Ricard is facing heat in one of its most crucial liquor marketsFrench liquor giant Pernod Ricard faces significant hurdles in India, its largest global market by volume. The company is embroiled in a ma...
27 May, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
Authorities allege Pernod Richard withheld Scotch composition, age in effort to pay lower tariffs under $314 mln refund caseIndian tax authorities are in a legal fight with Pernod Ricard. Investigators claim the French company hid the true value of Scotch whisky ...
27 May, 2026, 11.36 AM IST
NCLAT rejects pleas against Kerala's liquor procurement agency; upholds CCI orderThe Appellate Tribunal NCLAT has upheld a decision by the fair trade regulator CCI. The CCI had closed a complaint alleging abuse of domina...
24 May, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
Alcohol-in-beverage: Karnataka leads India’s next liquor tax experimentKarnataka becomes India's first state to adopt an Alcohol-in-Beverage excise duty structure. This new policy, effective May 11, deregulates...
17 May, 2026, 04.50 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
United Spirits, other liquor stocks slide up to 6% after Maharashtra hikes excise dutiesShares of liquor companies declined after the Maharashtra government approved changes to liquor taxation and regulation to boost excise rev...
11 Jun, 2025, 09.33 AM IST
Supreme Court grants states regulatory powers over industrial alcohol, overturning previous rulingIn an 8:1 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that states have regulatory powers over the production, manufacture, supply, and pricing of ind...
23 Oct, 2024, 10.16 PM IST
Liquor overcharging: How and where to file a complaint if seller asks over and above MRPIn India, liquor is a heavily taxed commodity, and the price of alcohol can vary greatly depending on where you purchase it from. Unfortuna...
23 Mar, 2023, 03.42 PM IST
CCI raids Associated Alcohols, Som Distilleries in price fixing probeThe Competition Commission of India (CCI) officials were conducting search and seizure operations across several cities and the case is abo...
27 Oct, 2021, 02.39 PM IST
HC asks Delhi govt to file detailed reply on pleas challenging levy of 70% 'special corona fees'Besides Delhi, 10 other states, Assam, Meghalaya, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and W...
29 May, 2020, 01.53 PM IST
Liquor not a fundamental right, special 70% levy is privilege price, Delhi govt tells HCThe Delhi government opposed a batch of petitions challenging its May 4 notification levying the 'special corona fees' on liquor, and said ...
28 May, 2020, 01.48 PM IST
Retailers selling cigarettes and liquor in black hike pricesWhile grocery shops are the only ones selling cigarettes since pan-and-cigarette shops remaining closed for the 21 days lockdown, these ret...
01 Apr, 2020, 07.38 PM IST
- Liquor likely to get dearer from April
Prices of liquor are all set to increase from April this year, with liquor manufacturers planning to hike prices to offset the expected pri...
03 Feb, 2009, 03.56 AM IST