Iran-Israel War: LPG shortage forces restaurants to improvise with electric appliances, microwaves, and firewood across IndiaThe ongoing West Asia conflict has triggered a worrying scarcity of commercial LPG cylinders across India, leaving many businesses, especia...
12 Mar, 2026, 06.28 PM IST
West Asia War: Commercial LPG crisis paralyses hotel operations in KeralaThe vibrant hospitality scene in Kerala is dimming as hotels and eateries grapple with an alarming shortage of commercial LPG. Operations a...
11 Mar, 2026, 08.34 PM IST
December 2025 Dry Days: Know the dates and states where alcohol won’t be soldDecember 2025 Dry Days: Alcohol sales will be restricted across several Indian states this December. Delhi will observe dry days for MCD by...
30 Nov, 2025, 01.47 PM IST
Woman dies and 178 suffer food poisoning after eating Biryani-type dish with Mayonnaise at Kerala restaurantA woman died and 178 people suffered food poisoning in Thrissur, Kerala, after consuming a Biryani-type dish from a local restaurant. Sympt...
28 May, 2024, 11.50 AM IST
Dry Days Ahead: States prepare for Eid al-Fitr celebrations with liquor bans; Here's a full list of upcoming dry daysOn the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, several states and cities in India, including Delhi, are set to observe dry days, with liquor stores closed...
11 Apr, 2024, 08.35 AM IST
Hotel, travel companies take a hit as rains lash North IndiaAmit Damani, co-founder of villa and bungalow rental company StayVista, said business has been impacted in the hills of North India and it ...
17 Jul, 2023, 09.49 AM IST
Retailers urge states to use hospitalisation trend, not infections, as criteria for Covid curbsThe spike in Omicron cases comes at a time when retailers were in recovery mode after the Covid outbreak. Retail sales in November surpasse...
30 Dec, 2021, 06.20 AM IST
New restrictions in Tamilnadu: Movie theatres, liquor bars, auditoriums, meeting halls, vegetable shops located in malls will close from 25th April morning24 Apr, 2021, 07.34 PM IST
Shopping tide ebbs as Covid second wave ushers in new restrictionsConsumption and footfalls have declined 30-50 per cent in impacted states, Industry executives said, denting business on the eve of Holi an...
29 Mar, 2021, 07.40 AM IST
Liquor sales decline up to 60% in May-June in states with high Corona cess: ReportAfter the retail sales of liquor were resumed after six weeks of closure in May, several state governments facing shortage of financial res...
02 Aug, 2020, 07.35 PM IST
Kasargod Gulf-returnee’s visits across Kerala cause worries, force border lockdown with KarnatakaThe Gulf-returnee, a former auto rickshaw driver, arrived in Kozhikode airport on March 11, and has met several people in Kozhikode, Pattan...
21 Mar, 2020, 05.37 PM IST
India-wide Corona infections touch 100, Maharashtra has most cases 31Of the 12 fresh cases that emerged in Maharashtra on Saturday, five were in Pimpri-Chinchwad, two in Yavatmal and one each in Mumbai, Vashi...
15 Mar, 2020, 11.33 AM IST
How different sectors of the economy are bearing the brunt of the coronavirus outbreakA report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development has forecast that the global economy may see an impact of $1-2 trillion in 2020. How...
14 Mar, 2020, 11.00 PM IST
Kerala sees three to five hours wait in queues for liquorIn Kerala, liquor is available only through the state-owned retail outlets and the sudden closure of 207 of the nearly 850 retail liquor ou...
02 Apr, 2017, 08.52 PM IST
How fall in rubber prices is impacting lakhs of Keralites who have built fortunes from its cultivationAppeals, memoranda and even strikes — the 10 lakh-odd rubber farmers and their families in the state have tried it all to convince the poli...
08 Mar, 2015, 02.47 AM IST
Kerala State Congress President VM Sudheeran: The man responsible for the state's proposed liquor banKerala being Kerala and the Congress in Kerala being a unique polity of sorts, Sudheeran’s name was not recommended as he was not part of a...
28 Sep, 2014, 01.23 PM IST
Kerala KFC outlet shut down on worm complaintKFC, however, denied the presence of the worm. If the row escalates, it could impact KFC's sales at least in short term.
10 Oct, 2012, 02.04 AM IST