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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicExcise

Topic: excise

Nirmala Sitharaman likely to table Central Excise (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha today

The Bill aims to raise excise duties and cess on tobacco products, with an amendment to the Central Excise Act, 1944.

Behind the chaos in liquor vend auctions in Haryana, gangsters, threats and a murder

Haryana Excise & Taxation Dept, which has so far allotted only 934 of 1,200 liquor zones, is grappling with a significant shortfall in revenue due to the reluctance of bidders.

Karnataka hikes excise license fee by 50%, drops earlier plan to double it after criticism

Giving relief to industry stakeholders, the state has also extended license renewal period to five years from previous one year. The revised rates will come into effect from 1 July.

Dry days ahead? Beermaker stops Kingfisher, Heineken supply to Telangana amid standoff with govt

Nearly 20% of United Breweries' sales come from Telangana, making it one of its top markets & decision to stop sales will likely dent its topline growth, it is learnt.

Opaque model, unchecked sales — inside Congress MP Dhiraj Sahu’s family liquor empire in Odisha

Raids at country liquor baron & Rajya Sabha member Dhiraj Sahu led to recoveries of over Rs 300 cr. Here’s how his company, Baldeo Sahu and Sons, has monopolised trade in western Odisha.

TN minister says those ‘who drink before heavy-duty work not drunkards’, defends morning liquor sales

Tamil Nadu Minister for Prohibition and Excise S. Muthusamy talked about sanitation workers drinking to 'tolerate sewage'. Oppn says make their living conditions better instead.

On Camera

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.