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Topic: Liquor

After 2019 polls, YSRCP govt junked automated liquor supply system to favour firms paying ‘kickbacks’—ED

The agency made the allegations on Friday after announcing the attachment of movable and immovable assets worth Rs 441.63 crore belonging to three prime accused.

Rana Daggubati enters premium tequila market with Loca Loka, now in India

Rana Daggubati’s premium tequila label Loca Loka debuted in the US last year and is now in India. ‘It was about building something with cultural depth, global relevance.’

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.

2 drinks a day never hurt? Review of over 100 research papers challenges myth of moderate drinking

Review by American Heart Association suggests relationship between alcohol & cardiac health is more complicated than previously thought. But what’s certain is heavy drinking harms. 

Haryana’s excise policy: Gurugram, Faridabad to see higher liquor prices; no vends near highways

New policy introduces higher ex-distillery prices which will translate into costlier bottles for consumers. Impact will be more pronounced in Gurugram & Faridabad due to higher license fees.

Explosive hurled at liquor baron’s house is Punjab’s 14th attack by terror group in 5 months

In an FB post, militant outfit Babbar Khalsa International claimed responsibility for latest attack. Cops say ‘foot soldiers’ of gangs are young & work for money, not any ideology. 

Cancer warning on liquor bottles ‘long overdue’. Even ‘light’, ‘moderate’ drinking poses threat

Even moderate drinking of one-two drinks per day raises cancer risk, say oncologists. New data suggests link of alcohol with cancers of skin, endometrium, ovary, prostate & blood.

Centre to announce rules barring surrogate ads and sponsoring of events promoting liquor in India

In India, direct advertising of liquor is banned. Changes threaten a surcharge for liquor makers in India and would force firms such as Carlsberg to redraw their marketing campaigns.

NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of spurious liquor deaths in Punjab

Five people died and another five are in the hospital after consuming spurious liquor in Gujran village, Punjab.

As death toll in Punjab hooch tragedy touches 8, Opposition slams CM Mann — ‘busy singing tappe’

Police say 3 have been arrested in connection with Sangrur incident. Apart from attacking Bhagwant Mann, Opposition is demanding that excise minister be booked for murder & asked to resign.

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Buddha comes home to Ladakh exposition: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

The Government of India recognises Ladakh as one of the most important living centres of Buddhist culture in the world. We are committed to safeguarding its unique cultural traditions.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.