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TopicLiquor licensing

Topic: Liquor licensing

‘Crossing all limits’: SC slams ED, stays probe against TASMAC in Tamil Nadu liquor licences row

Highlighting absence of any predicate offence involving TASMAC as an accused, SC said the probe agency was violating all norms of federal governance by initiating the investigation.

Delhi court turns down Pernod Ricardo’s plea for renewal of liquor sale lincence

The Enforcement Directorate has accused the company of illegally making profits by giving false information to Delhi city authorities in 2021.

Why Indian whisky makers are still struggling against foreign rivals — ‘taxation woes, varying state laws’

While Indian brands are giving foreign ones competition, especially in premium whisky segment, they are held back by 'discriminatory' taxes & bias towards foreign players, say industry insiders.

On Camera

J&K medical college was shut over ‘unacceptable’ demography. Hindus can be a minority too

The episode forces an uncomfortable but constitutionally routine point into the open: Hindus are a minority in J&K. Their protection is territorial, not “civilisational”.

India’s growth story rests on stability, reforms & strategic self-reliance: Shaktikanta Das

Former RBI governor says India is now expected to remain the fastest-growing major economy; self-reliance gives India economic resilience and foreign policy autonomy.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of free trade and spur reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, almost every member of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.