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Topic: Liquor sale

Siddaramaiah govt has a new plan to shore up revenues in cash-strapped Karnataka—boosting liquor sales

With nearly Rs 60,000 crore tied up in bankrolling its 5 guarantees, Karnataka is exploring every possible lead to bring in some much-needed cash inflows.

Gurugram has a king of good times. Lakeforest Wines is both liquor monopoly & a renaissance

‘It used to be the monopoly of Ponty Chadha,’ Neeraj Sachdeva, Lakeforest founder, said. After running a wine business in California, Sachdeva now rules Gurugram.

In Delhi’s beer market, strong brews trump big brands— ‘more bang for buck’

Delhi govt data shows that top 20 best-selling beers in the capital mainly fall into the ‘strong’, ‘super strong’, or ‘extra strong’ categories. Several regional labels feature too.

Prohibition to state supply — TN liquor tragedy puts focus on 50-yr morality vs money political saga

22 people in 2 Tamil Nadu districts of Viluppuram & Chengalpattu have died since Saturday 'after consuming spurious liquor'. ThePrint explains the political war of words on the issue.

French firm Pernod Ricard violated Delhi’s liquor policy to boost market share, says ED

The probe agency, in a court document filed in November, alleged Pernod India financially supported retailers who in exchange stocked more of the French company's brands for profit.

Ponty Chadha, Mallya era of flashy liquor barons over. ‘Kings’ want samaj sevak image now

State after state has moved to bring the liquor industry under its control. Now, the liquor kings' businesses are local, their swagger is limited and they function with no political patronage.

Cheaper booze, more revenue — Why Punjab’s new excise policy is a ‘Balle-Balle’ move for state

With the new excise policy, quality liquor will now be sold in Punjab at lower prices as the government pushes for Indian Made Foreign Liquor in a bid to generate more revenue.

UP brings new excise policy to boost farmers’ revenue, to make liquor from fruits

Aimed at generating employment and providing a market for farm produce, Uttar Pradesh will now develop liquor made from the fruits grown in the state, like Dussehri mango of Lucknow.

Delhi HC refuses to hear plea against new excise policy, says matter already before court

The plea, filed by Delhi Liquor Sales Association challenging Delhi govt's Excise Policy 2021-22, claimed that it was anti-poor, anti-lower strata and against the middle class.

5 dead and 22 hospitalised as hooch tragedy strikes UP’s Aligarh again

Aligarh: Five people died and 22 more were hospitalised after consuming spurious liquor in a village here, days after another hooch tragedy resulted in the...

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New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?