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Topic: Liquor

Want to make Madhya Pradesh a liquor-free state, says CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Addressing a rally in Katni district, CM Shivraj Chouhan also announced that every village house will get supply of clean drinking water through taps in the next three years.

Live in UP & have well-stocked ‘home bar’? You’ll need a Rs 12,000 annual liquor licence soon

UP's new excise policy makes licence must for 'home bars' stocking more liquor than 'prescribed limit'. Individuals to file affidavit saying liquor won't be served to anyone under 21.

LJP will probe Saat Nishchay scheme for corruption, jail Nitish Kumar if guilty, says Paswan

LJP chief Chirag Paswan also accused CM Nitish Kumar for implementing prohibition laws in the state and alleged that he gained from smuggling liquor into the state.

Delhi Gymkhana files complaint against retired colonel ex-secy for Rs 2 lakh liquor ‘theft’

Report submitted by Delhi Gymkhana Club panel alleges 'illegal withdrawal' of liquor by former secretary Col. Ashish Khanna (retd) and two other members during lockdown.

Once had with anti-malaria tonic, gin is now a stylish Indian drink with a ‘huge tiny’ market

New brands set to launch this month join a growing list of Indian craft gins that have changed the liquor’s image from stodgy to trendy.

Delhi govt directs state-run liquor shops to ensure alcohol sale through proper scanning

The excise department issued the directive after observing that only 10 to 15 per cent of liquor being sold at vends was being scanned.

Punjab minister says CM’s liquor home delivery move undignified, supports wife’s review call

Cabinet minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu supports wife who said CM Amarinder Singh’s decision is against social ethics. Wife of another Congress MLA too slams move.

Supreme Court asks states to consider home delivery of liquor amid lockdown

The Supreme Court bench refused to pass orders on a PIL seeking closure of liquor shops for failing to enforce social distancing.

An ‘insult’ to coronavirus as alcohol ‘drives’ economy, while Congress ‘cares’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Raghav Chadha recalls Churchill on alcohol, Omar’s liquor wisdom, Chetan Bhagat’s `vaccine’ peg

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.