A round-up of the most important reports in major newspapers around the country – from TOI and HT, Express and The Hindu to The Telegraph, Mumbai Mirror and The Tribune, as well as top financial dailies.
The Delhi government Sunday allowed shops selling liquor, tobacco, etc to operate in the national capital during the extended lockdown period from 4 May onwards.
The excise department has directed four government-run agencies, which are responsible to sell liquor in the city, to identify outlets which fulfil all conditions prescribed by the Home Ministry.
The liquor lobby in India has demanded that states allow the sale of alcohol outside the containment zones with strict social distancing guidelines in place.
Seized liquor includes that smuggled from Haryana and neighbouring states, where it is cheaper, and from bars and restaurants serving alcohol without permit.
OBC leader makes controversial statement, saying the two dominant communities consume the most amount of alcohol, not his own Rajbhar community as alleged.
The Romans’ version of stoicism is rapidly picking popularity on Instagram — Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca are some names that get thrown at you when you fire up your screen.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
COMMENTS