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Saudi Arabia lifts alcohol ban for wealthy foreigners? Here’s what we know so far In a striking policy turn that illustrates Saudi Arabia’s evolving approach to social and economic reform, the kingdom has quietly begun allowing wealthy foreign residents to legally purchase alcohol, a practice previously prohibited for more than 70 years. The shift reflects…
Benchmarking its market access strategy to product sensitivity, India will grant quota-based duty concessions in the automobile sector while offering market access to alcoholic beverages under tariff reduction and minimum import price-based formulations under the trade pact with the United States, the government said on Monday, PTI reported. Under the agreement, tariffs on $30.94 billion…
BHOPAL: On her way for school exams, a class 8 student was gangraped by four men in Mauganj district on Thursday. The accused dragged the girl to forest and allegedly administered an intoxicant before raping her. The girl was left unconscious and was found by kin in the evening of the same day. On Friday…
A couple in Indonesia’s Aceh province were publicly caned 140 times each for having sex outside marriage and consuming alcohol, in what is believed to be one of the severest punishments since the region implemented Sharia law, AFP reported.The man and woman were struck on their backs with a rattan cane in a public park…
Sunaina Roshan, sister of Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan, recently shared a deeply personal video on social media, opening up about her long battle with addiction. In the video, Sunaina spoke candidly about struggling with alcohol, junk food, and sweets, and how acknowledging the problem became a turning point in her life.Reflecting on that moment, she…
BENGALURU: A serious ragging incident at a college in Devanahalli town, Bengaluru Rural district, has prompted the filing of a formal complaint against 23 senior students for allegedly harassing first-year students, Karnataka police said.Three of the accused have already been arrested, while authorities continue the search for the remaining students.According to Devanahalli Police, senior students…
NEW DELHI: Despite strong evidence linking alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages to cancers, liver disease, obesity, diabetes, heart disease and road injuries, both products are becoming more affordable in India, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned, calling weak tax design across South-East Asia a major public-health failure.Across two recent global reports, the WHO ranks South-East…
A woman called Paige Raeleen quit alcohol for 30 days, and showed her amazing transformation on her YouTube channel. Sharing her before and after shots, the Yoga instructor said, “Since I just completed my first dry January and society is getting more curious about living a sober life, I wanted to clear up some misconceptions…
BELAGAVI: The excise department has taken serious note of a recent incident in which a three-year-old boy was allegedly made to consume alcohol at a bar in Raibag town of Belagavi district.According to preliminary information, an elderly man brought the child to Pritam Bar and Restaurant and allegedly forced him to drink alcohol along with…
BENGALURU: City police have warned hotels, pubs, other commercial establishments, and event organisers not to allow crowds beyond the holding capacity at their venues and all parties must end by 1 am for New Year’s Eve (NYE) and New Year celebrations.Speaking to TOI, city police commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh said: “If their venue is full,…
