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BHILWARA: Four members of a family, including three women, died in Aloli village under the Gangapur police station area of Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district Friday morning after allegedly consuming a fuel chemical used for heating food, mistaking it for liquor, officials said.The victims had been working on contract as dishwashers at a wedding ceremony for the…
Hazaribag: Six members of an interstate vehicle theft gang allegedly involved in stealing vehicles from Jharkhand and selling those to liquor mafias in Bihar have been arrested during an anti-crime checking drive in the Pelawal outpost area after a white SUV, bearing a Bihar registration number, broke through a barricade at Indrapuri Chowk on Wednesday…
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…
Hazaribag: The police recovered 4,000 bottles of spurious liquor, bearing the lables of reputed India Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) brands, from an illegal factory operating deep inside the forested areas of Bishnugarh police station limits. Two persons were arrested and an FIR was registered against 18 others. In the raid, which was carried out by…
Imported European wines, whiskies and beers are set to become significantly cheaper in India following the conclusion of a “historic” free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union, described by leaders of both India and EU as the “mother of all deals”.Under the pact unveiled, India will sharply reduce some of the import…
GURGAON: A 42-year-old woman was allegedly gangraped at a deserted roadside dhaba in Bahadurgarh early on Monday by a group of men who had followed the bus she was travelling in. Four of the five accused were arrested, while one remains at large.Jhajjar police commissioner Rajshree Singh said the woman, a resident of UP, had…
NEW DELHI: Getting into the Yuletide spirit could prove expensive for an Air India pilot who was to operate a Vancouver-Delhi (via Vienna) flight on Dec 23, 2025. A staffer at Vancouver duty free either saw him inadvertently sipping wine being offered at this festive time or found him smelling of liquor while he was…
Punjab’s AAP govt has declared Amritsar’s Walled City a ‘Holy City’ AMRITSAR: A decision by Punjab’s AAP govt to declare Amritsar’s Walled City a ‘Holy City’ with a ban on fish, meat and tobacco sales has triggered deep anxiety among hundreds of families whose livelihoods depend on their trade. Walled City is the zone around…
ROHTAK: A gang war erupted at a liquor vend in Rohtak Friday, killing one person and injuring four. Police say more than 30 rounds were fired, reports Sat Singh.The vend is allegedly linked to gangster Sunny Ritoliya, head of ‘Baba gang’. Police said shooters of rival Himanshu Bhau gang opened fire, triggering a retaliation. Four…
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav with CPI(ML) Liberation General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, Congress leader Ashok Gehlot and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani during joint press conference of the Mahagathbandhan, in Patna. NEW DELHI: CPI(ML) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Sunday said that the implementation of the Waqf (Amendment) Act would be blocked in…
