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Aug 12 (Reuters) - Radico Khaitan (RADC.NS), opens new tab, the maker of "Magic Moments" vodka, will invest up to $4.56 million and team up with Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath to launch a premium tequila brand, marking its foray into the category. The Indian liquor maker, known for premium offerings such as Rampur Indian Single Malt and Jaisalmer Indian Craft Gin, will roll out the brand D'YAVOL Añejo -- a premium spirit made from agave and aged about two ye ...Read More >
Dadar Kabutarkhana was covered by the BMC recently. Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the formation of an expert committee to examine the pigeon-feeding controversy, while putting the brakes on the proposal of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to allow "controlled feeding" between 6 am and 8 am until public opinion is sought. A bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Arif Doctor was hearing petitions on the closure of a nearly a century-old Kabutarkhana in Dadar. Ma ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 4 (ANI): In Uttarakhand, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for three days in the districts of Dehradun, Nainital, Champawat, Bageshwar, Pauri Garhwal and Udham Singh Nagar. In view of the alert issued by the IMD, the Dehradun district administration announced the closure of all schools up to Class 12 and Anganwadi centres on August 4, 2025. Also Read | Drug Party Raided in Hyderabad: 6 Techies Arrested for Consuming LSD ...Read More >
Hyderabad, August 3: Six IT professionals were arrested by the Prohibition and Excise Department of Telangana for consuming drugs during a party at a farmhouse in Moinabad near Hyderabad. The techies were found consuming LSD blots, hash oil and alcohol at a birthday party late on Saturday, police said on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, the Telangana Excise Task Force conducted a raid at a farmhouse and seized drugs and foreign liquor. According to the excise police, a drug test was conducted on th ...Read More >
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists attacked and vandalized Night Riders Bar in Panvel, Navi Mumbai, late Saturday night. The MNS workers stormed the establishment, destroying furniture and liquor bottles, causing significant property damage. Police have initiated an investigation, collecting CCTV footage and witness statements, emphasizing that no one is above the law following the incident. Activists of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) launched an attack at a dance bar in Navi Mumb ...Read More >
* Six IT professionals were arrested in a raid at a farmhouse near Hyderabad * The farmhouse was booked by IT professional Abhijit Banerjee for a birthday party * Police found drugs and foreign liquor being consumed at the celebration Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Six IT professionals have been arrested after drugs were recovered during a raid at a farmhouse near Hyderabad. The farmhouse in Telangana's Rangareddy district was booked by an IT professional named ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Kukatpally police on Saturday arrested three men for possessing narcotic substances, near IDL lake in Kukatpally. Kukatpally inspector K. Rajesh identified the accused as Kacchawa Kalu Ram, autorickshaw driver from Subhashnagar, Jeedimetla; Shamlal Bishnoi, a chemical worker from Venkateshwara Colony, Quthbullapur; and Anil Bishnoi, 22, a solvent trader from Bank Colony, Suchitra. All three hail from Rajasthan. A search of their belongings led to the seizure of 1.175 kg of ganja, ...Read More >
Nagpur: A call threatening to blow up the residence of Union minister Nitin Gadkari in the city on Sunday morning prompted a swift response from the security agencies and Nagpur police, leading to the arrest of a liquor shop employee within two hours. The call, made to the emergency helpline no. 112 at 8.46am, claimed a bomb would detonate at Gadkari's residence within 10 minutes. Bomb squads were dispatched, and security around Gadkari's residence near Jaiprakash Nagar Metro Station and Mahal w ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai: MNS workers allegedly vandalised a bar in Panvel late on Saturday, hours after a fiery speech of their party president Raj Thackeray condemning the functioning of dance bars in the 'sacred land' of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Raigad.Police registered a case against 15 individuals under the relevant BNS sections following a viral video of some men storming into Night Riders Bar on the outskirts of Panvel, vandalising furniture, smashing liquor bottles, and damaging the property. P ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Six IT employees were held by the Telangana State Task Force team of the Prohibition and Excise Department for allegedly consuming drugs at a private farmhouse party in Chevalla on Saturday, August 2. According to reports, the accused have been identified as Abhijit, Simpson, Parthu, Goyal, Yeshwanth and Sevio Dennis, who all tested positive for drugs. Apart from LSD blots, hash oil and liquor, officials from the excise department also seized three luxury cars and mobiles of the accu ...Read More >
Nagpur police arrested a man for allegedly threatening to bomb Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's residence on Wardha Road in Maharashtra's Nagpur District. The incident led to heightened security at the senior BJP leader's house. The accused, identified as Umesh Vishnu Raut, was detained by the police and is now in police custody. NAGPUR: Nagpur police arrested a man for allegedly threatening to bomb union minister Nitin Gadkari's residence on Wardha Road in Maharashtra's Nagpur District. The inci ...Read More >
New Delhi: The CBI has arrested a customs superintendent posted at Sahar airport in Mumbai, for allegedly taking a Rs 10.20 lakh bribe from an agent, an official said Sunday. The central probe agency booked Krishan Kumar for allegedly demanding a bribe at the rate of Rs 10 per kg for facilitating clearance of imported consignments from a customs house agent, a CBI spokesperson said. It was also alleged that Kumar threatened the agent when he refused to pay the bribe, and deliberately withheld ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Aug 3 (Maxim News): The State Task Force team of the Prohibition and Excise department on Saturday night raided a farmhouse at Shankarpally and caught six persons who were using drugs. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp The sleuths seized 20.21 grams of hashish, 05 grams of LSD Blots, five bottles of liquor, three cars and six mobile phones from them. According to the officials, Abhijit, simpson, Parthu, Goyal, yeshwanth and Sevio denis, all IT employees were arrested while two others inc ...Read More >
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists attacked and vandalized Night Riders Bar in Panvel, Navi Mumbai, late Saturday night. The MNS workers stormed the establishment, destroying furniture and liquor bottles, causing significant property damage. Police have initiated an investigation, collecting CCTV footage and witness statements, emphasizing that no one is above the law following the incident. Activists of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) launched an attack at a dance bar in Navi Mumb ...Read More >
NDTV could not independently verify the authenticity of the video. A political row erupted in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday after a video that was allegedly found on an accused in the liquor scam case and showing a man counting cash, believed to be worth Rs 35 crore, surfaced online. The accused is Venkatesh Naidu, who is believed to be a close associate of former Chandragiri MLA Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy and a key figure in the ongoing probe by the Special Investigation Agency (SIT). Authorities ...Read More >
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], August 3 (ANI): Nagpur police arrested a man for allegedly threatening to bomb Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's residence on Wardha Road in Maharashtra's Nagpur District. The incident led to heightened security at the senior BJP leader's house. The accused, identified as Umesh Vishnu Raut, was detained by the police and is now in police custody. According to the police, the city control room received a call on the emergency number 112, warning that Gadkari's Mahal re ...Read More >
Nagpur, Aug 3 (PTI) Police on Sunday arrested a man for issuing a bomb threat to Union minister Nitin Gadkari's residence in Nagpur, which later turned out to be a hoax, officials said. The man called up the city police control room on the emergency number 112 in the morning to issue the threat, sending the authorities into a tizzy. During their investigation, the police traced the mobile number from which the call was made. They found that one Umesh Vishnu Raut, a resident of Tulsi Bagh Road ...Read More >
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], August 3 (ANI): Nagpur police arrested a man for allegedly threatening to bomb Union Minister Nitin Gadkari residence on Wardha Road in Maharashtra Nagpur District. The incident led to heightened security at the senior BJP leader house. The accused, identified as Umesh Vishnu Raut, was detained by the police and is now in police custody. According to the police, the city control room received a call on the emergency number 112, warning that Gadkari Mahal residence ...Read More >
RAIPUR: AICC General Secretary and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel moved the Supreme Court, challenging the jurisdiction and powers of the CBI and ED, and seeking anticipatory bail in cases being probed by the ED, CBI, and the state Economic Offences Wing (EOW). The case is scheduled for a hearing on Monday.Baghel's plea follows the arrest of his son, Chaitanya Baghel, by the ED in connection with the alleged Rs 2,100 crore liquor scam. "The move is primarily to challenge the p ...Read More >
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], August 2 (ANI): Counter-Intelligence (CI), Amritsar, has busted a cross-border illegal arms smuggling module with alleged links to Pakistan and arrested five operatives, recovering six sophisticated pistols from their possession, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Friday. According to a statement issued by the Department of Information and Public Relations, Punjab, those arrested have been identified as Jagroop Singh of Dhun (Tarn Taran), Nav ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): In a significant move to bolster road safety, all petrol pumps in Indore have been strictly instructed to refuse fuel to two-wheeler riders not wearing helmets. The enforcement, in accordance with Supreme Court guidelines, caused confusion and commotion at several fuel stations across the city on Thursday. According to district administration orders, the new rule will remain in force until September 29, 2025, and violators may face action under IPC Section 223. Emergen ...Read More >
A refund scheme for returned bottles and fines for littering are also being planned to curb public nuisance Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday told the legislative assembly that the state government was considering a ban on the sale of glass liquor bottles near beaches and replacing them with cans amid concerns over tourists getting injured by shards of broken glass. He was responding to a question raised by BJP MLA Michael Lobo, who complained that tourists have been getting ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: YSRCP MP P V Midhun Reddy was arrested by Andhra SIT late on Saturday after nearly seven hours of questioning in the alleged Rs 3,200 crore liquor scam. The arrest comes after the anticipatory bail petitions of Mithun Reddy were rejected by AP high court and Supreme Court, reports Madhu Rasala.He is the second politician to be arrested in the alleged scam that took place during the previous YSRCP rule. With the latest arrest, the number of accused arrested so far has increased to 12. ...Read More >
New Delhi: Children exposed early to extreme heat may lose up to 1.5 years of schooling with climate change having a direct impact on education and threatening to undo educational gains of recent decades, according to a new global report. Climate-related stressors such as heat, wildfires, storms, floods, droughts, diseases and rising sea levels, affect education outcomes. Most low and middle-income countries are experiencing climate-related school closures every year, increasing chances of lear ...Read More >
Vijayawada: YSRCP leader and Rajampeta MP P Mithun Reddy was on Saturday arrested and questioned by Special Investigation Team (SIT) officials for his alleged involvement in the liquor scam. The accused number four was grilled for more than seven hours at the Vijayawada Police Commissionerate. Accompanied by his legal counsel, Reddy appeared before the SIT, whose officials reportedly questioned him about the liquor policies during the YSRCP rule and his alleged role in formulation of rules, tra ...Read More >
Vijayawada, July 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the multi-crore liquor scam during YSR Congress Party rule in Andhra Pradesh has summoned former excise minister K. Narayana Swamy. He has been issued notice under section 179 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), directing him to appear before SIT at its office here at 10 a.m. on Monday (July 21). The SIT conveyed to the former minister that since he appears to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the c ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 20 (ANI): Participants in the Indian stock markets will closely monitor ongoing tariff-related discussions, high-frequency indicators from both the US and India, two consecutive declines in foreign exchange reserves, and the earnings of companies. According to market analysts, the first trading day of the market will be crucial, as investors will react to the first-quarter results of heavyweights such as Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, and ICICI Bank. Going a ...Read More >
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 20 (ANI): BJP Andhra Pradesh spokesperson Sadineni Yamini Sharma on Sunday welcomed the arrest of YSRCP MP PV Midhun Reddy by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in connection with the alleged ₹3,200 crore liquor scam. Sharma stated that the arrest demonstrates the accountability, transparency, and commitment of the current government. She accused Midhun Reddy of manipulating the state liquor policy, altering the automatic order placement system, and ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged multi-crore liquor scam during the previous YSRCP regime, arrested Rajampet MP PV Mithun Reddy on Saturday. SIT has arrested 12 persons so far in connection with the case, including former Chandragiri MLA Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy. Mithun Reddy was named as A4 in FIR registered by CID, and SIT questioned him for more than seven hours before he was taken into custody. It also filed chargesheet in the case. After the Supreme Cou ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday arrested former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel's son Chaitanya Baghel for his alleged involvement in a liquor scandal. He was later produced in a court in Raipur, which sent him to five-day ED custody. The arrest followed a search at Baghel's house in Bhilai on Friday morning. The former CM and Congress leader confirmed the arrest in a post on X, "thanking" Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah for the "birthd ...Read More >
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