Panaji: Global awards, increased affluence and a mass of revellers trying new brands with international and internet exposure have rocked India’s single-malt whisky landscape. Established global brands such as Glenlivet, made by France’s Pernod Ricard and Talisker by Britain’s Diageo fight for shelf space with local rivals Kadamba, Indri, Amrut, Rampur and Paul John single-malts….
New Delhi: A city court on Monday issued notice to the CBI on BRS leader K Kavitha’s bail application in a corruption case linked to the alleged Delhi excise scam. Special judge for CBI and ED cases Kaveri Baweja, who sent Kavitha to judicial custody till April 23, directed the federal agency to file its…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking voting facilities for around 18,000 people displaced internally due to the ethnic strife in Manipur for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The polling for the two Lok Sabha seats of Manipur will be held in two phases on April 19 and 26….
New Delhi: Iran has assured India that arrangements would be made for Indian representatives to meet the crew members of a seized cargo vessel, in a call between the foreign ministers of the two countries. This was during a call Sunday between External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Jaishankar also held…
Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi described his roadshow last night in Mangaluru as “memorable”, and his public meeting in Mysuru, during which he shared the stage with former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, as “phenomenal”. During the public meeting on Sunday evening at Mysuru’s Maharaja’s College ground, Modi also met Arun Yogiraj, the sculptor…
Wayanad: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the ruling BJP at the Centre of imposing the idea of “one leader in the country” and said it was an “insult” to the people of the nation. India is like a bouquet of flowers and each one has to be respected because it promotes the…
Thrissur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured that Kerala will ensure its voice is heard in Parliament after the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Campaigning for the BJP-led NDA candidates in the Lok Sabha polls here, he said that it will be a year of progress in Kerala and referred to the various promises and…
New Delhi: A setback to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as the Supreme Court on Monday declined to provide interim relief in his plea challenging his arrest and detention in the Delhi Excise Policy scam case. The two-judge bench, headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta, refrained from issuing any orders on Monday,…
Washington: The US destroyed more than 80 UAVs and at least six ballistic missiles launched by Iran at Israel, the Pentagon said Sunday. This includes a ballistic missile on its launcher vehicle and seven UAVs destroyed on the ground in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen prior to their launch, the US Central Command said. Iran fired…
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya could not hide his appreciation for Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s tactical acumen following his team’s 20-run loss to Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium here on Sunday. While Dhoni’s barrage of three sixes and a hurriedly-completed two runs off the fourth and last delivery was something that gave CSK…
