Alcohol Prohibition

Ambition lies behind Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's draconian liquor prohibition law

Quite apart from challenges with implementation there are worries related to return of licence raj. Kumar will face a shortfall in revenue, hitting many of his social sector schemes while bootlegging will increase, liquor mafias will distribute spurious liquor and a complicit police will pocket some extra cash.

Nitish Kumar's latest amendment will punish you if your family drinks booze... no, really

Cleared by the Nitish Kumar Cabinet, the draconian changes in the new bill was circulated before the opening day of five-day monsoon session, for feedback.

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls: Will DMK's manifesto be the 'hero' of another election?

The DMK is hoping to reverse its fortunes in 2016 with farm & educational loan waivers as well as some freebies. But will it work?

The Aakar Patel column: It’s a bogus argument that prohibition produces a better and more moral society

Prohibition will, of course, ultimately fail in Bihar as it has failed in Gujarat. It may remain as a law, but drinkers will find a way around that law, the police will become criminalised and the state will miss out on revenue.

We drink to get drunk: India's booze problem

Gang rapes and traffic accidents often have one thing in common - alcohol. A new study says the problem is not that we drink but how we drink. Indians need to sober up about drinking responsibly.

Qatar: When the world's richest country has an identity crisis

A mix of rapid reform, incalculable wealth and a pious Islamic tradition leaves the Gulf emirate sorting out an uncertain future.