Prohibition

'Enforce prohibition or scrap it': Shankersinh Vaghela claims liquor dens running near Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani's bungalow

Former chief minister Shankersinh Vaghela on Tuesday asked the BJP government in Gujarat to either enforce Prohibition sincerely or reconsider the policy, claiming that liquor dens were running openly

Independent candidate turns up drunk to file nomination for Purnea Lok Sabha seat in dry Bihar, held

A candidate who appeared to file nominations for Purnea Lok Sabha seat ended up behind bars as he was found to be drunk, in violation of prohibition law in Bihar

Rising demand for hooch during elections, used to influence voters, increases risk of more spurious liquor-related deaths

Over 100 people died in hooch tragedies in February in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur and Kushinagar and in Haridwar in Uttarakhand.

Victims and beneficiaries of Bihar prohibition law live cheek by jowl; those who continue liquor trade blame lack of jobs

With the Lok Sabha election approaching, prohibition will, once again, be used as an important poll plank in Bihar.

Banning liquor cannot be the standalone solution

Prohibition is not the only answer. India needs a comprehensive national policy to tackle alcohol

Chhattisgarh polls: Ajit Jogi releases manifesto on stamp paper, says 'ready to go to jail if promises remain unfulfilled'

While releasing his party's manifesto, Jogi dismissed the manifestos of the Congress and BJP as mere pieces of paper and said that the two parties had not fulfilled their poll promises.

#MeToo: Beyond naming harassers, women must file FIR; taking legal recourse may not be as scary as it seems

Having named their harassers, women must take #Metoo campaign in India to the next level and break the culture of inaction, so that #MeToo does not become as misbegotten as its perpetrators

In dry state of Bihar, 'drunkard rats' target police store rooms as alcohol vanishes from confiscated bottles

Drunkard rats in dry state Bihar appears to have been stealing alcohol from police store rooms in order to keep themselves in high spirits and evade prohibition

Nearly 8,000 litres of liquor seized from two districts in Bihar; three arrested, case registered

Sale and consumption of alcohol was completely banned in Bihar by the Nitish Kumar government over two years ago.

Meesha book controversy: Ban on literary work violates freedom of speech; test for such moves should be extremely stringent

Meesha book controversy: Calls for ban on books violating the right to freedom of speech and expression and the court, in deciding whether a prohibition on a book is justified, must balance free speech with public interest