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Liquor policy ‘scam’: ED raises concern in Delhi HC that trial court remarks could affect PMLA appellate tribunal proceedings
March 19, 2026 4:47 pm
The Delhi High Court gave the 23 discharged accused in the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam time till April 2 to file their responses.
Karnataka to become first state to introduce excise duty based on Alcohol-in-Beverage standard, new system to be introduced in phases
March 09, 2026 9:12 am
Following Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah’s budget speech, liquor stocks made steady gains.
'Must apply parity': Why Chhattisgarh High Court granted bail to ex-CMO official in Rs 2,883 crore liquor 'scam'
March 06, 2026 9:03 am
The Chhattisgarh High Court was hearing a regular bail plea of a former deputy secretary to chief minister’s office and for allegedly being involved the manufacturing and sale of illegal liquor, generating profits illegally.
Stand vindicated, Kejriwal dares PM Modi to hold immediate elections in Delhi
February 28, 2026 6:34 am
Kejriwal alleged that the agencies like ED and CBI were weaponised against him
‘Those who drink, ruin themselves’: Madras High Court invokes Thiruvalluvar, Gandhi while quashing FIR
December 03, 2025 5:58 pm
The order quoted the Tamil poet Thiruvalluar work as saying, “When even a mother who forgives all the faults of her son, she cannot bear to look at him, when he is drunk, how can others be expected to tolerate him?”
Andhra ex-CM Jagan got kickbacks in Rs 3,500-crore liquor ‘scam’: CID probe
July 21, 2025 7:39 am
The probe has found that an amount of Rs 50-60 crore was generated as bribes every month between June 2019 and May 2024 due to the liquor policy that allegedly favoured some companies and suppliers.
AAP-Congress alliance would have restricted BJP, says Shiv Sena (UBT); Cong says Kejriwal wasn't ready to join hands
February 08, 2025 10:50 pm
Kejriwal taught a lesson over liquor policy: Anna Hazare
Why Andhra came up with new liquor policy: Revenue gap with Telangana, funding Naidu's welfare schemes
October 21, 2024 8:13 pm
Stocktaking by the excise department has revealed that Andhra Pradesh has been losing out a huge chunk of the liquor revenue over the past few years.
AAP MLA now named in liquor policy case: Who is Durgesh Pathak?
July 30, 2024 1:37 pm
In 2013, he managed the election campaign for Kejriwal, who pulled off a stunning upset, defeating Sheila Dikshit; Pathak is also credited with building Punjab cadre. However, many feel his rise too fast given his experience, youth
State, not Sisodia, to pay for visits to ailing wife: Court
March 03, 2024 11:01 am
The former deputy CM was accused of extra-procedural interference in framing the now-scrapped new excise policy, tweaking it for the benefit of select liquor entities, and causing loss of several hundred crores to the state exchequer.
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