West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal has directed Booth Level Officers (BLOs) engaged in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral list to re-verify the forms, and delete ...

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may appoint Pankaj Chaudhary as party's Uttar Pradesh unit chief, said sources on Friday. Chaudhary is currently serving as the Union Minister of State for Finance and ...

Saudi Arabia is loosening its staunch restrictions on alcohol sales for non-Muslim foreign residents, but only if they earn enough money to qualify. Many practicing Muslims, particularly those in ...

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Tuesday published a draft list of deleted voters after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. The list features voters whose ...

On average, €1.50 out of every €100 that households spend on goods and services in the EU goes to alcoholic drinks, according to Eurostat. Across countries, the share of alcoholic beverages in ...

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has achieved 100% coverage in distributing enumeration forms for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls as well as digitisation of all completed forms ...

Thailand on Wednesday lifted a 53-year-old ban on the afternoon retail sale of alcoholic drinks, a move expected to help boost year-end holiday tourism, as well as business at venues such as bars and ...

The afternoon alcohol sales ban dated to 1972, when it was passed to prevent civil servants from drinking during the workday. Thailand is one of the world’s most reliably carefree travel destinations, ...

The conservative Islamic kingdom’s approach to social policy change is often silence and ambiguity. Legalizing alcohol has been no different. By Vivian Nereim Vivian Nereim reported from outside the ...

The American Heart Association report runs contrary to recent studies — and the group’s own guidelines — that found any amount of alcohol to be harmful. By Roni Caryn Rabin For a while, it seemed the ...

Most Canadian provinces pulled US booze off their shelves in March to protest Trump's tariffs. Now, some are selling their stockpiles to raise money for food banks and charities ahead of the holidays.

Saudi Arabia has taken further steps to relax rules around the sale of alcohol by allowing non-Muslim foreign residents with monthly earnings of 50,000 riyals ($13,300) or more to make purchases, ...