On April 5, 2016, the Nitish Kumar-led government imposed total prohibition in Bihar. M I Khan crunches numbers for the REAL picture since then.
'This is almost like demonetisation and is overwhelming,' says a bar-owner.
'The same instinct that thinks that women should remain at home and not be at the workplace, objects to the dance bar.'
Nitin A Gokhale, Co-founder, BharatShakti.in and long-time Rediff.com contributor, remembers a most unusual politician.
British lawmakers led by prominent Indian-origin entrepreneur Karan Bilimoria performed yoga in the United Kingdom parliament, celebrating the first International Yoga Day.
Portland Timbers scored two quick goals then held on to clinch the Major League Soccer Cup final with a 2-1 win over Columbus Crew in Ohio on Sunday.
Speedster Aavishkar Salvi, leg-spinner Amit Mishra, and openers Gautam Gambhir and Akash Chopra could find a place in the team for the Dhaka tri-series.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market was strong
How did how a reluctant, chain-smoking, beer-swigging footballer captain the greatest football nation in the world?
Fourteen Indians were on Thursday jailed for clashing with a group of people in Singapore's Little India, a precinct of South Asian businesses where the country's worst riot in 40 years broke out last year.
'Sarla's gym look, Anita's weight loss, Praneeta's permed and Kavita's oiled hair, Anisha's baby shower, the Kohlis' marriage registration, Rajat's car's bent fender, Akshay's new shoes, Malti's soup-du-jour, we're bombarded with useless trivia through the day,' sighs Kishore Singh.
McDowell has acquired 85 per cent of Triumph Distilleries and Vintners Pvt Ltd at around Rs 600 million from a clutch of investors.
A year ago, India's #MeToo movement witnessed women across India speak up against sexual harassment. Nikita Puri assesses what, if anything, has changed.
India's tough stance is better late than never.
Himanshu Sehgal is traveling across India, armed with a plate and a camera.
Four years after setting up a "home away from home" in the Franschhoek winelands of Cape Town, he is increasing his investments in the hospitality sector in South Africa.
A journey that can teach us all a thing or two about resilience.
British magistrate presiding over Mallya extradition case says India's prison standards are not up to the mark
Sukanya Verma looks at what stood out in a mostly humdrum affair.
While the triple century against India and an away series win over West Indies were the highlights of his career, Brendon McCullum said it was the camaraderie of the dressing room that would linger longest in his memory.
Mallya left the country on March 2 and has had his passport revoked.
AS Roma suffered another European humiliation on Tuesday when they had two players sent off, lost 3-0 at home to Porto and missed out on the Champions League group stage.
Maharashtra assembly on Friday passed a Bill to extend the ban on dance performances at high-end hotels and other public premises, bringing to end a protracted legal battle of the government over the issue which had generated a heated debate on moral policing.
It is safe to say Michael Phelps has no need for a lifeguard watching over him in the Olympic pool but the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 18 gold medals among his career haul of 22, will have one anyway at the Rio Games.
'My wife and her camera phone are never separated,' notes Kishore Singh.
The age of buying into ideologies just because they sound nice is long gone says Piyush Kedia.
Upstaged by the swanky malls in town, both M G Road and Brigade Road have lost their "happening" status
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