Diageo gets hardly half a per cent in USL in open offer

Diageo Plc’s move to acquire up to 26 per cent in India’s leading whisky maker United Spirits Ltd through an open offer has failed on expected lines. Diageo got 0.4 per cent, or a......

Aristotle Would Have Envied Ivan

Ivan Menezes and Arvind Subramanian -- whose birthdays were separated by a month and 3 days in 1959 -- became close friends attending the economics course at St Stephen's.Ivan went on to be a......

Diageo's India-born CEO Ivan Menezes passes away

Ivan Manuel Menezes, the India-born CEO of the world's biggest spirits company Diageo, died on Wednesday, days after being hospitalised for treatment of stomach ulcer. Photograph: Reuters Menezes,......

Diageo to hardsell core brands in India

Targets women with new offerings such as Baileys cream liqueur and Nilaya. Liquor maker Diageo India is planning a big marketing push for its core brands such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and newer......

Diageo set to re-enter IMFL mart

Diageo India, the domestic arm of global drinks giant Diageo Plc, plans to re-enter the Indian made foreign liquor market as part of a market consolidation plan in India.The company, which is a......

Diageo-Pernod Ricard slugfest reaches India

London-based Diageo's acquisition of United Spirits from Vijay Mallya will bring its confrontation with arch rival Pernod Ricard to the Indian shores. All over the world, the two snipe at each......

Will RCB have a new owner ahead of IPL 2026?

IMAGE: Royal Challengers Sports Pvt Ltd "has been a valuable and strategic asset" but is "non-core" to United Spirits' alcobev business, Diageo CEO Praveen Someshwar said in an exchange filing.......

India's Cricket Boom Is Just Beginning

'We have just scratched the surface because cricket has been around for the longest time.' IMAGE: Royal Challengers Bengaluru players celebrate with the IPL trophy in Ahmedabad, June 3, 2025.......

Adar Poonawalla Wants To Buy RCB

It is not yet clear if Diageo Plc is looking to sell its complete stake in RCB. IMAGE: Adar Poonawalla, CEO, Serum Institute of India. Photograph: ANI Photo   Serum Institute of India Chief......

Golf Day: Windies cricketers tee off with legends

  IMAGE: West Indies cricket icons Vivian Richards, Brian Lara, and Richie Richardson were part of the Cricket West Indies Golf Day at the Qutab Golf Course, New Delhi, on Wednesday. Photograph:......

Torrent Group acquires 67% stake in Gujarat Titans

IMAGE: The acquisition marks Torrent Group's foray into India's rapidly growing sports sector. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Gujarat Titans/X Ahmedabad-based Torrent Group has completed the......