A second inquest into Amy Winehouse's death has confirmed that the singer died of drinking too much alcohol. The 27-year-old 'Rehab' singer was found dead at her home in Camden, north London, in 2011. ...
03:08 PM, Jan 09, 2013
Over 550 revellers were challaned for driving under the influence of alcohol in the capital as they rang in 2013. ...
11:47 AM, Jan 01, 2013
As Maharashtra Police tried to play spoilsport, the state government has given a go ahead to allow serving of alcohol through the night on December 31 and January 1. ...
08:24 AM, Dec 27, 2012
In a shocking incident, a man shot dead his son on Friday night in Delhi's Rohini area. ...
11:39 AM, Dec 15, 2012
At least seven people, including a woman, died after they consumed spurious liquor in a village in Bihar's Bhojpur district, police said on Friday. The incident happened late Thursday in Anitha village in Bhojpur district. ...
11:54 AM, Dec 07, 2012
Gene that hard-wires people for binge-drinking, by boosting levels of a happy brain chemical triggered by alcohol, has been discovered, scientists claim. ...
05:03 PM, Dec 04, 2012
The story of Vijay Simha and his long drawn battle with addiction and substance abuse is not only true but hard to believe. He says ...
05:28 PM, Nov 15, 2012
New Delhi: A 42-year-man died after a Delhi Police constable reportedly forced him to drink alcohol in the national capital, police said on Wednesday. The constable has been sent to police lines and a probe is on into the case. Suresh, resident of west Delhi's Begumpur, died in the intervening night of November 12-13 after Delhi Police constable Bhagwati, 40, reportedly forced him to consume alcohol after he refused to...
01:20 AM, Nov 15, 2012
A pizza parlour in Boston is serving a new type of pizza with alcohol fused into its toppings. The Vignola Cherry Pizza comes topped with fresh mozzarella, gorgonzola, prosciutto, honey and raspberry vodka-soaked cherries. The pizza place says the adults-only pizza has been so popular, two more versions will be launched next month - one with Kahlua-marinated pork and another with rum-infused peaches. ...
09:23 AM, Oct 01, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Coming down heavily on the alcohol menace in Kerala, the High Court has stepped in and in strong words, advised the state government to stop the sale and consumption of liquor before 5 pm. The High Court said, "To accomplish the objective of reduction in consumption, not only sale of liquor should be prohibited until 5 pm by bar hotels, but consumption during working time should be prohibited as...
08:10 PM, Sep 28, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala High Court has ruled that no liquor will be sold before 5 pm in bars and hotels, in other words make drinking before that time a crime. The court says that the prohibition of liquor during working hours is necessary as it leads to alcoholism and affects work. But it has clarified that only the government can take a final decision after conducting a detailed examination of...
02:03 PM, Sep 28, 2012
London: Late singer Amy Winehouse was given a final goodbye by family and friends when her ashes were buried at a ceremony in north London. They were buried underneath a new pink and black headstone, reports thesun.co.uk. The black stone has pink writing and a picture of a songbird, and also pays respects to her grandmother Cynthia Levy. About 70 people attended the Jewish ceremony. Her father Mitch Winehouse honoured...
07:03 PM, Sep 17, 2012
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited (TASMAC) on Monday increased the prices of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) sold through wine shops in the state. According to official sources, the rates have been revised anywhere between Rs 5 and Rs 10 for liquor varieties falling under the ordinary and medium segments, comprising brandy and whiskey. In a few elite segments such as Scotch, the revision is around Rs...
03:48 PM, Sep 11, 2012
Los Angeles: Hangover star Bradley Cooper says smashing his head on a concrete floor while drunk taught him that it was time to sober up. The 37-year-old actor used to regularly drink alcohol and take drugs but realised he had a problem when he deliberately harmed himself just to show people he was tough at a party, the Hollywood Reporter said. "I was at a party, and deliberately bashed my...
10:22 PM, Sep 07, 2012
Pune: Over 300 people, mostly students, were detained in a party where alcohol was allegedly being served without a permit in Pune. But the police is being criticised for indulging in moral policing. A weekend party at Maya restaurant and lounge on the outskirts of Pune city was raided by the police on Sunday because the organisers allegedly did not have permission to serve alcohol beyond 11 pm. Of the...
09:57 AM, Sep 04, 2012
Bangalore: Participants at a discussion claimed alcohol was the main reason for the recent attack at the Morning Mist Homestay in Mangalore. Kannada thinker M Chidananda Murthy, senior advocate Pramila Nesargi, Womens Commission head C Manjula and KSTB chairperson Sacchinanda Hegde said the victims were under the influence of alcohol. During a seminar on the Role of Alcohol and Drugs in the Mangalore Attack that was jointly organised by the...
01:05 PM, Aug 14, 2012
Washington: The long term alcohol abuse affects the brain differently in men and women, a new study has claimed. Clinical and Experimental Research by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Veterans Affairs (VA) Boston Healthcare System, suggests that with abstinence, women recover their white matter brain volume more quickly than men. In previous research, alcoholism has been associated with white matter pathology. White matter forms the connections between neurons,...
02:30 AM, Aug 11, 2012
CNN-IBN's Sushant Mehta visits the British bar often frequented by Ian Fleming, the creator of secret agent James Bond, and finds out how the legendary Bond Martini is made. ...
03:51 PM, Aug 06, 2012
A Yorkshire brewery is working overtime to keep the visitors to the 2012 London Olympics in high spirits. ...
03:33 PM, Aug 06, 2012
Malda: The police were inquiring into a complaint by girl students of a residential school at Kaliachak in Malda district that the principal allegedly behaved indecently with them and gave them liquor to drink. Three students of the English medium Nazipur SS Point Residential School yesterday lodged a camplaint with the Kaliachak police station against the principal, Najib Ali, police sources said on Saturday. The complaint was lodged after one...
03:50 AM, Aug 05, 2012
