Unlike the ‘sober curious’ West, Indians are raising their glasses more now

Unlike the ‘sober curious’ West, Indians are raising their glasses more now

It’s a Sunday evening, and the bar is full. There are more women than men, unusual for India, where gender stereotypes and taboos have long defined social drinking. Everyone is dressed down, and instead of the crowded partying that marked nightlife of a generation (or even a few years) ago, here at Sidecar in Delhi’s […]

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Restaurants, bars move HC over ‘harassment’ for serving liquor beyond 1 a.m.

Restaurants, bars move HC over ‘harassment’ for serving liquor beyond 1 a.m.

The National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) has moved the Delhi High Court complaining that the Delhi police were “harassing and obstructing” restaurants and clubs in the Capital from serving liquor beyond 1 a.m. The association, whose members run restaurants and bars across Delhi, said the Delhi police was “prohibiting and preventing” restaurants and bars […]

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