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European alcoholic drinks companies seek India tariff relief as shortages of cans, bottles loom

NEW DELHI, April 9 (Reuters) – A European alcoholic drinks companies, whose members include Pernod ​Ricard, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Heineken and Carlsberg, has asked India for an exemption from a 10% import duty on ‌glass bottles and aluminum cans, amid shortage fears triggered by the Iran war, a letter, seen by Reuters, shows. The Federation of European Businesses in India wrote to the Indian government on April 2 highlighting that companies’ can and bottle supplies were constrained as local manufacturers were not able to operate at optimal capacity. The ​letter highlights pressures in India’s $65 billion alcohol market which is facing

Silver, gold rally falters as West Asia tensions resurface

New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) Silver prices declined by Rs 7,800 to Rs 2.43 lakh per kilogram in the national capital on Thursday while gold fell to Rs 1.54 lakh per 10 grams as investors booked profits amid concerns over the durability of the fragile ceasefire in West Asia. According to the All India Sarafa Association, the white metal depreciated by Rs 7,800, or 3.10 per cent, to Rs 2,43,200 per kg (inclusive of all taxes) from Wednesday’s closing level of Rs 2,51,000 per kg. Gold of 99.9 per cent purity also decreased by Rs 1,500, or nearly 1 per

Salt adding habit to food linked to poor diet and higher health risks in adults over 60

Elderly Couple adding salt

Reaching for the salt shaker at the kitchen table may seem like second nature for some — but it could reveal troubling details about your health. Recent Brazilian research, published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health, investigated the impact of adding salt to food with a focus on older adults. The study used national survey data from more than 8,000 Brazilians over the age of 60, collected between 2017 and 2018. Participants were asked the question, “Do you have the habit of adding salt to food at the table?” The researchers then deciphered certain traits that were linked to

Israel lifts restrictions at holy sites in Jerusalem after fragile ceasefire announced

TEL AVIV, Israel, April 9, 2026 (AP) — Worshippers were able to pray again at Jerusalem’s holy sites Thursday after Israel lifted restrictions it imposed on large public gatherings throughout the war with Iran nearly six weeks ago. Jerusalem’s police said on Wednesday that they would lift restrictions on all holy sites and deploy hundreds of officers and volunteers in the city. Access had been prohibited altogether, or restricted to a few dozen faithful at a time, at Christian, Jewish and Muslim sites during the now-paused conflict, when missile attacks from Iran often sent Jerusalem residents into shelters. The restrictions

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