Diageo Plc said it would buy back 660 million pounds ($866.91 million) worth of shares, bringing the total buyback programme to up to 3 billion pounds for the year ending June 30.

\"Back-end technologies are changing traditional business models. The 'connected consumer' is changing the way purchase decisions are made.\"

The stock rose up to 8% to 620 level on the BSE. At 10:42 am, the stock was trading 6.17% higher at 610 level on BSE. The stock opened with a gain of 4.43% and has gained 17.89% in the last four days.

The court of Delhi financial commissioner has said these barcodes could be misused and thus cause danger to the public. Duplicate or unauthorised barcodes can also be used to avoid tax.

Mallya kept borrowing more and more to keep KFA flying - putting up his shares and other assets as collateral to keep getting loans from banks.

The firm has 13.7% market share and ranks third in the Indian beer market. Kingfisher owner United Breweries with 39.2 percent market share is followed by Budweiser parent Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, which has 23.3 percent market share, according to Euromonitor International.

The world's best-selling scotch pays tribute to women worldwide with its Jane Walker brand

It may seem counter-intuitive to suggest that focussing on fewer things will help one grow faster, but that is what happens.

India ranks 19th out of 180 countries in terms of the number of names in the offshore data leak. A total of 714 Indians have been named.

A Joint team of ED and the CBI has reached London to brief UK prosecution on the extradition of absconding Vijay Mallya.

Officer's Choice, a whisky launched in 1988 by Allied Blenders Distillers, is the world's No. 2 alcoholic beverage brand at 32.3 million nine-litre cases.

Supreme Court's order to ban sale of liquor within 500 metres of national and state highways in the country has ushered in some bad news for spirits manufacturers.

The transfer of USD 40 million Vijay Mallya had received from British firm Diageo to his three children reflected the beleaguered businessman's intent to put the funds beyond the reach of the courts, the Supreme Court has said.