Mallya ties up with Dutch brewer Heineken in India

Bangalore, Dec 7: Liquor baron and chairman of UB Group Vijay Mallya on Monday entered into a strategic alliance with leading Dutch brewer Heineken NV to distribute its beer in India.

As per the agreement, the UB Group, including United Breweries Ltd (UBL) and United Breweries Holdings Ltd (UBHL), and the $14.32-billion Heineken group have resolved their differences and decided to withdraw litigations between them. “The new alliance will offer consumers a portfolio of national and international brands in India, including UBL’s Kingfisher and Heineken, the largest global beer brand,” the company said in a statement here. Around 25 million glasses of Heineken are consumed the world over every day.

End discord at Ayodhya in the name of religion: Youth

New Delhi, Dec 8: A hospital at Ayodhya rather than a temple or a mosque, as politicians play the blame game over the Liberhan Commission report on the Babri Masjid demolition, that is the radical solution for peace offered by a section of the youth who were either not born or too young to know what was happening that December of 1992.

No more discord in the name of religion, is the echo as many youngsters look to a new India with better hospitals and better infrastructure for its people. Shalini Pandey (23), a journalist, said: “I am not concerned at all about what had happened. People should forget and move forward without constructing anything there. But a 20-bed hospital will do fine.” Dishank Sadana, a theatre artist, who is the same age echoed the sentiment.