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TopicOnam

Topic: Onam

Onam inside a Nair tharavad—sadhya made easy in a new cookbook

Very few people in Kerala cook all 20-24 dishes of the sadhya today. Catering companies have replaced home kitchens. This changing nature of the sadhya was a central point of discussion at the launch of the book ‘Feast on a Leaf’.

How I trained a Delhi restaurant to serve Sadhya—walk in mundu, don’t use trays

In ‘Feast on a Leaf’, Chef Arun Kumar TR explores the festival of Onam and its centre piece—the sadhya.

After Onam ban, Kerala students settle for low-key event at divided JNU — ‘I feel marginalised’

JNU admin has for the first time banned Onam celebrations, ‘citing its religious nature’. Controversy erupted over poster of Mahabali in mundu with stripes in colours of Palestine flag. 

Onam drives up Kerala Covid cases again, daily infections increase by almost 30%

While Kerala registered 31,445 cases in the past 24 hours, state officials say there is no need to panic as the high Covid numbers indicate 'flattening' of the Covid curve.

Festive season warning — 4 states saw massive Covid surge after Ganesh Chaturthi, Onam

SBI research report says Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana and Kerala reported 50-60% of all their Covid cases after these festivals in August.

Use local flowers this Onam, CM Vijayan tells Kerala as Covid threat casts shadow on festival

Onam is the harvest festival of Kerala, and special floral carpets called pookalams form an integral part of the celebrations. The festival will be observed on 30 August.

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India’s tech ambitions need private sector investment in R&D. Budget 2026 holds the key

India’s private sector remains hesitant to invest in R&D. This is understandable, as the domestic market often fails to reward differentiated technologies adequately.

India’s public debt stabilising post pandemic hike as Centre cuts burden, but states lag—Economic Survey

While Centre makes progress lowering debt from pandemic peak and cutting borrowing costs, states face slower adjustment with limited market discipline, survey finds.

‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD

Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.