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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.

Onam celebrations are a low key affair as Kerala recovers from flood devastation

The government cancelled celebrations, but the spirit of the festival lives on in relief camps.

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China’s Brahmaputra dam is also a military asset. It raises alarm for India

China didn't consult India over the Brahmaputra dam. It acted unilaterally over a transboundary river system that feeds millions downstream.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.