News for 'Onam'

Pattinte Palazhy could have been better!

Pattinte Palazhy could have been better!

Rediff.com23 Aug 2010

The Malayalam movie has a lot of promise but fizzles out in the end.

Low-key Christmas for Malayalam film industry

Low-key Christmas for Malayalam film industry

Rediff.com24 Dec 2010

Fans will have to settle down for Tees Maar Khan or Toonpur Ka Superrhero.

Terror alert across India ahead of Rakhi, Eid

Terror alert across India ahead of Rakhi, Eid

Rediff.com19 Aug 2010

The country has been put on high alert following intelligence inputs that Pakistan-based terrorists may strike during the upcoming festival season. The Centre has asked state governments to take all possible steps to foil attempts by militant groups, particularly the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, to disrupt peace during the ongoing month of Ramzan and the upcoming festivals of Raksha Bandhan, Id-ul Fitr and Onam.

Review: Plus Two is entertaining

Review: Plus Two is entertaining

Rediff.com16 Aug 2010

There's hardly anything to complain about this Malayalam film.

Keralites simply love their booze to death

Keralites simply love their booze to death

Rediff.com22 Sep 2010

Despite the recent hooch tragedy that claimed 26 lives in the Mulappuram district this month, the liquor consumption in Kerala continues to be on a rise.

First Look: Jayaram in Makeup Man

First Look: Jayaram in Makeup Man

Rediff.com16 Jun 2010

Director Shafi is back with his latest Malayalam offering.

Drunk man wakes up in mortuary, scares staff

Drunk man wakes up in mortuary, scares staff

Rediff.com26 Aug 2010

The man, who found a cosy bedroom in the mortuary, was handed over to police, who let him off after registering a case for trespassing, police said.

Nano gets a roaring response in God's Own Country

Nano gets a roaring response in God's Own Country

Rediff.com10 Aug 2010

Tata's small car might just have managed to steal the thunder from the annual boat racing festival in Kerala. For a special offer for Onam, Keralites have decided to give oars a rest, and test-drive the Nano instead.

As car sales skid, auto part makers are also in the slow lane

As car sales skid, auto part makers are also in the slow lane

Rediff.com26 Dec 2018

Issues like high insurance cost and the announced price hike effective January could also weigh on sales in 2019. The only bright spot is the softening seen in fuel prices over the past month.

Festive season? No discounts this time!

Festive season? No discounts this time!

Rediff.com2 Aug 2008

Price-wary customers, waiting for good bargains in the festival season this year, are likely to be disappointed.

Review: Thirakkadha

Review: Thirakkadha

Rediff.com15 Sep 2008

Thirakkadha, Ranjith's new film stars Prithviraj as a filmmaker struggling to find a new story for his film. It is a film that could be Ranjith's best so far.

Trisha to make her Malayalam debut?

Trisha to make her Malayalam debut?

Rediff.com17 Aug 2015

Get your lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry, right here!

Kerala floods: Centre releases Rs 600 cr; CM seeks Rs 2,600 crore special package

Kerala floods: Centre releases Rs 600 cr; CM seeks Rs 2,600 crore special package

Rediff.com22 Aug 2018

An estimated 223 people have lost their lives since August 8 in Kerala's worst floods in decades that has caused damage worth more than Rs 20,000 crore.

Mohanlal disappoints in Mahasamudram

Mohanlal disappoints in Mahasamudram

Rediff.com28 Aug 2006

COVID-19: Has the first wave peaked in India?

COVID-19: Has the first wave peaked in India?

Rediff.com19 Oct 2020

We knew from the moment the pandemic took hold that this would be a long haul -- at least 12 to 18 months. Nothing should have changed that assessment, says Mihir S Sharma.

Govt earmarks Rs 160 cr to check price rise

Govt earmarks Rs 160 cr to check price rise

Rediff.com16 Aug 2013

Speaking to reporters after a Cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said the Civil Supplies Corporation and Horticulture Corporation would get Rs 65 crore (Rs 650 million) and Rs 15 crore (Rs 150 million) respectively, while the balance amount would go to the Consumer Federation and other state agencies.

Delhi should prepare for 15,000 daily covid cases during winter: Report

Delhi should prepare for 15,000 daily covid cases during winter: Report

Rediff.com9 Oct 2020

"Coming festivals (Chhat, Puja, Dussehra, Deepavali, Id, Xmas, New year) pose a huge challenge in the pandemic control. It has been seen that Onam in Kerala and Ganesh Chaturthi in Maharashtra escalated the pandemic seriously. This must not be allowed to happen in Delhi," the report stated.

He liked the Army dress, says slain NSG Lt Col Niranjan's father

He liked the Army dress, says slain NSG Lt Col Niranjan's father

Rediff.com3 Jan 2016

Lt Colonel E K Niranjan was undertaking a mopping up and render safe procedure on the encounter spot when a blast occurred and splinters and sharpnels hit the officer fatally.

Nivin Pauly to become Kayamkulam Kochunni

Nivin Pauly to become Kayamkulam Kochunni

Rediff.com26 Aug 2016

The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.

Double Barrel to release on the Internet

Double Barrel to release on the Internet

Rediff.com20 Jul 2015

Get your lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry, right here!

Review: Rajadhi Raja fails to impress

Review: Rajadhi Raja fails to impress

Rediff.com5 Sep 2014

Rajadhi Raja is a lacklustre Onam release, writes Paresh C Palicha.

The Kerala minister who's fighting for states in GST Council

The Kerala minister who's fighting for states in GST Council

Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

Thomas Isaac has been in and out of the national news in his role as Kerala's finance minister since 2018 for various path-breaking tax initiatives. But it is 2020 that he has become more prominent, principally in the GST council.

Firms stock up as truck strike nears

Firms stock up as truck strike nears

Rediff.com18 Aug 2004

Trollers, meet Hanan Hamid, the showstopper

Trollers, meet Hanan Hamid, the showstopper

Rediff.com3 Aug 2018

Hanan Hamid walked the ramp wearing a traditional half-saree to promote Khadi products here.

6 killed as boat capsizes in Kerala, rescue operations underway

6 killed as boat capsizes in Kerala, rescue operations underway

Rediff.com26 Aug 2015

The exact number of passengers on board the passenger boat, said to be over three-decades old, at the time of the mishap is yet to be ascertained.

'Life is not about acting alone'

'Life is not about acting alone'

Rediff.com3 Sep 2003

Will Santa bring good news for India's real estate developers?

Will Santa bring good news for India's real estate developers?

Rediff.com6 Dec 2018

Christmas is a perfect time for most NRIs to travel back to India and include property buying in their schedule. Ahmedabad, Kochi, Ludhiana and Chandigarh are some cities that witness generous investments from NRI investors.

Consumer durable firms bank on freebies to beat slowdown

Consumer durable firms bank on freebies to beat slowdown

Rediff.com26 Aug 2014

Anticipation of weak sales this festive season due to deficient monsoon, especially outside big cities.

Can Mohanlal's Loham live up to the hype?

Can Mohanlal's Loham live up to the hype?

Rediff.com19 Aug 2015

A lowdown on all the goings-on in the Malayalam film industry.

Delhi's 'Demolition Man' takes oath as Modi's MoS

Delhi's 'Demolition Man' takes oath as Modi's MoS

Rediff.com3 Sep 2017

The former IAS officer was sworn-in as Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Tourism; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Mohanlal teams up with Priyadarsan

Mohanlal teams up with Priyadarsan

Rediff.com27 Jul 2015

A lowdown on all the goings-on in the Malayalam film industry.

Mohanlal to shoot with tigers for Puli Murukan

Mohanlal to shoot with tigers for Puli Murukan

Rediff.com10 Jul 2015

Mohanlal to shoot with tigers for Puli Murukan

265 dead in Kerala floods since Aug 8, 36 still missing

265 dead in Kerala floods since Aug 8, 36 still missing

Rediff.com25 Aug 2018

With over 8.69 lakh people still in 2,287 relief camps, it is a subdued 'Onam', the harvest festival, in the state.

Shamili to play Kunchacko Boban's heroine in next

Shamili to play Kunchacko Boban's heroine in next

Rediff.com5 Sep 2015

A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry.

'Fahadh improvises, Prithviraj does homework'

'Fahadh improvises, Prithviraj does homework'

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

Prthviraj plays the lead in Menon's second movie, Saptamasree Taskaraha.

Violence in the name of faith won't be tolerated: PM

Violence in the name of faith won't be tolerated: PM

Rediff.com27 Aug 2017

'I want to assure the country that no country, no government can tolerate anybody taking the law into their hands, whether it is an individual or a group.'

Kerala's tourism takes a hard knock with coronavirus

Kerala's tourism takes a hard knock with coronavirus

Rediff.com6 Feb 2020

After the Kerala government declared the coronavirus outbreak as a 'state calamity', as the three positive cases were detected from Thrissur, Alapuzha and Kasaragod, tourism minister Kadakampally Surendran admitted that the sector had suffered a hit. The sector had aggressively launched promotional advertisements in the domestic and international markets after the floods to revive the sector. However, all the efforts took a beating, with mass cancellations of hotel bookings after the outbreak of the infection in the state was reported.

Review: Mohanlal is brilliant in Oppam

Review: Mohanlal is brilliant in Oppam

Rediff.com10 Sep 2016

Oppam is a must watch, raves Paresh C Palicha.