Kolams, intricate patterns drawn with rice flour, signify prosperity and invite positive energy into homes. Here’s a step-by-step guide to creating a simple Pongal kolam with dots that even ...

What's the best rice cooker for 2025? Rice is one of the most versatile foods you can make. It can be a staple of a meal or a side, and there are so many ways to season rice. Getting it to the ...

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Whether you are a beginner looking to try your hand at simple New Year muggulu or an expert ready to craft elaborate kolam designs, there’s something for everyone. Materials like rice flour ...

Black rice is that rare trifecta of delicious, healthy, and aesthetically pleasing. This dark-colored rice, which is a deep purple-black, has alternate names including purple rice, forbidden rice ...

A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight bound for Amsterdam from Norway skidded off the runway after a hydraulic failure forced the plane to reroute for an emergency landing on Saturday. The Boeing 737 ...

China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, China. Measures such as genetic improvement and monitoring of planting environments have contributed to this advance, which has occurred alongside ...

KLM flight #KL1204, a Boeing 737-800, veered off the right side of runway 18 after landing at Oslo Torp Sandefjord Airport. While hydraulic failure was confirmed, the exact cause of the unsettling ...

A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight which had departed from Oslo Airport and was en route to Amsterdam experienced a hydraulic failure shortly after takeoff. Listen to Story KLM Royal Dutch Airlines ...