T’puram: Nearly two years after the Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslides devastated parts of Wayanad, records accessed under the RTI Act show that the Kerala govt has directly spent only Rs 102.6 crore from its own funds for relief and rehabilitation, reports KP Saikiran.According to the disaster management department’s response, this entire amount was drawn from the state…

New Delhi: An Air India co-pilot has been sent back from the US after he was allegedly found to be carrying marijuana in his bag. This pilot was travelling as staff on duty (in passenger cabin) on a Delhi-San Francisco flight on Tuesday to operate the return flight.On arrival in San Francisco, say people in…

New Delhi: Aligning Congress with arguments of Mandal parties on women’s quota, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday accused govt of avoiding Census 2027 to rob backwards of their rights.As she rejected the Delimitation Bill, Priyanka said, “If this bill is passed, democracy will end in this country.”Priyanka also alleged in LS that political weight of…

New Delhi: Nominated member Harivansh is likely to be elected Rajya Sabha deputy chairman as five notices have been received in his favour and opposition has not given any notice proposing a candidate. Election for the post will take place on Friday.The office of the deputy chairman, Rajya Sabha, fell vacant after Harivansh’s term ended…

New Delhi: As he held talks with visiting Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker, PM Narendra Modi stressed that India and Austria backed stable, sustainable and lasting peace in Ukraine and West Asia, reiterating that military conflict will not resolve issues. The visit, the first by an Austrian chancellor in 42 years, saw over a dozen agreements…