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Tejashwi Yadav misled by aides, must return to field: RJD veteran

Patna, Dec 11(UNI) RJD senior leader Shivanand Tivary has questioned the disappearance of Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav from the political scene after the party’s crushing defeat in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections. Tivary advised Tejashwi to return to the field without delay.
In an open letter addressed to Tejashwi, Tivary held Sanjay Yadav and former RJD Bihar president Jagadanand Singh, both considered close to the RJD’s de facto chief, responsible for keeping him in the dark.
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Modi to launch rail, road projects in Malda and Singur ahead of assembly polls

17 Jan 2026 | 8:07 AM

Kolkata, Jan 17 (UNI) With the West Bengal Assembly elections approaching, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit the state for a mix of official and political programmes over the weekend, covering Malda on Saturday, January 17, and Singur in Hooghly district on Sunday, January 18.

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Odisha: Over dozen varsities participate in State Level Innovation and Startup Competition

17 Jan 2026 | 1:08 AM

Bhubaneswar, Jan 16 (UNI) The two-day State-level Innovation and Startup Competition, organized for the first time jointly by the Higher Education Department and the Odisha State Higher Education Council, at Rama Devi Women’s University, commenced today with the participation of 72 students from 14 universities across Odisha.

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Stakeholders seek further simplification of GST ahead of union Budget 2026

17 Jan 2026 | 1:03 AM

Bhubaneshwar, Jan 16 (UNI) Ahead of the union Budget 2026–27, industry bodies, entrepreneurs and policy stakeholders have set expectations around further simplification of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) alongside other tax measures to strengthen ease of doing business.

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Investment incentive policy will accelerate pace of industrialisation in Bihar : Nitish

17 Jan 2026 | 12:58 AM

Bettiah, Jan 16 (UNI) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said the state government is committed to promote industrialisation in Bihar and an investment incentive policy has been launched to achieve this goal.

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Assam to supply power to Bangladesh through Tripura

17 Jan 2026 | 12:52 AM

Agartala, Jan 16 (UNI) Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Friday said Assam has shown interest in exporting its surplus electricity to Bangladesh by using the north eastern state as a transmission corridor.

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