India has demonstrated its capacity to manage Nipah outbreaks during previous events, and recommended public health measures are being implemented jointly by national and state health teams

The India Today–CVoter Mood of the Nation (MOTN) 2026 survey revealed that Mamata Banerjee's TMC is likely to repeat its performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.

India confirmed 2 laboratory-confirmed cases of Nipah virus infection in the state of West Bengal in January 2026; both patients were 25-year-old nurses employed at the same private hospital in Barasat and developed neurologic complications after symptom onset in late December 2025. 1

Nipah virus cases in West Bengal have prompted heightened surveillance across Asia, with airports and border crossings implementing health screenings. While not highly transmissible like COVID-19, Nipah has a high fatality rate and spreads through close contact,

Calcutta High Court orders West Bengal govt to transfer border land to BSF by March 31, 2026, prioritizing national security over administrative delays. Read details.

In West Bengal, the RJD seeks alliance with TMC for upcoming polls, while CPI-ML explores ties with the Left, amid NDA's united front against them.

The death toll from a warehouse fire in Anandapur, Kolkata, has risen to 25, prompting the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to intervene. They directed the local District Magistrate to report on potential human rights violations linked to alleged management negligence and regulatory failures by several authorities,

At least eight people were killed and several others were reported missing in a massive fire that engulfed two adjoining warehouses in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, police said Tuesday. The fire broke out in the wee hours of Monday inside one of the godowns situated at Najirabad area of Anandapur in South 24 Parganas district,

West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose has appointed new Vice-Chancellors to three state-run universities, as announced by Lok Bhavan. The appointments include Arunasis Goswami, Debabrata Basu, and Debabrata Mitra.

The Bharatiya Janata Party is mobilising leaders and resources for a major push in West Bengal, focusing on four core issues as it aims to unseat the Trinamool Congress in the upcoming assembly elections.