The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the Election Commission and the West Bengal government to file reports within a week on a PIL which claimed that a state-government undertaking company ...

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 ...

A Nipah virus outbreak in India’s West Bengal raised global concern, with social media reacting to the virus’s rapid spread and lack of a cure. The video went viral.

Because the bat-borne pathogen currently has no cure, the likes of India, Thailand, Pakistan, Hong Kong and Vietnam have taken measures to help screen for the virus. With a mortality rate of 40 to 75 ...

According to the WHO, the cases are confined to North 24 Parganas district, with no travel reported while the patients were symptomatic. Surveillance, infection prevention and control measures have ...

Airports in Thailand, Hong Kong, and Singapore have ramped up health screening measures amid rising Nipah virus (NiV) cases in January 2026.

New Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj, Delhi minister Parvesh Verma, and MLAs Anil Sharma and Pawan Sharma among those vetted for Assam; teams being put in place for other states.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has mentioned that it does not recommend any travel or trade restrictions in response to the Nipah virus cases reported in West Bengal. It also noted that risk ...

The commission has outlined the examination pattern, stating that the Group C written test will carry 60 marks, whereas the ...

The model question papers cover 22 subjects and have been made available at the council’s head office in Kolkata as well as ...

The Hong Kong International Airport has ramped up health screening measures amid rising Nipah virus (NiV) cases in January 2026.

An emotional incident in Bharatpur, West Bengal, has gone viral, highlighting the struggles of ordinary citizens with bureaucracy. , India News, Times Now ...