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.

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 ...

Three trucks carrying 900 quintal of paddy were seized near Laxmannath Toll Plaza in Odisha’s Balasore district after ...

There is a low risk of the deadly Nipah virus spreading from India, the World Health Organization said on Friday, adding that it did not recommend travel or trade curbs after two infections reported ...

Recent cases have largely been detected in southern Kerala state. A major outbreak in 2018 killed at least 17 people there.

Nipah outbreaks have occurred almost annually in Asia, particularly in Bangladesh and India. Cases have also been reported in ...

CLATapult excels in CLAT 2026, with 15+ top NLU selections, reaffirming its position as Eastern India’s premier CLAT ...