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  • Narayana Multispeciality Hospital where two Nipah cases had been detected since December is seen in Barasat, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • In this photograph provided by the public relations department of the Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Quarantine doctors watch thermal scanning of travelers from west Bengal, India at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Samut Prakarn, Thailand, on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • A stray dog roams at the entrance of the Infectious Diseases and Beliaghata General Hospital, in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Photo: AP)

India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak as some Asian countries ramp up health screenings

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NEW DELHI, January 28, 2026 (AP) — Indian authorities said they had contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming two cases in the eastern state of West Bengal, as several Asian countries tightened health screenings and airport surveillance for travelers arriving from India. India’s Health Ministry said Tuesday that two Nipah cases had been detected

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A Booth Level Officer (BLO) oversees the filling of enumeration forms by voters for the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in West Bengal. (Photo: PTI)

SIR deadline likely be extended in Bengal as EC reviews top court directives: Official

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Kolkata, Jan 21 (PTI) The EC is considering extending the deadline for the SIR exercise in West Bengal, with the publication of the final voters’ list likely to be deferred beyond the scheduled date of February 14, an official of the poll panel said on Wednesday. Compliance with multiple directions issued by the Supreme Court

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West Bengal Minister Shashi Panja. (Photo: ANI)

TMC will fight within purview of Constitution if voting right of any genuine voter is snatched: Bengal Minister

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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 28 (ANI): After the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced to conduct the second phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12 States and Union Territories, including West Bengal. Trinamool Congress leader and State Minister Shashi Panja said that her party would fight within the purview of

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Seven month old malnourished Indian child lies on a bed with his 24 year old mother at the Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre at Darbhanga Medical College and hospital in Darbhanga in Bihar. Photo: Getty Image)

Low birth weight from 4 states makes up half of India’s cases: Study

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New Delhi, Jun 17 (PTI) Cases of a low weight at birth from four states — Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, and West Bengal — account for nearly half of India’s cases, despite an overall progress in lowering rates over the last 30 years, an analysis of the National Family Health Survey shows. The findings are

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