Calcutta High Court intervened in a visitation rights dispute, asserting that interactions with grandparents are beneficial for a child's well-being. The court instructed a family court to re-evaluate a father's request to allow his daughter to stay with her grandparents during visits.

Abhishek Banerjee, a Trinamool leader, spoke in Japan about terrorism. He called Pakistan a handler of terrorists. Banerjee is part of a delegation taking India's anti-terrorism message abroad. He urged the Indian diaspora to advocate for India's stance. Banerjee highlighted evidence linking Pakistan to terrorist groups. He emphasized India's firm resolve against terrorism following the Pahalgam attack.

A clearwing moth, Scoliokona species, previously unseen in India, has been discovered in West Bengal's Buxa Tiger Reserve. Nature Mates founder Arjan Basu Roy and Titli Trust trustee Sanjay Sondhi identified the moth during a butterfly diversity project. Experts confirmed the species, extending its known range beyond South-East Asia.

Imran Ahmed, an exporter from Topsia, was arrested for allegedly possessing an illegal Chinese drone; police discovered parts of another drone at his residence. Authorities suspect Ahmed is a Bangladeshi national from Tangail, with a fake passport.

West Bengal's chief minister Mamata Banerjee has directed police to heighten vigilance, especially in border regions, to prevent terrorists from seeking refuge in the state. She emphasized the sensitivity of North Bengal due to its shared borders and urged cops to combat fake news to maintain peace.

A Cooch Behar village is under scrutiny following the deaths of three family members after they consumed meat from a dead goat, prompting concerns about a potential anthrax outbreak. The state government has dispatched a team of experts to investigate, with lab tests underway to confirm the presence of anthrax.

The Calcutta High Court ordered the release of Sankar Sundar Dutta, convicted of murder in 2006, after the State Sentence Review Board recommended reducing his life sentence to 21 years. Dutta's repeated appeals for remission, initially rejected in 2021, were finally accepted. He was convicted for his involvement in a 1997 attack that resulted in two deaths and one injury.

Umang Galada, a 12-year-old boy from Kolkata who bravely fought renal failure, has become Bengal's youngest deceased organ donor. Despite undergoing a kidney transplant, Umang tragically passed away, but his family's selfless decision to donate his organs will save lives.

A Kolkata-based social media influencer, currently under scrutiny, has disclosed his interactions with YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, arrested for alleged espionage for Pakistan's ISI. He met Malhotra during her Kolkata visit in February, following an initial encounter at the Ram Temple inauguration in Ayodhya.