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Friday, March 13, 2026
TopicRapid testing

Topic: rapid testing

India’s first home kit for Covid test to hit stores next week. Here is how you can use it

Developed by the Pune-based Mylab Discovery Solutions, the testing kits called CoviSelf will be available in chemist shops for Rs 250.

Why Mumbai is relying more on antigen tests than RT-PCR as it doubles Covid testing

BMC has instructed all its 24 administrative wards, 7 railway stations, bus depots, and 27 malls in the city to randomly conduct antigen tests on visitors to check the rise on cases.

India, Israel collaborate to develop rapid testing for Covid-19 in under 30 seconds

Israel will soon send a high level research delegation to India to conduct a series of 'final stages of testing' as part of the joint effort to develop the rapid testing kits.

On Camera

9.2% jump in arms transfer shows this is era of war—SIPRI reveals the temper we live in

The volume of major arms transfers has risen by 9.2% compared to 2016-2020. The increase is driven overwhelmingly by Europe’s rearming, followed by the Middle East.

A war in the Gulf, a crisis in Gujarat’s Morbi: India’s ceramics capital counts the cost

Morbi makes 80-90% of India’s ceramic exports. The West Asia conflict has cut its propane supply, shutting 200 factories and threatening 400 more—along with 9 lakh livelihoods.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.