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Saturday, October 25, 2025
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Topic: RT-PCR

People entering Karnataka from Maharashtra, Kerala require negative RT-PCR, says state govt

Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar made the announcement noting the surge of Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra and Kerala.

Nadda convoy attack & revenge talk deplorable, Bengal has suffered enough of culture of violence

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Limit rapid antigen tests to 30-40% of total & only pre-symptomatic cases — Centre to states

In a letter to states, health and health research secretaries have expressed concern over excessive use of rapid antigen tests and quality of testing kits.

Delhi govt cuts price of RT-PCR test to Rs 800 from Rs 2,400 amid Covid surge

Price of RT-PCR test has been slashed by Rs 1,600 for samples collected at labs and by Rs 1,200 for samples collected at home. Order comes into effect immediately.

Home Minister Amit Shah launches mobile RT-PCR lab in Delhi, test priced at Rs 499

SpiceHealth, part of SpiceJet, said the laboratory can process up to 3,000 test reports per day and it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ICMR.

Delhi govt is testing-tracing, but Covid third wave means people have to be responsible too

Delhi has a unique challenge in its fight against Covid – porous borders in NCR. Kejriwal government knows a coordinated strategy is needed.

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Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.