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Anti-Corruption Branch Probe Reveals 65,000 Ghost Patients in Delhi's Mohalla Clinics
Two private labs conducted 22 lakh tests in 2023, with 65,000 identified as fake. The government paid Rs 4.63 crore for these tests.
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Human Foetus Found In School Lab In Madhya Pradesh, Probe Launched
Police have started a probe after a private school in Sagar district was found to be in possession of a human foetus, an official said on Saturday.
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Private Diagnostic Services To Be Outsourced To Mohalla Clinics In Delhi
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Wednesday gave his nod to a proposal of the Arvind Kejriwal government to outsource private diagnostic and lab services to mohalla clinics.
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ED Freezes WazirX Funds Worth Rs 64-Cr for 'Assisting' in Money Laundering
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) said it had conducted searches on the premises of one of the directors of crypto exchange WazirX, and has issued an order to freeze their bank balances over Rs 60 crore. The ED has been conducting Money Laundering investigation against a number of Indian non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) and their fintech par...
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Google Reveals Italian Spyware Used for Hacking Apple, Android Smartphones
Google's new report has revealed how Italy-based RCS Lab helped to hack Apple and Android smartphones in Italy, Kazakhstan. Meanwhile, Google said it had taken steps to protect users of its Android operating system and alerted them about the spyware.
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Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert Explains How the Watchdog Calls Out Governments and Private Firms
The Internet watchdog Citizen Lab has been remarkably effective in calling to account governments and private sector firms that use information technology to put people in peril.
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Delhi RT-PCR Covid Test Cost Capped At Rs 300 At Private Hospitals, Labs
The Delhi government on Thursday capped the cost of conventional RT-PCR tests for COVID-19 detection in private hospitals and labs at Rs 300, a 40 per cent reduction from the earlier rate, according to an order.
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Lab Faces Probe After Hundreds Positive On Italy-Amritsar Flights: Report
A probe was ordered against a private laboratory after a number of flyers who reached Amritsar in Punjab from Italy tested positive for COVID-19 amid allegations by several of them that their test reports were incorrect, health officials said.
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Omicron Patient "Escaped", Karnataka Tracking 10 "Missing" Passengers
One of the two men found positive for Omicron in Karnataka "escaped" after taking a Covid negative certificate from a private lab, the state government said Friday.
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"It Was Scary": How South African Scientists Spotted Omicron Variant
On Friday Nov. 19, Raquel Viana, Head of Science at one of South Africa's biggest private testing labs, sequenced the genes on eight coronavirus samples - and got the shock of her life.
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Court Reverses Kerala Order On Capping Covid RT-PCR Tests Rate In Private Labs
The Kerala High Court on Monday quashed the Kerala government's order to reduce charges of RT-PCR tests in private laboratories to Rs 500 from Rs 1,700.
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Top Medical Body Should Look Into Complaints Against Private Pathology Labs: High Court
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) cannot be sitting in an ivory tower and said that it should look into the complaints relating to private pathology laboratories.
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COVID-19 Test Licences Must For Private Labs: Top Medical Body In Court
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has informed the Delhi High Court that National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) certification is must for enrollment of private labs for COVID-19 testing.
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VPNs in India Should Be Blocked Permanently Due to Increase in Cybercrimes, Parliamentary Panel Again Urges Government
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs has urged the government to block virtual private networks (VPNs) in India, citing VPN services as a “technological challenge” that could lead to growing number of cybercrimes.
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Covid Swabs Replaced For Staff To Show Ill, Claim Leave, 1 Arrested: Cops
A ward boy of a government hospital at Khamgaon in Maharashtra's Buldhana district was arrested for allegedly replacing the swab samples in the lab to facilitate the employees of a private company get positive COVID-19 report for medical leave.
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Anti-Corruption Branch Probe Reveals 65,000 Ghost Patients in Delhi's Mohalla Clinics
Two private labs conducted 22 lakh tests in 2023, with 65,000 identified as fake. The government paid Rs 4.63 crore for these tests.
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Human Foetus Found In School Lab In Madhya Pradesh, Probe Launched
Police have started a probe after a private school in Sagar district was found to be in possession of a human foetus, an official said on Saturday.
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Private Diagnostic Services To Be Outsourced To Mohalla Clinics In Delhi
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Wednesday gave his nod to a proposal of the Arvind Kejriwal government to outsource private diagnostic and lab services to mohalla clinics.
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ED Freezes WazirX Funds Worth Rs 64-Cr for 'Assisting' in Money Laundering
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) said it had conducted searches on the premises of one of the directors of crypto exchange WazirX, and has issued an order to freeze their bank balances over Rs 60 crore. The ED has been conducting Money Laundering investigation against a number of Indian non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) and their fintech par...
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Google Reveals Italian Spyware Used for Hacking Apple, Android Smartphones
Google's new report has revealed how Italy-based RCS Lab helped to hack Apple and Android smartphones in Italy, Kazakhstan. Meanwhile, Google said it had taken steps to protect users of its Android operating system and alerted them about the spyware.
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Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert Explains How the Watchdog Calls Out Governments and Private Firms
The Internet watchdog Citizen Lab has been remarkably effective in calling to account governments and private sector firms that use information technology to put people in peril.
-
Delhi RT-PCR Covid Test Cost Capped At Rs 300 At Private Hospitals, Labs
The Delhi government on Thursday capped the cost of conventional RT-PCR tests for COVID-19 detection in private hospitals and labs at Rs 300, a 40 per cent reduction from the earlier rate, according to an order.
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Lab Faces Probe After Hundreds Positive On Italy-Amritsar Flights: Report
A probe was ordered against a private laboratory after a number of flyers who reached Amritsar in Punjab from Italy tested positive for COVID-19 amid allegations by several of them that their test reports were incorrect, health officials said.
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Omicron Patient "Escaped", Karnataka Tracking 10 "Missing" Passengers
One of the two men found positive for Omicron in Karnataka "escaped" after taking a Covid negative certificate from a private lab, the state government said Friday.
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"It Was Scary": How South African Scientists Spotted Omicron Variant
On Friday Nov. 19, Raquel Viana, Head of Science at one of South Africa's biggest private testing labs, sequenced the genes on eight coronavirus samples - and got the shock of her life.
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Court Reverses Kerala Order On Capping Covid RT-PCR Tests Rate In Private Labs
The Kerala High Court on Monday quashed the Kerala government's order to reduce charges of RT-PCR tests in private laboratories to Rs 500 from Rs 1,700.
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Top Medical Body Should Look Into Complaints Against Private Pathology Labs: High Court
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) cannot be sitting in an ivory tower and said that it should look into the complaints relating to private pathology laboratories.
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COVID-19 Test Licences Must For Private Labs: Top Medical Body In Court
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has informed the Delhi High Court that National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) certification is must for enrollment of private labs for COVID-19 testing.
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VPNs in India Should Be Blocked Permanently Due to Increase in Cybercrimes, Parliamentary Panel Again Urges Government
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs has urged the government to block virtual private networks (VPNs) in India, citing VPN services as a “technological challenge” that could lead to growing number of cybercrimes.
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Covid Swabs Replaced For Staff To Show Ill, Claim Leave, 1 Arrested: Cops
A ward boy of a government hospital at Khamgaon in Maharashtra's Buldhana district was arrested for allegedly replacing the swab samples in the lab to facilitate the employees of a private company get positive COVID-19 report for medical leave.
