# Twitter delaying rules

• Twitter on thursday complained about “intimidation tactics” by the Delhi police.

• Indian government has called these allegations baseless, false and an attempt to defame India to hide their own follies.

• Twitter, Whatsapp and other social media companies are trying to delay the enactment of new IT guidelines.

• The Information and Broadcasting ministry has asked digital media platforms to submit compliance reports as per the new intermediary rules under the IT act within 15 days.

# GST council meet

• Opposition ruled states will press the centre to waive taxes levied on covid-19 relief material, including vaccines.

• States will also seek a speedy payment of their compensation dues in the GST council meet.

• GST council is chaired by union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and is reconvening after a seven month break on friday.

# Lakshadweep reforms

• The reforms rolled out in Lakshadweep are aimed at the betterment of islands said Lakshadweep collector S. Asker Ali.

• The reforms were aimed at optimising the potential of the Isles, mainly in the tourism, fisheries and agriculture sectors.

# BRICS ministerial meeting

• Amidst continuing tensions between India and China at the line of actual control, external affairs minister S. Jaishankar and Chinese foreign minister Wang yi will participate on tuesday in a virtual BRICS ministerial meeting chaired by India.

• The meeting will also discuss the patent waiver of vaccines by WTO.

• More than 60 countries have supported patent waiver including US.

# Coronavirus origin

• US president Joe Biden announced on wednesday that he had asked American intelligence agencies to “redouble” their efforts to analyze the origins of Covid-19.

• There are fresh reports coming which suggests that coronavirus is lab made and not natural.