DH Evening Brief: May 27, 2021

After Twitter alleged intimidation by police on the issue of 'manipulated media' tags, the government on Thursday condemned the statement issued by the microblogging platform as baseless, false and an attempt to defame India. Read more

Meanwhile, Delhi Police also hit back at Twitter claiming that its statement accusing it of using "intimidation tactics" in the toolkit case was "not only mendacious but designed to impede a lawful inquiry". The Police alleged that the microblogging platform was seeking "dubious sympathy" while refusing to share information it possesses.

. Facing accusations of delay in placing orders for vaccines, the government on Thursday defended its vaccine procurement policy saying it has been pursuing Pfizer, J&J and Moderna since mid-2020 for the earliest possible imports, and has even waived local trials for well-established foreign vaccine makers. Read more

. Reserve Bank of India on Thursday said that the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has triggered revision of growth projections for the current financial year with consensus gravitating towards its earlier forecast of 10.5 per cent. Read more

. India is in touch with the governments of Dominica, and Antigua and Barbuda to bring back fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi from the Caribbean region, sources said on Thursday. Read more

. Amid the raging controversy over Ramdev's alleged disparaging remarks against allopathy, another controversial video surfaced on social media in which the yoga guru is seen reacting to the demand for his arrest, saying "even their father cannot arrest him". Read more

. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that there is "a political effort" to depict the current government in India in a certain way and there is a difference between the political imagery that has been "concocted" and actually the governance record out there. Read more

. The Karnataka government will start testing sewage water to assess the prevalence of Covid-19 with a city-wide surveillance system where traces of coronavirus will help identify potential clusters. Read more

. Though WhatsApp challenged the validity of new rules to trace the origin of some messages on judicial order or executive direction, the Supreme Court had in 2019 suggested such a regime to check contents inciting violence, promoting illegal weapons, drugs, pornography and paedophilic activity. Read more

. Paytm, India’s leading digital payments provider, is aiming to raise about Rs 21,800 crore ($3 billion) in an initial public offering late this year, according to a person familiar with the deal, in what could be the country’s largest debut ever. Read more

. Twitter Inc said on Thursday it was worried about the safety of its staff in India, days after police visited its office as part of a probe related to the social media firm's tagging of some ruling party posts as manipulated. Read more

. A confession: I'm not a Friends superfan. I admit I was, however, a pretty dedicated follower from the '90s to the early 2000s. The series is one of those that moulded itself into a craze in no time and became a part of the zeitgeist that captured all of us in some way. Read more

. Amid the surging fuel prices in India, let's take a look at the countries across the globe with the cheapest fuel prices: Read More

DH Evening Brief: May 27, 2021

Twitter's statement attempt to defame India, hide own follies: Centre

Modi government busts myths on Covid-19 vaccinations

Covid second wave triggers raft of GDP growth forecast revisions: RBI annual report

India in touch with Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda to bring back Mehul Choksi

Even their father cannot arrest me: Ramdev in another video

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