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1. Citing non-compliance of New Intermediary Guideline Rules by Twitter, the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Saturday sends a final communication to Twitter asking them to comply immediately with the requirements of the new guidelines failing which resultant consequences as enjoined in the law shall follow. A letter issued by the Ministry to the social media platform stated that the New Intermediary Guideline Rules have become effective from May 26. After expiry of three-month period given to social media intermediaries for compliance, Twitter is yet to appoint India based Chief Compliance Officer, Nodal Contact Person, and Grievance Officer. 2. Delhi records 414 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest in over two-and-a-half months and 60 fatalities on Saturday, while the positivity rate dipped to 0.53 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here. 3. Even as cases are falling, rise in Black Fungus cases in Bihar and Covid cases in kids in Maharashtra set up alarm bells. 4. Home Minister Amit Shah says, we successfully controlled the second wave in a short period. 5. With little over 3 per cent of its population fully vaccinated, India firmly opposes the adoption of COVID-19 vaccine passports at the G7 meeting of health ministers, saying that such an initiative could prove to be 'hugely discriminatory'. 6. In a major development, Trinamool Congress on Saturday appoints Abhishek Banerjee, Diamond Harbour MP and nephew of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, as the party''s all India general secretary. Taking to Twitter, TMC announced that the party has decided to implement 'One Leader, One Post', as a result of which Abhishek Banerjee will step down from the post of party's youth president, and that position will be filled by actor-turned-politician Saayoni Ghosh.

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