India has temporarily blocked the Telegram app over concerns it may be used for cheating, days before a crucial medical entrance exam is set to be reheld. Millions of students will retake the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Undergraduate (NEET-UG) on 21 June after the exam held in May was cancelled over allegations of a paper leak. The National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts the exam, welcomed the move, saying that it was taken in response to the "organised use of the platform [Telegram] by cheating rackets to defraud candidates". But internet users and rights activists have criticised the ban, calling it a "band-aid solution" to tackle a much larger problem of exam fraud. Telegram has not issued a statement yet. The BBC has contacted the platform for a response. The platform was still available to users in India hours after the government's announcement, and it is not clear yet how the curb will be enforced. But it has brought the NEET-UG exam - the gateway to joining medical colleges in India - and the recent controversy surrounding it back into the headlines. Nearly 2.28 million candidates took the exam on 3 May at more than 5,000 centres across India. But within
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This article was published on July 3, 2026 A government source says the IT ministry has sent notices to both apps, a day after ordering WhatsApp to pause its own usernames rollout. India’s technology ministry has sent notices to Telegram…
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This article was published on July 3, 2026 A government source says the IT ministry has sent notices to both apps, a day after ordering WhatsApp to pause its own usernames rollout. India’s technology ministry has sent…
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Read original at TechCrunch →The platform will be unavailable until June 22 after a key test paper was purportedly leaked. India has temporarily blocked Telegram for a strange justification: test cheating. The government recently annulled the…
Read original at Engadget →India has temporarily blocked the Telegram app over concerns it may be used for cheating, days before a crucial medical entrance exam is set to be reheld. Millions of students will retake the National Eligibility cum…
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This article was published on July 3, 2026 A government source says the IT ministry has sent notices to both apps, a day after ordering WhatsApp to pause its own usernames rollout. India’s technology ministry has sent notices to Telegram…
View source →Last day to exhibit your breakthrough to 10,000+ tech leaders at Disrupt is on Oct 2. Book Exhibit Table Now. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. India has issued an order to block…
View source →The platform will be unavailable until June 22 after a key test paper was purportedly leaked. India has temporarily blocked Telegram for a strange justification: test cheating. The government recently annulled the results of a key medical…
View source →India has temporarily blocked the Telegram app over concerns it may be used for cheating, days before a crucial medical entrance exam is set to be reheld. Millions of students will retake the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test -…
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