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Telegram ban lifted in India after NEET re-exam, edit block stays
Hyderabad: Google and Apple restored Telegram on their respective platforms on Tuesday morning, June 23, as the government’s week-long ban on the messaging platform came to an end, though a separate order disabling…
- News
NEET: NTA issues advisory; shares admit card updates on WhatsApp
New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday, June 19, said that it is sending reminder SMS messages, emails, and WhatsApp notifications to candidates, urging them to download their admit cards…
- India
NEET retest: Delhi HC upholds Telegram ban, says reason ‘sufficient’
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday, June 19, rejected Telegram’s petition challenging the Centre’s decision to block the messaging platform until June 22, clearing the way for the temporary ban to…
- India
Delhi HC to rule today on Telegram’s plea over NEET-linked suspension
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will pronounce on Friday, June 19, its verdict on a plea filed by messaging platform Telegram challenging the Centre’s decision to temporarily suspend its services across…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad Commissioner warns about fake news on NEET UG
Hyderabad: Ahead of the NEET UG 2026 exam on June 21, Hyderabad Commissioner of Police VC Sajjanar on Thursday, June 18, urged aspirants and parents not to believe fake news regarding the…
- Delhi
HC to resume hearing on Telegram’s plea against temporary ban
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is slated to resume hearing on Thursday, June 18, a plea filed by messaging platform Telegram challenging the Centre’s decision to temporarily suspend its services across…
- India
Leaks remain: Activists say Telegram ban ‘band-aid’ solution
While the National Testing Agency (NTA) welcomed the Telegram ban, Internet advocacy groups have called it a “band-aid solution” and a “disproportionate answer” to the NEET (UG) exam paper leak issue. The…
- News
Telegram moves Delhi High Court against India’s NEET ban
Hyderabad: Messaging platform Telegram on Wednesday, June 17, approached the Delhi High Court challenging the central government’s decision to temporarily block access to its app in India, saying the move punished over 150…
- India
Telegram CEO claims Reliance, WhatsApp behind ban push in India
New Delhi: Messaging app Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has alleged that Reliance Group, in which Meta has a partial stake, may have lobbied, along with its competitor WhatsApp, to impose a ban…
- Technology
NEET paper leak: Google removes Telegram from Play Store
New Delhi: The ban on messaging app Telegram by the government is unlikely to curb paper leaks as offenders might use other platforms, its founder and CEO, Pavel Durov, said on Tuesday,…
- India
NEET UG re-exam: Centre restricts Telegram to curb paper leaks
New Delhi: In a major move aimed at curbing examination-related fraud, the Central government has imposed a temporary restriction on the messaging platform Telegram across India until June 22, following recommendations from…
- India
Education Minister reviews NEET-UG re-exam security, orders crackdown
New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan chaired a high-level meeting with central security and intelligence agencies on Wednesday, May 20, to review preparations for the upcoming NEET-UG re-examination, officials said. He…
- India
Public data not used for intel, no personal information collected: MHA
New Delhi: The home ministry has told a parliamentary panel that security agencies use open-source intelligence from public sources, including social media, to gather information, emphasising that no privacy breach occurs as…
- Hyderabad
Three duped of Rs 30 lakh in investment fraud in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: At least three people were duped of Rs 30 lakh in an investment fraud in Hyderabad via WhatsApp and Telegram recently. According to the Cyberabad cybercrime unit, in April 2025, the…
- World
Your Instagram DMs will not be private from May 8, Meta to end encryption
Meta announced that Instagram will discontinue its end-to-end encrypted messaging effective May 8, altering the privacy landscape for several users who depend on “special keys” that keep all third parties, including Meta…
