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India: Telegram to challenge government order blocking app
Key takeaways
- According to the report citing Madhav Khosla, the lawyer representing Telegram, the court agreed to hear the matter today on an urgent basis.
- Khosla told the Bench that Telegram has over 150 million users who have been affected by the government's ban.
- Last month, the authorities cancelled the NEET exam, which students need to qualify to take admissions to medical colleges across India, after they found its question paper was leaked.
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According to the report citing Madhav Khosla, the lawyer representing Telegram, the court agreed to hear the matter today on an urgent basis.
Khosla told the Bench that Telegram has over 150 million users who have been affected by the government's ban.
Telegram has yet to officially comment about the temporary ban.
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