Indian court rejects appeal over ban on Telegram app
Key takeaways
- The ruling comes after India said channels on the app were selling leaked questions for undergraduate medical entrance exams.
- The New Delhi High Court issued the ruling on Friday after a closed-door hearing between Telegram and Indian officials, court records show.
- The ban took Telegram offline and removed it from app stores earlier this week, according to app tracking data.
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The ruling comes after India said channels on the app were selling leaked questions for undergraduate medical entrance exams.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo India was the Telegram app's largest market with more than 150 million users before the ban [Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters]By Al Jazeera staff and Reuters Published On 19 Jun 202619 Jun 2026An Indian court has rejected an appeal by the Telegram social media app against a temporary ban.
The New Delhi High Court issued the ruling on Friday after a closed-door hearing between Telegram and Indian officials, court records show. India blocked the app over allegations that it was being used to sell leaked exam questions.