India court rejects Telegram’s appeal against temporary blocking of app
Key takeaways
- India will conduct its national undergraduate medical entrance exam on Sunday, a month after it cancelled the results of the same test after allegations that the questions were leaked in advance.
- The unprecedented ban on Telegram until June 22 was announced this week by India’s IT ministry over concerns about channels on the app claiming to have questions from the upcoming exam for sale.
- The ban, which took Telegram offline and removed it from app stores, was implemented within hours by Indian telecom companies as well as the likes of Google and Apple.
Why this matters: local context for readers following news across Pakistan and the region.
Add ARY News on Google AAResize NEW DELHI: A New Delhi court on Friday rejected Telegram’s appeal against a temporary ban in India, a setback for the messaging app which had challenged the prohibition imposed to curb alleged exam-related fraud.
India will conduct its national undergraduate medical entrance exam on Sunday, a month after it cancelled the results of the same test after allegations that the questions were leaked in advance.
The unprecedented ban on Telegram until June 22 was announced this week by India’s IT ministry over concerns about channels on the app claiming to have questions from the upcoming exam for sale. Even if the questions were fake, that would defraud candidates, it said.