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'Telegram now a new dark web': Govt defends ban on app ahead of NEET retest

Times of India · Jun 18, 2026, 10:59 AM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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In an affidavit filed in response to Telegram's plea challenging the government's move to temporarily restrict access to the app ahead of the June 21 NEET-UG retest, the government countered that the "scale of the said channel itself demonstrates the capability of Telegram to facilitate mass dissemi

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'Telegram now a new dark web': Govt defends ban on app ahead of NEET retest

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