India Temporarily Blocks Telegram Ahead of NEET Re-exam

The National Testing Agency (NTA) welcomed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology's (MeitY) action, describing it as a necessary step to safeguard the examination process. MeitY, acting on the NTA's recommendations, issued directions under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, to restrict access to Telegram within India for a limited period.

Furthermore, Telegram has been directed to disable its message-editing feature within India until June 30. The NTA noted that this feature had been misused in previous examinations to fabricate evidence of paper leaks by altering older messages. These measures are being implemented in the interest of public order and to counter the use of the platform by cheating rackets.