Users can now access Telegram on the Play Store. Indian government had banned Telegram for a week due to the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination till 22nd June. Electronics and Information Technology had banned Telegram access to Indian users under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. Telegram users can access the app in India across electronic devices.
NEET-UG question papers were leaked through the messaging platform Telegram, and to avoid the paper leak again, the government had banned access to Indian users for a limited time period. Currently, Telegram is available on the Google Play Store and iPhone, and users may have to wait for a while before the Telegram app is available on the App Store.
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