Is Telegram banned in India? What you can and cannot do, and when the restrictions will endTelegram banned in India: Telegram users in India are facing two temporary restrictions this month. Access to the platform has been restric...
16 Jun, 2026, 12.58 PM IST
Telegram temporarily restricted in India ahead of NEET re-exam; NTA welcomes Centre's moveTelegram access in India is temporarily restricted until June 22, 2026, following a government crackdown on fake NEET (UG) 2026 re-examinat...
16 Jun, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
Telegram blocked in India until June 22NTA will restrict access to the messaging platform until June 22, while the message-editing ban will remain in force until June 30. It said...
16 Jun, 2026, 11.08 AM IST
Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off croresThey pose as the police, put you under ‘digital arrest’, and tether you to a video call till your savings are gone. How India’s fastest gro...
08 Jun, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
As rupee dips, I-T steps up vigil on shady outflowsIn multiple cases, individuals have used dozens of fake permanent account numbers (PANs) with the same name but different addresses and dat...
15 May, 2026, 01.12 AM IST
Telcos vs OTT apps: Trai's spam rules spark row with Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone IdeaTelcos such as Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea as well as the Cellular Operators Association of India were united in their de...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
Over 1,400 URLs blocked for fake news during Operation Sindoor: Govt in LSThe government has blocked more than 1,400 web links for spreading fake news. This action was part of Operation Sindoor. The Fact Check Uni...
01 Apr, 2026, 08.16 PM IST
Telegram defends data leak accusations by Star Health saying it cannot do 'policing' workStar Health has taken legal action against Telegram and a hacker for leaking personal data of policy holders through chatbots. A Tamil Nadu...
25 Oct, 2024, 01.08 PM IST
Star Health probes alleged role of security chief in data leakIndia's largest health insurer, Star Health, investigates a claim suggesting its CISO, Amarjeet Khanuja, may have facilitated a customer da...
10 Oct, 2024, 12.05 PM IST
Cloudflare denies hosting sites linked to data leak at India's Star HealthThe company has received a temporary injunction from a court in its southern home state of Tamil Nadu ordering Telegram and the hacker to b...
29 Sep, 2024, 02.37 PM IST
Power & authority come in way of checking spam on OTT platformsDoT and Trai are struggling to curb spam and scams on OTT platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal. While WhatsApp is cooperating to s...
27 Sep, 2024, 12.14 AM IST
Star Health sues Telegram after hacker uses app's chatbots to leak dataStar Health, a leading Indian insurer, has taken legal action against Telegram and a hacker after personal data and medical reports of poli...
26 Sep, 2024, 12.52 PM IST
Explained: What's the future of Telegram after Pavel Durov's arrestTelegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in France over allegations of facilitating child pornography, drug trafficking, and fraud recently. T...
01 Sep, 2024, 07.34 AM IST
Zero tolerance for sexual abuse content, committed to removing it: Telegram, YouTubeIn its response to the notice sent by the IT ministry, YouTube said it had removed over 94,000 channels and over 2.5 million videos for vio...
07 Oct, 2023, 09.14 PM IST
Telegram takes off in India as startups drive adoptionAccording to Prabhu Ram, head, Industry Intelligence Group at CyberMedia Research, businesses prefer Telegram because it marries capabiliti...
17 Nov, 2019, 10.40 AM IST
Kerala High Court seeks Centre's views on plea to ban Telegram appThe directions by the HC petitioner has sought a ban on the messaging app
05 Nov, 2019, 05.15 PM IST
How to block Facebook, WhatsApp, DoT asks telecom companiesThe telecom department has asked operators and internet service providers to give options on how to block social media apps such as Faceboo...
06 Aug, 2018, 05.46 PM IST