India blocks Telegram before retest exam to curb cheating

India blocked access to Telegram messenger on Tuesday ahead of a retest of a nationwide medical college entrance examination, after a scandal last month over a question paper leak. The electronics ministry issued the order restricting access to Telegram until Monday, the day of the retest.

Message-editing features, which allow users to alter existing posts, will remain restricted until June 30. "Both measures have been taken in the interest of public order, in response to the organised use of the platform by cheating rackets to defraud candidates," India's National Testing Agency said in a statement.