The Centre on Monday decided to impose temporary restrictions on Telegram in India, describing the move as a necessary step to curb examination-related fraud and misinformation ahead of the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination scheduled for June 21.The National Testing Agency (NTA) said the measures were aimed at preventing organised cheating networks from exploiting the platform to spread false claims of question paper leaks and to defraud students appearing for the medical entrance examination.The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued two separate directions.The first restricts access to Telegram in India until June 22, covering the examination period and the immediate aftermath. The second requires Telegram to disable editing of already-posted messages in India until June 30. -Agencies