New Delhi, June 17 -- Messaging platform Telegram on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court against the Central government's decision to ban it ahead of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) re-test to prevent a paper leak, which is scheduled on 21 June, LiveLaw reported.

The matter was mentioned before the bench of Justice Tajas Karia, who agreed to hear it today. The development comes following recommendations by the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education.

Responding to the Central government's action, Telegram's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pavel Durov, in a post on X, noted that the decision punishes over 150 million Telegram users in the country, and not the "inside...