Google removes messaging app Telegram from Play Store, Apple likely to follow suit

Google has removed Telegram app from Play Store on Tuesday in complaince with the government order. Apple is likely to follow suit, sources aware of the development said.

The government has ordered Google and Apple to delist the Telegram app from their app stores till June 22 to check paper leaks during the upcoming re-examination of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) on June 21.

The nationwide examination is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to undergraduate medical institutes.