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Hundreds of students in Jharkhand, India, protested on April 14 demanding reform of the state's civil service exam system after allegations of paper leaks. Police used water cannons and barricades to disperse demonstrators in Ranchi, while students vowed to continue until their demands are met.
The National Autonomous University of Mexico (Unam) will require around 58,000 applicants to retake their entrance exam after anomalous results pointed to widespread cheating. The first fully online test faced issues, prompting a switch to in-person exams and triggering protests in Mexico City.
Telegram has filed a case in a New Delhi court against the Indian government's temporary ban on the app, argued to be aimed at curbing exam cheating, asserting the measure is unconstitutional and an excessive restraint on free speech. The company argues the ban punishes 150 million Indian users rather than those responsible for leaks.
India has blocked Telegram until Monday and demanded the platform disable message editing, accusing it of being used to defraud students and leak national exam papers. The order follows last month’s cancellation of a major medical entrance exam after question leaks triggered widespread student protests. The government says the block is a last resort due to Telegram's failure to remove illicit content.
