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IIT Kanpur professor and Nisarga Adhikary spar over Telegram ban
Times of India··17 Jun
Times of India reported that ethical hacker Nisarga Adhikary and IIT Kanpur professor Manindra Agrawal debated the temporary Telegram restriction ahead of the NEET-UG re-exam. Adhikary argued blocking Telegram would not work because users can use proxies.
Prism
What It Means For You
- The Telegram ban debate is now technical as well as legal and political.
- Students may face confusion if officials and experts disagree publicly.
- Transparent evidence about edited-message misuse can help assess proportionality.
What's Happening
- Adhikary criticised the Telegram restriction on X.
- Agrawal responded that fake leak claims were the core concern.
- The exchange came days before the June 21 NEET-UG re-test.
People Involved
- Nisarga Adhikary recently joined IIT Kanpur's C3iHub as an OSINT and threat intelligence engineer.
- Manindra Agrawal is an IIT Kanpur professor.
- Adhikary previously flagged alleged vulnerabilities in CBSE-linked digital systems.
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