The day's essential Malaysian news, briefed.
India's 2.2 million medical school applicants sit for a high-security retake of a competitive entrance exam after the original test was cancelled due to paper leaks, marking a escalation in exam fraud concerns across South Asia.
A New Delhi court has rejected Telegram's challenge to a temporary ban imposed by India's government to prevent the spread of leaked medical exam questions ahead of a national undergraduate entrance test.
India temporarily banned Telegram in mid-June after weeks of failed negotiations over the platform's handling of accounts selling leaked medical entrance exam papers, sparking a constitutional challenge.
India has temporarily blocked the Telegram messaging app following allegations that it facilitated fraud attempts targeting candidates sitting a major national medical entrance examination. The action comes as authorities investigate widespread irregularities in India's medical admissions system.