As major VPN providers refused to comply with existing data retention directives, the Indian government is working on a new ...

The primary concern that the government has is that VPNs are being increasingly used by people to get around the blocking of ...

India ranks near the top of the leaderboard for frequent internet shutdowns. It’s a concerning reality and explains why almost half of India’s internet users use a VPN. Many websites and online ...

The report also noted that several VPN providers, including Proton VPN, NordVPN, ExpressVPN and Surfshark, removed their ...

Indian users rushed VPN apps after the temporary Telegram restriction, with downloads jumping 49% from 139,000 to 208,000 daily, Appfigures data shows. Proton VPN and Turbo VPN saw sharp spikes, while ...

Telegram has been blocked in India ahead of the NEET-UG 2026 re-exam, with Google and Apple removing it from app stores. While the app is inaccessible for most users, VPNs keep it alive.

The impact of the central government's temporary ban on Telegram—imposed ahead of the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination—is now clearly visible. Services on the instant messaging platform Telegram have ...

A rush to access Telegram in India saw several VPN providers push suggestive ads on Meta platforms. The trend has renewed scrutiny over who runs these services and how user data is handled.

VPN provider Surfshark became the latest company to pull its servers from India this week, in response to government attempts to regulate encrypted web traffic. The new directive by India’s top ...

India is pushing ahead with its new cybersecurity rules that will require cloud service providers and VPN operators to maintain names of their customers and their IP addresses and suggested firms ...

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