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Telegram has revealed a new premium membership service. Telegram Premium will include special features such as faster download speeds, greater file upload sizes, and so on. Users will be able to transfer files up to 4GB in size. Users may also follow up to 1,000 channels and establish up to 20 chat folders, each with 200 chats. A basic Telegram Premium subscription would cost around $4.99 per month. 

The Supreme Court of Brazil on March 18, ordered the ban on messaging app Telegram citing that it has not cooperated with authorities. “The Telegram platform, at every possible opportunity, failed to heed judicial orders in a total disregard for the Brazilian judiciary,” stated an official. Notably, some smartphone companies are notified for a five-day period to block Telegram from their platforms.

Messaging app Telegram's founder Pavel Durov on October 5 revealed that we have gained over 70 million new users within hours when WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger went down a day ago. ''We welcome over 70 million refugees from other platforms in one day,'' Durov said on Telegram. Notably, Facebook said a faulty configuration led to the disruption on its platforms for nearly six hours.   

Mimi, a comedy-drama film directed by Laxman Utekar, scheduled to release on July 30, was preponed and released on OTT platforms, Netflix, and Jio Cinema on July 26. It was released four days before its official release after it was reportedly leaked online. The actress took the news online and surprised her fans after celebrating her birthday on June 26. Besides, Mimi stars Kriti Sanon, Pankaj Tripathi

Students aspiring to join Delhi University assembled on Telegram pleading against the common entrance exam as Delhi University took the decision of becoming a part of the Central University Common Entrance Test. Students resisted the change as it reduced their options of changing their stream and not having enough preparation time. The Union Education Ministry is expected to a take decision on CUCET, in the coming week.