Google reverses decision, restores Shaadi.com, Naukri, and more apps on Play Store
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Google reverses decision, restores Shaadi.com, Naukri, and more apps on Play Store

India TV News  

After facing intense criticism, Google has started to reinstate some of the Indian digital companies which it delisted from the Play Store. Earlier in the day, the Internet and Mobile Association of India slammed the removal of Indian companies' apps and asked Google to reinstate those delisted apps on its Play Store. Google had delisted more than a dozen apps by major Indian digital companies including Matrimony, and Shaadi.com from the Play Store. Applications from companies like Altt, Stage, and Aha streaming platforms, Truly Madly and Quack Quack dating apps, Kuku FM audio content platform, and FRND social networking app have also been delisted by Google.

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Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal slams Google for ’arbitrary and monopolistic’ actions harming Indian startups
4 months ago

Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal slams Google for ’arbitrary and monopolistic’ actions harming Indian startups

Live Mint  

Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal lashed out at Google on Wednesday, August 21, alleging that the tech giant's 'arbitrary and monopolistic actions' are stifling Indian startups and harming the country's economy. “Another one of countless examples of Google’s arbitrary and monopolistic actions that are impacting Indian startups and our economy’s future irreparably,” Mittal tweeted, tagging the Competition Commission of India, the …

Google Play Store: 8 out of 10 Indian companies return to the platform
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Google Play Store: 8 out of 10 Indian companies return to the platform

India TV News  

As the battle between Google and Indian startups intensifies, some apps of 8 out of 10 key homegrown companies who are spearheading the fight with the tech giant are already back on the Google Play Store after they complied with the new policy. Google had delisted more than a dozen apps by major Indian digital companies, including Matrimony and Shaadi.com …

Google agrees to restore Indian apps after IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's intervention
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Google agrees to restore Indian apps after IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's intervention

Op India  

On Saturday, March 2, Google reversed its earlier decision and agreed to restore the Indian apps removed from the Play Store over a dispute regarding the service fees. This kind of de-listing cannot be permitted.” Earlier, on Friday, Google had removed apps belonging to 10 Indian companies, including well established brands like Bharatmatrimony and Naukri. While removing the apps, the …

Google restores Indian apps after intervention by Centre: Report
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Google restores Indian apps after intervention by Centre: Report

Hindustan Times  

Google on Saturday restored all Indian apps it had removed, following intervention by the Narendra Modi government, ANI reported. Searches on Google Play Store had revealed that apps like Shaadi, Matrimony.com, Bharat Matrimony, Altt Balaji, Kuku FM were among the apps removed by the tech giant. Bharat Matrimony founder Murugavel Janakiraman had described the move as "dark day" for the …

Centre stern after Google's action on Indian apps: ‘Delisting can’t be permitted'
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre stern after Google's action on Indian apps: ‘Delisting can’t be permitted'

Hindustan Times  

Union telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw took a strong stance for the Indian startups in the middle of the row with Google, saying that the delisting of the apps from the Google Play Store “is not permitted”. Google has taken down several apps from Play Store in India Google's parent company Alphabet Inc sent a notice to 10 companies for the …

5 Info Edge apps delisted from Google Play Store, company tells bourses
9 months, 3 weeks ago

5 Info Edge apps delisted from Google Play Store, company tells bourses

Hindustan Times  

Five apps from Info Edge --- Naukri.com, Naukri Recruiter, Naukrigulf, 99acres and Shiksha --- have been delisted by Google from its Play Store, the Indian tech giant informed the bourses on Saturday. Info Edge said the removal/delisting of the company’s mobile applications from the Google Play Store came as a surprise to it. “The removal/delisting of the company’s mobile applications …

IAMAI urges Google to refrain from delisting Indian apps from Play Store
9 months, 3 weeks ago

IAMAI urges Google to refrain from delisting Indian apps from Play Store

Hindustan Times  

Industry body IAMAI advised tech giant Google against removing and delisting any Indian apps from the Play Store over alleged non-compliance with its payments policy. This comes shortly after Google decided to remove multiple apps from the Google Play store, including popular matrimony apps. Internet and Mobile Association of India confirmed that at least four of its members have received …

Startups cry foul as Google yanks apps off Play Store for noncompliance
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Startups cry foul as Google yanks apps off Play Store for noncompliance

Live Mint  

New Delhi/Bengaluru: On Friday, Google removed 10 popular Indian apps, including Bharat Matrimony, Shaadi.com, and Kuku FM, from its Play Store, and warned several others about possible actions for consistently failing to comply with its billing policies. “Our apps were taken off the Play Store on Friday morning along with a notice and a blog post detailing Google’s policy on …

Info Edge founder bats for ’Indian app store’ after Google action on Indian apps
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Info Edge founder bats for ’Indian app store’ after Google action on Indian apps

Live Mint  

Info Edge founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani on Friday called for the creation of India's mobile application store as a part of its ‘Digital Public Infrastructure’ following tech giant Google India's action against mobile applications of 10 Indian companies. The tech giant took down multiple Indian mobile applications like Bharat Matrimony from Play Store because of a dispute over service fee payments. …

Google crackdown against BharatMatrimony, Jeevansathi: Here's what happened
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Google crackdown against BharatMatrimony, Jeevansathi: Here's what happened

Hindustan Times  

Google is currently mulling taking down apps by 10 companies in India, including some of the top matrimony apps in the country. Google is planning to take down multiple Indian matrimony apps Google's parent company Alphabet Inc is expected to commence a showdown with BharatMatrimony and Jeevansathi, two of the most noted matrimony apps in India, over the service fee …

Google India may remove BharatMatrimony, Info Edge and 8 others for non-payment. All you need to know
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Google India may remove BharatMatrimony, Info Edge and 8 others for non-payment. All you need to know

Live Mint  

Tech giant Google may remove apps from 10 Indian companies, including popular matrimony apps, amidst a disagreement over service fee payments, Reuters reported citing sources. The move could also potentially escalate tensions with startup firms, it added The dispute revolves around the startups' resistance to Google's imposition of a service fee ranging from 11-26 percent, on in-app payments in India. …

Why did Google take action against 10 Indian developers? Here's all you need to know
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Why did Google take action against 10 Indian developers? Here's all you need to know

India TV News  

Google has announced that it will remove some Indian apps from its Play Store. “After giving these developers more than three years to prepare, including three weeks after the Supreme Court’s order, we are taking necessary steps to ensure our policies are applied consistently across the ecosystem, as we do for any form of policy violation globally,” Google wrote in …

Google starts removing multiple Indian apps from Play Store for not paying service fee
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Google starts removing multiple Indian apps from Play Store for not paying service fee

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Google on Friday began removing some apps, including popular matrimony apps, from its Play Store in India over a dispute on service fee payments. While Bharat Matrimony founder Murugavel Janakiraman described the move as "dark day" for the Internet in India, Kuku FM co-founder Vinod Kumar Meena, in a statement, said that Google was behaving like a 'monopoly'. …

Pressure mounts on Google to soften its stance in India
4 years, 2 months ago

Pressure mounts on Google to soften its stance in India

Live Mint  

Technology giant Google is being prompted to soften its stance in India after pushback from startup founders in the country over its policies. There are instances such as fantasy sports platform Dream11 getting 100 million users without listing on Google Play Store, the founders said. Startups are also demanding fair play as Google, which is used by 95% of Indian …

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