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 company had said in its statement, “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.” Internet and Mobile Association of India had also called on Google not to de-list any apps from Google Play. IAMAI said, “The affected members of IAMAI are of the view that a substantive hearing of the case is pending before the Supreme Court of India, and Google should not take any coercive action during the pendency of the case.” In the past, the tech giant had briefly removed the Indian payments app Paytm from its Play Store citing some policy violations but later reversed its decision.

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India's Competition Commission starts new probe into Google's app store policies following Winzo’s complaint

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The Hindu  

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Hindu  

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India TV News  

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

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India TV News  

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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 …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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

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Hindustan Times  

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

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Live Mint  

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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  

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Live Mint  

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

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India TV News  

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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  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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News 18  

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Hindustan Times  

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News 18  

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Google Says Antitrust Order Will Stall Android Growth In India: Report
1 year, 11 months ago

Google Says Antitrust Order Will Stall Android Growth In India: Report

ABP News  

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1 year, 11 months ago

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Firstpost  

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News 18  

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2 years, 1 month ago

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The Hindu  

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Google faces pressure in India to help curb illegal lending apps
2 years, 3 months ago

Google faces pressure in India to help curb illegal lending apps

The Hindu  

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Google faces pressure in India to help curb illegal lending apps: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

Google faces pressure in India to help curb illegal lending apps: Report

Live Mint  

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Google Banned Over 2000 Harmful Personal Loan Apps In India This Year From Play Store
2 years, 3 months ago

Google Banned Over 2000 Harmful Personal Loan Apps In India This Year From Play Store

News 18  

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3 years, 3 months ago

Google Sues India Antitrust Watchdog for Investigation Report Leak

News 18  

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3 years, 11 months ago

Google removes finance-based mobile applications from Play store after RBI red flag

Firstpost  

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4 years, 2 months ago

Why vocal for local won’t bother Google

Live Mint  

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4 years, 2 months ago

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Live Mint  

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