Indian ministers push domestic alternatives to Google, Microsoft apps amid strained US ties

Three cabinet colleagues of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are promoting use of apps by domestic rivals to Google Maps, WhatsApp and Microsoft, in the strongest backing yet for "Made in India" ...

Google Brings Search Live in AI Mode to India; AI Mode Now Supports Seven New Indian Languages

Search Live in AI Mode has been limited to the US since its introduction in July 2025. The two-way conversation feature has not been expanded to any other country or language apart from English until ...