Employees sacked by Google parent Alphabet in India: Alphabet, the parent firm of Google, has let go of over 500 workers in India who worked in the legal, sales, marketing, and other areas. According to sources speaking to Business Insider India, the fired workers were locked out of their work ...

Google has launched the 'India ki Udaan' project to celebrate the 75 years of Independence of India in the presence of Union Culture and Tourism Minister, G Kishan Reddy and other senior officials. It was executed by Google Arts and Culture. It is based on the theme ...

Nasscom Foundation has joined hands with Google to set up a call centre named “DigiVaani Call Center”, in collaboration with a not-for-profit body Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals (ISAP). Aim: To help women farmers scale up their business. This pilot project is being ...

Google has announced the launch of Startup School India (SSI) as part of the Google for Startups initiative. Through this platform, the Google will bring together investors, successful entrepreneurs and programmers. Aim: To reach out to at least 10,000 startups with this ...

Google has announced a program for women founders, 'startup accelerator program', which will help them address challenges such as fundraising and hiring. The first batch of the Google for Startups Accelerator India – Women Founders will enroll up to 20 ...

The MeitY Startup Hub, an initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and Google today announced a cohort of 100 Indian early to mid-stage startups it aims to help build high-quality global apps and games as part of the Appscale Academy. Appscale Academy is a ...

Google announced the launch of ‘Play Pass’ subscription service in India. It will provide Android device users access to over 1,000 applications and games without ads, in-app purchases, and upfront payments. Play Pass, which is currently available in 90 countries, will offer ...

Indian telecom company Bharti Airtel and Google have announced a long-term partnership agreement on January 28, 2022 to accelerate the growth of India’s digital ecosystem. Alphabet Inc’s Google on Friday said it is investing up to $1 billion in Bharti Airtel, including $700 million to buy a 1.28% ...

Alphabet Inc-owned Google has acquired an Israel-based cybersecurity startup 'Siemplify' reportedly for $500 million. This acquisition will expand U.S. tech giant’s security offerings in the country amid rising cyber attacks. The startup will be integrated into Google Cloud Platform, ...

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has collaborated with Google to launch a $15 million financial assistance program for micro-enterprises. It is a one-of-a-kind program by SIDBI as a crisis response related to Covid-19 to reinvigorate the MSME sector  Total ...