Google News down for users in India.
Google Search's News section is not working for several users on desktop or mobile phones.
Google Search's News section and the Google News section are down for users in India. According to Downdetector, this outage is being faced by several users in India and other countries as well. It was an issue on mobiles phones and desktops at the time of writing this article.
When you Google Search for a topic and go to the News section, you see a prompt that says, "Your search -?google [topic]?- did not match any news results."
Several users have even reported this issue on X.
Google's Response
Google acknowledged the issue, particularly with Search, which returned blank pages and error messages. The company stated on X (formerly Twitter), “There's an ongoing issue with serving some features in Google Search. We've identified the issue and we're working on a fix.” They provided a link to a dashboard indicating a “Service disruption” in Search.
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User Reactions
Users took to social media platforms like X and Instagram to voice their frustrations. Dr. Iain Overto?.
Extent of the Outage
Down Detector's data suggested significant disruptions across multiple Google services, with 1,115 reports peaking at 7:00 PM IST. Issues were noted in Google News and Discover as well, affecting users globally. Users reported problems on both mobile phones and desktops.
Community Feedback
A user named Thomas Wilkins on DownDetector mentioned, “All websites seem to be working on my phone but Google search is down. That Google search is dead is kind of odd. Does anyone know what is going on?” Another user noted, “Google News not loading content - page itself loads though,” highlighting the incomplete loading of the News section.The global outage of Google services has caused widespread inconvenience. While Google has acknowledged the issue and is working on a resolution, us?.
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