India
oi-Madhuri Adnal
Thousands
of
users
have
reported
issues
with
Google
News,
with
many
experiencing
difficulties
accessing
the
service.
Downdetector,
a
platform
that
aggregates
status
reports
from
various
sources,
including
users,
highlighted
issues
with
Google
services
such
as
Google
Search.
The
problem
seems
to
be
widespread,
as
reports
of
the
outage
are
trending
on
social
media
platforms
like
X
(formerly
Twitter)
and
Facebook.
According
to
Downdetector.com,
an
outage-tracking
website,
hundreds
of
users
in
India
encountered
difficulties
accessing
Google.
The
technical
issues
began
around
5:55
PM
IST,
affecting
website
and
search
engine.
Users
attempting
to
access
Google
News
are
greeted
with
error
messages
indicating
that
the
service
is
unavailable-
‘Your
search
did
not
match
any
news
results.’ The
outage
appears
to
be
affecting
users
across
different
regions,
leading
to
widespread
frustration
among
those
who
rely
on
Google
News
for
their
daily
updates.
The
exact
cause
of
the
outage
is
not
yet
known.
Approximately
78%
of
users
reported
encountering
problems
with
the
Google
website,
19%
experienced
issues
with
the
search
function,
and
the
remaining
4%
were
unable
to
access
Maps,
according
to
reports
on
Downdetector’s
website.
OneIndia
also
attempted
to
access
various
Google
services,
including
Search,
Maps,
and
News.
We
encountered
problems
with
News
and
Search,
but
Maps
and
Gmail
were
functioning
normally
at
the
time
of
writing.
Google
News
is
a
popular
news
aggregator
service
that
provides
users
with
personalised
news
content
based
on
their
interests
and
preferences.
It
is
widely
used
by
people
around
the
world
to
stay
up-to-date
with
the
latest
news
and
developments.
As
Google
works
to
resolve
the
issue,
users
are
encouraged
to
stay
patient
and
check
back
for
updates.