In a blog post, Google said 10 Indian companies had chosen for an extended period of time not to pay for the "immense value they receive on Google Play"
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With disclosing names, it said a small group of developers in India had more than three years to prepare and comply with Play Store's payments policy but opted against it
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Some Android apps of matrimony platforms Shaadi, Matrimony.com and Bharat Matrimony were pulled from the Play Store Friday
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Info Edge's Naukri and 99acres, audio storytelling apps Kuku FM and Stage, Alt Balaji's Altt, and dating service QuackQuack were also removed
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Matrimony.com, the parent company of popular matchmaking apps like Bharat Matrimony and Jodii, described Google's move as a "dark day of Indian Internet"
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Murugavel Janakiraman, chief executive of Bharat Matrimony, said Google had pulled about 10 of the Indian firm's apps from the store
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Info Edge founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani said it had cleared all pending Google invoices in a timely manner and was compliant with its policies
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“Indian companies will comply - for now. But what India needs is an App Store / Play Store that is a part of Digital Public Infrastructure - like UPI and ONDC,” he tweeted
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Lal Chand Bisu, co-founder of Kuku FM, said Google had turned into “the most evil” partner to do business with and the Indian startup ecosystem was “completely” in its control
