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Google Street View told to halt filming in India

By AP News Wed, Jun 22, 2011 11:51AM UTC View Comments

NEW DELHI (AP) — Google has been barred from taking pictures of streets in India for its popular Street View service until it obtains approval from the federal government, police said Tuesday. T. Sunil Kumar, a senior police official in the technology hub of Bangalore, said the company would be allowed to resume filming only...

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Google Street View in India [Pictures]

By Sriram Vadlamani Fri, May 27, 2011 2:20PM UTC View Comments

Google Street View has arrived in India starting with Bengaluru. Google, as suggested earlier, chose the safe path by not sending in the trikes aka glorified rickshaws. Instead it sent a more sturdy vehicle. Mahindra Scorpio, one of the popular SUV’s in India gets the honor to hold the Google camera. From the pictures there...

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Google Street View arrives in India on a glorified rickshaw

By Sriram Vadlamani Thu, May 26, 2011 4:57PM UTC View Comments

Google India will be driving something on the Indian roads starting May 27, 2011. It might drive some people crazy but the much awaited Google Street View has arrived in India. Bengaluru will be the first city to be traversed by the Google’s cars. Street View was started in 2007 and is being used in...

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