Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasizes development in Andhra Pradesh, highlighting Google's AI hub and growth in various sectors.

Andhra minister takes potshot at Karnataka govt after Congress’s Priyank Kharge raises questions about Google data centre

Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh took a subtle dig at Karnataka IT-BT Minister Priyank Kharge on X, saying, “They say Andhra food is spicy — looks like some of our investments have also

Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh discusses Google's AI Data Centre arrival, highlighting state and union government collaboration.

AIADMK and JDS criticized Tamil Nadu and Karnataka governments respectively for failing to attract Google’s AI hub, which went to Andhra Pradesh. PM Modi and CM Naidu hailed the project for its potential to create jobs & boost digital infrastructure.

Visakhapatnam looks at ambitious ‘AI City’ tag with the state doubling down on expanding industrial and technology corridors

Naidu noted that this isn’t just a Google project, but also Andhra Pradesh’s, adding India’s AI journey has begun and the state will lead it

Google is spending $15 billion on new data centers and other digital infrastructure in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The search and cloud giant will work with Indian firms AdaniConneX and Airtel to build an “AI hub” in the city of Visakhapatnam, on India's east coast.

The Janata Dal (Secular) blamed Congress for Bengaluru's loss of Google's 15 billion dollar AI hub to Andhra Pradesh, citing poor infrastructure in the city. | Bengaluru News

Google's new AI hub in Andhra Pradesh is set to create over 1 lakh jobs. (Courtesy: X | @naralokesh) Opposition parties in Karnataka have criticised the ruling Congress government after Andhra Pradesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Google on October 14 to establish a world-class AI data centre in Visakhapatnam.