Recent developments have indicated Google's vision of offering services that touch the breadth of an Internet user anywhere in the world.
The government is investigating whether the Indian units of US Internet giants Google Inc and Yahoo Inc may have violated the country's foreign exchange laws, the Wall Street Journal said in report.
Notices have been sent to the Indian units that they are being investigated for
potential violations, the paper said. It cited a senior official at a division of finance ministry, which monitors foreign exchange transactions and money-laundering activities.
A spokesman for Google in India said the company has not yet received the notice and therefore could not comment on specific details, the Journal said in its report.
Neither Google nor Yahoo in India were available for comment when contacted by Reuters.