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Microsoft outage disrupts businesses and government services across the world

Microsoft outage disrupts businesses and government services across the world

What's behind this

Nearly 200,000 user reports showed a global Microsoft outage that disrupted Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, Copilot and other Microsoft 365 services across dozens of countries, affecting businesses, government agencies and third‑party platforms. Airlines such as IndiGo and Akasa reported email delays while Air India rerouted messages to keep communication flowing. The outage also hit airline and corporate operations, prompting Microsoft to extend mail timeout to 48 hours and cite elevated load on part of its infrastructure as a cause. Recovery is underway but some users may still face issues, and mainland China largely avoided impact thanks to domestic services, underscoring data‑sovereignty concerns.

AI-generated overview from 9 outlets. It summarises their reporting and adds no reporting of its own.

RSS excerpt

New Delhi: A global Microsoft outage has disrupted businesses and government operations across several countries, from Asia to the United States, with users reporting problems accessing Outlook, Teams and other Microsoft 365 services. Microsoft said the disruption was affecting a wide range of…

1 of the 95 reports on this event credit a wire agency (ANI, PTI or IANS), all from the same agency.

Coverage arrived over 17 hours. First from Hindustan Times, latest from The Hindu BusinessLine.

High Corroboration 29 news outlets reporting

How this event was covered

First reported by Hindustan Times at 18:19 UTC on 12 Nov.

Everything here arrived on one day, and nothing since.

Across 4 desks: business, india, tech, world.

All 29 newsrooms, and who owns them

Compare all reporting outlets (29)

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  14. The New Indian Express Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

    Microsoft outage triggers email delivery delays for airlines; flight operations fully normal

    New Delhi: In light of an ongoing Microsoft outage globally, mails sent by customers on Friday to airlines have not been delivered, say airlines. Flight operations have not been impacted in any manner, they stress. In an advisory, Indigo said, "Due to a global Microsoft service disruption, our email…

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  17. The South First The South First

    Service stability improving, Microsoft says amid major outage affecting over 430 million people

    The more-than-12-hour outage has left millions worldwide without access to Outlook email, Teams meeting tools, and other staples of modern office life. Banks, governments and courts in multiple countries are affected. The post Service stability improving, Microsoft says amid major outage affecting…

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  27. The Economic Times Bennett, Coleman & Co.

    Gmail to Proton Mail: 5 alternatives for users as Microsoft continues to battle Outlook and the Teams global outage

    A major disruption hit Microsoft on November 12, 2026, causing a global outage that affected services like Outlook and Teams. This left countless users and organizations struggling to connect via email and participate in crucial Teams meetings. In the wake of the Microsoft outage, users can explore…

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  30. The Pioneer The Pioneer Current article

    Microsoft outage disrupts businesses and government services across the world

    New Delhi: A global Microsoft outage has disrupted businesses and government operations across several countries, from Asia to the United States, with users reporting problems accessing Outlook, Teams and other Microsoft 365 services. Microsoft said the disruption was affecting a wide range of…

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Who did not run this

29 newsrooms ran this event. 18 others published in India recently and did not.

See which 18 newsrooms
  • ABP Live ABP Group
  • ANI ANI Media
  • Deccan Herald The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.
  • Frontline The Hindu Group (Kasturi & Sons)
  • Greater Kashmir GK Communications Pvt. Ltd.
  • Hindustan Times HT Media
  • India Today Living Media India
  • Kashmir Life Kashmir Life
  • Livemint HT Media Ltd.
  • Mongabay India Mongabay (non-profit)
  • NDTV Adani Group (AMG Media)
  • NE Now NE Now
  • Organiser Bharatiya Prakashan (RSS)
  • TFI Post TFI Post
  • The Hindu Kasturi & Sons Ltd.
  • The Hindu Kasturi & Sons Ltd.
  • The Indian Express Indian Express Group
  • The Times of India Bennett, Coleman & Co.

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