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Bengaluru, Sep 20 (IANS) Edtech major Byju’s on Wednesday elevated Arjun Mohan as the CEO of its India operations, as it mulls to sell some of its subsidiaries to repay its outstanding $1.2 billion Term Loan B (TLB) amid “difficult business restructuring”.Mohan succeeds Mrinal Mohit, founding partner and the outgoing head of India business at Byju’s, who is embarking on a new journey to pursue personal aspirations.Mohan was a part of the founding team and last served as the Chief Business Officer, before rejoining the company recently.He spent the last three months working closely with founder and Group CEO Byju…

The funding will be used to partner with more creators and develop new tools for them, attract more talent across tech and product, and bolster monetisation efforts, the startup said in a statement.The funding round was joined by MIXI Inc, along with existing backers Waterbridge Ventures, Lumikai Fund, Kalaari Capital, Convivialite Ventures and Rocket Capital.With this fresh funding, Eloelo has raised $37.5 million to date. The round comes 14 months after its Series A round of $13 million in June 2022.“Our growth of 400 per cent YoY showcases the love users have given the product. This fundraise in such a…

Balagopal said this soon after taking part in the Onam Bumber lottery results draw, here. The first prize this time has been the biggest in the history of the state lotteries, a staggering Rs 25 crores for a ticket prize of Rs 500.After tax, the first prize winner will get Rs 13.75 crores and the winning ticket has been sold by a Kozhikode dealer to his sub-dealer at Palakkad, where the winning ticket was purchased.“There are several aspects that the Kerala lotteries lead the rest of the country and it includes the maximum number of prizes in a single draw.…

The more than a minute-long video was shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday by Insight UK, a Hindu advocacy group, which said the priest was “pushed around” and “manhandled”.Identifying the cop as Adam Ahmed of Leicester Police, the group said that he used “excessive force against peaceful Hindu devotees”.”Last night (September 19) Officer Adam Ahmed of Leicestershire Police used what we believe is excessive force against peaceful Hindu devotees celebrating #GaneshChaturthi. Hindu priest manhandled by Officer Adam Ahmed of @leicspolice,” Insight UK wrote on X.”We condemn the actions of the officer and believe that the actions by Mr Ahmed…

The actor shared pictures of his visit on Instagram for his followers. Varun wore a yellow ethnic kurta, and is seen seeking blessings from Bappa. He has red tikka on his forehead, and is posing before the huge idol of Lord Ganpati. The video shows him praying to the god.Varun captioned the post: “Had the best darshan today at #laalbaghcharaja.”Fans wrote in the comment section: “From Bhediya Movie This Man Literally Doing Better And Then Bawaal Movie Just As It’s Name BTW Ganpati Bappa Morya.””May appa Bless You Humesha.””Sanskari ladka,” added another: “Wow sir aapke saath saath hamare bhi darshan…

CM Sarma arrived in Jodhpur on Wednesday to participate in the BJP’s Parivartan Sankalp Yatra.”That is why new announcements are being made nowadays. If public welfare had to be done, then the schemes would have been launched earlier,” he said while interacting with the mediapersons at the Circuit House in Jodhpur.”It is the tradition of Congress to distribute mobiles, laptops and spice packets before the elections. I have personally seen this tradition closely in Congress,” the Assam Chief Minister, who was previously in the grand old party, said.On the row over Sanatan Dharma remarks, he said: “If you say something…

However, users will not be able to buy it for now as the company said it will not be available until November.With this, eligible creators will now be able to create subscriptions in Creator Hub and implement them into experiences through a new set of APIs in Studio.”We’re excited to announce that starting today, we are rolling out the ability for creators to start creating and managing subscriptions within their experience,” Roblox said in a blogpost.”Users will not be able to purchase subscriptions until November. We’re giving you access to the tools first so that you have ample time to…

He said: “I’m very choosy in picking roles be it on medium film, web or television. I don’t take up characters that don’t help me grow as an actor. I am interested in playing only substantial roles, and post covid I have been having a great professional run by God’s grace.”“I am being offered work on all the mediums and I choose the project depending on the potential of the character I’m being offered. My inclination is towards the streaming services as they offer the opportunity to play the types of characters I’m interested to portray.“I have been part of…

A top police officer on Wednesday said that they would not release the five people as they were caught with sophisticated arms and ammunition and were wearing camouflage uniform.Police officers said that though some minor incidents were reported from the valley districts of Bishnupur, Kakching, Thoubal, Imphal West, and Imphal East, no major incidents took place relating to the shutdown.In view of the bandh, commuters, though few in numbers, faced a huge problem as the agitators, including women, in Imphal East and Imphal West districts blocked key roads with logs, water pipes and burning tyres.The movement of Central and state…

The aircraft, which had 176 passengers and six cabin crew on board, landed safely though the sudden development created panic among the flyers.The flight, SG-515, took off from the Kolkata Airport for Mumbai at 6.17 a.m. on Wednesday. However, the cabin crew soon noticed a crack on a window glass of the flight and brought the matter to the notice of the pilot who immediately contacted the air-traffic control (ATC) of the Kolkata Airport and sought permission to make a precautionary landing.On receiving the permission, the pilot took the aircraft back to Kolkata and made a landing there. The passengers…