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Thursday, September 4, 2025
TopicByju’s

Topic: Byju’s

Byju’s could crash or magically survive, but rest of India’s start-ups must forge a more certain path

For many companies, promised turnaround is usually a couple of years away. The shift of focus from externally funded growth to sustainability will provide a reality check for the sector.

Byju’s seeks to raise $1 billion to sidestep investors revolt, reports Bloomberg news

The education startup is offering benefits to the potential investors, including preferential treatment in the case of liquidation, the report said.

India’s Edtech giant Byju’s under fire after three board members and auditor quit

By M. Sriram MUMBAI (Reuters) - Education technology giant Byju's, one of India's biggest startups valued at $22 billion last year, has run into problems, from lawsuits and auditing issues to layoffs

Parents are pulling kids out of coding classes. Why pandemic trend is losing steam

Parents are disenrolling their kids from platforms like WhiteHat Jr and CampK12 because they no longer see the value. Industry experts say hype has died down, but there’s hope yet.

India’s edtech ship is struggling to stay afloat as students flag litany of grievances

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Byju’s denies coding platform WhiteHat Jr shutting down, says it’s ‘optimising it for growth’

Byju’s acquired WhiteHat Jr for $300 million in 2020. Reports had hinted that edtech giant was considering move to wind up the 'coding-for-kids' platform.

Byju’s to Lido, India’s Edtech sector is leaking complaints. Unchecked power, no trust

There are 3,833 complaints against Byju’s, of which 1,403 have been resolved. Simplilearn has 390 complaints, but only 197 have been addressed so far.

Edtech firm Byju’s promises child rights body NCPCR that it will not ‘exploit’ poor households

NCPCR has also raised concerns over the number of calls that were made to families and the way student data was managed.

BYJU’s founder to appear before NCPCR as it probes claims of ‘parents lured to buy courses’

BYJU’s founder Raveendran has been asked to appear before apex child rights body with details of courses, fees, number of students, refund policy and relevant legal documents. 

Karti Chidambaram says BYJU’s not in ‘sound financial health’, seeks probe by ICAI

In a letter to ICAI President Debashis Mitra, Chidambaram raises concerns about BYJU’s ‘misrepresentation of facts’ & the company’s 18-month delay in filing its FY21 financials.

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Army wives fight a silent battle. Don’t abuse them for seeking small joys

The next time you see a post featuring a sari-clad woman at a party or a travel reel from an unknown location, ask yourself — how does her joy threaten yours?

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

HAL team to visit US this month for talks on joint production of GE 414 engines

The engines are meant for Tejas Mk 2 and the first tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.