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WhiteHate Jr Sues Two Twitter Accounts For A Total Of $4.5 Millionedit
India News – Online Web
Social media was abuzz today with the hearing of the defamation case that BYJU’S-owned online coding platform WhiteHat Jr had filed against a software engineer. The suit was filed on Saturday, 21st November 2020 and the hearing to it in the Delhi High Court was said to happen Monday morning.
WhiteHat Jr’s troubles raise disturbing questions about Indian edtech cosedit
Tech Radar – Online Web
WhiteHat Jr, an online coding school of sorts that was recently taken over by Byju’s for 300 million, is all over the Indian media. As advertisements. As news alas, for the wrong reasons. And, as it happens, the whole controversy has generated a lot of heat and even forced a judge of Indian court to talk about the pressures of online learning.
WhiteHat Jr Founder files 2.6 million dollar lawsuit against criticedit
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According to a TechCrunch report, Poonia has been accused of infringing trademarks and copyright of properties owned by WhiteHat Jr, defaming and spreading misleading information about the startup and its founder, and accessing the company’s private communications app.
SoftBank’s Manoj Kohli: Ecommerce, education, healthcare, and fintech to transform faster post Covidedit
The Financial Express – Online Web
These are top sectors where transformation will be faster. However, not Covid, digitisation is the catalyst, Kohli added. SoftBank counts leading Indian startups such as OYO, Paytm, Ola, Delhivery, Grofers, Lenskart, Unacademy, FirstCry, etc., in its portfolio.
Founder Of WhiteHat Jr. Karan Bajaj Files Defamation Case Against Criticedit
Next Big Brand – Online Web
WhiteHat Jr Ads Next Big Brand WhiteHat Jr Ads Next Big BrandOn Saturday (November 21), BYJU’S-owned online coding platform WhiteHat Jr’s CEO and founder Karan Bajaj filed an INR 20 Cr ($2.6 Mn) defamation case against software engineer Pradeep Poonia, who on Twitter goes by the name WhiteHatSnr.
Delhi HC asks Byju’s edtech firm critic to take down some tweets, YouTube videosedit
The Indian Express – Online Web
The Delhi High Court on Monday passed a limited ad interim injunction in favour of Byju’s owned edtech company WhiteHat Jr and its founder Karan Bajaj against one of its vocal critics, Pradeep Poonia, and asked the latter to take down some of his tweets.
Byju’s-owned WhiteHat Jr gets respite from court in case against Pradeep Pooniaedit
Live Mint – Online Web
The Delhi High Court on Monday granted an adinterim injunction restraining Pradeep Poonia, a Bengaluru-based software engineer from publishing the communication and chats of Byju’s owned coding platform WhiteHat Jr and its employees, obtained allegedly by hacking the company’s internal communication on the messaging platform Slack.
Byju’s raises $200 mn in fresh funding; valuation surges to $12 bnedit
Rediff Elets Online Tech Hindustan Times Pehal News – Online Web
Gaurav Munjal’s edtech startup Unacademy in September became a unicorn after it raised $150 million in a round led by Japanese conglomerate SoftBank valuing it at $1.45 billion. Another edtech company Eruditus raised over $100 million from marquee investors such as Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and is on track to become a unicorn next year.
BYJU’S loses battle against DGGSTI to shift recording of statement of their CFO at a city of their choice: Delhi HC [Read Order]edit
Tax Scan – Online Web
The Delhi High Court dismissed the plea of BYJU’S to direct the Director-General of GST Intelligence (DGGSTI) to shift recording of statement of their CFO at a city of their choice. The Petitioner has evoked the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court by filing the petition seeking a writ of Mandamus to direct Respondent, the Senior Intelligence Officer, Director General of GST Intelligence (DGGSTI) to allow the Petitioner to tender his statement and adduce evidence through video conferencing, in relation to a summon issued under Section 70 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.
BYJU Win Young Genius is on the hunt for young talent from across Indiaedit
Kannada News 18 – Online Web
BYJU’S: What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word genius A man of high intellect Anyone who takes mundane things and applies major breakthroughs for them Do they believe in the goal of bold enthusiasm and steadfastness with anyone
Airtel and Vedantu empower millions of school children with affordable access to quality education on their home TV screensedit
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Airtel Digital TV, the DTH arm of Bharti Airtel (Airtel) and Vedantu , the pioneer in LIVE online learning, today announced an innovative partnership to make quality education accessible to students across India by leveraging the deep reach of Airtel.
Affordable Education Vamsi Krishna, CEO and co-founder, Vedantuedit
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As a brand we are going the extra mile to make quality education accessible. Our partnership with Airtel DTH is in this direction and we are delighted to use our collective strengths to sustain India’s learning needs in smaller towns and villages.
[Funding alert] Edtech unicorn BYJU’s to raise $200M from BlackRock, T Rowe Price: Sourcesedit
Your Story Daily Hunt – Online Web
While a number of players have raised fresh funding from investors, consolidation is also being seen in the industry with deals like Unacademy acquiring PrepLadder for $50 million and BYJUs buying WhiteHat Jr for $300 million.
BYJU’S Launches ‘Give’ Initiative to Encourage Digital Learningedit
Navbharat – Pune
BYJU’S, India’s largest edtech company, announced the launch of BYJU’S Give as a part of its social initiative ‘Education for All’. BYJU’S ‘Give’ aims to be a people-driven movement that can take digital learning to as many children as possible, giving them a chance at remote learning.
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SkEdu to evaluate your child’s performanceedit
The New Indian Express – Online Web
Developed in tune with the new National Education Policy (NEP), which focuses on cultivating skills among students that include problem-solving, creativity and critical thinking, the application ensures the holistic development of students.
Sesame Street Muppets debut in Indiaedit
Telangana Today – Online Web
Sonali Khan, Managing Director of Sesame Workshop India, said: Now more than ever, young children and families need quality early learning at homeeand the Sesame Street Muppets are here to help with the playfulness and humour for which the brand is known for around the world.
Extramarks Education adds another feather to its cap; launches new app Lil One by Extramarks for early childhood learningedit
Business World India Education Diary Outlook – Online Web
India’s most trusted EdTech giant Extramarks Education has unveiled their latest kids learning app, Lil One by Extramarks, to educate, engage, and entertain children below seven-year-old.
[Funding alert] Edtech startup Lancify raises $300K from Techstars, Under 25, othersedit
Your Story – Online Web
LancifyBrennan Loh, Executive at Shopify; Krish Ramachandran, Executive at Freshworks; Anil Advani, Founder at Inventus Law; and Ravi and Deepa Joshi, Founders of Keystone Logic.