UpGrad value pegged at $1.7 billion as Unacademy deal awaits CCI assentUpGrad's valuation hit $1.7 billion, with a confidential report revealing projected profitability for FY26. The edtech firm plans to acquir...
20 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Unacademy’s test prep CEO Sumit Jain quits ahead of upGrad acquisitionSumit Jain has stepped down from his role in Unacademy, ahead of a potential merger with upGrad Education. Jain, who joined Unacademy in 20...
19 May, 2026, 02.09 PM IST
PoS terminal supply squeeze; Skyroot CEO on unicorn flightHappy Friday! The point-of-sale (PoS) supply has dried up in India as the West Asia conflict squeezes imports. This and more in today's ETt...
08 May, 2026, 07.45 AM IST
UpGrad, Unacademy file application with CCI for mergerEdtech firms UpGrad and Unacademy have filed for antitrust clearance with the CCI for their proposed merger. UpGrad will acquire Unacademy ...
08 May, 2026, 12.51 AM IST
UpGrad to acquire Unacademy for Rs 2,055 crore, 90% below peak valuationAfter on-again, off-again talks, Ronnie Screwvala-run edtech firm UpGrad is acquiring UpGrad in a cut price deal. UpGrad is also raising an...
05 May, 2026, 12.02 AM IST
UpGrad-Unacademy deal closes; India’s largest private satellite lifts offHappy Monday! Upgrad is set to acquire Unacademy at a 90% markdown of its peak valuation. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.
04 May, 2026, 07.41 AM IST
Edtech sector needs change with frugality: Ronnie ScrewvalaMany entrepreneurs prioritise raising funds as their first step, when it should actually be fifth on their list of priorities, the executiv...
14 Feb, 2024, 05.47 PM IST
Anand Mahindra hails Vicky Kaushal's 'goosebumps-raising' performance in 'Sam Bahadur', netizens praise Meghna Gulzar's 'masterpiece'Vicky Kaushal's earnest performance as Sam Manekshaw, India's first Field Marshal, has met with mixed critical reviews, but has been praise...
01 Dec, 2023, 01.18 PM IST
Manoj Bajpayee wraps shoot for investigative thriller 'Dispatch'The 51-year-old actor announced the film's wrap on social media.
28 Feb, 2022, 06.07 PM IST
Rakul Preet Singh wraps up shoot of director Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar's ‘Chhatriwali'The film is backed by producer Ronnie Screwvala under his banner RSVP.
21 Dec, 2021, 05.20 PM IST
No lockdown on learning; get your MBA degree from top B-School while you're at home!upGrad identifies this gap and offers MBA programs that reflect the wider impact in the world and measure things that matter in the new wor...
28 May, 2021, 12.16 PM IST
Going digital: Vidya Balan's debut production 'Natkhat' set to premiere in online film festThe short film has been selected by the Mumbai Film Festival to have its world premiere on June 2.
28 May, 2020, 11.37 AM IST
Is Vidya Balan taking a break from acting? Diva to soon turn producer for 'Natkhat'Balan's film 'Mission Mangal' chronicles the story of India's mission to Mars.
23 Jul, 2019, 06.21 PM IST
Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman meets team 'Uri' on Army Day, congratulates Vicky Kaushal, Yami for 'slick war movie'Sitharam admitted on Twitter that she hadn't watched the movie.
16 Jan, 2019, 04.46 PM IST
'Kedarnath' director Abhishek Kapoor requests Uttarakhand government to lift banThe film has been banned in 7 districts by district magistrates in view of protest by Hindu outfits.
10 Dec, 2018, 10.08 AM IST
EasyPolicy raises Rs 15 crore from Ronnie Screwvala's Unilazer and othersEasyPolicy, online ecommerce company in the insurance web aggregation space has raised Rs 15 crore from Ronnie Screwvala's Unilazer and oth...
21 Jan, 2016, 06.35 PM IST
Indian government should stop Bollywood from plagiarising: Jeffrey ArcherAccording to him, his novel "Not A Penny More, Not A Penny Less" was made into "Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl" and "Kane and Abel" into "Khudgarz".
12 Mar, 2015, 04.50 PM IST