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Poverty forced him to leave school in Class 4. Worked as a tailor, then started his own shop. Today, he is one of the top Malayalam actors and a National Award winner- He dropped out of school, failed at a grocery shop in Jabalpur, and is now a billionaire at the Burj Khalifa. Who is Desi Bling star Satish Sanpal?
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- She ran away from abusive marriage at 16, became the box office queen by 20; This Class 4 dropout who saved the film industry died feeling unlovedLong before the stage name "Silk" became synonymous with South Indian glamour, Vadlapati Vijayalakshmi was a child bride fleeing an abusive...01 May, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
- West Bengal elections 2026: Mamata Banerjee's 'Shree' formula runs the political math in the stateWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has built her governance model around targeted welfare schemes since 2011, using them as a core ...25 Apr, 2026, 02.47 PM IST
- Apple CEO Tim Cook steps down; HCLTech Q4 reportAfter 15 years at the helm of Apple, Tim Cook will step down to make way for insider John Ternus. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.21 Apr, 2026, 08.02 PM IST
- TN polls: Vijay announces Rs 2,500 monthly assistance, 8 gm gold for womenTVK chief Vijay unveiled his party's manifesto for the upcoming Assembly polls, pledging Rs 2,500 monthly aid for women and 8 grams of gold...16 Apr, 2026, 06.33 PM IST
- No Tinku, Chotu, Ojasvi & more: Rajasthan may flag your child’s name under this initiativeRajasthan's Sarthak Naam Abhiyan, intended to provide meaningful student names, has sparked controversy due to an inappropriate draft list....16 Apr, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
- India has strong pipeline of ideas, keen to back local founders: Y Combinator’s Ankit GuptaIn an exclusive interview ahead of Y Combinator’s Startup School India 2026 event, Ankit Gupta, the accelerator’s general partner, said the...13 Apr, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
- Large AI firms hoovering maximum funding, not enough for smaller startups: Y Combinator’s Ankit GuptaAnkit Gupta spoke to ET ahead of the accelerator’s Startup School event in Bengaluru on April 18 — the first in India. In order to tap aspi...13 Apr, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
- Masters’ Union launches Rs 100 crore venture fund to back founders under 25Masters’ Union has launched MU Ventures, a Rs 100 crore fund to support founders under 25. It will invest small early-stage amounts and off...09 Apr, 2026, 03.01 PM IST
- Govt starts home PTMs to curb tribal school dropoutsTeachers from Eklavya Model Residential Schools will now visit tribal homes. This initiative aims to boost parental involvement in educatio...07 Mar, 2026, 12.48 AM IST
- Drive in works to check dropout rate among those failing board examsFacing high dropout rates after board exams, the education ministry plans a nationwide drive to help students finish schooling through open...22 Jan, 2025, 11.52 PM IST
- Why is formal education important for entrepreneurs? Zerodha's Nikhil Kamath who dropped out of school tells whyNikhil Kamath, Zerodha's co-founder, left school at a young age and faced challenges due to his lack of formal education. He overcame this ...20 Dec, 2024, 09.01 PM IST
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- In 2021-22, school dropout rate at secondary level was higher than national avg in 7 statesThis information was collated from the minutes of the Project Approval Board (PAB) meetings held under the Ministry of Education to discuss...11 Jun, 2023, 04.40 PM IST
- Karnataka's promise: No school dropouts in next three yearsHollow claim? But an activist questions Karnataka government data on children remaining outside formal education all these years.12 Sep, 2016, 10.46 AM IST
- School dropout scenario in India 'extremely high': UNICEFThe school dropout scenario in the country is "extremely high" as over 80 million children are not completing the full cycle of elementary ...11 Mar, 2014, 05.06 PM IST
- Sarva Siksha Abhiyan brings down school dropout rateSchool dropout has declined from 80 lakh in 2009 to 30 lakh in 2012 due to the success of the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan programme, the governmen...15 May, 2013, 08.47 PM IST
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