ByteDance plans to hire 10,000 professionals in China over the next four months and 3,000 fresh graduates during spring semester for its online education unit

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 227.4 points, or 0.72%, at the open to 31,385.33. The S&P 500 fell 28.5 points, or 0.73%, at the open to 3,902.69

In addition to increased presence at some of the world's biggest sporting events, BYJU'S will work closely with ICC to deepen engagement with cricket enthusiasts via innovative campaigns

The IPO market is likely to see a number of big-ticket launches due to positive market sentiment, which has led the Sensex and Nifty to record highs in 2021

Union Budget 2021 expectations: Startups are now looking forward to FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2021 to give them a leg up in the road to recovery

Budget 2021 expectations: Industry believes that a GST rate cut could go a long way in encouraging learners to take up online education. Educational institutions and courses are taxed 18 per cent which the industry wants to reduce to 5 per cent

Even though the total investment received in 2020 is lower than that of 2019 ($14.5 billion), the number of deals were higher by 20 percent, the report said

In the last quarter of calendar year 2020, India saw 294 deals valued at around $3.16 billion. While VC investment dipped compared to previous quarter, deal volume jumped to its highest level since Q1'18 says KPMG's latest report

The education sector witnessed groundbreaking changes in the past year with schools and other educational institutions being shut and classes being shifted online in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

Speaking on disruption amid Covid-19, SoftBank Vision Fund CEO says world will never go back to previous ways of living. Every industry has been impacted but upcoming time presents tremendous opportunities, he adds

Since the education sector in India continues to be a strategic priority for the government, it has already allowed 100% FDI in the education sector through the automatic route since 2002

The next two to three years will be transformational for India's start-up ecosystem as many companies will go public

Post the pandemic, offline or physical learning centres including schools and coaching institutes have taken a hit, while online classes have thrived

Nasscom report on the India's tech start-up ecosystem points out that both funding and investment are on a recovery path and start-up base is growing at 8-10% year-on-year

Checkbrand studied the social media presence and digital engagement profiles of 26 Indian film stars, specifically between August and October 2020

Making ed-tech successful will require a digital infrastructure that could become the most impactful (PPP) Public Private Partnership that the country has seen

The strategy involves growing small business ecosystems; provisioning easy access to businesses; growing the volume of digital payments; and investments to drive social impact, along with other partners

The latest survey by Nasscom shows over 53% of Indian tech start-ups expect their revenue to reach pre-COVID levels by next two quarters

Current tariff 'unsustainable'; need telcos, TRAI to support hike: Sunil Mittal Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal has stressed on the need for a hike in telecom tariff as the current rates are \"unsustainable\". However, he said that the telecom market and regulator would have to be on the same page before Airtel can go ahead with a tariff hike. Mittal added that Airtel has taken a clear stance on the issue of tariffs and is of the view that a hike is necessary. World Bank cautions G20 ...

In separate but almost identical stock exchange filings, CG Power and Murugappa Group firm Tube Investments of India Ltd (TIIL), said lenders have accepted one-time settlement and restructuring of debt