Aakash

A detailed order will be uploaded by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) shortly.

OneAssist appoints Abhishek Maheshwari as CEO to drive next phase of growth

Maheshwari will lead overall business, strategy and P&L, and accelerate adoption of artificial intelligence across customer experience, products and service delivery, the company announced on September 24.

Aakash founder joins NCLT battle against changes to firm's AoA

Founder Jagdish Chand Chaudhary, a minority shareholder in the Byju’s subsidiary, has joined other minority shareholders, including the Glas Trust, to contest changes to the Articles of Association

Byju’s’ Aakash selects former Pearson India MD Deepak Mehrotra as CEO

The new appointment comes months after reports said that Aakash Chaudhry, the promoter of Aakash Educational Services won't be returning as CEO of the coaching company.

BYJU'S sends notice to Aakash founders demanding share transfer

Founder Chaudhry’s family maintains about 18 per cent in AESL and Blackstone the remaining 12 per cent. The deal envisaged AESL merging with TLPL as it was more tax efficient for the seller Chaudhrys.

Inside Unacademy: Slowing growth, failed acquisitions, a problem of plenty

Unacademy’s hope may lie in offline coaching centres, which go against its original goal of tech-driven disruption, but are a dependable and lucrative business model

SoftBank-backed Unacademy explores merger with Byju’s-owned Aakash

The deal, if it happens, will be a mix of cash and stock, with the merged entity exploring an IPO instead of Aakash alone seeking a public listing

Byju's seeking $250 million in pre-IPO funding for Aakash

Aakash Educational Services will issue the notes that will convert into equity at a discount of 20% to the listing price of the unit’s planned initial public offering

Can edtech unicorn Vedantu pull an Aakash with Deeksha buy?

Faced with falling demand for online classes, Vedantu is betting on a hybrid strategy, where it plans to offer online and offline coaching in rural and lower-tier towns at a lower price point.

Byju’s gears up for $1-billion listing of subsidiary Aakash in India next fiscal

The size of the IPO could be in the range of a billion dollars, valuing Aakash at $3.5-$4 Billion. While it expects to file papers with the market regulator in January next year, it plans to list by June 2024, or the first half of FY24.

Byju's pays $234 million to Blackstone related to Aakash deal - Report

Byju's has paid 19 billion rupees ($234 million) to Blackstone Inc, the payment made on Thursday was for a stake of about 38% owned by Blackstone in the learning center chain Aakash.

Byju's international head Abhishek Maheshwari joins Aakash as CEO

Abhishek Maheshwari joined Byju's in July 2019, prior to which he was the India head of the Walt Disney Company.

DataWind completes production of 100,000 Aakash-2 tabs

The company has manufactured 100,000 tablets for the Ministry of Human Resource Development's National Mission on Education

Govt may cancel Aakash tablet project

The government is all set to cancel the Aakash tablet - India's low cost version of an iPad - that is suffering from delays in manufacturing, a faulty processor and low memory.

All you need to know about Aakash 2

Last month, President Pranab Mukherjee and Human Resources and Development (HRD) minister MM Pallam Raju launched the Aakash 2 tablet for students at a subsidised price as low as Rs. 1,130. Its commercial version is also available in the market. Here's all you need to know about the Aakash 2.

Aakash 2 unveiled at UN by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

Yesterday, right on cue, on the occasion of India's Presidency of the UN Security Council, the Permanent ...

Datawind to clear paid orders of Ubislate in 6 weeks

Bringing some clarity to the current haze, Datawind CEO Suneet Singh Tuli has assured that the company will clear the remainder of paid orders for Ubislate...

Govt agencies show interest in Aakash 2

Datawind, the Canadian manufacturer of India's low-cost computing dream is receiving queries from other government agencies, pertaining to the supply of the Aakash 2 tablet.

Aakash 2 launched, available to students for Rs 1,130

Right on cue, on the occasion of Education Day yesterday, President Pranab Mukherjee and the HRD minister, MM Pallam Raju, launched the Aakash 2 tablet...

Two Indians among Forbes' top 15 education innovators list

Indian-origin CEO of Datawind, the maker of India's low-cost tablet Aakash, Suneet Singh Tuli and Massachusettes Institute of Technology professor Anant Agarwal have been named by Forbes magazine among the 15 "classroom revolutionaries"

India to showcase Aakash at United Nations

Indias improved attempt at low-cost computing is on its way to the United Nations (UN), as the nation is scheduled to showcase its innovation behind developing the most competitively priced tablet computer.

Aakash 2 to be launched on November 11

On November 11, i.e., on Education Day this year, the tablets will be officially launched in the country, by President Pranab Mukherjee.

Aakash 2 to have SIM card slot: Sibal

Kapil Sibal, affirmed yesterday that Aakash 2, the upgraded version of the Aakash tablet, will have a SIM card slot.

Aakash 2 to be available from November 11: Sibal

Telecommunications minister, Kapil Sibal, recently stated that the Aakash 2 tablet may be expected to reach students on November 11 this year...