BYJU'S Founder Byju Raveendran defended their endorsements featuring Shah Rukh Khan and football star Lionel Messi. "It was just to get people's attention...to understand that you can learn in a way where it wasn't a task," said Byju. "Shah Rukh Khan was creating awareness for our new segment...Messi was talking about 'education for all', our largest not-for-profit initiative," he added.

Byju Raveendran, Founder of crisis-hit edtech startup BYJU'S, said he and his wife, Co-founder Divya Gokulnath, belong in classrooms and not courtrooms. He was referring to insolvency and loan default petitions filed against BYJU'S by multiple lenders. Noting that the classrooms based in India is "our biggest advantage", Byju admitted they made some mistakes while "trying to grow too quickly".

Facing mounting allegations and investor backlash, BYJU'S CEO Byju Raveendran breaks his silence, rejecting the 'fugitive' label as a smear campaign. He asserts the company was built in India, pays taxes here, and remains committed to rebuilding. With its valuation plummeting and legal troubles growing, can BYJU’S survive its toughest test yet?

US millionaire Bryan Johnson, who spends ₹17 crore/year on age reversal, revealed that he replaced all plasma in his body with albumin, a protein found in blood plasma, and IVIG. Sharing a video of him holding a bag of his plasma, Johnson said, "Doctor said it's the cleanest she's ever seen." He said he "slept the same" following the procedure.

Advocate Ali Kaashif Khan Deshmukh from Mumbai has sued Italian brand Gucci after he allegedly received defective shoes from a city-based store. The advocate has approached a consumer court in Mumbai, seeking ₹1 crore in damages. He claimed that he experienced severe fall on two separate occasions due to defects in the footwear and suffered injuries.

BYJU'S Founder Byju Raveendran, while speaking to ANI, said a toxic work culture, like the one that was reported at his edtech startup, can cause post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in people. "For those who are mission-driven, it'll be used to create 'post-traumatic growth'," he said. Only about 1% of 15,000 sales representatives at BYJU'S engaged in aggressive selling, he claimed.

The Foxconn unit at Karnataka's Devanahalli is ready to begin commercial iPhone shipments by June 2025, state Commerce and Industries Minister MB Patil said. Patil highlighted that the development strengthens Karnataka's position in global manufacturing and opens the door to "greater" foreign investment. Apple CEO Tim Cook recently confirmed that iPhones sold in US will soon be made in India.

India has partially restricted imports of some goods from Bangladesh amid rising Indo-Pak tensions, which saw Bangladesh expressing support for Pakistan. Ready-made garments' imports are banned from any land port except through Nhava Sheva and Kolkata seaports. Imports of fruits and flavoured drinks, processed food items, cotton, plastic goods and wooden furniture have also been partially banned.

Elon Musk changed his X profile's name to 'Kekius Maximus' and his display picture to one showing him in a golden coloured armour and calling him 'Emperor Kekius Maximus'. Following this, value of the meme coin Kekius Maximus rose by 137%, according to Binance's data. He'd previously made the same change in December, when the crypto's value reportedly rose 500%.

LPG losses suffered by Indian oil marketing companies are expected to decrease by 45% in FY26 if crude oil prices remain at $65/barrel, a report stated. Losses are incurred when oil companies sell LPG cylinders below their cost price, as prices are regulated by government for affordable cooking-gas. India's LPG consumption in recent years has grown faster than domestic production.