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Mint explains: Byju Raveendran, the maverick founder who held a tight grip on Byju’s, will lose control of the firm to an interim resolution professional (IRP). The IRP will begin the process of forming a committee of Byju’s financial creditors, and subsequently hand over control to them. Raveendran now stares at a tight deadline to settle with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), India’s powerful cricket board, out of court.

Jake Paul and Mike Perry will face off in boxing on Saturday, July 20. The battle will start at 9 p.m. ET in Tampa Bay's Amalie Arena. Paul and Perry's main event is scheduled to start at midnight. Mike Tyson was originally supposed to face Paul, but he had to postpone because of a health problem, as per the reports of 'Newsweek'. The most recent odds from different sportsbooks indicate that Jake Paul is the favorite in this contest. Paul's moneyline odds vary between -420 and -500 on various sites, indicating that he has about an 80% probability of winning the match. Conversely, Mike Perry's moneyline odds are between +300 and +370. This suggests that Perry is viewed as a significant underdog.

Donald Trump's running mate, has undergone name change. JD Vance was born as James Donald Bowman in Ohio's Middletown. However, after the parents' divorce, Bowman's middle name had to be changed. During his military service days, JD Vance was known as James Hamel, as per a report on USA Today. In 2014, JD Vance took maternal grandparents' surname after getting married to Usha, the USA Today reported.

This idea of privatization in sports clubs of Argentina seeks to impose corporate investment in clubs, but also has the potential of irking dedicated fans who may stand against the decision. Currently, Argentine teams like River Plate and Boca Juniors, are co-owned jointly by their 'members.'

Atlantis, yet conversations concerning sunken cities are usually dominated by the fabled Atlantis. As per the reports of MSN, Geologist Folkion Negris discovered this city, known as Pavlopetri, off the coast of Greece in 1904. It is estimated to be approximately 5,000 years old. Even though Pavlopetri was found early, it was not thoroughly investigated until 1967. The site was discovered that year under the direction of Nicholas Flemming from the University of Southampton's Institute of Oceanography. Flemming and his colleagues, accompanied by University of Cambridge archaeologists, surveyed the underwater metropolis for six weeks.

Joe Biden to end his presidential bid. Former President Barack Obama, Senate Majority leader Chunk Schumer and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are working behind the scenes to convince Biden to end his electoral campaign. It has now emerged that over the weekend, while Schumer made a concerted effort to convince Biden, Nancy Pelosi too had presented her case, asking him to step aside. As a senior member of the party, she is concerned about the future of the party if Biden were to lose the election in November.

Joe Biden has been detected with COVID-19 on Wednesday. It has been reported that he has returned to Delaware by cutting short his campaign in Las Vegas. The president had earlier hinted that there is only reason that will convince him to end his presidential campaign. In an interview, Biden had said that only if a doctor were to certify that he was suffering from a medical condition, would he end his campaign. As per fresh news reports, it has now emerged that Biden is more receptive to the idea of him making way for other candidates. Earlier, he had dismissed opposition to his candidature following the disastrous performance in the first presidential debate. This has been reported by CNN.

Netflix has been unveiled. The latest season of the popular show will drop in the OTT streaming platform in two parts. «Emily in Paris» Season 4 Part 1 is scheduled to be released on August 15 this year. The second part will premier on September 12, 2024, as per a report on Dexerto. «Emily in Paris» Season 4 cast includes Lily Collins, Ashley Park, Lucas Bravo, Camille Razat, Philippine Leroy, Samuel Arnold, Bruno Gouery, William Abadie, and Lucien Laviscount.

Bitcoin skeptic Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) says he has not stepped down following his bribery scheme convocation earlier this week after Senate Democrats of the longstanding U.S. lawmaker, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, called for his resignation.

State Street is reportedly evaluating the introduction of a stablecoin and deposit token to facilitate blockchain-based payments and settlements.

Infinity War" and "Endgame," may direct the next two "Avengers" films, planned for release in 2026 and 2027, as per media reports.

Cristiano Ronaldo knows how to spend his money in the most lavish and headline-friendly ways. Now, Ronaldo is spending heavily on his new Lisbon mansion that is projected to become the costliest residence ever in the whole of Portugal, says a New York Post report.

Volcano in Iceland's Grindavik is likely to erupt again as the continuous movement of magma underneath, as per a report. The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) has warned that the movement of magma was detected in the Svartsengi reservoir. Svartsengi reservoir is located under the surface of the Earth, as per a report on Fox Weather. In 2023, there were a number of eruptions. Streets of Grindavik had cracks after powerful earthquakes rattled Grindavik. Earlier in July, Europe's largest active volcano Mount Etna witnessed eruptions, posing risk to Italy's Sicily.

Chateau Miraval, Angelina Jolie has pleaded with Brad Pitt to put an end to their legal battles. Before 2021, the pair owned a 50/50 share in the property, but things got ugly when Jolie sought to sell her stake in it. Pitt subsequently brought legal action, arguing that Jolie's transaction went against the marriage arrangement in which he had agreed to have the right to purchase her stock, as per the reports of 'Page Six'.

On July 16, 2024, the LiFi protocol experienced a severe security breach, resulting in the loss of approximately $11.6 million in cryptocurrencies. The incident occurred shortly after the deployment of a new smart contract facet.

William J. Stellmach, former head of the US Department of Justice's Fraud Section who now works at New York-headquartered law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. He is a partner at the firm's Washington office and leads its global investigations practice, often advising and defending companies featured in short seller reports.

Nokia's sales in India continued to plunge in the second quarter of the 2024 calendar year, in line with rival Ericsson reporting a similar fall a few days back, with their big telco clients Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel cutting down on network capex spends having concluded their pan-India 5G rollouts. Industry executives and analysts say Finland's Nokia and Sweden's Ericsson will now have to rely on fresh 4G and 5G gear supply deals with Vodafone Idea (Vi) to revive their plunging sales in India, and support global growth. On Thursday, Nokia posted a steep 68% Year-on-Year (YoY) fall in India net sales to ₹3,007.3 crore in Q2, 2024, while Sweden's Ericsson reported a 44% YoY slide in sales in its Southeast Asia, Oceania and India market to ₹6,093 crore approx) in Q2, 2024. Ericsson does not reveal India-specific sales numbers.

Brazilian psychic apparently has gifted powers of accurately predicting football match outcomes and has been dubbed the 'Living Nostradamus' for the predictions, that has proven to be accurate. Athos Salomé has now issued a statement to England fans, in a 'I told you so'-style, since he had already predicted that England would go down in the Euro Cup 2024 finals against Spain.

Netflix because of the impending summer holidays and the attention of a major sports tournament. Netflix's original series have been eclipsed by blockbuster films in terms of viewership. A popular show has managed to stay at the top and continues to receive millions of views despite the July weather. Several new songs have broken into the top 10, and some of the biggest singles of the year are still in demand, as per the reports of Microsoft Start News.

South Indian Bank reported a net profit of Rs 294 crore during the quarter ended June 2024, up 45% compared to a net profit of Rs 202 crore in the June 2023 quarter. «The bank recorded a strong growth in net interest income, treasury income besides other income on account of recoveries» said P R Seshadri, MD & CEO of the Bank in a telephonic interaction with ET.

Earlier today, WazirX, a prominent Indian cryptocurrency exchange, suffered a severe security breach resulting in the loss of approximately $235 million in crypto assets, with suspicions pointing towards North Korean hackers.