<p>In your evening news brief, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh resigns; Byju's acquires Aakash Educational Services and Actor Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar and Akshay Kumar test positive for Coronavirus</p>.<p>In a jolt to the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court ordered a preliminary enquiry into the allegations made by Mumbai Police’s ex-chief Param Bir Singh against state home minister Anil Deshmukh.</p>.<p>Singh has alleged that Deshmukh fixed a Rs 100-crore collection target for suspended assistant police inspector Sachin Vaze.</p>.<p>Amid a major controversy and allegations of corruption, Anil Deshmukh resigned in the wake of the Court order.</p>.<p>Ed-tech startup Byju's on Monday said it has acquired Aakash Educational Services Ltd (AESL) to bolster its presence in the test preparation segment in the country.</p>.<p>According to sources, the deal is worth close to $1 billion (about Rs 7,300 crore) - making it the biggest acquisition by Byju's to date.</p>.<p>The companies, however, did not comment on the financial details of the deal. As part of the transaction, Aakash founders and Blackstone will become shareholders in Byju's.</p>.<p>As the second wave of Covid surges with Sunday recording the highest cases over 1 lakh, a slew of celebrities seem to have been infected by the coronavirus.</p>.<p>Actor Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar and Akshay Kumar tested positive for the virus.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Former prime minister and JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda, who was admitted to a Bengaluru hospital on March 31 after he tested positive for Covid-19, has been discharged.</p>
<p>In your evening news brief, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh resigns; Byju's acquires Aakash Educational Services and Actor Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar and Akshay Kumar test positive for Coronavirus</p>.<p>In a jolt to the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court ordered a preliminary enquiry into the allegations made by Mumbai Police’s ex-chief Param Bir Singh against state home minister Anil Deshmukh.</p>.<p>Singh has alleged that Deshmukh fixed a Rs 100-crore collection target for suspended assistant police inspector Sachin Vaze.</p>.<p>Amid a major controversy and allegations of corruption, Anil Deshmukh resigned in the wake of the Court order.</p>.<p>Ed-tech startup Byju's on Monday said it has acquired Aakash Educational Services Ltd (AESL) to bolster its presence in the test preparation segment in the country.</p>.<p>According to sources, the deal is worth close to $1 billion (about Rs 7,300 crore) - making it the biggest acquisition by Byju's to date.</p>.<p>The companies, however, did not comment on the financial details of the deal. As part of the transaction, Aakash founders and Blackstone will become shareholders in Byju's.</p>.<p>As the second wave of Covid surges with Sunday recording the highest cases over 1 lakh, a slew of celebrities seem to have been infected by the coronavirus.</p>.<p>Actor Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar and Akshay Kumar tested positive for the virus.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Former prime minister and JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda, who was admitted to a Bengaluru hospital on March 31 after he tested positive for Covid-19, has been discharged.</p>
