Months after launching its streaming audiobook service in the U.S., U.K., and Australia, Spotify reported that users have accessed roughly 90,000 titles, with Britney Spears’s memoir The Woman in Me topping the list of most-listened-to books. Though reps declined to share more specific data, Spotify said in a release that the company has paid out “tens of millions” of dollars to audiobook publishers and that the “early results” show that the company’s audiobook streaming service “is driving a meaningful incremental revenue stream for the publishing community.”
Saraswati Vidya Niketan Model Schools: Education department mandates 75% attendance, special classes for failed Class 9 students
The state education department has issued six directives to improve the functioning of Saraswati Vidya Niketan Model Schools. The instructions cover mandatory 75% student attendance, staff deployment, restrictions on police accommodation and examination centres, special classes for Class 9 students who fail, and regular monitoring of morning assemblies or Chetna Satra. District officials have been asked to ensure strict compliance.