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Founding Chairman & Managing Director of Lotus Herbals Kamal Passi dies at 66

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Founding Chairman & Managing Director of Lotus Herbals, Kamal Passi, passed away on 14th April 2015, at his residence, in New Delhi. The 66 years old business tycoon was known to introduce chemical free beauty products to Indian consumers. One of the pioneers of the beauty care industry, Passi has created the world class ...

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Cricketer Yuvraj Singh invests in beauty and wellness platform Vyomo

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

Beauty and grooming is a $3 billion industry which is growing at CAGR of 15-20 per cent year-on-year. Aimed to replicate the taxi hailing apps model like Uber, Taxiforsure & Ola for salons, spas and stylists -- Vyomo, a mobile marketplace for Beauty and Wellness segment, raised an undisclosed amount in seed funding has been ...

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Leading direct selling cosmetic brand Oriflame launches hair styling range for professionals

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Experiment trendy hair do’s and dazzle fresh and fabulous looks with Oriflame’s HairX Styling range which comprises of HairX Smooth and Sleek Styling Hair cream along with a HairX Supreme Hold Styling Hair spray which will make give your hair that perfect finish. Enriched with Keratin, which is the main source of providing strength and ...

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Fee for undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental courses to increase by 10%

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

Fee for undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental courses will be costlier by 10 per cent by this coming academic year. As per a recent report unveiled by leading daily TOI, on the basis of a copy of the proceedings of an official meeting held by Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil ...

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Shiseido subsidiary The Ginza Co opens 9th duty-free store at Japan's Narita Airport

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Opened at Terminal 3, the Shiseido store is located on the second floor in the duty-free zone, in the new terminal building of Japan’s Narita Airport. The company operates eight stores across Terminals 1 and 2 of Narita Airport. The store has been launched with an aim to enhance travel retail (TR) business of ...

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Proactiv+ ropes in American actress Sarah Michelle Gellar

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Bagging the most converted acne skin care line Proactiv+, ‘The Grudge’ fame, Sarah Michelle Gellar to promote national commercials and digital campaigns of the brand in the US. The brand has already released exclusive videos, photos and information on Gellar's commercial shoot on Proactiv's social channels including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Pinterest. As ...

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Caplin Point signs pact with UK based Cycle Pharma to manufacture liquid injectable

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Domestic drug firm Caplin Point Laboratories has signed a license and distribution pact with UK-based Cycle Pharmaceuticals to develop and manufacture specific pharma products. The abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) and marketing rights of the products for the US market will be with the Cycle Pharma. "A license and distribution agreement has been made ...

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Herbalife to kick-start Third Asia-Pacific Wellness Tour

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

As part of its continuous effort to raise public awareness of balanced nutrition as part of a healthy active life in the Asia Pacific region, global nutrition company Herbalife has announced the launch of its third Asia-Pacific Wellness Tour. The latest edition of the Tour will kick off in Hanoi, Vietnam on 3 April ...

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BLK Super Speciality Hospital signs pact with Afghanistan to provide telemedicine

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

Paving the way for smoother access its world-class healthcare facilities, Delhi-based BLK Super Speciality Hospital has announced a special pact with Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Government of Afghanistan. The hospital shall also provide assistance to the Ministry in areas of capacity building of its health professionals, telemedicine, medical tourism and public private partnership, ...

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Beauty expert Shahnaz Husain forays into fragrance market

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

Renowned veteran beauty expert Shahnaz Husain, who has captured a good pie in Beauty & Wellness industry with her signature skin care products, offers an exotic fragrance for the first time ever. ‘Just Shahnaz’ is specially created by the world renowned house of perfumes - Galimard in Grasse, France. Grasse, a renowned traditional home of ...

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