Leisure & Entertainment
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readIn an attempt to promote affordable education, Human Resource Development Minister, Prakash Javadekar said the government aims to offer about 2000 online courses within one year through Swayam.Swayam is an indigenously developed platform by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) with the help of Microsoft. After inaugurating ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readOnline learning startup, Byju’s, expects to turn profitable and eyes a billion-dollar valuation this year.Just two years after it launched its popular learning app in August 2015, Byju's founder, Byju Raveendran claims that the app has been downloaded eight million times and has converted over five per cent of its users ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readEruditus, a company that offers executive education programmes globally, has raised Rs 53 crore ($8.2 million) in a Series B round from Bertelsmann India, the company said in a statement.The ed-tech startup will use the funds to add new programmes from its existing and new university partners and to expand its geographical footprint to China, ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readEducation technology start-up Byju’s (Think and Learn Pvt. Ltd) has raised about $30 million from Brussels-based family office Verlinvest, in a move that will give the company significant firepower to expand business, the sources revealed.One of the source said, "Verlinvest is coming in at a higher valuation than the last round, at about $600 million. ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min readTrinity Pictures, a wholly-owned subsidiary of film studio and entertainment company Eros International, has tied up with Diamond Comics, the publisher of popular comic book series Chacha Chaudhary, to release a new comic series called Sunny Gill & the Agents of Sniff.The tie-up is an attempt to develop a true blue franchise capturing various aspects ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readE-School is the new cool for parents worried about their children's education since the kids start speaking. If the parents are working, then the trouble of looking for multiple schools, filling never ending forms, and visiting the schools to match it with the brochure and many such little things do play an important role before ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readDelhi based Real Life Escape CSE is a perfect outing for families, friends, couples and corporate, catering to all age groups. Ctrl.Shift.Esc is planning to expand its franchise network across the country. A latest trend in the entertainment sector, Real Life Escape gaming include the players being locked inside a custom designed room that is based on a unique theme ...
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Opportunity India Desk Oct 09, 2019 - 1 min readThomas Cook India has launched a new Gold Circle Partner (GCP) franchise outlet in Aurangabad at Hotel Amarpreet Square, Jalna Road. The launch comes after identifying Aurangabad as one of the high growth markets for its holiday business. With this, Thomas Cook’s distribution and reach in Maharashtra has expanded to 42 consumer access centres, including ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read10th International Franchise and Retail show organised by Franchise India concluded successfully on November 4, 2012 with an Awards ceremony, which is considered India's Topmost Honour in franchising at Shangri La’s Eros Hotel.The event is one of the country's biggest trade shows and a podium that offers excellent opportunity for the companies to exhibit their ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read10th International franchise and retail show begins today, at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The event is Asia’s biggest trade show and a trusted platform that offers excellent opportunity for the companies to exhibit their lucrative business opportunities. It also provides an opportunity to potential investors seeking partnerships with big brands. It aims to bring forth ...