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BBC Hindi forges online content partnership
MUMBAI: The BBC Hindi World Service website bbchindi.com has forged a content partnership with online portal webdunia.com.
Visitors to webduniya.com and sister site naidunia.com can access BBC Hindi online news coverage and features.
Webdunia.com claims to be the first online portal in Hindi. It now provides its services in 11 languages spoken in India and claims around 48 million hits a month.
BBC Hindi Service head Achala Sharma said, “BBC Hindi radio and bbchindi.com already have a large audience in India and around the world. This partnership will further expand our reach.”
Webdunia CEO Vinay Chhajlani added, “Webdunia is committed to provide the best content to its users. Our association with BBC Hindi online is another step towards achieving our vision and mission of taking the advantages of information technology to the masses. This will help us to serve the global Hindi community in a better way.”
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
