News Broadcasting
Searching for ‘THE’ life partner gets easier at Shaadi.com
Mumbai, 28th July 2006: With Shaadi.com partnering you in your search for a suitable groom / bride, you can rest assured it will be smooth sailing. Now, locating your life partner on Shaadi.com has become even easier. Shaadi.com launches “Refined Search” which is a search within search. This cuts short on a long drawn and time consuming procedure to search for one’s soul mate.
Imagine you begin your search for a potential husband/wife by putting in your initial, most basic criteria and the website’s search engine coughs up a long list of those who match your criteria. In a way, it fine-tunes and offers you a defined number of profiles but the still huge number of profiles to go through can also prove to be a deterrent as it takes a lot of time. With the launch of the search-in-search facility, Shaadi.com can now help you to further refine these results by adding additional parameters like city and keyword search, which helps you in getting the most suitable potential singles. So, what you get is exactly what you are looking for to a T!
According to Vibhas Mehta, Business Head – Shaadi.com, “It is our constant endeavour to provide our members product features which save on time and make Shaadi.com easy and simple to use. Refined search is one such endeavour which has proved to be a success as the number of people using this facility has jumped phenomenally’.
Currently, Shaadi.com offers its users:
- Quick Search, which allows you to quickly find partners on the basis of the country they live in, their religion, and age
- The Smart Search option which gives you more detailed search options like complexion, height, education, occupation, marital status, have children, etc.
- City Search which allows you to find members in your own city, or in a city of your choice anywhere in the world
- Keyword Search allows you to:
(a) Find members with specific words in their profile; and
(b) Get matches who share your lifestyle, hobbies and interests e.g. chess, trekking, movies, etc.
It just gets better because in addition, you can download and install the Shaadi Toolbar on your computer. It appears on your browser and enables you to search at your convenience without having to log onto the site. You also have ‘The Special Cases’ option which allows you to search for physically / mentally challenged members. You can further search for your mate based on community, religion, caste, country and state.
Shaadi.com doesn’t stop there. It constantly and continuously updates the matrimonial partner search results. The most recent matrimonial profiles are listed at the top so that the user / member can view and learn about the newest members of Shaadi.com.
About Shaadi.com:
A part of People Interactive (I) Pvt. Ltd., Shaadi.com was founded in 1997 and has emerged as a leading Internet Services Company in India. Using proprietary technology, Shaadi.com has transformed matchmaking into an interactive and exciting experience. A detailed profile, multiple photos and a robust messaging system make virtual matchmaking almost real. Shaadi has been ranked “The most visited matrimonial website in India” by Ranking.com and is also the only Matrimonial Website among the top 10 most visited websites in India as per Alexa.com. Shaadi is the first Indian matrimonial portal to be ISO 9001:2000, TRUSTE and Verisign certified. Today, with over 7.5 million members, 300 million page views per month and over 600,000 successful marriages to its credit – Shaadi.com has revolutionized the entire process of matchmaking.
People Interactive (I) Pvt. Ltd.
People Interactive (I) Pvt Ltd a part of People Group, which owns and operates businesses such as Shaadi.com, Fropper.com, Shaaditimes.com, Astrolife.com and Shaadi Point. Besides People Interactive, the group is a leading player in the Mobile VAS space through its company People Infocom. Its brand MAUJ is a preferred partner to leading mobile operators all over the world. People Group is also involved in film & television production and event management through subsidiary companies, People Pictures, Purple Media and PEP Management respectively. People Interactive is a member of Nasscom, MAIT, FICCI, and a primary member of IAMAI.
For further information:
Vandana Assija
PR Manager
People Interactive (I) Pvt. Ltd
Tel.: 24952277
Email: vandana@shaadi.com
Mahua Roy / Nikita Crasta / Mihir Bijur
Hanmer & Partners
Tel : 67524600 / 66335969
Email: mahua@hanmerpr.com / nikitacrasta@hanmerpr.com / mihir@hanmerpr.com
News Broadcasting
CNN-News18 to air live counting day coverage for five state election results on May 4
The channel is rolling out its biggest election coverage machinery yet for results day on 4th May
NOIDA: The votes have been cast. Now comes the reckoning. CNN-News18 is pulling out all the stops for results day on 4th May, when counting begins across five battleground states — West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry — in what promises to be one of the most closely watched electoral verdicts in recent memory.
The channel’s coverage, titled Battle for the States: The Verdict, kicks off at 7am and runs through the day across linear TV, connected television and YouTube. It is the culmination of CNN-News18’s multi-format editorial initiative, Battle for the States, which has tracked the polls from the beginning under the theme Road to Power.
At the operational heart of the coverage will be the Live Results Hub, the channel’s central command centre built to collate, verify and process real-time data flowing in from reporters stationed at counting centres across constituencies. The hub combines newsroom intelligence, analytics and on-the-ground reporting to deliver what the channel promises will be the fastest and most accurate results coverage in English news.
Leading the on-air charge will be primetime anchors Rahul Shivshankar, Anand Narasimhan, Aman Sharma, Nabila Jamal and Shivani Gupta. They will be joined by a wide panel of commentators including author Chetan Bhagat; GVL Narasimha Rao, senior leader of the BJP; Smita Prakash, editor of ANI; activist Saira Shah Halim; political analyst Sumanth C Raman; Abhijit Iyer Mitra, senior fellow at IPCS; Amitabh Tiwari, founder of VoteVibe; columnist Abhijit Majumdar; Nalin Mehta, managing editor of MoneyControl; political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla; senior journalist Subir Bhaumik; and political analyst Manojit Mandal.
Shivshankar, who serves as editorial affairs director at CNN-News18, set out the stakes plainly. “Counting day is one of the most watched events in the electoral cycle, where speed and credibility are tested in real time,” he said. “Battle for the States: The Verdict is built on that promise, combining ground reporting, sharp analysis and cutting-edge election technology to give viewers the clearest and fastest route to the verdict. On May 4, CNN-News18 will once again be the nation’s most trusted channel to witness democracy in action.”
Smriti Mehra, chief executive of English and Business News at Network18, framed the coverage in broader terms. “Elections are defining national events, and audiences turn to brands they trust in moments that matter,” she said. “CNN-News18 has consistently led from the front in every election coverage, and this special programming reflects the scale of our ambition and editorial strength.”
The channel has form here. It claims to have been India’s most preferred English news destination for election results for the past 20 years, covering everything from the 2024 general elections to the Delhi, Maharashtra, Bihar and BMC polls on the back of what it calls an “Always First, Always Right” record. Five states, one day, and a nation waiting for answers. The clock starts at 7am on 4th May.
