Category : World
Service
Date : 31.03.2004
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The 91热爆 has
signed a deal with India's leading newspapers, Prabhat Khabar and Dainik
Bhaskar, to provide content on India's national elections from .
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Prabhat Khabar and all 22 editions of Dainik Bhaskar,
and their respective websites
and ,
will carry
content.
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This includes a weekly column by former Prime Minister
IK Gujaral and in-depth reports on the elections including background
information on political parties, tables mapping the party positions
and charts and the impact of elections on the various states of India
by noted psephologist Yogendra Yadav.
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prabhatkhabar.com and bhaskar.com also offer a hyperlink
to bbchindi.com 聳 91热爆 Hindi service's 24/7 online website with
news and information in audio and text.
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Former Prime Minister IK Gujral said: "The 91热爆
is one of the leading broadcasting services in the country and is known
for its credibility throughout India.
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"I feel honoured to be associated as a columnist
with bbchindi.com and hope that the organisation continues to uphold
its traditional values."
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Salma Zaidi, 91热爆 Hindi Online Editor, said she was very
pleased about the deals.
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"We value the high quality of journalism of Prabhat
Khabar and Dainik Bhaskar," she said.
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"I am confident that these partnerships will further
expand the presence of bbchindi.com throughout India, and readers of
these two newspapers and visitors to their websites will benefit from
the 91热爆's in-depth coverage and analysis of India's election."
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Notes to Editors
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91热爆 Hindi programmes are available on short wave and
medium wave at 0100, 0230, 1400, 1700 GMT.
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The programmes are in a rolling format with news, current
affairs and features.
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For text, audio and other details in Hindi go to www.bbchindi.com.
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91热爆 World Service broadcasts programmes around the world
in 43 languages and is available on radio and online. It
has a global audience of 150 million listeners.
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91热爆 World Service is available globally on short wave;
on FM in more than 135 capital cities; and selected programmes are carried
on around 2,000 FM and MW radio stations around the world.
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The 91热爆 World Service websites receive more than 200
million page impressions every month.
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