indiatimes.com launches dhakdhak.com, a dating portal based on science of love and human emotional quotient

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indiatimes.com launches dhakdhak.com, a dating portal based on science of love and human emotional quotient.

Newly Launched portal brings a dating experience with host of romantic offerings

indiatimes.com, one of the best horizontal portal for the global Indian community on worldwide web, today announced the launch of dhakdhak.com, a one-stop on-line dating and matchmaking site.

With the launch of the new portal, indiatimes.com, which generates 50 million page views a month, has successfully introduced the first exclusive dating site dedicated to the global Indian community. The site assumes significance as global researches have shown that Indians form the second biggest community on dating site after the Americans

Although long distance relationships have been around as long as travel, the ease of free on-line dating on dhakdhak.com shall make it much easier for singles around the world to get in touch. While the scientific basis of dhakdhak.com promises to create more long distance relationships than ever before, it also provides the best means to survive them. dhakdhak.com has immense relevance in todays world where emerging social dynamics are based on value of time.

dhakdhak.com has been built on a qualitative research done on the science of love and emotional quotient in human beings. As an effect, the fundamental element of dhakdhak.com maximises a persons chance of seeking the right companion, in the world of possibilities.

One of its kind, dhakdhak.com rediscovers the old-world appeal of traditional matchmakers for people in search of an exclusive personal service. Blending with it, the dating site probes deep into various love signs to identify the important parameters of love, commitment and compatibility. Significance of dating ambiance has also been considered while designing the site.

dhakdhak.coms underlying technology integrates an easy-to-use interface with next generation technology to bring forth the finest dating encounters.

Rendered precise, this cosmopolitan forum has categories such as common interest pals, e-mail buddies, flirting cronies, and general friendship section. However, what credit special mentions are the segments on long-term relationships, perhaps rounding off in a marriage, and Alternative Lifestyle. This is a section on dhakdhak.com, which provides a platform for people to explore extra-marital relationships and search profiles of men or women of every lifestyle. It offers people to prospect alternate dates, which could be a M2M (man to man) or a W2W (women to women) alliance.

To further establish dhakdhak.com as the most convenient dating platform, a variety of romantic services are integrated to the site. Through active links to other indiatimes.com channels, dhakdhak.com, brings a host of fanciful e-greetings to convey ones feelings of love, jukebox to request love songs for ones beloved, love graffiti message boards to paste ones philosophy on love and a black book to add ones favourite dating profiles.

Moreover, a person can check ones compatibility equation with his lover by clicking on to the love calculator or else if feeling blue, can pour ones heart out to the agony aunt, Laila. dhakdhak.com also reserves space for a privileged few to be featured in its section 'Profile of the week. Likewise, this dating site also ranks ten greatest international and Indian screen couples of all times.

With the same spirit of making someone feel special, the site also proposes to offers a chance for people to chat with Indian celebrities from all spheres of life. And whats more, a fortunate individual can go beyond chatting and possibly dine and wine with the cream of the crop.

"No, not everyone finds the love of their life online. But why rule out such a wonderful resource? Love is a game of chance," comments Times Group Managing Director Vineet Jain. "It can be so hidden that you just might not find it ever or it could be so close that you might be staring it right in the face", he adds.

To ensure that the information provided by a person on dhakdhak.com remains strictly confidential, all emails are anonymous. The site respects an individuals privacy and ensures that all personal information is used strictly for the site's dating activities. Furthermore, all those who register with dhakdhak.com secure an in-built mailbox, by default. As a result, other users never get to know the person, or his real email address, unless disclosed by him.

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About indiatimes.com

indiatimes.com, the largest portal on India, is an Internet venture of the Times of India Group. The portal, which offers 15 distinct channels, generates 50 million page views every month and has created a huge transnational audience base. It provides interactive service in which Netizens can post their views, which then are published in the countrys largest selling newspaper - The Times of India. The newspaper with a circulation of over 1.2 million copies, is the worlds second largest English general interest braodsheet.

The Times group has established track record of creating and making successful media enterprises. The group was catalyst in converting radio into a thriving business in India. The group has also ventured into music retailing through countrys largest music store, Planet M and Times Music, the fastest growing music label in India.

indiatimes.coms strength is its news section, which features real time coverage of politics, sports, business, international events and entertainment besides headlines from major regional and national newspapers from across the country. The portal carries an extensive photo gallery, which captures the weeks important news and other events in picture.

indiatimes.com has created an enviable brand loyalty. The wealth of information it offers on Indian art, culture, literature, astrology, automobile and technological advancement have caught on to the imagination of the net surfers.

Contact: Shantanu Chakraborthy
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