Rediff.com

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Rediff.com India Limited
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Main page as of 24 July 2009
Type of business Public
Type of site
Web portal
Available inEnglish
Founded1996;28 years ago (1996)
Headquarters Mumbai, India
Key people Ajit Balakrishnan (Chairman & CEO)
Industry Internet
Revenue 37.2 crores (2021) [1]
Net income 80 lakh (2021)
Employees316 (Dec 2009)
URL rediff.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedFebruary 8, 1997(27 years ago) (1997-02-08)
Current statusActive

Rediff.com, stylized as rediff.com, is an Indian news, information, entertainment, and shopping website. Founded by Ajit Balakrishnan in 1996, it was the first Indian website to become a mainstream news media organization. [2] [3] Rediff.com is headquartered in Mumbai with offices in Bangalore, New Delhi, and New York City.[ citation needed ]

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As of 2009, it had more than 300 employees. [4] At the time of its founding, internet access had only been available in India for five months with a mere 18,000 users, leaving Rediff.com as one of the earliest Indian web portals and email providers. [5]

History

The Rediff.com domain was registered in India in 1996. [6] Early products included the email service Rediffmail [7] and Rediff Shopping, an online marketplace selling electronics and peripherals.[ citation needed ]

In 2001, Rediff.com was alleged to be in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 for filing a materially false prospectus in relation to an IPO of its American depositary shares. [8] The case was resolved by settlement in 2009. [9]

In April 2001, Rediff.com acquired the India Abroad newspaper. [10]

In 2007, Rediff iShare, a multimedia platform, was released. [11] In 2010, Rediffmail NG was launched, an email service for mobile platforms. [12] In 2012, Rediff launched its Android App for Rediff News. [13]

In April 2016, the company decided to delist from NASDAQ, citing the high cost of reporting requirements, given its financial condition. [14]

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