Rediff.com is an Indian news, information, entertainment and shopping web portal, founded in 1996 as "Rediff On The NeT". It is headquartered in Mumbai, with offices in Bangalore, New Delhi and New York City.
According to Alexa, Rediff.com is the No. 24 Indian web portal. It has more than 300 employees. Most of the visitors to Rediff.com are from India, while the rest come primarily from the US and China. In April 2001, Rediff.com acquired and began offering India Abroad. As of February 2011, it ranked 295 on Alexa. Rediff.com was the firstwebsite domain name registered in India in 1996.; however according to the records of Network Solutions, the registrar of Rediff.com, the domain was registered in 1997.
In 2001, Rediff.com was alleged to be in violation of the Securities Act for filing materially false prospectus in relation to an IPO of its American depositary shares.
In April 2016, the Company decided to delist from NASDAQ, citing the high cost of reporting requirements, given its financial condition.
History
- Rediffmail â€" Web based and app-based e-mail which has around 95 million registered usernames.
- Rediff Shopping â€" An online and app-based marketplace, headquartered in Mumbai, India, selling mobile phones, shopping, apparel and accessories, valentine gifts and home utility and electronics.
- Rediff News App â€" On 14 September 2012, Rediff launched its Android App for Rediff News.
- Rediff iShare â€" From 10 July 2007, Rediff users were able to upload their videos, music and pictures to the Rediff iShare multimedia platform.
References
External links
- Official website