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'''Rediff.com''' (stylized as ''rediff.com'') is an Indian news, information, entertainment and [[shopping]] web portal. It was founded in 1996.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/rediff.com-reports-q1-results-india-revenue-up-42/339965/ |title=Rediff.Com reports Q1 results: India revenue up 42% |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |date=2 July 2008 |access-date=16 July 2010}}</ref> It is headquartered in [[Mumbai]], with offices in [[Bangalore]], New Delhi and New York City.▼
▲'''Rediff.com''',
{{As of|2009}}, it had more than 300 employees.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://investor.rediff.com/faq.asp |title=Investor FAQs |work=Rediff.com |access-date=16 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723125017/http://investor.rediff.com/faq.asp |archive-date=23 July 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It is one of the earliest web portals and email providers in India. When its founder [[Ajit Balakrishnan]] launched Rediff on the NeT, the internet was barely five months old in the country, and had a total of about 18,000 users.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 August 2020 |title=For Rediff boss, early success meant ignoring sceptics, self-learning tools |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/for-rediff-boss-early-success-meant-ignoring-sceptics-self-learning-tools/story-GKXgHtRAtKiaX1PedQUTxL.html |access-date=23 July 2021 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>▼
▲{{As of|2009}}, it had more than 300 employees.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://investor.rediff.com/faq.asp |title=Investor FAQs |work=Rediff.com |access-date=16 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723125017/http://investor.rediff.com/faq.asp |archive-date=23 July 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
== History ==
The Rediff.com domain was registered in India in 1996.<ref name=IDR>{{cite web |title=India completes 20 years of commercial internet |url=http://www.indiadigitalreview.com/news/india-completes-15-years-of-commercial-internet |website=India Digital Review |access-date=15 March 2014}}</ref> Early products included the email service Rediffmail<ref>{{cite web |author=Anubhuti |url=http://www.medianewsline.com/news/122/ARTICLE/6876/2010-10-28.html |title=Rediff records 15 percent growth in registered user base |website=Media Newsline |date=2 October 2010 |access-date=12 December 2010}}</ref> and Rediff Shopping, an online marketplace selling electronics and peripherals.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}
In 2001, Rediff.com was alleged to be in violation of the [[Securities Act of 1933]] for filing a materially false [[Prospectus (finance)|prospectus]] in relation to an [[IPO]] of its [[American depositary share]]s.<ref>{{cite
In April 2001, Rediff.com acquired the ''[[India Abroad]]'' newspaper.<ref name="ia">{{cite news |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/apr/10mrraju.htm |title=Pioneering publisher Gopal Raju passes away |date=1 April 2008 |work=[[India Abroad]] |access-date=4 May 2008}}</ref>
In 2007, Rediff iShare, a multimedia platform, was released.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.livemint.com/Industry/LmTno8d9USWKV5ddqJW2sM/Now-share-videos-music-on-Rediffs-iShare.html |title=Now share videos, music on Rediff's iShare |last=Mehra |first=Priyanka |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |date=1 July 2007 |access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref> In 2010, Rediffmail NG was launched, an email service for mobile platforms.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/21/stories/2010102151751800.htm |title=Mobile email service from Rediff.com |date=2 October 2010 |access-date=25 June 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028223147/http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/21/stories/2010102151751800.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=28 October 2010}}</ref> In 2012, Rediff launched its Android App for Rediff News.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-09-18 |title=Rediff News app for Android OS launched
In April 2016, the company decided to delist from [[NASDAQ]], citing the high cost of reporting requirements, given its financial condition.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chathurvedula |first=Sadhana |date=2016-04-28 |title=Rediff.com delists its shares on Nasdaq |url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/33CajWXzptGO7L7ZuB3Y2M/Rediffcom-delists-its-shares-on-Nasdaq.html |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref>
== See also ==
{{Portal|Internet
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* [[Comparison of web search engines]]
* [[List of search engines]]
* [[Timeline of web search engines]]
* [[Noviforum]]
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