Rediff.com
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 Main page as of 24 July 2009 | |
| Type of business | Public company |
|---|---|
Type of site | Web Portal |
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
| Key people | Ajit Balakrishnan, Chairman and CEO |
| Industry | Internet Services |
| Revenue | ₹730 million (2016)[1] |
| Net income | ₹653 million (2016) |
| Employees | 316 (Dec 2009) |
| Website | rediff.com |
| Alexa rank |  511 (March 2019[update]) [2] |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | February 8, 1997 |
Rediff.com is an Indian news, information, entertainment and shopping web portal, founded in 1996.[3][4] It is headquartered in Mumbai, with offices in Bangalore, New Delhi and New York City.[5]
According to Alexa, Rediff.com is the No. 32 Indian web portal as of 2019[6] and has more than 300 employees.[7] Most of the visitors to Rediff.com are from India, while the rest come primarily from the United States and China.[8]
History[edit]
The Rediff.com domain was registered in India in 1996.[9] Early products included the email service Rediffmail[10][better source needed] and Rediff Shopping, an online marketplace selling electronics and peripherals.
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.[11] The case was resolved by settlement in 2009.[12]
In April 2001, Rediff.com acquired the India Abroad newspaper.[13]
In 2007, Rediff iShare, a multimedia platform, was released.[14] In 2010, Rediffmail NG was launched, an email service for mobile platforms.[15] In 2012, Rediff launched its Android App for Rediff News.[16][better source needed]
In April 2016, the Company decided to delist from NASDAQ, citing the high cost of reporting requirements, given its financial condition.[17]
References[edit]
- ^ "Annual Report 31st March 2016" (PDF). Rediff.com. Rediff.com India Limited. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Rediff.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Rediff.Com reports Q1 results: India revenue up 42%". Financialexpress.com. 24 July 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine rediffonthenet.com". Archived from the original on 9 August 2000. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Rediff.com India Ltd, Business Wire India, Press Releases, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Gujarati, Malayal". Businesswireindia.com. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "Top Sites in India". Alexa. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "REDF : Rediff.com India Limited FAQs". Investor.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ At least 66 per cent of the visitors come from India
- ^ "India completes 20 years of commercial internet". Indian Digitel Review. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "Rediff records 15 percent growth in registered user base". Medianewsline.com. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ "Cauley Geller Bowman & Coates, LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Rediff.com India Ltd. Seeking Damages on Behalf of Purchasers of Rediff American Depository Shares – REDF". 25 May 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Case Summary Rediff.com India Ltd. Securities Litigation". Stanford Law School. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Pioneering publisher Gopal Raju passes away". India Abroad. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
- ^ "Now share videos, music on Rediff's iShare". Livemint.com. 10 July 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Mobile email service from Rediff.com". The Hindu. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
- ^ "Rediff News Android App". Rediff.com. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ Rediff India Limited (27 April 2016). "Rediff.com Informs Nasdaq Of Intent To Withdraw American Depository Shares From Listing And Registration". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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