Editing Rediff.com (section)

== 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 |archive-date=17 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417193547/http://www.indiadigitalreview.com/news/india-completes-15-years-of-commercial-internet |url-status=live }}</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 |archive-date=12 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112071640/http://www.medianewsline.com/news/122/ARTICLE/6876/2010-10-28.html |url-status=live }}</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 press release |url=http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2001/05/25/281272/17393/en/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.html |title=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 |website=GlobeNewswire |date=25 May 2001 |access-date=17 July 2013 |archive-date=24 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624040030/http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2001/05/25/281272/17393/en/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.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The case was resolved by settlement in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://securities.stanford.edu/filings-case.html?id=101787 |title=Case Summary Rediff.com India Ltd. Securities Litigation |publisher=Stanford Law School |access-date=8 November 2018 |archive-date=16 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116094645/http://securities.stanford.edu/filings-case.html?id=101787 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211940/http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/apr/10mrraju.htm |url-status=live }}</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 |archive-date=8 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108184555/https://www.livemint.com/Industry/LmTno8d9USWKV5ddqJW2sM/Now-share-videos-music-on-Rediffs-iShare.html |url-status=live }}</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 |url=https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/rediff-news-app-for-android-os-launched-3608531.html |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=Tech2 |language=en |archive-date=17 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117025622/https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/rediff-news-app-for-android-os-launched-3608531.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

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 |archive-date=2 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302132601/https://www.livemint.com/Companies/33CajWXzptGO7L7ZuB3Y2M/Rediffcom-delists-its-shares-on-Nasdaq.html |url-status=live }}</ref>