Friday, 23 November 2012

First Website Domain Name Registered In India?


Rediff.com is a news, information, entertainment, and shopping portal. It was founded in 1996 as "Rediff On The NeT" and launched in 8 feb. 1997. Mr. Ajit Balakrishnan is the founder and CEO. Rediff.com is headquartered in Mumbai, India with offices in New Delhi and New York City, USA.
According to Alexa, Rediff is the No. 11 Indian web portal. It has more than 316 employees. 89.1% of the millions of visitors to Rediff.com are from India, while the rest come primarily from the USA (3.4%) and China. In April 2001, Rediff.com acquired and began offering India Abroad. As of February 2011, it ranked 146 on Alexa. Rediff.com was the first website domain name registered in India in 1996.

Rediffmail has 95 millions registered users. It gives unlimited free storage space. Rediff also provides multiple indian languages for send and receive mails.

Rediff bol. is an instant massenger which supports Hindi language. Rediff also provide various web servises like web search, shopping, classifieds, a matrimonial service, social networking, blogging, a music-video sharing platform and a community-driven knowledge base.

On April 26th 2011, Rediff introduced new service, group deals, named Rediff Deal Ho Jaye! The service, essentially, offers consumers local services in about 40 cities across India at discounts that range from 30 per cent to 60 per cent.

"Rediff Deal Ho Jaye! will help users to discover new services and experiences in their city, such as restaurants, spas, hotels, healthcare, tattoos, hobby classes, adventure sports and other local attractions across 70 categories and at 30-60 per cent discounts. On September 14, 2012, Rediff launched it's Android App for Rediff News. This application provides user with the latest updates on Business, Movies, Sports, Cricket, Get Ahead, Travel, Lifestyle, Careers, etc.

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