Rediff.com will open its verticals and massive user base to developers, transforming itself from a popular portal to a platform on which other businesses can operate. Applications from developers will be hosted on Rediff, allowing users to do everything from flirting to browsing videos. And in the process also make it easy for developers to make money from their applications.

Message from Rediff:

"All our verticals will become programmable, meaning any developer can create content and features by building applications.
Several grants of Rs. 250,000 for innovative app ideas! Get in touch"

Rediff.com India, NASDAQ: REDF is a news, information, entertainment, and shopping portal. It was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India with offices in New Delhi and New York City, USA.

According to Alexa,^[1] Rediff is the No. 5 Indian web portal. It is the only India-based website to appear in the first 100 websites. It has more than 250 employees.^[2] At least 67% of the 5 million visitors^[3] to Rediff.com hail from India, while the rest come primarily from the USA and UAE.^[4] T} Rediff.com also offers one of the oldest and largest Indian weekly newspapers, India Abroad, which was founded in 1970 by Gopal Raju.^[5] Rediff.com acquired India Abroad in April 2001 from Raju, its publisher and creator.^[5]

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