Rediff.com, stylized as rediff.com, is an Indian news, information, entertainment, and shopping website. Founded by Ajit Balakrishnan in 1996, it was the first Indian website to become a mainstream news media organization.[2][3] Rediff.com is headquartered in Mumbai with offices in Bangalore, New Delhi, and New York City.[citation needed] As of 2009, it had more than 300 employees.[4] At the time